No Budget Slate

Name: No Budget Slate
Rating: 3.5 (34 reviews)
Author: Matthew McKenna

By: Matthew McKenna

Photo & Video

Features & Capabilities

The No Budget Movie Slate for iPhone / iPad assists small video production groups slate their takes and sync video with audio.

Swipe left or right to slate. Swipe up or down on the scene/take/audio file to auto increment/decrement the field.

This iOS app was designed to present just the most pertinent information required when shooting a movie with a secondary audio source. The fields presented are the following:

Scene number Take number Audio file name Left/right audio channel labels Production name Date/time

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Matthew McKenna

Rating:

3.50

(34)

Version:

3.0 Last updated: 2026-05-20

Version code:

885841889

Creation date:

2013-01-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

17.43MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 252,927 ▼ 601

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Developed by:

Matthew McKenna

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/no-budget-slate/id590309536

Website:

https://www.mtmckenna.com/nobu-slate-flutter

User Reviews

Users like No Budget Slate for its simplicity and free access, and find it useful on set for basic slate tasks. However, multiple reviews point to stability and compatibility problems with newer iOS versions, readability and layout challenges, and a clapper synchronization issue due to long beep/flash durations. There are frequent appeals for a clearer UI and optional clapper sounds. Overall, it’s valued for basic use, but reliability and precise synchronization need attention.

Pros

Simple and functional slate for basic on-set needs
Free or very low-cost, making it accessible to hobbyists and professionals
Easy to use, especially for beginners
Quick, on-set updates of slate information (swipe-based controls)

Cons

Clap/beep/flash duration is too long, hindering precise frame synchronization
Stability issues on recent iOS versions (crashes, unresponsiveness on M1 iPad Pro, 11.x updates)
Readability/legibility problems (font sizes can be too small or too large, overlays obscure info)
UI/UX usability issues (no clear instructions, unlabeled buttons, unclear how to start slate)
Landscape mode can hide or obscure scene numbers (layout/viewing issues)

Recent reviews

The date is too large and hence the top of the time is cut off. You can see the seconds moving and guess the time, but no option to shrink the date. Honestly would prefer to guess the date over guessing the time. If unfixable through developer scaling down the date font size, then would be better for developer to swap positions so the time is above the date.