Comparison

No Budget Slate vs DSLR Clapperboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

No Budget Slate

This app helps small video production teams manage scene and take numbers, audio file names, and production details. It simplifies the slating process for syncing video and audio on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Slate takes with swipe gestures
  • Auto increment/decrement scene and take numbers
  • Track audio file names and channels
  • Record production name and date/time
  • Designed for secondary audio sources
Features
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The No Budget Movie Slate for iPhone / iPad assists small video production groups slate their takes and sync video with audio. Swipe left or right to slate. Swipe up or down on the scene/take/audio file to auto increment/decrement the field. This iOS app was designed to present just the most pertinent information required when shooting a movie with a secondary audio source. The fields presented are the following: Scene number Take number Audio file name Left/right audio channel labels Production name Date/time

About

DSLR Clapperboard

This app provides a digital clapperboard for filmmakers, allowing customization of slate design, project-based work, and synchronization across multiple devices. It also includes prompter and storyboard features for iPad users, enhancing pre-production and on-set workflow.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital clapperboard
  • Project-based slate management
  • Timer and timecode options
  • Multi-camera synchronization
  • Prompter with remote control (iPad)
  • Storyboard creation with image import (iPad)
Features
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A few taps and you are on-air: select the angle, scene and take of your shot and tap on the clapper. You can edit the items and the descriptions in the setup page of the app to fully customize it. Features' list: CLAPPERBOARD • Full customization of the clapboard: design your own slate with a few touches. (IPad version) • Project based clapboard: start, stop and recall your work at your needs. • Switch from timer to timecode (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps). • Choose among 3 different clap sounds. • Auto takes advance, to update the take after each shot. • Stopwatch, to have time under your control. • Full customization, to have a clapperboard exactly the way you like. • Remarks, allows you to add notes during the shooting. • Log history, to keep everything under your eyes. • Summary e-mail report, to send the result of your shooting in your inbox (in-app purchase). • NEW Multi-camera clapboard: you can synchronize up to 8 devices to execute the clapboard simultaneously on all of them. In-App Purchase (for a short period of time at a very competitive price): PROMPTER (IPad version) • Unlimited number of scripts. • Bookmarks, to jump directly to the point. • Remote control, with full preview at your fingertips. • Easy connection, over bluetooth or wi-fi. • Speed wheel, for an innovative user interaction. • Change font size from the remote control. • Flip text on the fly. • Drag text on the remote control, the prompter will follow accordingly. • Auto prompter: set up your speed and then start playing it. STORYBOARD (IPad version) • Import any image or picture you have as a frame of your storyboard. • Give it a number (also 12B-2C#2) and a description. • You can automatically import you storyboard with the new DSLR Template available for download at your fingertip. • Synchronize your storyboard with the clapperboard (scene number and final summary email). --- To ask for new features and to report bugs, please refer to dslrslate.com and visit the page "customer care".

Screenshots

No Budget Slate3 screens
DSLR Clapperboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: No Budget Slate at none against DSLR Clapperboard's 1. DSLR Clapperboard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 32 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DSLR Clapperboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. No Budget Slate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

No Budget Slate holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of No Budget Slate's written reviews are positive against 59% of DSLR Clapperboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

No Budget Slate ships an update every 32 months, DSLR Clapperboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
No Budget Slate versus DSLR Clapperboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNo Budget SlateDSLR Clapperboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (34 ratings) — better3.4 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews — better58.6% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew McKennaDaniele Morelli

Customer experience

No Budget Slate

All ratings31 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative31.9%

DSLR Clapperboard

All ratings24 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative27.6%

In-app purchases

None

No Budget Slate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DSLR Clapperboard

One-time1
  • Advanced Features$8.99

Questions

Is No Budget Slate free?
No Budget Slate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DSLR Clapperboard free?
DSLR Clapperboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, No Budget Slate or DSLR Clapperboard?
No Budget Slate is rated higher. No Budget Slate averages 3.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while DSLR Clapperboard averages 3.4 from 24 ratings.
Do No Budget Slate or DSLR Clapperboard have ads?
Neither No Budget Slate nor DSLR Clapperboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, No Budget Slate or DSLR Clapperboard?
No Budget Slate ships an update every 32 months, and DSLR Clapperboard every 5 days. Most recently, No Budget Slate was updated on November 1, 2026 and DSLR Clapperboard on November 2, 2026.

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