Comparison

Clipboard vs Light Clipboard

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

Head to head
About

Clipboard

Features
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Stop retyping the same things over and over. Clipboard keeps all the texts you use every day β€” IBAN, addresses, email replies, links, codes, phone numbers β€” and copies them in ONE tap. Right from the app, or straight from your Home Screen widget. YOUR SHORTCUT KEYBOARD (NEW) Add the Clipboard keyboard and switch to it with the globe key. Give a clip a shortcut word like β€œvat”: type it, tap the suggestion, and the word is replaced with your full VAT number (Pro). It works in WhatsApp, Mail, Messages, Safari and any other app. You can also paste any saved clip straight from the keyboard, for free. Full Access is only used to read the clips saved on your iPhone. Nothing you type is recorded, stored or sent. COPY IN ONE TAP Tap a clip and it's copied. Paste it anywhere: Messages, WhatsApp, Mail, Safari, Notes, forms… No more digging through old notes or emails. INTERACTIVE HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Your favorite clips live on your Home Screen. Tap a clip in the widget: it's copied instantly. Small, medium and large sizes. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY β€’ Categories: Work, Personal, Code, Links, Social, Finance… β€’ Emojis and colors for every clip β€’ Pin the essentials to the top β€’ Instant search β€’ List or grid view PRIVATE CLIPS WITH FACE ID Protect sensitive content β€” passwords, bank details, access codes β€” behind Face ID. EVERY TYPE OF CONTENT Text, links, emails, phone numbers, colors and images. USAGE STATISTICS See your most copied clips, your weekly activity and your top categories. DESIGNED FOR iOS Clean native design, light & dark mode, haptic feedback, 34 languages. PERFECT FOR β€’ Freelancers & sales: quote templates, IBAN, signatures β€’ Customer support: canned replies β€’ Developers: snippets, commands, API endpoints β€’ Social media: hashtags, bios, links β€’ Everyone: address, phone number, Wi-Fi password, promo codes CLIPBOARD PRO Unlock unlimited clips, keyboard shortcuts, advanced widgets, full customization and detailed statistics. Monthly, yearly or lifetime. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://louisvalli.be/clipboardpro

About

Light Clipboard

Features
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Light Clipboard holds the text you retype all the time and gives you a keyboard that types it anywhere. Your email address. A phone number. The reply you send twenty times a week. An address, an account number, a block of hashtags. Save it once, then tap it into any app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Save a snippet in the app. 2. Add the Light Clipboard keyboard in Settings and switch to it with the globe key. 3. Tap a snippet. It is typed straight into whatever you are writing. No copying. No switching to another app and back. Whatever is already on your clipboard stays there. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY The keyboard shows your snippets as tiles, two to a row, with backspace and return where you expect them. Tap a tile and the text appears. That is the whole interaction. In the app, snippets sit in a grid you can reorder by dragging. Tap one to edit it. One button pastes whatever you just copied, so saving is quick. SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Copy a snippet, or save a new one, from the Shortcuts app or by asking Siri β€” so a snippet can go into a message, an email or any automation you build. YOUR TEXT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Snippets are stored on your device and shared with the keyboard through a private app group. Nothing is uploaded. There is no account and no analytics. FREE AND PREMIUM Three snippets are free, with no time limit and no ads. If you need more: - Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Yearly lift the limit while active, and both start with a free one-week trial - Lifetime Unlock lifts it permanently with a single payment - Slot packs add 3, 5, 10 or 20 slots, and they stack THIRTY-ONE LANGUAGES The app follows your system language and is translated into 31 of them. NO FULL ACCESS The keyboard never asks for Full Access. It runs in the restricted sandbox iOS gives a keyboard by default, where it can read the snippets you saved and nothing else. It cannot reach the network, and it never sees what you type. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Yearly are auto-renewable subscriptions, running for one month or one year and renewing automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Each begins with a free trial of one week; the subscription starts, and payment is charged to your Apple Account, when the trial ends unless it is cancelled before then. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in Settings. Prices for your region are shown on this page and on the Premium screen in the app. Lifetime Unlock and the slot packs are one-off purchases. They do not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhafiarov.github.io/light-clipboard-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Clipboard4 screens
Light Clipboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Clipboard and Light Clipboard are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Clipboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Light Clipboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Light Clipboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Clipboard versus Light Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipboardLight Clipboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.2 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLouis ValliRuslan Zhafiarov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clipboard

Subscriptions2
  • Clipboard Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual Version$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime Version$9.99
7 purchases

Light Clipboard

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3 Extra Slots$0.99
  • 5 Extra Slots$1.99
  • 10 Extra Slots$2.99
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  • 20 Extra Slots$4.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Clipboard free?
Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Light Clipboard free?
Light Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clipboard or Light Clipboard have ads?
Neither Clipboard nor Light Clipboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clipboard or Light Clipboard?
Clipboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Light Clipboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clipboard was updated on October 12, 2026 and Light Clipboard on October 11, 2026.

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