Comparison

Clippo vs PDF Text Include

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

Head to head
About

Clippo

Effortlessly manage and share text, images, and links across your Mac and iOS devices. This app automatically syncs and categorizes your copied content, offering smart contextual actions for quick access and use.

Highlights
  • Cross-device clip syncing
  • Automatic content categorization
  • Smart contextual actions
  • iCloud support
  • Quick Actions, Peek and Pop integration
  • Spotlight integration
Features
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Copy text, links and images in any app and Clippo saves them automatically. Your history syncs through iCloud, so a snippet you copy on your iPhone is waiting on your Mac and iPad. ONE APP, EVERY DEVICE Universal by design: iPhone, iPad and Mac, native on each. Buy once and own it everywhere — forever. FIND ANYTHING, FAST Powerful fuzzy search across your whole history. Clippo even reads the text inside your images, so you can find that screenshot by what it says. SMART ACTIONS Clippo understands your clips. One tap to open a link in Safari, call a number, show an address in Maps, or play a song in Music. STAY ORGANIZED Pin your favorites, group clips with colorful tags, and filter in a tap. A Trash keeps deleted clips recoverable, just in case. PASTE ANYWHERE (MAC) Press ⇧⌘V from any app to pop up the quick picker, search, and paste straight into whatever you're doing. WIDGETS & SPOTLIGHT Reach your recent and pinned clips from the Home Screen and Notification Center, and find them system-wide with Spotlight. PRIVACY FIRST Clippo captures only what you choose. Sensitive content from password managers is ignored, and you can pause capture anytime. Your data lives in your own iCloud — no accounts, no tracking. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU NEED IT Use Clippo for free with local history, copy, pin and quick search. Unlock PRO once to add cross-device sync, unlimited and image search, tags, Trash, the quick paste picker and more — a single purchase, no subscription, shared across all your devices.

About

PDF Text Include

This app adds a selectable and searchable text layer to images within PDF files using advanced machine learning for 29 languages. It supports batch processing, document scanning, and integration with custom workflows.

Highlights
  • Add text layer to PDF images
  • Intelligent character recognition (OCR)
  • Supports 29 languages (typed & handwritten)
  • Batch processing
  • Integrated scanner function
  • Shortcuts integration
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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PDF Text Includer is a simple to use Mac, iPhone and iPad app that adds text to images within your PDF files. With PDF Text Includer you can add a text layer to PDF files in no time and completely automatically. Thus, scanned documents have selectable text that can be copied and searched. Documents are much easier to find if, for example, you use the Spotlight search for terms that appear in images of a particular file. Whether typed or handwritten, PDF Text Includer recognizes 29 languages and dialects using modern machine learning. After you have opened one or more PDF files with PDF Text Includer they will be processed immediately. With just one more click you can replace the originals with the variant improved by the app. Found text can also be exported directly and with the integrated Shortcut action, the app functions can be added to your own personal workflow. To shorten further detours PDF Text Includer includes a scanner function. On the iPhone or iPad, the integrated camera is used to generate PDF files. On macOS, you can wirelessly access the camera of your iPhone or iPad. The scanned file is processed directly by the app and is ready for further use. KEY FEATURES • Drop it like it’s hot: Drag and drop your file into the application window or on the app icon • The more the merrier: Batch process multiple files or contents of folders • Intelligent character recognition (ICR): Files are being processed using advanced optical character recognition (OCR) • Scan your documents: Import any PDF files or use your iPhone or iPad to scan a new document - even on the Mac using Continuity Camera • Automate your workflow: Make use of the included Shortcuts actions and easily integrate character recognition into your workflow • Share, replace or export: You can either share the converted PDF file directly from within the app, replace the original file or export the file content as text • Typed or handwritten: Recognizes all kinds of fonts including handwritten text using modern machine learning • Privacy: Everything is being processed entirely on your device, no internet connection is required

Screenshots

Clippo4 screens
PDF Text Include3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clippo at Free against PDF Text Include's $4.99. Clippo also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). PDF Text Include's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Clippo is free to download; PDF Text Include costs $4.99 up front. Clippo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PDF Text Include asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clippo ships an update every 3 weeks, PDF Text Include every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clippo versus PDF Text Include: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClippoPDF Text Include
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElisa Valeria DistefanoDaniel Witt

Customer experience

Clippo

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

PDF Text Include

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clippo

One-time2
  • Clippo PRO$3.99
  • Clippo PRO$6.99
None

PDF Text Include

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clippo free?
Clippo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Text Include free?
PDF Text Include costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clippo or PDF Text Include have ads?
Neither Clippo nor PDF Text Include shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clippo or PDF Text Include?
Clippo ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF Text Include every 2 months. Most recently, Clippo was updated on September 18, 2026 and PDF Text Include on September 3, 2026.

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