True-Slate is the film slate app that turns the iPad or iPhone your crew already carries into a professional timecode slate. It reads and generates LTC timecode, logs every take automatically, and exports camera and sound reports in one tap.
Built for the people who actually carry the slate onto set every day.
Replace a dedicated timecode slate and a separate LTC timecode generator with the device already in your pocket. One less thing to charge, carry, and insure.
Real SMPTE LTC in and out keeps picture and sound locked. Jam from any professional timecode source, or run True-Slate as the source itself.
Every clap logs the take automatically — scene, shot, take, print or NG. Export camera and sound reports as CSV, ALE or PDF in one tap.
Some slate apps charge every month for the features crews actually need. True-Slate is one £9.99 purchase that includes LTC jam sync, LTC out and exports. No monthly fee, no add ons, no ads, no account.
Scrawled marker on a plastic clapperboard is hard to read and different every take. This digital clapperboard app shows crisp, uniform type and accurate synced timecode in every shot, the difference an editor notices in dailies.
24, 23.98, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps, with correct drop frame handling.
Jam from any external LTC source over an audio cable, live on the device.
Generate an LTC signal to feed a recorder or camera directly.
A loud, sharp clap with matching haptic and an optional white sync flash.
Every take logged the moment you clap — no separate paperwork.
CSV, ALE and PDF camera/sound reports straight to the iOS share sheet.
Save and switch between named productions, crews, and slate presets.
Silent clap for MOS takes, correctly logged as MOS in the shot log.
Everything runs on the device. No account, no login, no internet required.
Fire the clap from a Bluetooth remote — built for solo operators and small crews.
Flip the slate 180° for end of take slating without changing your grip.
Drop the brightness so the slate never blows out a night exterior on camera.
Plus many more features, refined every update.
Most phone slate apps fake it with a stopwatch. True-Slate reads and generates genuine SMPTE Linear Timecode, so it jams to the same source as your sound recordist and stays locked for the whole roll.
Two stage claps, freeze on clap, remote clap triggers, MOS mode, tail slates — the small details that make a slate usable take after take, not just in a demo video.
No sign-up, no paywall — written for anyone working with timecode on set, whether or not they use True-Slate.
A plain-English guide to Linear Timecode, jam sync, and why sets rely on it to keep sound and picture locked together.
Read the guide Slate GuideA practical comparison on cost, legibility, and whether you still need the plastic board on a small crew.
Read the guide Timecode GuideA step-by-step walkthrough for locking camera and sound recorder to the same timecode before the first take.
Read the guideLarge, bold digits with strong contrast and a proper colour clapper band — visible on any monitor or camera feed. Runs identically on iPhone.
Full app, every feature, forever. No subscription, no monthly fee, nothing else to buy.
The same developer makes True-Prompt, a teleprompter for iPad and iPhone that follows your voice.
Every take in sync and logged automatically. One payment, no subscription, for less than the cost of a roll of gaffer tape.
Download on the App Store