CloudClip vs Clipboard
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)
Clipboard
Save text snippets for quick access and easy copying. Swipe left on saved items to reveal more options for managing your text.
- Save text snippets
- Easy copy and paste
- Swipe for more options
- Organize text for later use
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Save text to easily copy and paste later. Left swipe for more options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudClip at 4.7 against Clipboard's 4.0. CloudClip also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CloudClip holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudClip has 45 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of CloudClip's written reviews are positive against 83% of Clipboard's.
CloudClip ships an update every 6 months, Clipboard every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudClip | Clipboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (45 ratings) — better | 4.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinkbitz Software Studio | Kasey Baughan |
Customer experience
CloudClip
Clipboard
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
Clipboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudClip
No in-app purchases
Clipboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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