DigiSlate vs RED_CONTROL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
RED_CONTROL
Control your RED V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ camera directly from your iOS device. This free app offers a customizable interface for live streaming, full menu navigation, and flexible display modes.
- Direct camera control
- Live streaming
- Full menu navigation
- Customizable interface
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Full-screen option
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The RED Control App gives users complete control over their V-RAPTOR™ or KOMODO™ Camera. This free app is easy to use and controls the camera directly from your iOS device. The app offers users a unique customizable interface and the ability to live stream from the camera, navigate the entire menu, and offers both portrait and landscape modes with a full-screen option. Note: RED Control App is compatible with V-RAPTOR, V-RAPTOR XL, V-RAPTOR X and XE, KOMODO-X, and KOMODO 6K only. Not available for use with DSMC2 or previous generation RED cameras. Lens control requires a compatible electronic lens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RED_CONTROL at none against DigiSlate's 2. RED_CONTROL also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.9). DigiSlate's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DigiSlate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. RED_CONTROL asks for nothing beyond the download.
RED_CONTROL holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 53 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of DigiSlate's written reviews are positive against 56% of RED_CONTROL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DigiSlate ships an update monthly, RED_CONTROL every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigiSlate | RED_CONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (48 ratings) | 4.1 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wimbledon Sound | RED Digital Cinema |
Customer experience
DigiSlate
RED_CONTROL
Bugs and requests
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
RED_CONTROL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DigiSlate
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Music Mode$7.99
RED_CONTROL
No in-app purchases









