Comparison

Clamshell vs Range

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

Head to head
About

Clamshell

Monitor the status of all your Macs from your iPhone or iPad. This app allows you to track lid and system states remotely, ensuring you're always informed about your devices. It utilizes iCloud for secure data synchronization without third-party servers.

Highlights
  • Monitor Mac lid states
  • Track system statuses (Awake, Sleep, etc.)
  • Remote monitoring from iPhone/iPad
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Supports Mac desktops
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Clamshell goes to iPhone and iPad! This is an iOS version of the Clamshell app. It provides monitoring states of all your Macs from your iPhones and iPads that are signed in to the same iCloud account. Clamshell now supports sharing the laptop lid statuses and system statuses (Awake, Sleeping, Logging out, Restarting, Shutting down, Restarted, Shut Down, User Logged Out, App Terminated). More statuses will come in the year. No data is shared with third-party providers. Clamshell is not using any external servers but only Apple's iCloud servers. You're in full control of your data! Note for users of iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro: Clamshell is useful for you finally! Use it to monitor statuses of your Mac desktops remotely from iPhone/iPad. Yay!

About

Range

Features
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Experiment with electric car range using a simple simulation.. Without claiming to give a fair picture of the range of electric cars, you can get an idea of ​​what impact different parameters have on the range. Play with the numbers as you please. The battery capacity gives range from 100-0%. In addition to the example values there are values ​​for a few more cars on the attached car page. Also the force, effect needed to move the car, %/10km and kWh/10km at selected speed is presented.

Screenshots

Clamshell2 screens
Range1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Range at every 4 days against Clamshell's every 6 weeks. Range also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clamshell ships an update every 6 weeks, Range every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Clamshell versus Range: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClamshellRange
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Kovrazhkindomesticusdevelop

In-app purchases

None

Clamshell

No in-app purchases

None

Range

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clamshell free?
Clamshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Range free?
Range is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clamshell or Range have ads?
Neither Clamshell nor Range shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clamshell or Range?
Clamshell ships an update every 6 weeks, and Range every 4 days. Most recently, Clamshell was updated on October 8, 2026 and Range on October 2, 2026.

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