Clapperboard vs Snoppa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clapperboard
This app provides a professional digital clapperboard with accurate sync and audible beeps. It's designed for filmmakers and media professionals to synchronize cameras and sound recording devices during editing, offering high-quality visual and audio cues.
- Accurate sync
- Clear audible beep
- Professional clapperboard
- High-quality visual cues
- Audio cues for synchronization
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A FREE simple yet professional and advanced clapperboard app with accurate sync and clear audible beep Digital Clapperboard is a professional clapperboard application developed by a real TV crew while producing a series of documentaries. If you're a beginner or student filmmaker or work in the media, Digital Clapperboard is the perfect free clapper board app for professional use with high quality visual cues and clear audio cues. Digital Clapperboard is primarily used with the audio and visual cues to sync cameras and sound recording devices during editing. Digital Clapperboard Pro unlocks advanced professional features including camera jam sync, free-run timecode, all frame rates (23.976, 29.97 DF/NDF, 50, 59.94 DF/NDF, 60 fps), shot history logging, and CSV export. Subscription Details: • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription Terms & Privacy: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mattcowlin.com/policies/privacy.html
Snoppa
Enhance your smartphone videography with this app, designed to control a motorized gimbal for stable, professional-looking footage. It offers various shooting modes, parameter adjustments, and media management for dynamic video creation.
- Multiple shooting modes (video, panorama, time-lapse)
- Adjustable shooting parameters (shutter, focus, ISO)
- Gimbal mode switching (Pan, Lock, Omni-track)
- Media library management
- Gimbal settings adjustment
- Firmware updates
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Snoppa App is used with Snoppa M1 which is a brilliant three-axis motorized smartphone gimbal. With Snoppa App, M1 users can do multiple shooting controls , and shoot stable footages from their smartphone with ease during movement. #Bluetooth Low Energy technology Main features: 1. Switching Snoppa M1 gimbal among different working modes: Pan track, Lock, Omni-track 2. Switching different shooting modes among video, panorama, motion time-lapse etc. 3. Adjust smartphone shooting parameters including shutter speed, light, white balance, focus, ISO, resolution etc. 4. Management of Media library 5. Snoppa M1 gimbal settings like tracking speed，sensitivity etc. 6. Firmware update for M1 gimbal 7. Built-in 《User Guide》 For more info, please visit www.snoppa.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snoppa at 2.7 against Clapperboard's 2.1. Snoppa also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Clapperboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Snoppa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snoppa holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Clapperboard's written reviews are positive against 19% of Snoppa's.
Clapperboard ships an update every 3 months, Snoppa every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Clapperboard | Snoppa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (40 ratings) | 2.7 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews | 19.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MSDC TECHNOLOGIES LTD | Snoppa Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Clapperboard
Snoppa
Bugs and requests
Clapperboard
Reported bugs
15 issues- Software cuts off
- Email activation not working
- Cannot get past registration screen
- Password not received
- Cannot scroll back up after typing
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- Time starts upon open, not clap shut
- App freezes and crashes
- No stop or reset button
- Beep not synced with clapper
- 7 frame delay between animation and beep
- App won't leave text screen
- Install process broken
- Activation process broken
- No stopping the clock
- No way to reset clock without quitting
Requested features
11 requests- Option to change tone/clap
- Make tone louder
- Add 24 fps option
- Option to change frame rates
- Add notes feature
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- Add a 'go' button
- Record clipboard
- Full clapper animation
- Shrink clapper on screen
- Change field names
- Email list of clap times
Snoppa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clapperboard
- Clapperboard Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
- Clapperboard Pro$39.99
Snoppa
No in-app purchases
