Comparison

Annotate+ Markup image vs XClip

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

Head to head
About

Annotate+ Markup image

Easily mark up images with a wide array of tools like lines, text, and effects. Create collages, combine screenshots into long images, and manage photos with widgets. Share annotated images directly.

Highlights
  • Extensive annotation tools (lines, text, effects)
  • Fast tool switching with swipe gestures
  • 29 collage formats
  • Long screenshot combining
  • Widget for photo preview and deletion
  • Action extension for pre-share annotation
Features
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Annotate & Markup images ever faster and easier. POWERFUL TOOLS: Annotate now including line, dash line, curve line, arrow, twins arrow, curve arrow, rect, text, magnifier, spotlight, clip, blur effect and mosaic tools. DO FASTER & DO EASIER It’s like using shortcut in Photoshop, switch tools ever fast on a touch screen, just one swipe, the tools will automatic expand, keep swiping to switch, then release your finger to select. COLLAGE: 29 collage format bright up your photos. LONG SCREENSHOT: Automatically combine your screenshots into one full content image. SMALL WIDGETS, DOING A GREAT JOB Preview, Delete your photos right on widgets page, and the network activity monitor shows your device network status, upload/download speeds, received/sent data, storage in real time. ACTION EXTENSION: Annotate an image before you share it.

About

XClip

Manage clipboard history and pre-written text snippets directly from your keyboard. Includes an integrated calculator for quick calculations within text fields. Optimized for a small size and offline use.

Highlights
  • Clipboard history management
  • Snippet text management
  • Integrated calculator
  • Offline operation
  • Small app size (<1MB)
  • Picture-in-picture clipboard monitoring
  • Dark mode support
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XClip is a clipboard history and snippet text management tool. Through XClip, you can quickly input predetermined text and clipboard history content on the keyboard, and you can also use a calculator in the input textfield to calculate. For an excellent user experience, XClip App has made the following optimizations: 1. Developed natively with SwiftUI, it does not contain third-party components and libraries, so it is very small, less than 1M. 2. The whole process runs offline, and there will be no pop-up window requesting to connect to the Internet on the mobile phone. 3. Does not read any data of the user except the clipboard, and does not require any permissions. 4. Use picture-in-picture to monitor the clipboard in the background, and record the history of the clipboard without returning to the app in frequently copied scenes. 5. Fully adapt to the night mode, and the black and white theme will automatically switch with the system. The developer will continue to optimize this app, please feel free to use an app that does not require networking. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Annotate+ Markup image4 screens
XClip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XClip at 83% against Annotate+ Markup image's 40%. XClip also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0). Annotate+ Markup image's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Annotate+ Markup image sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and XClip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XClip holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Annotate+ Markup image has 116 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Annotate+ Markup image's written reviews are positive against 83% of XClip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Annotate+ Markup image ships an update every 2 weeks, XClip fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Annotate+ Markup image versus XClip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotate+ Markup imageXClip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (116 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer奕才 杨祥 王

Customer experience

Annotate+ Markup image

All ratings116 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.8%
Negative46.3%

XClip

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Annotate+ Markup image

One-time1
  • Annotate+ Pro$4.99
2 purchases

XClip

Subscriptions1
  • XClip Premium$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • XClip Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Annotate+ Markup image free?
Annotate+ Markup image is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XClip free?
XClip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Annotate+ Markup image or XClip?
XClip is rated higher. Annotate+ Markup image averages 4.0 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while XClip averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Annotate+ Markup image or XClip have ads?
Neither Annotate+ Markup image nor XClip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Annotate+ Markup image or XClip?
Annotate+ Markup image ships an update every 2 weeks, and XClip fortnightly. Most recently, Annotate+ Markup image was updated on October 15, 2026 and XClip on October 7, 2026.

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