Comparison

Clippo vs GitNotēs

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

GitNotēs

This app stores your notes and to-dos as plain text files in your Git repositories, offering seamless syncing across devices and full data ownership. It supports various file formats, includes AI features, and integrates with popular Git hosts.

Highlights
  • Notes and to-dos stored in Git repositories
  • Sync via GitHub API or local clone
  • Supports Markdown, Org-mode, and Neorg formats
  • AI-powered features for transcription and suggestions
  • Integration with GitHub, GitLab, and other Git hosts
  • Offline queue and auto-sync capabilities
  • Reminders and templates
Features
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GitNotes - Notes, Todos and Canvases Backed by Git Your notes are real files in your Git repo. Nothing locks you in. Why GitNotes? - Your data, forever - Every note is a plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON file in your own Git repository. - Version everything - Edit, branch, diff, and rebase your notes the same way you code. - Works offline - Changes queue locally and sync automatically when you are back online. - Sync anywhere - Connect GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, or any Git host. - Open source - MPL-2.0 licensed, community-driven. Features - Notes, todos, journals, and Excalidraw-style canvases. - Folders, tags, colors, pins, wiki-links, backlinks. - Optional AI chat - Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, on-device Llama. - Biometric lock for privacy. - Light, dark, and system themes. - 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean.

Screenshots

Clippo4 screens
GitNotēs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GitNotēs at 5.0 against Clippo's 3.6. GitNotēs also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). Clippo's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 33%) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Clippo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and GitNotēs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GitNotēs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Clippo's written reviews are positive against 33% of GitNotēs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clippo ships an update every 3 weeks, GitNotēs every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clippo versus GitNotēs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClippoGitNotēs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElisa Valeria DistefanoXaventra

Customer experience

Clippo

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

GitNotēs

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clippo

One-time2
  • Clippo PRO$3.99
  • Clippo PRO$6.99
3 purchases

GitNotēs

Subscriptions2
  • GitNotēs Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • GitNotēs Pro — Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • GitNotēs Pro — Lifetime$16.99

Questions

Is Clippo free?
Clippo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GitNotēs free?
GitNotēs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clippo or GitNotēs?
GitNotēs is rated higher. Clippo averages 3.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while GitNotēs averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Clippo or GitNotēs have ads?
Neither Clippo nor GitNotēs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clippo or GitNotēs?
Clippo ships an update every 3 weeks, and GitNotēs every 2 days. Most recently, Clippo was updated on November 2, 2026 and GitNotēs on October 31, 2026.

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