Comparison

DSLR Clapperboard vs Hand Slate

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

Head to head
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".

About

Hand Slate

This app offers a digital clapperboard experience with freehand writing capabilities. Utilize pen and pencil brushes with various colors and easily erase or clear your notes. A lock feature prevents accidental edits, and multiple style modes personalize the interface.

Highlights
  • Digital clapperboard functionality
  • Freehand writing with pen/pencil
  • 10 color options
  • Eraser and clear canvas
  • Undo/redo actions
  • Editing lock feature
  • Nine style modes
Features
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Hand Slate is a professional digital clapperboard designed for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, crafted for seamless handwriting with Apple Pencil. It allows you to quickly capture ideas with freehand writing, using two brush types—pen and pencil—and 10 beautiful color options for a personalized touch. Mistakes can be easily erased, and you can also clear the canvas with a single tap. The app supports undo and redo actions, giving you full control over your notes. A lock feature is also available: when you don’t need to make changes, simply tap the “Lock” button to disable text editing. Unlock it anytime to resume editing. Additionally, nine unique style modes allow you to select the interface that best suits your preferences. With a clean, user-friendly interface, this app provides a practical and professional solution for digital slating.

Screenshots

DSLR Clapperboard4 screens
Hand Slate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DSLR Clapperboard at Free against Hand Slate's $4.99. DSLR Clapperboard also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). Hand Slate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

DSLR Clapperboard is free to download; Hand Slate costs $4.99 up front. DSLR Clapperboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hand Slate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DSLR Clapperboard ships an update every 5 days, Hand Slate every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DSLR Clapperboard versus Hand Slate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDSLR ClapperboardHand Slate
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.4 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniele Morelli庆猛 邓

Customer experience

DSLR Clapperboard

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

Hand Slate

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DSLR Clapperboard

One-time1
  • Advanced Features$8.99
None

Hand Slate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DSLR Clapperboard free?
DSLR Clapperboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hand Slate free?
Hand Slate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DSLR Clapperboard or Hand Slate have ads?
Neither DSLR Clapperboard nor Hand Slate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DSLR Clapperboard or Hand Slate?
DSLR Clapperboard ships an update every 5 days, and Hand Slate every 16 months. Most recently, DSLR Clapperboard was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hand Slate on October 20, 2026.

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