Comparison

Unformatter vs minimalVNC

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

Head to head
About

Unformatter

Features
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Unformatter removes all rich text formatting from copied content, converting it into clean, plain textβ€”ideal for pasting into emails, notes, documents, and productivity apps. When copying from websites, PDFs, Word documents, or emails, unwanted styles such as fonts, bold, italics, and colors are often included. Unformatter automatically strips these formatting artifacts while preserving the original structure and line breaks. Whether you're composing professional emails, drafting notes, or preparing text for clean integration into writing or code, Unformatter ensures consistent and unstyled output. Key Use Cases - Paste unformatted text into Mail, Notes, or Word - Clean content copied from web pages, documents, or chat apps -Maintain clean, distraction-free text for writing, editing, or coding Features - Removes fonts, bold, italics, colors, and invisible styles - Preserves line breaks and text layout - Clipboard-based workflow: copy β†’ clean β†’ paste - One-tap operation, no configuration needed - 100% offline – no data collection or tracking - Works seamlessly on iPhone and iPad

About

minimalVNC

Features
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A VNC client that does exactly what it should β€” connect fast, render fast, type correctly β€” and nothing else. Native SwiftUI, tiny footprint, no accounts, no telemetry. THE MODERN VNC STACK β€’ RFB 3.8 with Tight + JPEG encoding β€” smooth at 1920Γ—1080 and beyond β€’ Encrypted by default: VeNCrypt over TLS 1.3, with trust-on-first-use for self-signed homelab certificates β€’ Works with wayvnc, TigerVNC, TightVNC, x11vnc, Xvnc and more MADE FOR TOUCH β€’ Trackpad-style pointer: your screen is the trackpad β€” tap to click, two-finger tap for right click, two-finger drag to scroll, pinch to zoom β€’ Full keyboard support: Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Super and F-keys on an accessory bar with sticky modifiers, plus hardware keyboards on iPad β€’ Full UTF-8 clipboard sync in both directions SYNCED WITH YOUR MAC β€’ Favourites sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud β€’ Passwords stay in your Keychain and sync via iCloud Keychain β€’ One purchase unlocks Pro everywhere β€” minimalVNC is also on the Mac App Store FREE TO CONNECT, FOREVER Quick connect, two saved favourites and every encoding and cipher β€” free. minimalVNC Pro (subscription or one-time lifetime unlock) adds unlimited favourites and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://minimalvnc.weinmayr.co/privacy.html

Screenshots

Unformatter2 screens
minimalVNC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: minimalVNC at Free against Unformatter's $0.99. Unformatter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

minimalVNC is free to download; Unformatter costs $0.99 up front. minimalVNC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Unformatter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 2 level
Unformatter versus minimalVNC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnformatterminimalVNC
Price$0.99Free β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph RothermelChristian Weinmayr

In-app purchases

None

Unformatter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

minimalVNC

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Unformatter free?
Unformatter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is minimalVNC free?
minimalVNC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unformatter or minimalVNC have ads?
Neither Unformatter nor minimalVNC shows ads.

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