Comparison

Messages for contact sharing vs Light Clipboard

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

Head to head
About

Messages for contact sharing

Features
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How to Send a Contact via Text Message(iPhone/Pad)? How to Share a Contact Via Text Message on the iPhone? How To Share Phone Contacts Via iMessage and WhatsApp? Send A Contact Card Via iMessage Or SMS 1) Attach phone contacts for messages. On single tap, share your contact information throght iPhone Messages app. There is a Contacts extention for iMessages has been added. So if your friend ask for someone contact number than you can directly share that contact from your default Messages app. 2) Clipboard for keyboard users easily fill template text directly from their keyboard without having to switch to another place to copy and paste. If you find yourself struggle with typing similar text again and again like email, address, phone number, greeting messages,... then this free Copy & Paste Keyboard app is ideal for you to save your time. Just go to the main interface to prepare several templates that you might use frequently. When you need to fill those sentences just tap on the globe icon to switch to this custom auto snap keyboard to fill them easy and fast. 3) Stickers for iMessages - Now shock your friends using ultimate stickers pack. - Send original 1000+ cool original stickers from messages directly.

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Light Clipboard

Features
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Light Clipboard holds the text you retype all the time and gives you a keyboard that types it anywhere. Your email address. A phone number. The reply you send twenty times a week. An address, an account number, a block of hashtags. Save it once, then tap it into any app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Save a snippet in the app. 2. Add the Light Clipboard keyboard in Settings and switch to it with the globe key. 3. Tap a snippet. It is typed straight into whatever you are writing. No copying. No switching to another app and back. Whatever is already on your clipboard stays there. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY The keyboard shows your snippets as tiles, two to a row, with backspace and return where you expect them. Tap a tile and the text appears. That is the whole interaction. In the app, snippets sit in a grid you can reorder by dragging. Tap one to edit it. One button pastes whatever you just copied, so saving is quick. SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Copy a snippet, or save a new one, from the Shortcuts app or by asking Siri โ€” so a snippet can go into a message, an email or any automation you build. YOUR TEXT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Snippets are stored on your device and shared with the keyboard through a private app group. Nothing is uploaded. There is no account and no analytics. FREE AND PREMIUM Three snippets are free, with no time limit and no ads. If you need more: - Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Yearly lift the limit while active, and both start with a free one-week trial - Lifetime Unlock lifts it permanently with a single payment - Slot packs add 3, 5, 10 or 20 slots, and they stack THIRTY-ONE LANGUAGES The app follows your system language and is translated into 31 of them. NO FULL ACCESS The keyboard never asks for Full Access. It runs in the restricted sandbox iOS gives a keyboard by default, where it can read the snippets you saved and nothing else. It cannot reach the network, and it never sees what you type. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Yearly are auto-renewable subscriptions, running for one month or one year and renewing automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Each begins with a free trial of one week; the subscription starts, and payment is charged to your Apple Account, when the trial ends unless it is cancelled before then. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in Settings. Prices for your region are shown on this page and on the Premium screen in the app. Lifetime Unlock and the slot packs are one-off purchases. They do not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhafiarov.github.io/light-clipboard-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Messages for contact sharing4 screens
Light Clipboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Messages for contact sharing at none against Light Clipboard's 7. Messages for contact sharing also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). Light Clipboard's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Light Clipboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Messages for contact sharing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Messages for contact sharing ships an update every 2 months, Light Clipboard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Messages for contact sharing versus Light Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessages for contact sharingLight Clipboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeralkesh dudhatRuslan Zhafiarov

In-app purchases

None

Messages for contact sharing

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Light Clipboard

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3 Extra Slots$0.99
  • 5 Extra Slots$1.99
  • 10 Extra Slots$2.99
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  • 20 Extra Slots$4.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Messages for contact sharing free?
Messages for contact sharing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Clipboard free?
Light Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Messages for contact sharing or Light Clipboard have ads?
Neither Messages for contact sharing nor Light Clipboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Messages for contact sharing or Light Clipboard?
Messages for contact sharing ships an update every 2 months, and Light Clipboard every 4 days. Most recently, Messages for contact sharing was updated on October 10, 2026 and Light Clipboard on October 24, 2026.

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