CloudClip vs ClipboardClear
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)
ClipboardClear
This utility app automatically manages your device's clipboard. It offers options to delete or display clipboard contents upon startup and allows selective removal of text or images. It helps prevent sensitive information from being exposed.
- Automatic clipboard deletion
- Display clipboard contents
- Selective text/image deletion
- Startup execution options
- Delete specific clipboard items
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This application is "ClipboardClear" which deletes and displays the clipboard contents. You can choose between "Delete", "Show", and "None" for automatic execution at startup. On the screen, you can also delete only text or only images. If there are multiple items, you can also delete a specific item. I'd better be careful not to let anyone read the contents of my clipboard!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudClip at 4.7 against ClipboardClear's 4.0. CloudClip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). ClipboardClear's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price 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
Both are free to download. ClipboardClear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CloudClip asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of CloudClip's written reviews are positive against 100% of ClipboardClear's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CloudClip ships an update every 6 months, ClipboardClear monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudClip | ClipboardClear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (45 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinkbitz Software Studio | Atsushi Ezaki |
Customer experience
CloudClip
ClipboardClear
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
ClipboardClear
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudClip
No in-app purchases
ClipboardClear
- Hide AD$1.99
Questions
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