Comparison

Slate Sync vs ClappyBoard

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

Head to head
About

Slate Sync

Features
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Slate Sync – More Than Just a Film Slate App Any slate app can keep accurate time — Slate Sync goes further. Built for real production workflows, Slate Sync lets you create projects, share them with your crew, and sync slate data across all devices in real time. Whether you’re on set or working remotely, everyone stays in sync. Need to export your data? Email it, Text it, or AirDrop it — your data belongs to you. Productions are hard enough. We don’t believe in locking you out of your own workflow. And yes, we’ve included a built-in chip chart and gray card to keep your images looking consistent too. This is just the beginning — major features are on the way with future updates. More tools, more collaboration, and even tighter integration with your production life. Give it a shot. You might never slate the same way again. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mocorobo.com/policy/privacy_policy.html

About

ClappyBoard

Features
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ClappyBoard is a digital clapperboard for indie productions. Hold anywhere to arm the board, release to mark. ClappyBoard fires a full-screen white flash carrying the exact time of day, scene and take — a frame an editor can find by eye and a waveform spike they can find by ear. BUILT FOR INDIE BUDGETS No timecode boxes to rent, no jam-syncing between setups, nobody tied up just to hold the clapper. ClappyBoard puts a real sync mark on every take using a phone someone on set already owns — prop it on a stand or hand it to whoever's free. Narrative, doc or commercial, anywhere sound rolls separately from picture. THE WHOLE SLATE IS FREE Every mark, every sound, the full log and CSV export — free, with no limit on takes and nothing held back until wrap. Free boards simply carry ClappyBoard as the production name. CLAPPYBOARD PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NEVER A SUBSCRIPTION - Put your own production name on the board - Keep a separate board and log for every job you shoot THE BOARD - Landscape clapperboard layout, readable across a room - Big ROLL, SCENE and TAKE boxes - Live time-of-day readout at your production frame rate - Two board styles: classic black or light MARKING A TAKE - Hold to arm, release to mark — stray taps never fire - Full-screen flash with the mark's time, scene and take burned in - Choose your clap sound: a real clapperboard recording or a 1 kHz beep - Plays at full volume even with the ringer on silent - Undo the last mark if you fumble it FAST BETWEEN TAKES - Takes count up automatically after every mark - Swipe on SCENE to move forward or back; double-tap for the next scene - Swipe on TAKE to nudge the number - Go back to an earlier scene and takes pick up where you left off A LOG YOU CAN TRUST AT WRAP - Every mark recorded with scene, take, roll and time - Nothing is ever rewritten — the log is what actually happened - Export the whole shoot as a CSV to hand your editor PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No sign-in. No analytics, no tracking. Nothing about your shoot ever leaves your device — ClappyBoard works in airplane mode on a mountain, and it never asks for a single permission. The one time it touches the network is the moment you choose to buy Pro, and that goes through Apple. ClappyBoard Pro unlocks permanently on your Apple Account and restores on any device you sign in with. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ginsberg.ai/privacy/clappyboard

Screenshots

Slate Sync4 screens
ClappyBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Slate Sync and ClappyBoard are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Slate Sync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ClappyBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Slate Sync versus ClappyBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlate SyncClappyBoard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndie Film Gear LLCGinsberg AI LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Slate Sync

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

ClappyBoard

One-time1
  • ClappyBoard Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Slate Sync free?
Slate Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClappyBoard free?
ClappyBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slate Sync or ClappyBoard have ads?
Neither Slate Sync nor ClappyBoard shows ads.

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