CloudClip vs Ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudClip
Automatically share clipboard content across all your Mac and iOS devices. Access copied text, web links, phone numbers, and more from any device. Manage your clipboard history with ease.
- Automatic clipboard syncing
- Cross-device compatibility (Mac & iOS)
- Access copied text, links, and more
- Clipboard history management
- Customizable settings
- URL scheme support
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Problems/suggestions/issues/questions: Check out the troubleshooting notes below. If they don't help, please email me at cloudclip@thinkbitz.com to help sort them out! CloudClip lets you automatically share your clipboard items between all your devices. On the Mac: Any time you copy something to the clipboard, it automatically syncs to iCloud. Open CloudClip on your iOS device to access it. On the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Copy something to the clipboard, open CloudClip to start the sync, and then access it from the CloudClip menu on your Mac. Works between all your Macs and iOS devices! Tap an item: Phone number - Dial or text message Web address - Opens in your browser Location - Opens in maps Email Address - Opens an email Anything else - Copies to clipboard Swipe left or long press on an item for more options, or tap the detail button to read long clips. It's very handy. Automatically syncs a history of your recent clipboard items. Easily clear items individually by swiping left on the item, or all at once in the app's Settings. Check out the Settings to also set: - Whether to automatically add clips - Choose your favorite browser and Maps app - View help and troubleshooting tips. NOTES - Requires iCloud. - Mac sync requires CloudClip Manager for Mac, available for free in the Mac App Store. TROUBLESHOOTING If things don't seem to be working properly, try the following on all your devices. (iCloud settings are found at Settings -> iCloud on your iOS devices, and System Preferences -> iCloud on your Macs.) - Check all your devices are using the same iCloud account. - Check iCloud Drive (or Documents & Data for older operating systems) is enabled on all your devices. (See below for notes on iCloud Drive.) - Try restarting your devices. - Try disabling and then re-enabling iCloud Drive on your devices. If those don't seem to do the trick, email me at cloudclip@thinkbitz.com. Thanks! URL SCHEME SUPPORT cloudclip://add/(url encoded text)
Ai
This app synchronizes files across your devices, including phones, tablets, and PCs, through a central server. It offers robust security features to prevent account hijacking and ensure privacy, utilizing cryptographic wallets for authentication.
- Cross-device file synchronization
- Secure authentication with cryptographic wallet
- Protection against account hijacking
- End-to-end encryption
- Remote file access
- Photo uploads and backup
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The Ai-Fi HomeCloud app is the mobile version of the Ai-Fi file synchronization application supported over a variety of Ai-Fi devices, including the mobile phones, intelligent pads, desktop PCs, remote servers, etc. Ai-Fi file synchronization must be anchored on an Ai-Fi HomeCloud server, a separate Home Server component of the Ai-Fi infrastructure, through which all defined devices are directly or indirectly synchronized with each other. This app may run independently, or as an extension of the Ai-Fi Central app by taking advantage of the strong authentication offered by Ai-Fi Central, supporting automatic log-in, authentication based on cryptographic key pairs, in-app documentation, and pre-packaged shortcuts for most frequently used functions like photo uploads and easy backup to offline storages. If running as a standalone without coupling with Ai-Fi Central app, this app is said to be in "administrative mode", which is authenticated by the remote Home Server through an administrative account ID and password that is viewable through the administrative screen on the Ai-Fi Desktop application such as the Ai-Fi Desktop for Windows currently supported on Wintel PCs running Windows 10. This Ai-Fi HomeCloud app is based on the open source project Nextcloud with many distinct areas of improvement, focused exclusively on privacy protection and prevention of account hijacking: 1. Instead of advising our users as to maintain a basic account hygiene, we build into our app strong defenses against account hijacking attempts. As the protection is painstakingly tailored to the Ai-Fi ecosystem, random attacks are completely held off from entering into the private security domain by the TOFU (Trust On First Use) authentication protocol with the physical possession of the Ai-Fi Wallet as the second factor. According to Google research, this mechanism will help block 100% of automated bots and 96% of bulk phishing attacks. (Re: https://research.google/pubs/pub48117/) 2. For "targeted attacks", which requires additional investment ("hack for hire") and almost exclusively based on specially crafted Phishing messages against identified high-value targets, would not pass TOFU and certainly fail the key negotiation during the end-to-end encryption process. We are confident that this will prevent 100% of targeted attacks. 3. As the authentication is based on a cryptographic Ai-Fi Wallet, it is pseudonymous. 4. This Ai-Fi HomeCloud app is the client software running on a mobile platform for accessing the target HomeCloud server, which may be behind a firewall but still capable of allowing authorized clients to reach in based on a SSL-certificate-protected host name (in the form of abc.ai-fi.me) and open Internet addressability. For actual remote file access and synchronization functions, please refer to the community version of their original sources and documentation at https://nextcloud.com. The documentation on Ai-Fi infrastructure is offered over many in-app help texts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ai at 5.0 against CloudClip's 4.7. CloudClip's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudClip has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudClip | Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinkbitz Software Studio | Ai-Fi.net, Incorporated |
Customer experience
CloudClip
Ai
Bugs and requests
CloudClip
Reported bugs
13 issues- Syncing is unpredictable/slow
- Does not always copy clipboard content
- Text not readable in dark mode
- App sometimes needs to be started manually
- Syncing fails consistently
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- Not syncing across devices
- Crashing
- Syncing issues with newer OS versions (iOS 8, Yosemite)
- Background refresh issues
- Clearing clipboard removes items permanently
- Images/files not copying
- Syncing takes a very long time
- App not responding/force quits
Requested features
29 requests- Pinning frequently used clips
- Search function for clips
- Widget support (Notification Center/Today)
- Copying/pasting files (images, PDFs)
- Password protection/Touch ID
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- Editor for direct text sending
- Clip sorting/reordering
- Undo feature for deletions
- Longer history storage
- Manual ordering of clips
- Windows PC support
- Encryption for clips
- Integration with Evernote
- Custom keyboard
- Ability to edit list on any device
- Ability to delete individual clips
- Refresh button for sync
- Support for older iOS versions (iOS 6)
- One-tap message for phone numbers
- Temporary disable function on Mac
- Combine snippets function on iOS
- Popup showing full text on hover (Mac app)
- Locking a clipped entry (Mac app)
- More clipboard history (100 entries)
- Support for larger files (photos, videos)
- Longer time-out period/no time-out when plugged in
- Manual ordering of clips
- Ability to edit list on any device
- Ability to delete individual clips
Ai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudClip
No in-app purchases
Ai
No in-app purchases









