Teradek Serv vs BLACKSLATE7
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teradek Serv
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Keep track of your live stream from your smart device with the Serv app. Easily monitor your video and audio feed, while reviewing stream stats like bitrate, bonding status, and network health. And take it one step further by enabling hotspot bonding with multiple cellular devices for fast, reliable internet connectivity wherever you go.
BLACKSLATE7
This app transforms your smartphone into a programmable clapperboard for film and TV production. Easily load custom images or pre-set templates onto a compatible physical slate using NFC technology. Adjust image contrast and create grayscale effects for optimal visual output.
- Program images onto physical slate via NFC
- Load pre-set SLATE templates
- Create custom clapperboard images
- Crop, scale, and rotate images
- Adjust black/white threshold for contrast
- Unique dithering control for grayscale simulation
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TRIBE7’s SLATE is a uniquely re-usable and digitally reconfigurable compact clapperboard, designed for Film and TV production. The BLACKSLATE7 iOS app allows your smartphone to quickly program images onto your SLATE using the NFC interface in your iOS device. Choose from one of the pre-loaded SLATE templates or create and name your own custom clapperboard image through the crop, scale, and processing features in the app. Custom image processing features include: • Crop, Scale, and Rotate • Black/White Threshold Level control to optimize contrast and quality • Unique Dithering control to process images with a grayscale simulation
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Verdict
Teradek Serv and BLACKSLATE7 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Teradek Serv ships an update every 4 months, BLACKSLATE7 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teradek Serv | BLACKSLATE7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teradek | Lummico Sp. z o.o. |
In-app purchases
Teradek Serv
No in-app purchases
BLACKSLATE7
No in-app purchases
