HDSLR Slate vs ClapperPod SP
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
ClapperPod SP
This app provides a digital clapperboard for filmmakers and video creators. It features a drawable interface, multiple templates, and clap animations to aid in scene synchronization. The time display is automatically loaded for convenience.
- Drawable clapperboard interface
- Multiple templates
- Clap animation
- Automatically loaded time display
- Optimized for iPhone 6 Plus
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ClapperPod SPEED is Drawable ClapperBoard Features - Optimized for iPhone 6 Plus (also others) - Drawable ClapperBoard - Multiple Templete - Clap Animation - Automatically Loaded Time Display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HDSLR Slate at 3.0 against ClapperPod SP's 2.0. HDSLR Slate also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 60%). ClapperPod SP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $7.99). On ads, monetization model 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
HDSLR Slate costs $7.99 and ClapperPod SP $1.99 up front. HDSLR Slate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ClapperPod SP asks for nothing beyond the download.
HDSLR Slate holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of HDSLR Slate's written reviews are positive against 60% of ClapperPod SP's.
HDSLR Slate ships an update every 5 months, ClapperPod SP every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDSLR Slate | ClapperPod SP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indie Film Gear LLC | Airwire products. |
Customer experience
HDSLR Slate
ClapperPod SP
In-app purchases
HDSLR Slate
- Productions and Slate Database$4.99
ClapperPod SP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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