Sync Slate vs Tentacle Timebar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sync Slate
A free digital clapperboard application designed for filmmakers and video creators. It offers a simple and ad-free interface for managing takes and scenes.
- Digital clapperboard
- Free to use
- No advertisements
- Scene and take management
- Simple interface
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Clapperboard for everyone. Free and no ads.
Tentacle Timebar
Monitor the timecode, frame rate, battery status, and signal strength of your Bluetooth Tentacle Sync E and Track E devices. This read-only app prevents accidental misconfiguration, offering a safe way to view device information. Copy the current timecode to your clipboard with a simple press.
- Monitor timecode
- View frame rate
- Check battery status
- See signal strength
- Read-only configuration
- Copy timecode to clipboard
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Use this app to monitor the timecode of your Bluetooth Tentacle Sync E and Tentacle Track E. For each device, the following information is available: ・timecode ・frame rate ・battery status ・signal strength In contrast to the regular "Tentacle Setup" app, this app does not allow for changing the configuration of your Tentacle devices on purpose. The app provides a "read-only" view of your setup, reducing the possibility of accidental misconfiguration. Pressing the timecode copies the current timecode to the clipboard. Tentacle Sync E and Tentacle Track E are available at https://shop.tentaclesync.com or from one of our resellers. Questions? Please visit: www.tentaclesync.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tentacle Timebar at 4.3 against Sync Slate's 4.0. Tentacle Timebar also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 57%) and device support (4 vs 1). Sync Slate's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tentacle Timebar holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Sync Slate's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tentacle Timebar's.
Sync Slate ships an update every 7 months, Tentacle Timebar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sync Slate | Tentacle Timebar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昱 骆 | Tentacle Sync GmbH |
Customer experience
Sync Slate
Tentacle Timebar
In-app purchases
Sync Slate
No in-app purchases
Tentacle Timebar
No in-app purchases
