DigiSlate vs SwitchTake
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.
SwitchTake
Streamline your video editing process by making edits and organizing footage as you film. This app allows for intuitive swipe gestures to set in/out points, cut unwanted takes, and create blooper reels. It also helps manage and sequence clips for seamless import into professional editing software.
- Live video editing with swipe gestures
- Set in/out points and cut bad takes
- Create blooper reels
- Organize and rename video clips
- Multi-clip scene director for sequencing
- Generate import files for professional editors
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Join the Video Pre-Editing Revolution. SwitchTake is the ultimate video pre-editing system. Save time and optimize your workflow by making edits and organizing footage as you film. It's natural and easy. With simple swipe gestures, set in/out points, cut bad takes, create a blooper reel, set markers, and much more. EDIT VIDEO SwitchTake is perfect for editing any long take videos such as interviews, talking head shots, events, and much more. MANAGE CLIPS Rename clips, organize media by date/camera, set timeline markers and clip metadata. MULTI-CLIP SCENE DIRECTOR The SwitchTake Scene Director is a powerful tool to order and sequence all of your video clips. While filming give each clip a sequence name, scene number, and other context information. SwitchTake will order your clips and create rough-cut sequences with all the clips cut and combined into unified timelines. VIDEO EDITOR IMPORT Open SwitchTake Timeline on your PC/Mac to easily generate import files to get your videos directly into Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or Davinci Resolve. LIVE VIDEO EDITING * Auto Sync * No Look / Swipe to Edit * Sequence Import * Auto Cut on Silence * Markers * Clip Colors * Blooper Reel * Pause/Resume MANAGE VIDEO CLIPS * Rename Clips * Organize Media by Date/Camera * Set Timeline Markers * Clip Notes/Metadata MULTI-CLIP SCENE DIRECTOR * Multi-Clip Timelines * Tag Clips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SwitchTake at 5.0 against DigiSlate's 3.9. SwitchTake also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). DigiSlate's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. SwitchTake asks for nothing beyond the download.
SwitchTake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigiSlate has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigiSlate | SwitchTake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wimbledon Sound | EZOT, Inc. |
Customer experience
DigiSlate
SwitchTake
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
SwitchTake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DigiSlate
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Music Mode$7.99
SwitchTake
No in-app purchases









