Switchy vs ClipRing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Switchy
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Save the replies and details you use every day, then insert the right one from your keyboard in one tap. Switchy is a simple snippet keyboard for recurring replies, email addresses, names, signatures, and other text you donβt want to retype or mistype. Organize saved text by context β work, email, personal, and more β so you can find what you need without switching back to Notes or repeatedly copying and pasting. β Great for situations like: β’ Replying with the same work messages β’ Entering email addresses accurately β’ Avoiding name spelling mix-ups (e.g. Sara / Sarah) β’ Inserting signatures and recurring phrases β’ Keeping work and personal snippets separate β Key features β’ Organize snippets by context β’ Reorder contexts and snippets to match how you use them β’ Insert saved text from the keyboard in one tap β’ Add optional labels to identify longer snippets at a glance β’ Long-press a snippet on the keyboard to preview its full text before inserting β’ Automatically insert dates, times, and weekdays, including yesterday, tomorrow, and seven days ahead β’ Set a cursor position to continue typing within inserted text β’ Preview the expanded result of snippets with variables β’ Guided first-time setup, from saving your first snippet to trying it on the keyboard β’ Light and Dark Mode support β’ Language setting (System / Japanese / English) β’ Back up and restore your data β’ No ads or pushy notifications Your saved snippet content stays on your device. Product analytics does not include the text you save or type. The keyboard does not require Full Access. β Switchy Free Create up to 3 contexts and save up to 5 snippets per context. β Switchy Pro Auto-renewable yearly subscription. Create up to 5 contexts and save up to 7 snippets per context. β’ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ β’ Privacy Policy: https://switchy-app.com/privacy-policy/
ClipRing
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ClipRing is a clipboard history manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Every time you copy text, ClipRing quietly saves it β so nothing you copy is ever lost again. Free to download and use. Upgrade to ClipRing Pro with a single one-time purchase β no subscription, ever. βΌ NEW: QUICK-PASTE PALETTE (MAC) Press β₯βV in any app and a Spotlight-style panel appears with your clipboard history. Type to search, press Return, and the clip pastes right into the app you were in. β1ββ9 paste a row instantly. It's the fastest way to get that thing you copied twenty minutes ago back under your cursor. βΌ NEW: ICLOUD SYNC (PRO) Copy on your Mac, paste on your iPhone. Your clipboard history syncs privately through your own iCloud account β never through our servers. One ring, all your devices. βΌ CLIPRING KEYBOARD (IPHONE & IPAD) Switch to the ClipRing keyboard in any app to paste any item from your history. Tap to paste, swipe to delete. No app switching, no hunting for what you copied earlier. βΌ SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Copy text on your Mac and it's captured automatically. On iPhone, just copy and open ClipRing β auto-save captures your clipboard the moment the app appears. Prefer other routes? The Share sheet, a one-tap import button, and Shortcuts actions (pair "Save Text to ClipRing" with Back Tap) are all there too. βΌ HOME SCREEN WIDGET (IPHONE & IPAD) Put your recent clips on the Home Screen. Tap the copy button on any row and it's back on your clipboard β without even opening the app. βΌ MAC POWER FEATURES β’ β§βV cycles through history in place β works even in terminal apps (iTerm2, Terminal, Warp, kitty and more) β’ Pin favorites: pinned clips never expire and never get pushed out β’ Launch at login, and an optional menu-bar-only mode (no Dock icon) β’ Shortcuts support: read your latest clip, pick from recent clips, or save text from any automation β bind "Choose a Clip" to Back Tap or the Action button for instant paste access βΌ FULLY CONFIGURABLE β’ Ring size up to 100 items (Pro), auto-expiration from 1 hour to 30 days, deduplication, max text length βΌ PRIVATE BY DESIGN ClipRing works entirely on your device. Passwords copied from password managers are automatically excluded and never recorded. No analytics, no ads, no tracking β and sync, if you enable it, goes only through your personal iCloud account. Ever. β FREE VS PRO β’ Free: full capture, quick-paste palette, keyboard, Share sheet, 10 most recent items, 1 pin. β’ Pro (one-time purchase): ring size up to 100, unlimited pins, iCloud sync. Bought ClipRing 1.x when it was a paid app? You get Pro automatically β thank you for the early support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Switchy at weekly against ClipRing's monthly. Switchy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Switchy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and ClipRing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Switchy ships an update weekly, ClipRing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Switchy | ClipRing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuma Kanazawa | Microdog Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
Switchy
- Switchy Pro$19.991 Year
ClipRing
- ClipRing Pro$7.99









