Comparison

Make a List vs One Big Clipboard

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

Head to head
About

Make a List

This straightforward application helps busy individuals manage their daily tasks with a simple to-do list. Quickly add action items as they come to mind or create a bank of routine tasks for easy access. Utilize checklist functions and delete completed items to stay organized.

Highlights
  • Quick Add tab for immediate task entry
  • Add tab for creating routine task banks
  • Notes field for task details
  • Checklist function for completed tasks
  • Delete completed tasks
  • Uncomplicated interface
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For busy users searching for a simple and uncomplicated way to create a To Do list, this app is for you! Being only a To Do list, with no complicated or unnecessary add-ons, will make it much easier for you to use. Use the Quick Add tab to create a list as you remember action items in your busy day, or create a bank of routine tasks by clicking on the Add tab. Subsequently, you will be able to go to the Add section, and with a simple click add a task to your To Do list. Use the Notes field to add specific information about your task such as a time, a name, a place, etc. The green buttons to the left of your list provide a useful checklist function allowing you to check off tasks as you finish them. Or, using the red buttons to the right of your list, you can delete tasks as they are completed. This app will become a staple. Make your busy day a breeze by keeping yourself focused and organized in a simple and organized way.

About

One Big Clipboard

This app saves a private, searchable history of everything you copy, including text, links, images, and files. It offers on-device processing for tasks like math evaluation, translation, and summarization, with optional iCloud sync for cross-device access. Privacy is a core feature, with options for encrypted clips and app-level locking.

Highlights
  • Searchable clipboard history
  • On-device OCR for images
  • Math evaluation and translation
  • Private iCloud sync
  • AES-256-GCM encryption for clips
  • Keyboard and Share extensions
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Stop losing what you copied. One Big Clipboard keeps a private, searchable history of everything that touches your clipboard — text, links, images, files, even colors — so the thing you copied an hour ago is one tap away. Most clipboard apps forget fast, or send your copied data to someone else's server. One Big Clipboard does neither. It remembers as much as you want, and it has no servers, no analytics, and no tracking at all. What you copy stays on your device and, if you choose, in your own private iCloud. EVERYTHING YOU COPY, KEPT - A searchable history of text, links, images, files, and colors - Copied hex and rgb() values are recognized and shown with a swatch - Fuzzy, relevance-ranked search finds the right clip fast - On-device OCR reads the text inside screenshots, so you can search images too - Code-aware: language detection and syntax highlighting for snippets of code SMART TOOLS, ON DEVICE - Tap any text clip to evaluate it as math, translate it, summarize it, or rewrite it more concisely - Multi-line clips can be reformatted as a checklist in one tap - Summarize and rewrite use Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones — never a cloud LLM ORGANIZE IT YOUR WAY - Snippets — hand-written reusable clips like signatures and boilerplate - Folders and tags to sort clips, plus pins for the ones you reuse constantly - Linked clips — relate clips captured at different times into one named set - Capture channels — pick an active folder and new clips file themselves into it - Smart Rules that auto-tag, file, or skip clips the moment they arrive - Color-coded filter chips — Text, Link, Email, Phone, Address, Code, Math each in their own color - Context notes — attach a free-text note to any clip so you remember why you kept it - Text transforms (change case, trim, pretty-print JSON, and more) with saved pipelines PASTE ANYWHERE, FAST - A keyboard extension to paste any clip straight into any app - A Share Extension to save into One Big Clipboard from anywhere - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your most recent clips - Browse and filter clips by the app they came from PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Lock an individual clip with AES-256-GCM encryption behind Face ID or Touch ID - Encrypted clips store ciphertext only — only the device with the unlock key can decrypt them - Sensitive-looking clips are flagged and can be blurred - Lock the whole app behind Face ID or Touch ID - Erase everything — clips, folders, and iCloud copies — in one tap FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE One Big Clipboard is free and fully usable on one device — every clip you save stays at hand for 30 days, and nothing is ever deleted while you decide. Premium unlocks your whole archive and adds private iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and the companion Mac app, so a clip copied on one device is on every other in seconds. A one-time purchase, no subscription. There is no account to create and nothing to sign up for. Install One Big Clipboard, copy something, and it is already working.

Screenshots

Make a List4 screens
One Big Clipboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: One Big Clipboard at 5.0 against Make a List's 2.5. One Big Clipboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Make a List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. One Big Clipboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Make a List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Big Clipboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Make a List's written reviews are positive against 100% of One Big Clipboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make a List ships an update every 3 weeks, One Big Clipboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Make a List versus One Big Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake a ListOne Big Clipboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucid Atomics CorporationHello Good Day LLC

Customer experience

Make a List

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

One Big Clipboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Make a List

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

One Big Clipboard

One-time1
  • OneBigClipboard Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Make a List free?
Make a List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Big Clipboard free?
One Big Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make a List or One Big Clipboard?
One Big Clipboard is rated higher. Make a List averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while One Big Clipboard averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Make a List or One Big Clipboard have ads?
Make a List shows ads; One Big Clipboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Make a List or One Big Clipboard?
Make a List ships an update every 3 weeks, and One Big Clipboard every 5 days. Most recently, Make a List was updated on October 14, 2026 and One Big Clipboard on October 12, 2026.

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