Comparison

TypeShelf vs Light Clipboard

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

Head to head
About

TypeShelf

Create custom shortcuts for frequently used text and images to insert them instantly with a dedicated keyboard. Automate dates, times, and clipboard content for dynamic messages. Save time and reduce repetitive typing.

Highlights
  • Custom text and image shortcuts
  • Magic Variables for dates, times, clipboard
  • Custom keyboard access
  • Share reply collections
  • Typing speed test and time saved statistics
  • Group assignment and quick filters
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Keep your customer replies ready. Save the answers you send again and again — shipping questions, opening hours, quotes, booking links, follow-ups — then switch to the TypeShelf keyboard and tap a reply to insert it, in any app where you type. TYPE ONCE, REUSE ANYWHERE • Tap a saved reply from the keyboard to insert it • Pin favorites and jump back to your recent replies • Create text and image snippets • Organize replies with custom tags and quick filters • Search, reorder, import, export, and share your collection PERSONALIZE EVERY MESSAGE • Fill-in fields ask for a name, option, date, or time before the reply goes in • My details: save your business name, booking link, or signature once and reuse it in any reply • Magic Variables add live dates, times, clipboard content, cursor placement, or a random option START IN MINUTES Choose a ready-made reply pack or write your own. Your first replies are on the keyboard in a few taps. SEE THE TIME YOU SAVE Review usage statistics, find your most-used replies, and run the typing test for a more personal time-saved estimate. QUICK SETUP 1. Create or choose your replies. 2. Add TypeShelf in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. 3. Switch to the TypeShelf keyboard in any app and tap a reply to insert it. iOS requires Allow Full Access so the keyboard can read the reply library shared by the main app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Light Clipboard

Features
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Light Clipboard holds the text you retype all the time and gives you a keyboard that types it anywhere. Your email address. A phone number. The reply you send twenty times a week. An address, an account number, a block of hashtags. Save it once, then tap it into any app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Save a snippet in the app. 2. Add the Light Clipboard keyboard in Settings and switch to it with the globe key. 3. Tap a snippet. It is typed straight into whatever you are writing. No copying. No switching to another app and back. Whatever is already on your clipboard stays there. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY The keyboard shows your snippets as tiles, two to a row, with backspace and return where you expect them. Tap a tile and the text appears. That is the whole interaction. In the app, snippets sit in a grid you can reorder by dragging. Tap one to edit it. One button pastes whatever you just copied, so saving is quick. SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Copy a snippet, or save a new one, from the Shortcuts app or by asking Siri — so a snippet can go into a message, an email or any automation you build. YOUR TEXT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Snippets are stored on your device and shared with the keyboard through a private app group. Nothing is uploaded. There is no account and no analytics. FREE AND PREMIUM Three snippets are free, with no time limit and no ads. If you need more: - Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Yearly lift the limit while active, and both start with a free one-week trial - Lifetime Unlock lifts it permanently with a single payment - Slot packs add 3, 5, 10 or 20 slots, and they stack THIRTY-ONE LANGUAGES The app follows your system language and is translated into 31 of them. NO FULL ACCESS The keyboard never asks for Full Access. It runs in the restricted sandbox iOS gives a keyboard by default, where it can read the snippets you saved and nothing else. It cannot reach the network, and it never sees what you type. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Yearly are auto-renewable subscriptions, running for one month or one year and renewing automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Each begins with a free trial of one week; the subscription starts, and payment is charged to your Apple Account, when the trial ends unless it is cancelled before then. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in Settings. Prices for your region are shown on this page and on the Premium screen in the app. Lifetime Unlock and the slot packs are one-off purchases. They do not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhafiarov.github.io/light-clipboard-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

TypeShelf3 screens
Light Clipboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Light Clipboard at every 4 days against TypeShelf's fortnightly. 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. TypeShelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Light Clipboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypeShelf ships an update fortnightly, Light Clipboard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TypeShelf versus Light Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeShelfLight Clipboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolai RodionovRuslan Zhafiarov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TypeShelf

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
7 purchases

Light Clipboard

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3 Extra Slots$0.99
  • 5 Extra Slots$1.99
  • 10 Extra Slots$2.99
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  • 20 Extra Slots$4.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is TypeShelf free?
TypeShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Light Clipboard free?
Light Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TypeShelf or Light Clipboard have ads?
Neither TypeShelf nor Light Clipboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TypeShelf or Light Clipboard?
TypeShelf ships an update fortnightly, and Light Clipboard every 4 days. Most recently, TypeShelf was updated on November 8, 2026 and Light Clipboard on November 6, 2026.

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