eSlate vs SmallGoGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eSlate
A digital slate app for iOS devices that allows users to tap and edit slate information. It offers a lock feature to prevent accidental edits and provides nine different styling modes to customize the slate's appearance.
- Digital slate functionality
- Tap to edit slate text
- Lockable editing mode
- Nine style modes
- iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch support
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eSlate is a beautiful, useful, advanced digital slate for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.Tap the striped area on the head to clap the board, Tap the text on the board to edit the slate. If you don’t need to edit it temporarily, you can click the lock button, and it will not be editable. When the lock is opened, you can edit it again. You have nine different styles of modes to choose from, and you can choose the one you like.
SmallGoGo
Control your photography fill lights wirelessly from your smartphone. Adjust parameters automatically via app instructions, improving efficiency for photography enthusiasts. Frees you from traditional manual equipment adjustments.
- Wireless control of fill lights
- Automated parameter adjustment
- Improved work efficiency
- Manual adjustment alternative
- Smartphone control
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SmallGoGo APP is a convenient control tool for photography enthusiasts. The advantage is based on the wireless control operation of photography fill light, freeing the trouble of traditional manual adjustment equipment. Users only need to send instructions through the APP, and the device will automatically set parameters according to the instructions of the APP, so as to improve the work efficiency of photography enthusiasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmallGoGo at Free against eSlate's $2.99. SmallGoGo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). eSlate's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (50% vs 15%). On update cadence, ads, device support 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
SmallGoGo is free to download; eSlate costs $2.99 up front. eSlate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SmallGoGo asks for nothing beyond the download.
eSlate holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of eSlate's written reviews are positive against 15% of SmallGoGo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eSlate | SmallGoGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 15.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 庆猛 邓 | Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
eSlate
SmallGoGo
Bugs and requests
eSlate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmallGoGo
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when adjusting intensity
- App crashes when adding equipment
- App crashes when changing from CCT to FX
- App crashes when connecting to RM75
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- App crashes when trying to access control
- App crashes when syncing with lights
- 'Add Equipment' button unresponsive
- Lights not connecting
- Lights disconnecting frequently
- Settings not saving
- Settings carrying over between lights
- Login code timed out
- App not recognizing lights after reset
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Brightness slider not scaling
- Multiple Bluetooth connections cause crashes
- App closes immediately after opening
- Equipment not showing up in list
- App requires login every time
- App requires internet access for use
- App not working after update
- App not showing lights after update
- App stuck on loading screen
- RGB graph inaccurate
Requested features
8 requests- Complete overhaul of the app
- Fix bugs
- Improve stability and speed
- Better UI/UX design
- Easier control of multiple lights
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- Allow connection without account
- Improve login process
- Make app more intuitive
In-app purchases
eSlate
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock all modes$1.99
SmallGoGo
No in-app purchases
