Comparison

Placard vs Clash

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

Head to head
About

Placard

Transform your device into a customizable digital banner for easy identification. Display names, flight numbers, or logos to grab attention from afar. Enhance personalization with premium features like custom fonts, colors, and animations.

Highlights
  • Digital banner display
  • Add organization logo
  • Display person's name
  • Show flight/train numbers
  • Customizable text fonts
  • Customizable text colors
  • Animated text
Features
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Placard turns your iPAD/iPhone into an awesome digital banner that helps you stand out in the crowd and grabs your guest’s/ client’s attention quickly from a distance. With Placard you can : - Add an organizations logo. - Add the name of a person. - Add a flight/ train number. More features ? That’s a plus Upgrade to Placard Premium for features that help you personalize your placard even more. With Placard Premium you can : - Get rid of the placard logo - Change the text fonts. - Change the text colors. - Add a color to the background. - Switch between available background images. - Animate the text.

About

Clash

This utility allows users to manage network connections using custom rules. It supports various proxy protocols and offers detailed network visibility. Configure connections, test latency, and customize routing for your specific needs.

Highlights
  • Rule-based network routing
  • Support for multiple proxy protocols
  • Customizable policy groups
  • Detailed network traffic monitoring
  • Visual rule editor
  • DNS configuration options
Features
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Clash - Rule based proxy utility is now on iOS. Clash is a rule-based network proxy utility. Its core builds on the open-source mihomo project and powers the app's NetworkExtension runtime on Apple platforms. The app is built natively with SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad — not a web wrapper and not a port. Bring your existing Clash or mihomo profile URL. Clash then decides how each connection should be handled: direct, through a selected proxy, or rejected by your rules. Clash ships with no servers and no proxy lines; you supply your own configuration or profile URL. GETTING STARTED 1. Import — paste a profile URL, scan a QR code, open a YAML configuration, Share one from another app, or start with a blank profile. 2. Choose — refresh policy groups, test latency, and select the route you want. 3. Connect — connect from Home, Control Center, or Shortcuts, then switch routing modes whenever needed. RULE-BASED ROUTING • Rule / Global / Direct modes, switched in one tap • Match domains, suffixes, keywords, IP-CIDR, GEOIP, GEOSITE, ports, network types, and more • Add custom rules with a visual editor — no YAML by hand • Update remote rule providers on a schedule • Every connection shows the rule it matched and the node it took NODES AND POLICY GROUPS • select, url-test, fallback, load-balance, and relay policy groups • Refresh nodes, test latency, and change selections quickly • Create nodes manually with a field-level editor, configure proxy chains, or use nodes from an imported profile • Read mihomo-format YAML configurations and remote profiles directly • Accepts ss / ssr / vmess / vless / trojan / hysteria2 / tuic / anytls share links and Base64 node lists DNS • Resolver lists, per-domain policies, Fake-IP and real-IP modes • DNS over HTTPS, TLS, QUIC, and UDP • Local DNS mapping: pin a domain to an address you choose, ahead of any resolver • DNS self-checks, cache controls, and resolution-path diagnostics A VISIBLE NETWORK • Live upload and download speed with cumulative traffic • Current connections, request history, matched rules, and outbound routes • Runtime logs, core status, and resource usage • Network quality testing, STUN, and NAT type detection BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • A sidebar with two-column detail on iPad; ⌘1 through ⌘9 jump to the sidebar sections • Light and Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver throughout • Control Center control for one-tap connect • Shortcuts and Siri actions for connect, disconnect, toggle, and routing mode • Share extension: send a configuration from any app to import it • On Demand rules for automatic takeover on selected networks • Local and iCloud Drive configuration backup and restore • Localized in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese SUPPORTED OUTBOUND PROTOCOLS HTTP, SOCKS, Shadowsocks, ShadowsocksR, Snell, VMess, VLESS, Trojan, AnyTLS, Mieru, Sudoku, Hysteria, Hysteria2, TUIC, ShadowQUIC, GOST Relay, WireGuard, Tailscale, ZeroTier, SSH, MASQUE, TrustTunnel, OpenVPN PRIVACY • No data collected • No ads, third-party analytics, or tracking SDKs • Configurations and credentials use iOS Data Protection; optional backups use your own Apple/iCloud account. • Logs and diagnostics stay local unless you choose to share them. • Network traffic flows only between your device and the services you configure OPEN-SOURCE CORE The Clash core source is public for audit. Issues are welcome. The core is built on the open-source mihomo project. To connect, you need a Clash or mihomo configuration — bring your own, or create and edit one in the app — and a network service you control or are authorized to use. Clash source: https://github.com/ProjectClash/Clash Privacy Policy: https://clash.md/privacy Terms of Use: https://clash.md/terms Support and Documentation: https://clash.md/

Screenshots

Placard4 screens
Clash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clash at 4.5 against Placard's 1.0. Clash also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Placard's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price and ads 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. Placard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clash holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clash has 182 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Placard's written reviews are positive against 85% of Clash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Placard ships an update every 3 weeks, Clash every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Placard versus Clash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlacardClash
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (182 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews85.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1182 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBirdRes Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Open Sourced

Customer experience

Placard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Clash

All ratings182 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative5.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Placard

One-time1
  • Placard Premium$0.99
None

Clash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Placard free?
Placard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clash free?
Clash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Placard or Clash?
Clash is rated higher. Placard averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Clash averages 4.5 from 182 ratings.
Do Placard or Clash have ads?
Neither Placard nor Clash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Placard or Clash?
Placard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Clash every 3 days. Most recently, Placard was updated on October 12, 2026 and Clash on October 22, 2026.

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