Comparison

Clapper! vs DSLR Clapperboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

DSLR Clapperboard

This app provides a digital clapperboard for filmmakers, allowing customization of slate design, project-based work, and synchronization across multiple devices. It also includes prompter and storyboard features for iPad users, enhancing pre-production and on-set workflow.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital clapperboard
  • Project-based slate management
  • Timer and timecode options
  • Multi-camera synchronization
  • Prompter with remote control (iPad)
  • Storyboard creation with image import (iPad)
Features
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A few taps and you are on-air: select the angle, scene and take of your shot and tap on the clapper. You can edit the items and the descriptions in the setup page of the app to fully customize it. Features' list: CLAPPERBOARD • Full customization of the clapboard: design your own slate with a few touches. (IPad version) • Project based clapboard: start, stop and recall your work at your needs. • Switch from timer to timecode (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps). • Choose among 3 different clap sounds. • Auto takes advance, to update the take after each shot. • Stopwatch, to have time under your control. • Full customization, to have a clapperboard exactly the way you like. • Remarks, allows you to add notes during the shooting. • Log history, to keep everything under your eyes. • Summary e-mail report, to send the result of your shooting in your inbox (in-app purchase). • NEW Multi-camera clapboard: you can synchronize up to 8 devices to execute the clapboard simultaneously on all of them. In-App Purchase (for a short period of time at a very competitive price): PROMPTER (IPad version) • Unlimited number of scripts. • Bookmarks, to jump directly to the point. • Remote control, with full preview at your fingertips. • Easy connection, over bluetooth or wi-fi. • Speed wheel, for an innovative user interaction. • Change font size from the remote control. • Flip text on the fly. • Drag text on the remote control, the prompter will follow accordingly. • Auto prompter: set up your speed and then start playing it. STORYBOARD (IPad version) • Import any image or picture you have as a frame of your storyboard. • Give it a number (also 12B-2C#2) and a description. • You can automatically import you storyboard with the new DSLR Template available for download at your fingertip. • Synchronize your storyboard with the clapperboard (scene number and final summary email). --- To ask for new features and to report bugs, please refer to dslrslate.com and visit the page "customer care".

Screenshots

Clapper!4 screens
DSLR Clapperboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clapper! at 4.8 against DSLR Clapperboard's 3.4. Clapper! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%). DSLR Clapperboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clapper! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DSLR Clapperboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clapper! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSLR Clapperboard has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Clapper!'s written reviews are positive against 59% of DSLR Clapperboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clapper! ships an update every 6 months, DSLR Clapperboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Clapper! versus DSLR Clapperboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClapper!DSLR Clapperboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better3.4 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better58.6% of reviews
Number of ratings424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlowbend.jpDaniele Morelli

Customer experience

Clapper!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DSLR Clapperboard

All ratings24 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative27.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clapper!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

DSLR Clapperboard

One-time1
  • Advanced Features$8.99

Questions

Is Clapper! free?
Clapper! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DSLR Clapperboard free?
DSLR Clapperboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clapper! or DSLR Clapperboard?
Clapper! is rated higher. Clapper! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DSLR Clapperboard averages 3.4 from 24 ratings.
Do Clapper! or DSLR Clapperboard have ads?
Clapper! shows ads; DSLR Clapperboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Clapper! or DSLR Clapperboard?
Clapper! ships an update every 6 months, and DSLR Clapperboard every 5 days. Most recently, Clapper! was updated on September 17, 2026 and DSLR Clapperboard on June 10, 2026.

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