Hand Slate vs Face Cuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hand Slate
This app offers a digital clapperboard experience with freehand writing capabilities. Utilize pen and pencil brushes with various colors and easily erase or clear your notes. A lock feature prevents accidental edits, and multiple style modes personalize the interface.
- Digital clapperboard functionality
- Freehand writing with pen/pencil
- 10 color options
- Eraser and clear canvas
- Undo/redo actions
- Editing lock feature
- Nine style modes
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Hand Slate is a professional digital clapperboard designed for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, crafted for seamless handwriting with Apple Pencil. It allows you to quickly capture ideas with freehand writing, using two brush types—pen and pencil—and 10 beautiful color options for a personalized touch. Mistakes can be easily erased, and you can also clear the canvas with a single tap. The app supports undo and redo actions, giving you full control over your notes. A lock feature is also available: when you don’t need to make changes, simply tap the “Lock” button to disable text editing. Unlock it anytime to resume editing. Additionally, nine unique style modes allow you to select the interface that best suits your preferences. With a clean, user-friendly interface, this app provides a practical and professional solution for digital slating.
Face Cuts
This app uses your front camera to detect and crop your face in real-time, allowing you to display it on custom backgrounds. It offers a simple interface for creative selfie transformations.
- Real-time face cropping
- Customizable backgrounds
- Intuitive interface
- Selfie transformations
- Creative content creation
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Transform your selfie experience with Face Cuts! This innovative app uses your device's front camera to detect and crop your face in real-time, displaying it seamlessly on your screen. Key Features: - Real-Time Face Cropping: Watch as your face is instantly cropped and displayed, perfect for fun or creative uses. - Custom Backgrounds: Personalize your experience by selecting your favorite photos as the background. - Simple and Intuitive Interface: Enjoy an effortless setup and smooth performance. - Whether you're creating unique content, having fun with friends, or exploring creative possibilities, Face Cuts brings your selfies to the next level. Download Face Cuts now and let your creativity shine!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Face Cuts at Free against Hand Slate's $4.99. Face Cuts also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 16 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Face Cuts is free to download; Hand Slate costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hand Slate ships an update every 16 months, Face Cuts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hand Slate | Face Cuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 庆猛 邓 | Tomoki Tsukiyama |
In-app purchases
Hand Slate
No in-app purchases
Face Cuts
No in-app purchases
