Fileyan vs FinalTake Slate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fileyan
View detailed technical information for your image, video, and audio files. It displays metadata such as creation time, GPS location, codecs, dimensions, and camera settings. This app supports a wide range of common and professional media formats.
- View creation time and GPS location
- Display codec, dimensions, and frame rate
- Show EXIF and camera information
- Support for numerous image, video, and audio formats
- Detailed metadata extraction
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View technical information of media (image, video and audio) files. MediaInfo alternative. Show info about creation time, GPS location, codec, dimensions, frame rate (FPS), duration, profile, level, encoder, EXIF metadata, orientation, alpha, container format, bitrate, device, camera, aperture, focal length, shutter speed, ISO, exposure bias, HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, ISO 21496-1, UltraHDR, gain map, XMP, megapixel count, color space, color transfer (SMPTE/PQ/HLG), matrix coefficients, color primaries (Display P3/BT.2020), bit depth, pixel format, saturation, sharpness, depth image, 360 videos, spatial videos, live photos, panorama, motion photos, ICC profile, auxiliary data, audio channels, sample rate, chroma subsampling, auxiliary images, IPTC, C2PA (Content Credentials), AI Generated, RGB/YUV/CMYK/XYB and more. It can also extract motion/live photo videos, EXIF/XMP/JUMBF metadata, thumbnails, gain map and auxiliary images to PNG, HEIF/AVIF/HEIF box data, JPEG sub-images, PNG chunks, ISO BMFF UUID. Supported formats: - Image: JPEG, HEIC, HEIF, PNG, APNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WEBP, AVIF, JPEG XL (JXL), RAW, CR3, CR2, NEF, ARW, RW2, DNG, ORF, RAF, HIF, JPEG 2000 - Video: AV1, VP9, VP8, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), H.266 (VVC), MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, MKV, QuickTime, WebM, FLV, WMV, TS, MTS, M2TS, VOB, MPG, AVI, OGG, APV - Audio: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AC3, DTS, WMA, M4A, OPUS, OGG, AIFF, APE, MPC, AMR, MKA, AU, RA, RMVB, CAF, MID, MIDI
FinalTake Slate
This digital clapperboard app for filmmakers streamlines production by replacing traditional methods. It offers a clean interface for inputting essential metadata like scene, shot, and take numbers, and provides customizable production information for post-production needs.
- High-visibility text for readability
- Quick metadata input (Scene, Shot, Take)
- Sync audio cues with test tone or clap
- Customizable project and scene notes
- Intuitive and clean interface
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Designed for filmmakers, FinalTake turns your iPad or iPhone into an easy, no-frills digital clapperboard. Stop fumbling with dry erase markers and keep your production moving with a clean, intuitive interface that puts your essential metadata front and center. High-Visibility Text: Designed for readability on set, ensuring everyone has the info they need at a glance. Metadata Input: Quickly update Scene, Shot, and Take numbers through a settings menu that's designed to prevent accidental changes while filming. Sync Audio Cues: Choose between a test tone or a clap sound to ensure perfect synchronization in post. Customizable Production Info: Easily label your project and add specific scene notes for post-production. Whether you're on an indie set or shooting in the field, FinalTake is the reliable, slating tool built by filmmakers, for filmmakers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fileyan at every 5 days against FinalTake Slate's every 2 weeks. Fileyan also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Fileyan against 5.0 for FinalTake Slate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
Fileyan ships an update every 5 days, FinalTake Slate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fileyan | FinalTake Slate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 园园 刘 | Connor Ciecko |
Customer experience
Fileyan
FinalTake Slate
In-app purchases
Fileyan
No in-app purchases
FinalTake Slate
No in-app purchases
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