Comparison

Blocknotes vs ClipM

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

Head to head
About

Blocknotes

This app saves your notes as local HTML files, ensuring complete offline privacy. Your notes sync automatically across devices via iCloud Drive. It requires an iCloud account to function.

Highlights
  • Local HTML file storage
  • Completely offline functionality
  • No internet connection required
  • Automatic iCloud Drive sync
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Own your data! This app stores your notes as simple, local HTML files. Blocknotes never connects to the internet. It’s completely offline and private. Files are stored in your iCloud Drive, so it automatically syncs across devices. Requires you to be signed in with iCloud.

About

ClipM

Features
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ClipM: Your AI-Powered Clipboard Genius Revolutionize your clipboard experience with ClipM, the cutting-edge AI-enhanced clipboard manager for iOS. This intelligent app transforms how you capture, edit, and organize information. With ClipM's advanced AI capabilities, you can: • Automatically capture and intelligently process clipboard content • Harness AI to enhance your clips: - Improve grammar and spelling instantly - Extract and organize links effortlessly - Summarize long texts with a tap - Translate content across multiple languages • Edit text with AI-assisted precision, including smart find & replace • Generate new content using AI, right within the app • Organize clips into AI-suggested smart categories for intuitive access • Secure your data with backup and restore options ClipM's AI adapts to your usage patterns, offering personalized suggestions and automations. Whether you're a writer crafting the perfect phrase, a developer managing code snippets, or a professional juggling multiple projects, ClipM's AI supercharges your workflow. Experience the future of clipboard management. Let AI handle the tedious tasks while you focus on what matters. Download ClipM today and unlock the full potential of your ideas with AI-enhanced efficiency!

Screenshots

Blocknotes4 screens
ClipM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blocknotes at none against ClipM's 3. ClipM's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, 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. ClipM sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Blocknotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blocknotes ships an update monthly, ClipM weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blocknotes versus ClipM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlocknotesClipM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutomatticSean Kelly

In-app purchases

None

Blocknotes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ClipM

One-time3
  • 100 AI Requests$2.99
  • 500 AI Requests$9.99
  • 1000 AI Requests$14.99

Questions

Is Blocknotes free?
Blocknotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipM free?
ClipM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blocknotes or ClipM have ads?
Neither Blocknotes nor ClipM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blocknotes or ClipM?
Blocknotes ships an update monthly, and ClipM weekly. Most recently, Blocknotes was updated on November 3, 2026 and ClipM on November 4, 2026.

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