Comparison

Electronic Device Detector vs Clean Paste

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

Head to head
About

Electronic Device Detector

This app helps you locate lost or hidden electronic devices nearby. It offers two modes: an Infrared Detector for IR-emitting devices like remotes and cameras, and a magnetic sensor mode to find electronics like phones and laptops by analyzing magnetic fields. It also provides tips for staying protected in public.

Highlights
  • Infrared Detector mode
  • Magnetic sensor mode
  • Find lost phones
  • Detect hidden cameras
  • Tip & Tricks for protection
  • Scan for electronics
Features
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Electronic Device Detector/Finder app facilitates you to detect any kind of electronics in your vicinity. It is for you if you usually forget where you have put your phone and its on silent. You can easily find lost or hidden devices nearby. App Provides you with 2 modes: 1- Infrared Detector - You can detect Remotes or IR cameras with this mode or any device which emits an IR light. Just close all lights in the place you are and open IR camera mode and scan moving iPhone full 360 degrees, If you see white light or blue light that is invisible to naked eye, then it is infrared light and it could be infrared camera or a remote, well you have to inspect further. Usage: Test with TV remote control light - See TV remote control head with normal eye and press any button, you will not see any light. Then open normal camera or open app and see through the camera - you will see white light. Reason for this is that infrared light is not visible to naked eye but it is visible when seen through a camera. This way you can easily detect IR emitting devices if any. 2. Scan with magnetic sensor – With this mode, app analyse magnetic field around the phone. This feature enables you to find electronic devices like mobile, laptop/pc, cameras etc. If there is a high magnetic filed around, the app will show a warning so you can further investigate. Usage: Move top of your iPhone very close to the object you suspect. It could be screw, flowerpot, shower head, toys or anything that you find suspicious. If app shows a warning when the phone is brought closer to the object, further investigate for camera lens or a mobile phone or any electronic device. It can also be used as hidden camera detector while staying at a hotel room. App also provide you with tip & Tricks so that you can stay protected with some simple tricks or hacks whenever you are in public place. Please rate, comment if you like our app so that we can improve further.

About

Clean Paste

This utility app swiftly removes hidden characters, smart quotes, emojis, and formatting artifacts from your text. It offers a live preview, auto-cleaning of the clipboard, and a history manager for your cleaned items.

Highlights
  • Remove invisible characters
  • Live text editor preview
  • Auto-clean clipboard
  • Clipboard integration
  • History manager
  • Customizable cleaning rules
Features
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Effortlessly remove invisible characters, smart quotes, emojis, bullets, ellipses & markdown artifacts from your text. • Clean text in one tap – Remove non-breaking spaces, hidden formatting, unwanted emojis and more • Input & Output preview – Live TextEditor views for paste-in and cleaned text • Auto-Clean mode – Automatically sanitize clipboard content on paste • Clipboard integration – Paste from and copy back to your clipboard with a single button • History manager – Keep cleaned items • Settings & customization – Toggle auto-clean, enable/disable history saving, adjust cleaning rules • Share sheet support – Quickly share sanitized text to Mail, Messages, Notes or social apps • Data persistence – Seamless local storage of history entries Ideal for writers, developers, marketers and anyone tired of messy text. Perfect for cleaning up copy-and-paste artifacts before emailing, publishing, coding or sharing on social media.

Screenshots

Electronic Device Detector4 screens
Clean Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clean Paste at every 2 months against Electronic Device Detector's every 45 months. Electronic Device Detector's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Electronic Device Detector costs $0.99 and Clean Paste $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Electronic Device Detector ships an update every 45 months, Clean Paste every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Electronic Device Detector versus Clean Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectronic Device DetectorClean Paste
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating—4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 45 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad AqibAnthony Harvey

Customer experience

Electronic Device Detector

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Clean Paste

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Electronic Device Detector

No in-app purchases

None

Clean Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Electronic Device Detector free?
Electronic Device Detector costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clean Paste free?
Clean Paste costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Electronic Device Detector or Clean Paste have ads?
Neither Electronic Device Detector nor Clean Paste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Electronic Device Detector or Clean Paste?
Electronic Device Detector ships an update every 45 months, and Clean Paste every 2 months. Most recently, Electronic Device Detector was updated on August 25, 2026 and Clean Paste on September 9, 2026.

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