Hand Slate vs Cinema Slate

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.

Cinema Slate is the professional digital clapperboard and production slate for filmmakers and videographers. Mark takes with a real clap, generate sync timecode, and keep a clean shot log — all from your phone or tablet, at a fraction of the cost of a hardware slate. Replace a physical clapperboard with a production-ready digital board. Tap the clapper to start, generate or lock to timecode, rate takes, and move on to the next shot. Used on indie sets, commercials, docs, music videos, and multi-cam shoots — saving hours later in the edit when matching, syncing, and logging footage. PRODUCTION FIELDS Edit production info on the slate and in project details: scene, shot, take, roll, day, director, DOP, operator, lens, mic, FPS, location, day/night, sound, MOS/sync, and INT/EXT. Industry-style lettered shot codes (A, B, … Z, AA) with quick increment/decrement controls keep you moving between setups. CLAPPERBOARD Tap the sticks for an audible clap and screen flash — a sync marker for picture and sound. Go hands-free with volume buttons or a shake, so both hands stay on the stick. Shot a bad one? Redo discards the entry so you can clap again cleanly. Happy with it? Next Take saves notes and rating, then advances to the next take. LOGGING & EXPORT Every clap logs scene, shot, take, roll, day, and timecode to your shot history. Add notes and a rating, then filter the log by scene or shot — no more wading through footage. Export CSV for editorial, and backup or restore your entire database as JSON. With PRO: unlimited projects, and take numbers beyond take 1 — organize by client, project, and production. TELEPROMPTER (PRO) Keep scripts in every project and read them fullscreen: adjustable speed, text size, and width, mirroring for beam splitters, reading guide, and countdown. Voice mode scrolls only while you speak, and Follow Take resets the reader when a take starts. SLATE SYNC (PRO) Sync project metadata and full take history to nearby Cinema Slate apps over your local network. Optional passcode pairing keeps production data safe while mirroring slate state across multiple devices on set. TIMECODE (PRO) Full timecode display down to the frame. Generate Free Run, Rec Run or Time of Day timecode and jam sync your cameras. Output LTC audio for cameras and recorders with LTC in. Lock to external sources — Tentacle Sync, ATEM switchers, BT Cam, nearby devices over network or Bluetooth, or any LTC device — or broadcast timecode over the network so every device stays frame-accurate. Play back media files with embedded timecode. BT CAM INTEGRATION (PRO) Pair with BT Cam over your network: send or receive timecode, and start or stop recording on every camera connected in BT Cam the moment you clap. Discover BT Cam on your LAN, on this device, or by manual host. OFFLINE & PRIVATE No sign-up required. Works fully offline, anywhere. Your shot history is always on hand to view, edit, or send. GETTING STARTED Create a new project or use the default one Set scene, shot, and take Tap the clapper to start PRICING Free forever with basic features. Unlock PRO with one one-time purchase — no subscription, ever. PRO FEATURES one-time purchase - Timecode generator: Free Run, Rec Run & Time of Day - Full timecode display (hours:minutes:seconds:frames) - Slate Sync — sync project metadata and full take history to nearby Cinema Slate apps - Secure pairing — optional passcode for Slate Sync - Nearby timecode — sync timecode from nearby devices over network or Bluetooth - Wireless timecode sync with Tentacle Sync, ATEM, BT Cam - LTC Audio generator for cameras and recorders with LTC-In - Timecode sync with any LTC device - Media file timecode playback - Camera remote control: clap triggers record start/stop on cameras connected in BT Cam - Unlimited projects — organize by client, project, and production - Teleprompter — per-project scripts, TXT/Markdown import, mirroring, voice scrolling - Take numbering beyond take 1 — full multi-take logging