Comparison

Lumberjack Logger vs ClappyBoard

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

Head to head
About

Lumberjack Logger

This iOS app facilitates real-time, on-location logging and pre-editing for video editing software. It integrates with a broader system to support offline logging and works with online services and a macOS application.

Highlights
  • Real-time on-location logging
  • Pre-editing for video editors
  • Offline logging support
  • Integration with Lumberjack System
  • Works with Final Cut Pro X and Premiere Pro
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An iOS logging app for the Lumberjack System: real-time, on location logging and pre-editing for Final Cut Pro X and Premiere Pro. Logger integrates with the broader Lumberjack System to support logging without an internet connection. This app requires a Lumberjack System account and integrates with the online logger and account management services, as well as the Lumberyard macOS application.

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 - Circle your best takes before you wrap: mark each take good or no good right after the clap - Add a note to any take, with one-tap phrases like "boom in shot" - Put your own production name on the board - Keep a separate board and log for every job you shoot Marks and notes go into the free CSV export too, so your editor always gets them. 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 - Marks and notes from Pro show next to each take PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account or sign-in. Usage analytics are optional and can be turned off in Setup. Production names, slate fields and CSV contents stay on your device. ClappyBoard still works in airplane mode and never asks for a device permission. Purchases go through Apple. ClappyBoard Pro is a subscription: $7.99 a month, or $49.99 a year with a 1-week free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. If you bought Pro before 2.0, you keep it for good, with every new Pro feature. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ginsberg.ai/privacy/clappyboard

Screenshots

Lumberjack Logger4 screens
ClappyBoard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lumberjack Logger at none against ClappyBoard's 2. Lumberjack Logger also leads on iOS requirement (8.2 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ClappyBoard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Lumberjack Logger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumberjack Logger ships an update every 4 weeks, ClappyBoard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lumberjack Logger versus ClappyBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumberjack LoggerClappyBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumberjack SystemGinsberg AI LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lumberjack Logger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ClappyBoard

Subscriptions2
  • ClappyBoard Pro$7.991 Month
  • ClappyBoard Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Lumberjack Logger free?
Lumberjack Logger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClappyBoard free?
ClappyBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lumberjack Logger or ClappyBoard have ads?
Neither Lumberjack Logger nor ClappyBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumberjack Logger or ClappyBoard?
Lumberjack Logger ships an update every 4 weeks, and ClappyBoard fortnightly. Most recently, Lumberjack Logger was updated on November 6, 2026 and ClappyBoard on October 31, 2026.

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