Comparison

Clip Keyboard vs NEN

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

Head to head
About

Clip Keyboard

Save frequently used text messages and phrases to your keyboard for quick access. Avoid repetitive typing by creating custom buttons that send your saved content with a single tap. This app eliminates the need for abbreviations and streamlines communication.

Highlights
  • Save frequent texts as keyboard buttons
  • One-tap sending of saved phrases
  • No abbreviations required
  • Streamlined communication
  • Customizable text snippets
Features
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Stop typing the same thing over and over. Save it once, then it is one tap. Keep the account numbers, addresses, introductions and email openers you reuse as snippets. In Messages, Mail, Safari, anywhere you can type, switch to ClipKeyboard, tap once, and the text lands in the field. What it does Snippets: what you saved goes in exactly as it is. One tap. Templates: leave the parts that change as blanks, then fill them from values you already saved. Stacks: keep several values in one place and send them in order, or switch between them with the arrow. Secure snippets: lock passport and card numbers behind Face ID and open them only when you need them. Smart clipboard: what you copy is sorted for you. It recognizes emails, phone numbers, addresses, card numbers and IBANs, so you find them again in a second. Text recognition: photograph a card or a document, swipe over the part you want, and only that text becomes a value. iCloud backup: it survives a new phone, image snippets included. Please know this first This is a keyboard for putting saved text in. It does not replace the keyboard you type on. Switch to it when you need to drop something in, then switch back. Privacy What you write stays on your device. If you turn on iCloud backup, it is stored encrypted in your own iCloud. We do not collect the contents of your snippets and we use no third-party analytics. Free and Pro Every feature is free until you have inserted snippets 100 times. After that, everything you made keeps working; the free limits apply only to new items. Pro removes every limit, as a one-time purchase or a yearly subscription. Works on iPhone and iPad. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Russian, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Thai and Vietnamese. Contact: leeo@kakao.com User guide: https://m1zz.github.io/ClipKeyboard/tutorial.html?lang=en Terms of Use: https://m1zz.github.io/ClipKeyboard/terms.html?lang=en

About

NEN

This app offers a calm Pomodoro-style timer designed for deep work and study sessions. It guides users through focus periods and breaks with a simple, distraction-resistant interface. Track progress, categorize work, and utilize Apple Watch controls for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Focus, short break, and long break sessions
  • Clear timer progress and round tracking
  • Focus categories for different work types
  • Apple Watch controls
  • Live Activities and widgets
  • Session history and progress insights
Features
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NEN is a calm Pomodoro-style focus timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, built for deep work, study sessions, real breaks, and distraction-resistant routines. Start a focus session, move through short and long breaks, and keep your attention on the work in front of you. NEN is built around a simple Pomodoro-style timer flow with a quiet visual style, clear session progress, and useful controls when you need them. Use NEN for deep work, study blocks, writing sessions, coding, reading, or any routine where you want a focused rhythm without extra noise. Features: - Focus, short break, and long break sessions - Clear timer progress and round tracking - Focus categories for different kinds of work - Block selected apps during focus with NEN Pro - Apple Watch controls - Live Activities and widgets - Session history and progress insights - Optional NEN Pro lifetime unlock for deeper focus tools NEN is made for people who want a focused timer that feels calm, native, and easy to return to every day.

Screenshots

Clip Keyboard4 screens
NEN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NEN at 100% against Clip Keyboard's 86%. NEN also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). Clip Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). 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. Clip Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NEN sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NEN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Clip Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of NEN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clip Keyboard ships an update every 2 days, NEN every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clip Keyboard versus NEN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClip KeyboardNEN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhyunho leeNijanthan Vijayakumar

Customer experience

Clip Keyboard

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

NEN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clip Keyboard

One-time1
  • 클립키보드 Pro$9.99
1 purchases

NEN

One-time1
  • NEN Lifetime Unlock$6.99

Questions

Is Clip Keyboard free?
Clip Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NEN free?
NEN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clip Keyboard or NEN?
NEN is rated higher. Clip Keyboard averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while NEN averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Clip Keyboard or NEN have ads?
Neither Clip Keyboard nor NEN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clip Keyboard or NEN?
Clip Keyboard ships an update every 2 days, and NEN every 5 days. Most recently, Clip Keyboard was updated on October 12, 2026 and NEN on October 1, 2026.

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