Comparison

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss vs ClappyBoard

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

Head to head
About

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss

Wirelessly trigger your camera's shutter from up to 33 feet away using Bluetooth. Features an advanced intervalometer for time-lapse photography with customizable schedules and multiple shooting modes.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth shutter control
  • Up to 33' (10 m) range
  • Advanced intervalometer
  • 10 scheduling modes
  • Multiple shooting modes
  • Ideal for time-lapse, macro, long exposures
Features
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The Vello Bluetooth ShutterBoss app utilizes Bluetooth technology to communicate with Vello’s Bluetooth Shutterboss Receiver and wirelessly trigger your camera’s shutter from up to 33’ (10 m) away. Fans of time lapse photography will appreciate the built-in intervalometer and 10 setting schedules, which allow you to trigger up to 9999 shots over a period of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.   Wireless triggering is ideal for eliminating vibrations during macro, close-up, and long exposure photography, as well as for taking images of hard to approach subjects, such as wildlife or action sports. The app offers convenient access to multiple firing modes, including bulb, self-timer, single, and continuous shooting, provided your camera supports these modes. This app requires the purchase of a  Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss which is available wherever pro photo gear is sold.   Features •             Advanced intervalometer with up to 10 scheduling modes •             Multiple shooting modes •             Ideal for advanced intervalometer photography, macro, close-up, and long exposures.

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

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss4 screens
ClappyBoard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss at none against ClappyBoard's 2. Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). ClappyBoard's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss ships an update every 7 months, ClappyBoard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss versus ClappyBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVello Bluetooth ShutterbossClappyBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGradus Group LLCGinsberg AI LLC

In-app purchases

None

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ClappyBoard

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

Questions

Is Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss free?
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClappyBoard free?
ClappyBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss or ClappyBoard have ads?
Neither Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss nor ClappyBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss or ClappyBoard?
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss ships an update every 7 months, and ClappyBoard fortnightly. Most recently, Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss was updated on November 6, 2026 and ClappyBoard on October 31, 2026.

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