Comparison

DSLR Clapperboard vs DOKUField

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

DOKUField

Features
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DOKUField turns your iPhone and iPad into a professional field tool — built for documentary filmmakers, journalists and interviewers. Record. Mark. Transcribe. Get to work. Start an interview, hit record, and mark the important moments as they happen. When you stop, your transcript is ready — so you arrive at the edit already knowing what your story holds. BUILT FOR THE FIELD - Record interviews on location, with external microphone support - Mark key moments with one tap while recording — find the best parts again in seconds - Real-time audio level meter TRANSCRIPTION - Automatic transcription in 18 languages, plus automatic language detection - Precision mode for higher accuracy and speaker labels - Transcript synced to audio — tap a line and the audio jumps to that moment AI TOOLS (Pro) - AI B-roll suggestions across four categories: On the Spot, Nearby, Symbolic and Wide Shot - Brief analysis for your editor: strongest quotes, a cold open suggestion and the emotional peak - Capture your coverage ideas while you're still on location MADE TO USE - iPhone and iPad - Light and dark mode - Export and share your transcript, analysis and audio together via AirDrop, with metadata (location, topic, interviewee, date) FREE AND PRO Free: recording, transcription, audio saving and export. Pro: AI B-roll and analysis. 7-day free trial. BRING YOUR OWN API KEY DOKUField uses your own API key for AI features — you pay for usage directly, with no markup. Transcription is inexpensive (a few cents per hour). Keys are stored securely in the iOS Keychain, inaccessible outside the app. Technical: transcription uses OpenAI Whisper; precision mode and AI analysis use Google Gemini or OpenAI models depending on your setup. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dokufield.app/privacy

Screenshots

DSLR Clapperboard4 screens
DOKUField4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DSLR Clapperboard at every 5 days against DOKUField's fortnightly. DSLR Clapperboard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. DSLR Clapperboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DOKUField sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DSLR Clapperboard ships an update every 5 days, DOKUField fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DSLR Clapperboard versus DOKUField: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDSLR ClapperboardDOKUField
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniele MorelliHannes Raimla

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DSLR Clapperboard

One-time1
  • Advanced Features$8.99
2 purchases

DOKUField

Subscriptions2
  • DOKUField Solo — Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • DOKUField Solo — Yearly7 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is DSLR Clapperboard free?
DSLR Clapperboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DOKUField free?
DOKUField is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DSLR Clapperboard or DOKUField have ads?
Neither DSLR Clapperboard nor DOKUField shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DSLR Clapperboard or DOKUField?
DSLR Clapperboard ships an update every 5 days, and DOKUField fortnightly. Most recently, DSLR Clapperboard was updated on November 2, 2026 and DOKUField on October 31, 2026.

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