Comparison

Copyboard vs Menu Bar

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

Head to head
About

Copyboard

This utility helps you save and quickly reuse frequently typed text, such as addresses, templates, or special characters. Access your saved snippets and clipboard history through a convenient keyboard extension, and sync them across devices with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Create reusable text snippets
  • Access clipboard history
  • Use built-in phrases and symbols
  • Keyboard extension for quick access
  • Customizable keyboard display
  • iCloud sync for cross-device use
Features
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Copyboard is a text snippet and clipboard utility for everyday typing. Save the words, templates, symbols, and formats you use often, then copy or insert them whenever you need them. Use it for addresses, contact details, writing templates, repeated replies, order information, timestamps, or special characters that are inconvenient to type on a phone. Key features: - Create your own reusable text snippets and copy them with a tap - Review clipboard history and reuse previously copied text - Use built-in common phrases, special symbols, and date/time formats - Access Copyboard content from more places with the keyboard extension - Customize keyboard extension display style and input order - Sync custom items with iCloud when enabled for use across devices Copyboard is designed for anyone who fills in forms, writes repeated content, manages common replies, or simply wants a cleaner way to handle text on iPhone and iPad. The app is mainly designed for local use. When iCloud sync is enabled, custom items sync through your iCloud account; clipboard history is not included in iCloud sync. Network access may be used for basic usage statistics. Questions or feedback are welcome at fanthus@163.com.

About

Menu Bar

This utility app provides a floating system monitor for iPad and iPhone, displaying real-time network speed, CPU, and memory usage via Picture in Picture. It offers a customizable, low-interference interface for efficient system information display.

Highlights
  • Real-time network speed display
  • CPU and memory monitoring
  • Picture in Picture floating window
  • Clipboard history
  • Customizable display components
  • Template saving and switching
  • Minimalist design
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Menu Bar 是一款专为 iPad 与 iPhone 设计的轻量级悬浮系统工具。 通过 Picture in Picture(画中画)技术,Menu Bar 可以将网络速度、CPU、内存、剪切板等信息以小型悬浮窗口的形式常驻显示,为设备带来类似桌面系统 Menu Bar 的实时体验。 无论是开发者、极客用户,还是希望实时查看设备状态的普通用户,都可以获得更加高效、直观的系统信息展示体验。 主要功能: • 实时网络上传 / 下载速度显示 • CPU 与内存占用监控 • Picture in Picture 悬浮显示 • 剪切板历史记录 • 自定义显示组件 • 模板保存与快速切换 • 极简设计与低干扰界面 • 本地运行,注重隐私 Menu Bar 致力于打造 iPad 上真正轻量、持续、优雅的系统状态栏体验。 部分功能可能需要系统后台权限或剪切板访问权限,用于实现对应功能,所有数据默认仅在本地设备处理。

Screenshots

Copyboard4 screens
Menu Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Copyboard at Free against Menu Bar's $0.99. Copyboard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Menu Bar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Copyboard is free to download; Menu Bar costs $0.99 up front. Copyboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Menu Bar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copyboard has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Copyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Menu Bar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Menu Bar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Copyboard versus Menu Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopyboardMenu Bar
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiushan Fan奕 徐

Customer experience

Copyboard

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%

Menu Bar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Copyboard

One-time2
  • Copyboard unlock advertising$0.99
  • Copyboard VIP$0.99
None

Menu Bar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Copyboard free?
Copyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Menu Bar free?
Menu Bar costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Copyboard or Menu Bar?
Copyboard is rated higher. Copyboard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Menu Bar averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Copyboard or Menu Bar have ads?
Copyboard shows ads; Menu Bar does not.
Which is updated more often, Copyboard or Menu Bar?
Copyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Menu Bar every 2 months. Most recently, Copyboard was updated on October 6, 2026 and Menu Bar on October 7, 2026.

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