Timecode Buddy vs Elgato Stream Deck Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timecode Buddy
This app transforms your iOS device into a wireless DigiSlate when used with compatible Timecode Systems products and Denecke TS-TCB slates. It enables remote control and status viewing of WiFi-connected devices and B:LINK slaves, and can send text to and record clap times from the TS-TCB slate.
- Wireless DigiSlate functionality
- Remote control of Timecode Systems products
- View status of WiFi-connected devices
- Send text to TS-TCB display
- Record clap stick times
- B:LINK slave device monitoring
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Description Use the Timecode Buddy: app in conjunction with any WiFi enabled Timecode Systems product and the compatible Denecke TS-TCB slate. It not only turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch into a highly accurate wireless DigiSlate, but allows for viewing status and remote control of any WiFi connected Timecode Systems product and also B:LINK slave RF devices on the long range 865MHz-923MHz B:LINK network. When connected to a Denecke TS-TCB clapper slate, use the app to send text to the TS-TCB large dot matrix display and also record the actual clap stick times from the TS-TCB walnut sticks. To find out more about this innovative technical and production workflow solution please visit www.timecodesystems.com
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
This application allows you to control compatible iPad apps using your Elgato Stream Deck device. It integrates your Stream Deck's tactile keys and dials with iPadOS, offering a new way to interact with your tablet's applications.
- Control iPad apps from Stream Deck
- Integrates Stream Deck with iPadOS
- Supports Elgato Capture app
- Developer kit available for integration
- Uses tactile keys and dials
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Control iPad from your Stream Deck Elgato Stream Deck Connect bridges your Stream Deck device with compatible iPad apps. Featuring a driver that integrates your Stream Deck device with iPadOS, it enables you to control supported apps like Elgato Capture using the tactile keys and dials you love. Developers can integrate Stream Deck support into their iPadOS apps with the Stream Deck Kit for iPad. For more information, see our documentation at https://docs.elgato.com/ipad For more details on Stream Deck, visit https://elgato.com/stream-deck Compatibility: Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timecode Buddy at 2.5 against Elgato Stream Deck Connect's 1.7. Timecode Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Elgato Stream Deck Connect's advantage is review sentiment (14% vs 0%) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Timecode Buddy holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Timecode Buddy's written reviews are positive against 14% of Elgato Stream Deck Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Timecode Buddy ships an update every 3 months, Elgato Stream Deck Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timecode Buddy | Elgato Stream Deck Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atomos Ltd. | Corsair Memory, Inc. |
Customer experience
Timecode Buddy
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
In-app purchases
Timecode Buddy
No in-app purchases
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
No in-app purchases
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