Comparison

Message Templates vs ClipboardBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Message Templates

Save and quickly send frequently used text snippets via messaging and email. This app helps you reuse common phrases, saving time and effort in communication.

Highlights
  • Save text snippets
  • Send via Messages
  • Send via Mail
  • Reuse common phrases
  • Intuitive interface
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Message Templates is a simple and intuitive application that let's you save small snippets of text, that you can send (and resend) via Messages and Mail.

About

ClipboardBuddy

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ClipboardBuddy is a versatile clipboard manager available across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The app synchronizes clipboard data seamlessly using iCloud, allowing users to access their copied content on all their Apple devices. It captures text from the clipboard and organizes it into a list for easy retrieval and management.

Screenshots

Message Templates3 screens
ClipboardBuddy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Message Templates at 12.0 against ClipboardBuddy's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Message Templates versus ClipboardBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage TemplatesClipboardBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSquare Bracket Software LtdGokul Pulikkal

Bugs and requests

Message Templates

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App deleted template
  • Does not work on iOS 7
  • Recipient not saved as part of template

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to name templates
  • Picture support
  • Message header/Subject Line for sorting
  • Ability to write templates in CSV or Outlook and load
  • Ability to group messages
Show 6 more
  • Specify email subjects and recipients as part of a template
  • Easier to use phone pad
  • SMS a caller at the time of call
  • Insert templates into reply texts
  • Add titles for each template
  • Group messages

ClipboardBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Message Templates

No in-app purchases

None

ClipboardBuddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message Templates free?
Message Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipboardBuddy free?
ClipboardBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Message Templates or ClipboardBuddy have ads?
Neither Message Templates nor ClipboardBuddy shows ads.

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