Comparison

Timecode+ vs DigiSlate

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

Head to head
About

Timecode+

Record time-stamped markers during video shoots with a single tap. Log important moments like good takes or mistakes, and export detailed notes directly to popular editing software. This app is designed for fast-paced production environments.

Highlights
  • One-tap time-stamped markers
  • Customizable Quick Labels
  • On-device voice transcription
  • Full-screen slate display
  • Direct export to editing software
  • No internet required
Features
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Drop time-stamped markers while you shoot. Timecode+ is production logging for crews who move fast. One tap creates a marker at the exact timecode, so you never lose track of a good take. Used by camera operators, DITs, producers, and script supervisors on sets worldwide since 2012. WHAT IT DOES Start a session, name your scene, and tap to mark moments as they happen. Each marker stores the precise timecode. Good takes, mistakes, boom in frame, great performances - whatever your crew needs to remember. One note holds dozens of markers. When the scene wraps, export your log directly to Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, or Avid. KEY FEATURES - One-tap markers with custom Quick Labels - Time-of-day or manual timecode source - On-device voice transcription (no internet needed) - Full-screen slate display your whole crew can read - Designed for iOS 26 EXPORT FORMATS - FCPXML for Final Cut Pro - EDL for DaVinci Resolve - Premiere XML for Adobe Premiere Pro - CSV and TSV for spreadsheets - Markdown and plain text for sharing - SRT for subtitles BUILT FOR THE SET No accounts. No cloud. No internet required. Everything stays on your device. Open the app, start logging, export when you wrap. TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS 12+ years on the App Store. Used on TV productions, film sets, live events, and corporate shoots around the world. Questions? support@timecodeplus.com More at timecodeplus.com

About

DigiSlate

This app provides a free digital clapperboard for video production, offering full-screen display and customizable slate details. It allows for easy syncing with swipe or volume button claps and includes advanced features like music mode and timecode support.

Highlights
  • Full screen clapper board
  • Music Mode (in-app purchase)
  • Editable slate titles
  • Save and load slates
  • Swipe or volume button clap
  • Auto take increment
  • Multiple sync sounds
Features
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DigiSlate is a modern, free digital slate / clapperboard for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. DigiSlate uses either a swipe across the board or the volume buttons on your device to clap the board. This allows you to keep your hands well out of the way when the slate claps. DigiSlate uses the whole screen for the clappers for easier sync on smaller devices. Features - Full screen clapper board - works great on smaller phones for easier sync in post - Music Mode (in-app purchase) syncs music from your local library or right from your inbox and changes speed in real-time! - Counts in frames and supports regular and drop frame timecodes... or enter your own - Edit every title on the slate to fully customise DigiSlate to work best for you - Save and Load Slates - re-entering details for different shoots is history - Swipe across or use the volume buttons to clap the board - Double tap the text on the board to edit the slate - Drag up and down (or double tap) on Slate, Roll, Scene, Take, FPS and Camera to change - Two finger drag up and down on Scene for USA format (4A, $B, 4C etc) - Date and Time come straight from your device so no need to enter manually - Take will go green to indicate that the board has been clapped, and can auto-increment - Choose either a traditional black slate or white clapperboard - Time of day, shoot time (to 1/100th second) for reference or Scene Name L.E.D. style display. Now shows Shoot Timecode as well. - 4 different sounds for sync - Clap, Beep (1kHz tone), White Noise or Pip (1 frame 1khz tone for SyncOne2 and Multi-Camera sync checking - Sync Mode run flash/beep cycle for Multi-Cam shoots or general audio video sync checking - Auto Take auto-increments the Take each clap the board - Triple Clap option to clap the slate 3 times for easier sync in noisy environments No more fiddling around with small on-screen buttons or awkward user interfaces - DigiSlate is easy to use even on the smaller display of an iPhone/iPod Touch and looks fantastic on the larger screen of your iPad and simply stunning on the iPad Pro. DigiSlate is the free digital clapperboard you've been waiting for.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DigiSlate at Free against Timecode+'s $19.99. DigiSlate also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (74% vs 61%). Timecode+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DigiSlate is free to download; Timecode+ costs $19.99 up front. DigiSlate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Timecode+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Timecode+ against 3.9 for DigiSlate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Timecode+'s written reviews are positive against 74% of DigiSlate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timecode+ ships an update every 3 months, DigiSlate monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timecode+ versus DigiSlate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimecode+DigiSlate
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (88 ratings) — better3.9 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews74.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel RicciottiWimbledon Sound

Customer experience

Timecode+

All ratings88 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral8.9%
Negative30.4%

DigiSlate

All ratings48 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.5%

User reviews

Timecode+

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and learn
  • 🚀 Quick logging and note-taking
  • ⏱️ Accurate timecode tracking
  • ✅ Reliable for field work
  • 💡 Customizable quick buttons

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Exported timecode out of order
  • 🐛 Timecode slips over time
  • 🐛 App timecode falls behind camera
  • 🐛 Cannot pause time code
  • 🐛 No way to recover deleted notes

DigiSlate

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable fields and titles
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient for syncing
  • 💰 Good value (especially free version)
  • ✅ Reliable and stable

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Clap sound too quiet
  • 🔊 Volume control issues
  • 🚫 Ads can be intrusive
  • ⏳ Clap visual disappears too quickly
  • 🐛 Bugs in project/slate management

Bugs and requests

Timecode+

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Exported timecode out of order
  • Timecode slips over time
  • App timecode falls behind camera
  • Cannot pause time code
  • No way to recover deleted notes
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  • Time code resets every scene
  • Attachment feature doesn't work
  • Feedback button not working
  • Cannot export as CSV
  • TSV option not selectable
  • Cannot contact developer
  • Exported numbers out of order
  • Log exports bottom to top
  • New note and send buttons too close
  • Cannot set timecode other than 24p
  • Missing Export button
  • Does not display TC
  • Sometimes unreliable email/CC
  • Timecode jam doesn't work
  • Cannot send notes as TSV attachment

Requested features

29 requests
  • Delete older files
  • Recover deleted notes
  • Jam timecode into the app
  • Partnership with VUER for sync
  • Desktop version
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  • SRT formatted text export
  • Record run timecode function
  • Shot number auto-increment
  • Notes grouped under subject
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Red numbers on black display option
  • Dark mode
  • Delete old notes
  • Export log as SRT
  • Desktop version
  • Option to edit logs after writing
  • Select all option for deleting/sending
  • Desktop version
  • Red background option
  • Stop time from running when note taking is over
  • More preset notes
  • Export format: text tab delimited
  • Preset timecode option (not just TOD)
  • Access quick entry buttons without clicking log entry
  • Label quick entry buttons
  • 2-4 more quick entry buttons
  • Frame rate control
  • DF or NDF timecode option
  • Customizable quick buttons with preset options

DigiSlate

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Cannot change date and time
  • Frame numbers do not correspond to frame rate
  • Clap and sound off by a few frames
  • Renaming titles/notes not consistent
  • Project/slate saving and deletion issues
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  • Create new project button greys out
  • App inserts space in filenames
  • Paid for ad-free but still have ads
  • Cannot restore purchases
  • App makes no sound
  • Ads pop up and make app unusable
  • App ignores volume settings, plays at max volume
  • Date is wrong and cannot be set
  • App is upside down and won't rotate

Requested features

20 requests
  • Increase clap volume
  • Allow clap visual to remain on screen longer
  • Add iCloud integration for syncing slates
  • Option for 12-hour time format
  • Bluetooth sync for camera (BMPCC4K)
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  • Ability to edit field titles (Slate, Roll, Scene, Take)
  • Option to turn off clap via volume button
  • Display music cue timecode before clap
  • Add explanation for center section modes
  • Cycle backwards through center modes or use icons
  • See seconds from system time
  • Option to use frames instead of hundredths of a second for timecode
  • Auto-increment takes and scenes
  • Ability to edit slates/add new slates
  • Different font for main red section
  • Display other languages
  • Use flash for syncing
  • Sharper clap sound (like dog clicker)
  • Internal memory of clapped slates for camera report sheets
  • Sync via Bluetooth for camera

In-app purchases

None

Timecode+

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DigiSlate

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Music Mode$7.99

Questions

Is Timecode+ free?
Timecode+ costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DigiSlate free?
DigiSlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timecode+ or DigiSlate?
Timecode+ is rated higher. Timecode+ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while DigiSlate averages 3.9 from 48 ratings.
Do Timecode+ or DigiSlate have ads?
Neither Timecode+ nor DigiSlate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timecode+ or DigiSlate?
Timecode+ ships an update every 3 months, and DigiSlate monthly. Most recently, Timecode+ was updated on September 23, 2026 and DigiSlate on August 10, 2026.

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