# No Budget Slate

> Photo & Video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id590309536](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id590309536)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id590309536`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Matthew McKenna
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (34 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-20
- **First published:** 2013-01-06
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/no-budget-slate/id590309536)
- **Website:** [https://www.mtmckenna.com/nobu-slate-flutter](https://www.mtmckenna.com/nobu-slate-flutter)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.mtmckenna.com/nobu-slate-flutter/privacy.html](https://www.mtmckenna.com/nobu-slate-flutter/privacy.html)

## Description

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

## Rankings

- #224,853 — Overall

## Review summary

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)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id590309536)