Comparison

Clipboard vs PDFForge

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

Head to head
About

Clipboard

This utility app allows you to save and quickly access frequently used text snippets, addresses, and other phrases directly from your keyboard. Enjoy enhanced productivity with secure, on-device storage for your data.

Highlights
  • Save common phrases
  • Save addresses
  • Directly send from keyboard
  • On-device data storage
  • Privacy and security focused
Features
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EasyPaste records common phrases, addresses, and more. Send directly from the keyboard—simple and easy. This is a pure utility app. All data is stored on your device, ensuring privacy and security. Privacy Policy:https://github.com/Agent-xie/easy-paste/blob/main/privacy-policy-en.md Services:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDFForge

Transform your iPhone into a comprehensive document management tool. Easily scan, edit, sign, and extract text from PDFs with advanced OCR capabilities. Sync your work across devices seamlessly.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Bulk scanning for multiple pages
  • Full PDF editing toolkit
  • Advanced OCR text recognition
  • Digital signature insertion
  • iCloud cross-device syncing
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PDFForge – All-in-One PDF Scanner & Editor Turn your iPhone into a complete document hub with PDFForge — the ultimate tool to scan, edit, sign, and extract text from PDFs quickly and securely. Scan Smarter: High-Quality Scans – Capture sharp, clear documents with smart edge detection. Bulk Scanning – Scan multiple pages in one go — perfect for notes, receipts, or multi-page PDFs. Edit Like a Pro: Full Editing Toolkit – Reorder, rotate, duplicate, or delete pages effortlessly. Import Anything – Add pages from other PDFs, your device, or scan new pages instantly. Annotations & Signatures – Highlight, underline, strike through, add text, or insert your signature. Powerful OCR Text Recognition: Smart OCR Engine – Instantly convert scanned pages into editable, searchable text. Saved OCR Results – Copy, share, or review previous text extractions from your organized history. Sync Across Devices: iCloud Integration – All documents and edits stay synced and accessible across all your Apple devices. Whether you're a student, professional, or just going paperless, PDFForge gives you everything you need to manage PDFs — all in one sleek, fast app. Start free with 3 scans, 3 edits, and 3 OCR uses. Unlock unlimited access with a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, no recurring fees.

Screenshots

Clipboard4 screens
PDFForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDFForge at 5.0 against Clipboard's 4.7. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Clipboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.19 per month and PDFForge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDFForge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Clipboard's written reviews are positive against 86% of PDFForge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, PDFForge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clipboard versus PDFForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipboardPDFForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer梓泓 谢MefjuDev LLC

Customer experience

Clipboard

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

PDFForge

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Clipboard

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month2 variants$1.191 Month
  • 6 months$3.996 Months
  • 1 year$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$6.99
4 purchases

PDFForge

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 3 Months$7.993 Months
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDFForge Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Clipboard free?
Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFForge free?
PDFForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clipboard or PDFForge?
PDFForge is rated higher. Clipboard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while PDFForge averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Clipboard or PDFForge have ads?
Neither Clipboard nor PDFForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clipboard or PDFForge?
Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDFForge every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clipboard was updated on October 19, 2026 and PDFForge on September 24, 2026.

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