Bigloop vs Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bigloop
This app acts as a powerful clipboard manager and notes app, allowing you to quickly capture, organize, and act on copied content. It offers custom AI prompts for workflows and prioritizes user privacy with on-device data storage and optional API key integration.
- Lightning-fast capture of text, links, and code
- Customizable AI prompts for workflows
- Private by design with on-device data storage
- Smart categories, pins, and search
- Natural AI voice note playback
- Seamless device handoff
- Bring your own API keys
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Bigloop — The best clipboard manager you’ve ever seen. The most useful notes app you’ve ever used. Make everything you copy instantly useful. Capture, organize, and act—faster than ever. Why people switch to Bigloop - Lightning-fast capture: Save text, links, code, and ideas without breaking flow. - Custom prompting: Build your own AI tools for titling, rewriting, and workflows—your terms, your tone. - Private by design: Your data stays on your devices. Use your own API keys. Simple file storage (iCloud Drive support), no opaque clouds. - Organize effortlessly: Smart categories, pins, and search that actually finds what you need. - Read it back: Natural AI voices that instantly read your notes at your preferred speed. - Continuity that works: Seamless handoff between devices, zero friction. Power features at a glance - Custom Prompts: Save reusable AI prompts for one-tap results. - Your Keys, Your Control: Bring your own API keys; full transparency. - Export anytime: Clear, portable backups—no lock-in. - Distraction-free design: Minimal UI, maximal speed. Ready to move faster with your ideas? Open Bigloop, paste once, and get more done.
Control
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Your AI conversations with complete privacy. Control is a free LLM interface that puts you in charge of your AI experience. Chat with lightweight open source language models while keeping your data completely private. These mobile-optimized models offer basic AI assistance with the trade-off of complete privacy and offline functionality - everything runs locally on your device. This is a basic tool. Privacy & Data Protection: All processing happens on your device with no data collection or sharing. Your conversations never leave your phone and no accounts, logins, or cloud storage are required. Works completely offline with zero network dependencies for chat, no tracking or analytics. Your data stays yours and history resets after every session or 24 hours, whichever comes first, ensuring no persistent data storage. Choice: Choose from various open source language models and switch between models instantly to find the perfect AI assistant for your specific needs. Free and open source with no subscriptions or hidden costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Control at none against Bigloop's 10. Bigloop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support 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. Bigloop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bigloop ships an update every 2 days, Control every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bigloop | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mason Earl | Carlos Tarrats |
In-app purchases
Bigloop
- Blue Theme$1.99
- Purple Theme$1.99
- Black & White Theme$1.99
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- Calm Theme$1.99
- USA Theme$1.99
- Focus Theme$1.99
- Red Theme$1.99
- Pink Theme$1.99
- Japanese Theme$1.99
- All Themes Bundle$12.99
Control
No in-app purchases









