Clamshell vs eqIos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
eqIos
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A 10-band equalizer for the music you already own. eqIos is a music player for local audio files stored on your iPhone. It is not a streaming service — it is a tool for the tracks you already have. ■ 10-band graphic equalizer Adjust 32 / 64 / 125 / 250 / 500 / 1K / 2K / 4K / 8K / 16K Hz within ±10 dB. Lift the low end, push vocals forward, tame harsh highs. Dial in a curve that fits the headphones or speakers you actually use. ■ Every song remembers its EQ Save a curve to this song, this album, this artist, or the global default. It comes back on its own the next time you play, resolved song > album > artist > global — a heavier low end for one band, something restrained for one album, decided once and then left alone. There is no save button: move a fader and it is written to whichever scope you picked. Settings > EQ Assignments lists everything you have saved and lets you remove any of it. ■ 22 presets, plus your own Flat, Acoustic, Bass Booster, Classical, Dance, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Rock, Vocal Booster and more. One tap switches the sound to match the track. Name a curve you like and it joins them under My Presets, where it can be renamed or deleted later. A preamp (±10 dB) keeps the overall level in balance. ■ Supported formats mp3, m4a, wav, and flac. FLAC is decoded natively by iOS, so 24-bit / 96 kHz and higher hi-res files play as-is. ■ Importing music ・Pick files in the Files app ・Paste a direct HTTPS link to an audio file ・Import from your device's Music Library ・Copy files in bulk over Finder / iTunes file sharing Tracks added from Files and the Music Library are referenced in place, so they do not take up storage twice. ■ Library Switch between Songs, Albums, Artists, and Playlists. Albums are ordered by disc and track number, and albums with several contributors are grouped as "Various Artists". Search covers titles, file names, artists, and albums at once. ■ Playlists Create, rename, delete, and reorder by dragging. Play or shuffle a playlist on its own. If you rename a file after importing it, eqIos relinks the track automatically when the match is unambiguous. ■ Player Album art, waveform seek, shuffle, repeat (off / all / one), and AirPlay output selection. Background playback and a mini player are included. ■ Privacy eqIos collects no data. Your audio and your settings stay on the device. There are no analytics tools and no ad SDKs. ■ Before you buy ・This is not a music streaming service. It plays only the audio files you supply. ・DRM-protected tracks, such as Apple Music catalog songs, cannot be played. ・Ogg FLAC (.oga / .ogg) is not supported. ・URL import accepts direct links to audio files only, up to 500 MB per track.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eqIos at daily against Clamshell's every 6 weeks. Clamshell's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clamshell ships an update every 6 weeks, eqIos daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clamshell | eqIos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Kovrazhkin | Yusuke Ishiguro |
In-app purchases
Clamshell
No in-app purchases
eqIos
No in-app purchases









