HDSLR Slate vs Sync Slate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDSLR Slate
This digital clapperboard app provides essential fields for filmmakers to log production details. It offers automatic take incrementing, a built-in timer, and customizable sound and background options, making it a useful tool for video shoots.
- Digital clapperboard functionality
- Production, scene, and take logging
- Automatic take increment
- Built-in timer with freeze
- Customizable clap/beep sound
- Choice of background color
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
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HDSLR Slate is a digital clapper board application for filmmakers and especially the new breed of DSLR filmmakers. This is a perfect and affordable companion for the indie filmmaker, videographer, and the new breed of video photographers. Features Include: - Universal App - Works on iPhones, iPods, and iPad's - All the expected fields on a physical slate: production name, roll, scene, take, director, dp, date, int/ext, day/night, mos/sync, fps, cam - Easy to enter data - All data is recalled even if device is powered down - Can be used on multi-cam shoots - Automatic Increment of the Take field after each take - Tap on Roll, Scene, or Take to increase by one (if its an integer number) - Tap on Roll, Scene, or Take labels to reset the appropriate field back to "1" - Includes an accurate Timer - Timer Freezes for 2 seconds after slate is tapped - Choice of Clap or Beep Sound - Choice of Black or White Background - Rotates Vertically and Horizontally on iPhone, Horizontal on iPad - Support is our primary concern and keeping you (our customer’s happy). Any issues, bugs or suggestions just visit our website (at www.indiefilmgear.com) and/or shoot us an email (at support@indiefilmgear.com) - Much more to come, especially based on your feedback. - Follow us on www.twitter.com/indiefilmgear
Sync Slate
A free digital clapperboard application designed for filmmakers and video creators. It offers a simple and ad-free interface for managing takes and scenes.
- Digital clapperboard
- Free to use
- No advertisements
- Scene and take management
- Simple interface
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Clapperboard for everyone. Free and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sync Slate at Free against HDSLR Slate's $7.99. Sync Slate also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). HDSLR Slate's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 57%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Sync Slate is free to download; HDSLR Slate costs $7.99 up front. HDSLR Slate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sync Slate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sync Slate holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of HDSLR Slate's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sync Slate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HDSLR Slate ships an update every 5 months, Sync Slate every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDSLR Slate | Sync Slate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indie Film Gear LLC | 昱 骆 |
Customer experience
HDSLR Slate
Sync Slate
In-app purchases
HDSLR Slate
- Productions and Slate Database$4.99
Sync Slate
No in-app purchases
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