Comparison

ClipNote vs Clair Mind

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

Head to head
About

ClipNote

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Stop retyping the same things. Save it once, paste it anywhere. ClipNote keeps the text you use all the time - home address, email templates, WiFi password, canned replies, order details - and lets you drop it into any app with a tap, using its own custom keyboard. No copy-paste juggling. No hunting through old messages. Just pick a note and paste. Everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, and it works completely offline. SAVE ANYTHING WORTH REUSING โ€ข Keep addresses, phone numbers, emails, and WiFi codes handy โ€ข Store greeting messages, replies, and templates you send often โ€ข Jot quick notes and ideas before they slip away PASTE ANYWHERE WITH THE CLIPNOTE KEYBOARD โ€ข Switch to the ClipNote keyboard in Messages, Mail, Safari, or any app โ€ข Tap a note to paste it instantly - no leaving the app โ€ข Share text into ClipNote from other apps to save it fast STAY ORGANIZED YOUR WAY โ€ข Sort notes into folders and nested subfolders โ€ข Tag with hashtags and filter in seconds โ€ข Search, pin your favorites, and sort by date or title MAGIC VARIABLES (PREMIUM) โ€ข Insert today's date, the current time, or a custom date format โ€ข Drop your cursor exactly where you want to keep typing PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข All notes live locally on your device - nothing is uploaded โ€ข Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode (Premium) โ€ข Back up to your own iCloud, or export to JSON and CSV SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING โ€ข Free to use with up to 10 notes, folders, and hashtags โ€ข Upgrade once to Premium for unlimited everything, privacy lock, iCloud backup, and magic variables โ€ข One-time purchase. No subscription. Yours forever. Download ClipNote and never type the same thing twice.

About

Clair Mind

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WHAT CLAIR MIND IS A private, local-first notes app. You capture a thought, it gets filed and titled for you, and over time you can see how your notes connect. Notes, notebooks, tasks and search all work fully offline and on-device. SIGNING IN โ€” PLEASE READ The app offers Sign in with Apple and Sign in with Google only; there is no password-based login, so there are no demo credentials we can supply. Please tap "Sign in with Apple" and use your own Apple ID โ€” account creation is instant, free, and requires no payment. Everything except the AI features works WITHOUT any account. You can install, capture notes, create tasks, browse notebooks and search with no sign-in at all. The AI features require an account because each request costs us money per call and is metered per user. Signing in is free and includes 1,000 words of AI per month at no charge. WHERE TO FIND EACH FEATURE - Capture a note: the round "+" button, bottom right of any tab. Type, then Save. The note lands in "Unsorted". - Create a task: same "+" button, then tap the checklist icon at the bottom right of the sheet to switch from note to task. - Ask AI: the "Ask" tab, centre of the bottom bar. Type a question about your notes. Requires sign-in. Past conversations are behind the history icon, top left of that screen. - Connections: open any note, then tap the flower icon above the note body. - Notebooks: the "Notebooks" tab. Tap any notebook to see its notes. - Tasks: the "To-Do" tab. Tap a list to open it; tap the circle on a row to complete it. - Your activity, plan and settings: the "Me" tab, then the gear icon, top right. FREE VS PRO - Free, after signing in: the entire app, plus 1,000 words of AI per month. - Pro (auto-renewing subscription): a much larger monthly AI allowance and voice capture (the microphone in the capture sheet and in Ask AI). - The paywall appears when the free AI allowance runs out, and from the "Unlock AI with Pro" row on the Me tab. - Restore Purchases: Me tab โ†’ gear icon โ†’ Account. ACCOUNT DELETION Me tab โ†’ gear icon โ†’ Account โ†’ Delete Account. It is a press-and-hold confirmation, then the account and its server-side data are removed. PRIVACY Notes live on the device. When you use an AI feature, the relevant note text is sent per-request to our AI provider to generate that one response; it is not stored server-side and is never used for training. This version adds analytics covering the first-run setup flow only, including a screen recording of onboarding with all typed text and images masked; recording stops before you reach your notes. Both are declared on the privacy label and in the app's privacy manifest, and described at https://clairmind.ai/privacy. CONTACT support@clairmind.ai โ€” happy to answer anything or walk through a feature.

Screenshots

ClipNote4 screens
Clair Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clair Mind at monthly against ClipNote's every 2 months. ClipNote's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ClipNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clair Mind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClipNote ships an update every 2 months, Clair Mind monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ClipNote versus Clair Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipNoteClair Mind
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuong Le DieuZiad Emadaldeen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClipNote

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$5.99
3 purchases

Clair Mind

Subscriptions3
  • Clair Mind Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Clair Mind Pro Weekly + Trial3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Clair Mind Pro$79.991 Year

Questions

Is ClipNote free?
ClipNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clair Mind free?
Clair Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClipNote or Clair Mind have ads?
Neither ClipNote nor Clair Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClipNote or Clair Mind?
ClipNote ships an update every 2 months, and Clair Mind monthly. Most recently, ClipNote was updated on September 30, 2026 and Clair Mind on October 2, 2026.

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