BLACKSLATE7 vs Buildcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLACKSLATE7
This app transforms your smartphone into a programmable clapperboard for film and TV production. Easily load custom images or pre-set templates onto a compatible physical slate using NFC technology. Adjust image contrast and create grayscale effects for optimal visual output.
- Program images onto physical slate via NFC
- Load pre-set SLATE templates
- Create custom clapperboard images
- Crop, scale, and rotate images
- Adjust black/white threshold for contrast
- Unique dithering control for grayscale simulation
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TRIBE7’s SLATE is a uniquely re-usable and digitally reconfigurable compact clapperboard, designed for Film and TV production. The BLACKSLATE7 iOS app allows your smartphone to quickly program images onto your SLATE using the NFC interface in your iOS device. Choose from one of the pre-loaded SLATE templates or create and name your own custom clapperboard image through the crop, scale, and processing features in the app. Custom image processing features include: • Crop, Scale, and Rotate • Black/White Threshold Level control to optimize contrast and quality • Unique Dithering control to process images with a grayscale simulation
Buildcam
Monitor construction projects with photo and video capabilities. Create impressive timelapse videos from project media. Manage your Buildcam projects efficiently.
- Project monitoring
- Photo viewing
- Timelapse video creation
- Project management
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Monitor your Buildcam projects, view photos, and create stunning timelapse videos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buildcam at 5.0 against BLACKSLATE7's 2.7. BLACKSLATE7's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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.
Buildcam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLACKSLATE7 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BLACKSLATE7 ships an update every 3 months, Buildcam every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLACKSLATE7 | Buildcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lummico Sp. z o.o. | Buildcam LLC |
Customer experience
BLACKSLATE7
Buildcam
In-app purchases
BLACKSLATE7
No in-app purchases
Buildcam
No in-app purchases
