Comparison

Engraving Creator vs Paperclip

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

Head to head
About

Engraving Creator

This app serves as a companion for Metrix Gmbh's configurator projects and individual engraving services. It allows users to create custom engravings for their projects.

Highlights
  • Engraving companion app
  • Supports configurator projects
  • Facilitates individual engraving services
  • Custom engraving creation
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This is an engraving companion app for Metrix Gmbh's configurator projects and Individual Engraving Service.

About

Paperclip

Features
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Opens Outlook .msg, winmail.dat, .eml and .pst files on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Everything is free during launch. Viewing will always be free. Converting and batch export become a one-time purchase later. Download during launch and they stay free for you, for good. No subscription, now or ever. Somebody sent you a winmail.dat, an Outlook .msg, or a whole .pst archive, and your Mac shrugged. Paperclip opens them. You get the message with its formatting, every attachment it can find, and the meeting invite hiding inside, on your Mac and on your phone. PST ARCHIVES, WITHOUT THE IMPORT Outlook imports a .pst into a mailbox, which needs an account and mixes the archive into your live mail. Paperclip opens the file where it sits. Browse the folders, sort the messages and search the whole archive, large files and old ANSI PSTs included. The archive stays where it is, separate from your mail. ON THE MAC Double-click a file or drop it into Paperclip. Drag attachments out. Add the invite to Calendar, recurring ones included. Print a message or export it as .eml or PDF. Point it at a folder and batch-convert it, up to 500 files at a time. After the first launch, select a .msg in Finder and press Space for a Quick Look preview. ON IPHONE AND IPAD Open from Files or the share sheet. Read the message with its formatting and attachments, browse and search the same PST archives, open nested messages in place, preview or share attachments, and add invites to Calendar. NO SILENT FAILURES A blank window is not an answer. Paperclip shows everything it found, and if part of a file is damaged it tells you what opened, what didn't, and what it recovered. YOUR FILES STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Paperclip parses them on your Mac, iPhone or iPad. No account, no upload, no analytics. Remote images and tracking pixels stay blocked unless you allow them for one message. If a file doesn't open, write to support@offmetalabs.com. That is a bug, and it gets treated like one.

Screenshots

Engraving Creator4 screens
Paperclip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paperclip at every 3 weeks against Engraving Creator's every 2 months. Engraving Creator's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Engraving Creator ships an update every 2 months, Paperclip every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Engraving Creator versus Paperclip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngraving CreatorPaperclip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetrix Internet Design GmbHMichael Ivan Borysenko

In-app purchases

None

Engraving Creator

No in-app purchases

None

Paperclip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Engraving Creator free?
Engraving Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperclip free?
Paperclip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Engraving Creator or Paperclip have ads?
Neither Engraving Creator nor Paperclip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Engraving Creator or Paperclip?
Engraving Creator ships an update every 2 months, and Paperclip every 3 weeks. Most recently, Engraving Creator was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paperclip on October 31, 2026.

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