Comparison

Fast Template vs ClipTap

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

Head to head
About

Fast Template

Streamline daily communication with pre-written messages. Create custom templates for reports, time logs, or family updates, then send them with a single tap. Schedule reminders to ensure important emails are never missed.

Highlights
  • Create custom message templates
  • Send messages with one tap
  • Supports email and SMS sharing
  • Time-specific notification function
  • Record work start/end times
  • Daily report templates
Features
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This app makes it easy to send fixed form emails that must be sent every day. For example... ・Fixed format report to boss (daily report) ・Record the start and end times of today's work ・E-mail to family telling you to return home Once you have created a template, you only need is to launch the app and tap once. This app supports sharing to email, SMS and other apps. This app has a notification function of time specification. No more forgetting to send an email. Please try using this app. And I'd be happy if you could send me your opinions and impressions. Thanks for reading.

About

ClipTap

Features
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Stop retyping the same messages. ClipTap is a snippet keyboard and text expander for the phrases you send every day. Save a template once, switch to the ClipTap keyboard, and drop it into any app - email, chat, social, an AI chat. No app-switching, no copy-and-paste. The ClipTap keyboard inserts saved text and values only; switch back to your usual keyboard to type. CLIPTAP IS FOR YOU IF YOU - Send the same emails and canned replies, with a different signature for each role - Reuse the same captions, hashtag sets and bios - Send quotes, invoices and reminders, and keep client details on your device - Fill the same name, phone and address into sign-up forms - Reach for the same code snippets, commands and AI prompts WHAT YOU CAN DO A text expander you tap, not abbreviations you memorize Save any phrase: a greeting, a canned reply, a whole email, a code snippet, a prompt. One tap copies it, or tap its title to copy just the title. "Open in App" lets you tweak it, then share it to ChatGPT, mail or any other app. Shortcuts: insert just the value Save the values you retype - name, phone number, address - and insert the value alone from the keyboard, so you can fill a sign-up form top to bottom without leaving the app. One shortcut holds several values, each maskable on screen (display only), and values accept variables. The snippet keyboard, in any app Filter by category, switch profile and reorder the list without leaving the keyboard, and toggle between templates and shortcut values. Title and line-break buttons fill a subject line and then the body in one go. On iOS it works without Full Access; grant it and keyboard use counts towards the usage ranking. Variables for the parts that change Seven system variables - {{today}}, {{now}}, {{time}}, {{year}}, {{month}}, {{day}}, {{weekday}} - fill in the date and time as you insert. Custom variables like {{name}} or {{company}} hold your own details: enter once, reuse everywhere. 94 date and time formats Pick the output format for each system variable from 94 presets in total, 34 for the date alone: 2026/08/04, 08/04/2026, 09:05, Tue. Preview against the real date; every template using it follows at once. Profiles for every hat you wear Profiles like "Company A", "Side project" and "Personal" each keep their own variable and shortcut values, so one template comes out with a different company name and signature. Categories, search and sorting Group templates into Work, Social, Prompts or Code, color-coded from 12 presets. Search spans every active profile, matching the text you see with variables expanded. Sort four ways, including most used. The web version: free, nothing to install Organize a large library on a big screen in a PC browser, then move it to your phone as a .cliptap file. No app yet? Start from the free starter file. Shortcuts too. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Templates, shortcuts, variables and profiles stay in your phone's storage. No cloud sync. ClipTap goes online only for subscription checks, sign-in and ads; every core feature works offline, and no account is needed. It asks for no location, camera, photo or microphone permission. Backup & Restore: back up everything as a .cliptap file and restore it on another device with your password. Restoring replaces all data there. A checksum rejects damaged files. FREE AND PRO Free: 50 templates, 50 shortcuts with 5 values each, unlimited categories, the snippet keyboard, all 7 variables with all 94 formats, 3 profiles, 5 custom variables. Templates and shortcuts already saved above a limit keep working; only new entries need Pro. Pro (monthly or yearly): no ads and no limits. Prices vary by region; see the app for the current price. Billing runs through your store account, cancel any time. FROM THE DEVELOPER I built ClipTap so the time you spend retyping goes back to work that matters. iPhone, iPad and Android (iOS 17.0+, Android 7.0+). Dark mode, English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Fast Template4 screens
ClipTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ClipTap at Free against Fast Template's $2.99. ClipTap also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Fast Template's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

ClipTap is free to download; Fast Template costs $2.99 up front. ClipTap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fast Template asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Template ships an update every 2 months, ClipTap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fast Template versus ClipTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast TemplateClipTap
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruya Nakamurakouhei sasaki

In-app purchases

None

Fast Template

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ClipTap

Subscriptions2
  • ClipTap Pro$1.991 Month
  • ClipTap Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Fast Template free?
Fast Template costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipTap free?
ClipTap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fast Template or ClipTap have ads?
Both Fast Template and ClipTap show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Template or ClipTap?
Fast Template ships an update every 2 months, and ClipTap weekly. Most recently, Fast Template was updated on October 10, 2026 and ClipTap on October 11, 2026.

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