Comparison

Clipboard vs Pop

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

Head to head
About

Clipboard

This app synchronizes clipboard and checklist records across Apple devices using iCloud. It supports various data types like text, images, and files, helping users save time and avoid repetitive inputs. Enjoy seamless cross-platform efficiency.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform iCloud sync (iOS/macOS)
  • Store text, images, files
  • Shortcut key operations
  • Customizable layout
  • Search clipboard history
  • Rich text/image preview
Features
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Clipboard is a cross-platform clipboard efficiency tool that supports synchronizing all clipboard and checklist records across iCloud on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. You can use it to store a variety of data, including text, images, files, and more. Help users improve efficiency, save time, and say goodbye to "duplicate" inputs. Features: - Support macOS and iOS devices to seamlessly sync clipboard data. - Support shortcut key selection operation application, no mouse operation is required during use. - Support custom arrangement page combinations, choose the layout style that suits you. - Support search history clipboard data, quickly locate search content. - Support long press or shortcut key to preview rich text or picture details. Welcome everyone, give us feedback and suggestions during use! 【Auto-renewal Professional Edition Package Instructions】 -- Subscription period: 1 year (continuous monthly subscription) -- Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the iTunes account. -- Cancel renewal: To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. -- Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by one subscription cycle after the deduction is successful. -- Privacy Policy: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/Privacy.md -- Automatic renewal membership service agreement: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/TermService.md

About

Pop

This app revolutionizes your copy and paste experience by efficiently storing and synchronizing clipboard history across multiple Apple devices. Access text snippets, links, and images instantly, with advanced features for professionals and creatives.

Highlights
  • 3-Day Clipboard History
  • Multi-Platform Access (macOS, iOS)
  • Share Extension & Actions
  • Universal Keyboard Extension
  • Contextual Actions (formatting, QR codes)
  • Batch Pasting
  • Advanced Search
Features
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Pop keeps everything you copy (text, links, images, files, colors) one tap away on iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. Your history syncs through your own iCloud. Nothing is sent to us. Apple's privacy label says it clearly: no data collected. FREE • 3-day clipboard history • Copy from any app with Share and Action extensions • Tap to copy an item back, preview links, edit rich text • Quick search across everything you've saved PRO • Unlimited history, tags, and type filters • Pop Keyboard: paste into any app without switching • Paste multiple items in sequence with your own separator • Paste as plain text or Markdown, extract text from images, generate QR codes, copy color values, resize images • Split View and Slide Over multitasking, drag-and-drop items on iPad THE PRICE One purchase. Every future update included. No subscription, ever. Built by an indie developer who uses Pop every day. Download it, and the first thing you copy is already saved.

Screenshots

Clipboard4 screens
Pop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pop at 5.0 against Clipboard's 4.5. Pop also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Clipboard's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Clipboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Pop sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clipboard has 1.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Clipboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Pop every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clipboard versus Pop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipboardPop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer秀平 罗Guru Sidharth Govindaraju

Customer experience

Clipboard

All ratings1,843 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.2%

Pop

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clipboard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard not appearing in certain apps
  • Clipboard items not saving consistently
  • Unexpected crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to share clipboard items between users
  • Customizable keyboard layout and appearance
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Support for images and other file types in clipboard

Pop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clipboard

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Premium for Mac$4.991 Year
  • Annual Premium for iOS$4.991 Year
2 purchases

Pop

One-time2
  • Trial Version (15-days)Free
  • Pro Version$9.99

Questions

Is Clipboard free?
Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop free?
Pop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clipboard or Pop?
Pop is rated higher. Clipboard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Pop averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Clipboard or Pop have ads?
Neither Clipboard nor Pop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clipboard or Pop?
Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pop every 8 days. Most recently, Clipboard was updated on October 27, 2026 and Pop on October 22, 2026.

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