Comparison

Bamboo vs Cliclip

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

Head to head
About

Bamboo

This app is a Markdown note-taking tool for organizing knowledge and utilizing AI features. It allows users to capture ideas, write long-form content, and connect notes with wiki links. AI assistance is available for drafting, summarizing, and brainstorming, with users controlling their AI provider.

Highlights
  • Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
  • Wiki link creation for connecting notes
  • AI assistance for drafting and summarizing
  • Organize notes into collections
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Import and export content
Features
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Bamboo is a Markdown notes app for writing, organizing knowledge, and using AI on your own terms. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with Web Clipper support, Bamboo helps you capture ideas anywhere and continue working across devices. Capture quick notes, long-form documents, tasks, reminders, research, meeting notes, reading highlights, and personal knowledge. Bamboo keeps your notes in Markdown so they stay portable, readable, and easy to manage. WRITE AND CAPTURE Use a focused Markdown editor with syntax highlighting, task lists, tables, wiki links, footnotes, highlights, math, images, and attachments. Keep ideas, notes, reminders, and tasks together so writing, thinking, and planning stay in one place. ORGANIZE AND CONNECT Organize notes into collections for projects, areas, archives, or research spaces. Connect ideas with wiki links, pin important notes, star favorites, and build a knowledge base that stays easy to navigate as it grows. AI ASSISTANCE, UNDER YOUR CONTROL Bamboo Pro lets you connect supported AI providers and use assistant features directly in your notes. Draft, rewrite, summarize, brainstorm ideas, and work with selected content without leaving your workspace. You stay in control of the provider and model you use. KEEP YOUR NOTES YOURS Your notes stay in Markdown, making them easy to move, back up, and keep for the long term. Search across notes, revisit recent work, import and export your content, create backups, and keep your work available across devices with optional Bamboo Pro features such as iCloud Sync, HTML export, and PDF export. Bamboo includes optional auto-renewable monthly and yearly Pro subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zhigui.github.io/app-docs/bamboo/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cliclip

Features
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ClipClip is a simple clipboard library that helps you save, organize, and quickly reuse text and links. Use it to keep frequently used text, links, reply templates, notes, addresses, and temporary snippets in one clean place. When you need something again, search for it, copy it, or open it instantly. Key features: - Save clipboard content Manually keep important copied text and links before your clipboard changes. - Organize reusable snippets Save common replies, links, addresses, templates, and other useful text for quick access. - Fast search Find saved items by keyword without scrolling through scattered notes. - Segment Copy Long-press an item to select and copy only the parts you need. - Local and lightweight Your saved history stays on your device, and ClipClip only reads the clipboard when you ask it to. ClipClip makes saving, finding, copying, and reusing text feel simple and natural.

Screenshots

Bamboo4 screens
Cliclip3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cliclip at none against Bamboo's 2. Cliclip also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bamboo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cliclip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bamboo ships an update every 2 months, Cliclip every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bamboo versus Cliclip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBambooCliclip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志贵 陈起帆 张

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bamboo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Cliclip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bamboo free?
Bamboo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cliclip free?
Cliclip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bamboo or Cliclip have ads?
Neither Bamboo nor Cliclip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bamboo or Cliclip?
Bamboo ships an update every 2 months, and Cliclip every 9 days. Most recently, Bamboo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cliclip on November 9, 2026.

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