Comparison

PDF Guard(Pro) vs Clipboard Manager

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

Head to head
About

PDF Guard(Pro)

Features
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PDF Guard: Your Ultimate Solution for PDF Security and Freedom. Easily lock and unlock your PDF files with precision and confidence. Take control of your document privacy and accessibility in just a few clicks. Guard your information, unlock your convenience. Developed by Anvaysoft Programmer- Hrishi Suthar Made with love in India

About

Clipboard Manager

Easily save, organize, and reuse text, links, and images with a custom keyboard and OCR capabilities. Access your saved content quickly without switching apps, and sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard for quick pasting
  • OCR text extraction from images
  • Pinboards for organized content
  • Auto paste functionality
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Save from Share Sheet
Features
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Cliptop for iOS now includes Cliptop Keyboard, Auto Paste, and OCR, giving you a faster way to reuse saved clips, snippets, links, text from images, colors, and pinboards wherever you type. PINBOARDS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add Pinboard Shortcuts to open your favorite boards, History, or Search. Use Pinboard Cards to preview saved clips, browse pages, and tap a card to open it in Cliptop. Choose the boards shown in each widget. Locked content stays hidden in previews. Open the keyboard, pick a saved item, and paste it without switching apps. Use OCR to extract text from images and screenshots, then save or reuse it later. Cliptop is built for people who copy, save, reuse, and organize information throughout the day. PASTE FROM THE CLIPTOP KEYBOARD Cliptop Keyboard helps you paste saved content directly into supported text fields. * Paste saved text clips * Reuse common snippets * Insert useful links * Paste color values * Access frequent text quickly * Use saved content without switching apps AUTO PASTE SAVED ITEMS Auto Paste makes it faster to insert saved content when you need it. Choose a saved clip, snippet, link, or value, and Cliptop helps you paste it into the app you are using with less friction. It is useful for replies, notes, support messages, links, templates, project notes, code snippets, and anything you type often. EXTRACT TEXT WITH OCR Cliptop can extract useful text from images and screenshots. Use OCR to capture text from visual content, then save it as a reusable clip. This makes screenshots, image notes, references, and copied visuals easier to search, organize, and reuse. SAVE USEFUL ITEMS FROM YOUR PHONE Cliptop gives you a focused place to keep things you want to reuse later. * Save text notes and snippets * Keep useful links close * Store images and visual references * Extract text from images with OCR * Save colors and values * Add important items to pinboards * Find saved items quickly when you need them again SAVE FROM THE SHARE SHEET When you find something useful on iPhone, send it to Cliptop. Use the iOS Share Sheet to save links, text, images, and other supported content directly into Cliptop, so useful items do not get lost across apps, chats, tabs, or notes. ACCESS YOUR CLIPTOP PINBOARDS Pinboards help you keep reusable content organized. * Create focused boards for different projects * Save frequently used snippets, links, and images * Keep important items separate from temporary history * Organize content you use often * Access saved items from both iPhone and Mac when sync is enabled PRIVATE ICLOUD SYNC Cliptop can sync your saved clips and pinboards between iPhone, iPad, and Mac using your private iCloud account. Sync is optional and designed to keep your data under your control. Your clips are stored locally on your devices and synced through iCloud when you choose to enable it. A COMPANION FOR CLIPTOP ON MAC Cliptop for Mac helps you capture and search your clipboard history while you work. Cliptop for iOS lets you bring the important parts with you, paste saved content from the keyboard, extract text from images, save new items from your phone, and keep your pinboards available across devices. PERFECT FOR * Pasting saved snippets from the keyboard * Reusing links, notes, and text clips * Extracting text from screenshots * Saving links you want to revisit * Keeping snippets and notes handy * Collecting images and references * Organizing reusable content * Accessing Mac clips on iPhone * Sharing useful items into Cliptop * Building project-specific pinboards * Keeping important copied content easy to find Cliptop brings your saved clipboard items closer to where you need them. Get in touch: cliptop.app/support or @cliptopapp on X Privacy Policy: https://cliptop.app/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://cliptop.app/legal/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

PDF Guard(Pro)4 screens
Clipboard Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clipboard Manager at Free against PDF Guard(Pro)'s $2.99. Clipboard Manager also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 20 months). PDF Guard(Pro)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clipboard Manager is free to download; PDF Guard(Pro) costs $2.99 up front. Clipboard Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. PDF Guard(Pro) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Guard(Pro) ships an update every 20 months, Clipboard Manager every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PDF Guard(Pro) versus Clipboard Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF Guard(Pro)Clipboard Manager
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHrishi SutharDepomo Ltd

In-app purchases

None

PDF Guard(Pro)

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Clipboard Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Cliptop Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cliptop Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is PDF Guard(Pro) free?
PDF Guard(Pro) costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clipboard Manager free?
Clipboard Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PDF Guard(Pro) or Clipboard Manager have ads?
Neither PDF Guard(Pro) nor Clipboard Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Guard(Pro) or Clipboard Manager?
PDF Guard(Pro) ships an update every 20 months, and Clipboard Manager every 5 days. Most recently, PDF Guard(Pro) was updated on October 28, 2026 and Clipboard Manager on October 31, 2026.

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