Clapper! vs Tentacle Timebar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clapper!
This app functions as a digital clapperboard for film and video production. It allows users to set titles and take numbers, with automatic rotation and counting features for seamless recording. It's designed to simplify on-set production management.
- Set title and take number
- Auto-rotating clapperboard
- Auto-counting take numbers
- Simple interface
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Clapper! is nice clapperboard. ◆Call the title and taking number. ◆Clapperbard is auto rotating. ◆Taking number is auto counting.
Tentacle Timebar
Monitor the timecode, frame rate, battery status, and signal strength of your Bluetooth Tentacle Sync E and Track E devices. This read-only app prevents accidental misconfiguration, offering a safe way to view device information. Copy the current timecode to your clipboard with a simple press.
- Monitor timecode
- View frame rate
- Check battery status
- See signal strength
- Read-only configuration
- Copy timecode to clipboard
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Use this app to monitor the timecode of your Bluetooth Tentacle Sync E and Tentacle Track E. For each device, the following information is available: ・timecode ・frame rate ・battery status ・signal strength In contrast to the regular "Tentacle Setup" app, this app does not allow for changing the configuration of your Tentacle devices on purpose. The app provides a "read-only" view of your setup, reducing the possibility of accidental misconfiguration. Pressing the timecode copies the current timecode to the clipboard. Tentacle Sync E and Tentacle Track E are available at https://shop.tentaclesync.com or from one of our resellers. Questions? Please visit: www.tentaclesync.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clapper! at 4.8 against Tentacle Timebar's 4.3. Clapper! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tentacle Timebar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Clapper! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tentacle Timebar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clapper! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Clapper!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Tentacle Timebar's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Clapper! | Tentacle Timebar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blowbend.jp | Tentacle Sync GmbH |
Customer experience
Clapper!
Tentacle Timebar
In-app purchases
Clapper!
- Remove Ads$0.99
Tentacle Timebar
No in-app purchases
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