No Budget Slate vs RED_CONTROL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
RED_CONTROL
Control your RED V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ camera directly from your iOS device. This free app offers a customizable interface for live streaming, full menu navigation, and flexible display modes.
- Direct camera control
- Live streaming
- Full menu navigation
- Customizable interface
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Full-screen option
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The RED Control App gives users complete control over their V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ Camera. This free app is easy to use and controls the camera directly from your iOS device. The app offers users a unique customizable interface and the ability to live stream from the camera, navigate the entire menu, and offers both portrait and landscape modes with a full-screen option. Note: RED Control App is compatible with V-RAPTOR, V-RAPTOR XL, V-RAPTOR X and XE, KOMODO-X, and KOMODO 6K only. Not available for use with DSMC2 or previous generation RED cameras. Lens control requires a compatible electronic lens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RED_CONTROL at 4.1 against No Budget Slate's 3.5. RED_CONTROL also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 32 months). No Budget Slate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RED_CONTROL holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 53 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of No Budget Slate's written reviews are positive against 56% of RED_CONTROL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
No Budget Slate ships an update every 32 months, RED_CONTROL monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | No Budget Slate | RED_CONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (34 ratings) | 4.1 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew McKenna | RED Digital Cinema |
Customer experience
No Budget Slate
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In-app purchases
No Budget Slate
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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