Comparison

Clipboard AI vs ShotMark

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

Head to head
About

Clipboard AI

This app automatically saves everything you copy, including text, links, and images, and organizes it with AI-powered categorization. Access your entire clipboard history from any app via a keyboard extension and utilize AI tools for summarization, math solving, and text transformation.

Highlights
  • Automatic clipboard saving
  • AI-powered categorization
  • Paste keyboard extension
  • Save, tag, and organize clips
  • AI text tools (summarize, math solver)
  • Collections and folders
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Your iPhone clipboard just got an AI upgrade. Clipboard AI automatically saves everything you copy - text, links, phone numbers, emails, addresses, and even images. Never lose an important piece of copied text again. SMART CLIPBOARD HISTORY Every time you copy something, Clipboard AI captures it instantly. Your complete copy history is searchable, organized, and always available. No more "I copied something but lost it" moments. AI-POWERED CATEGORIZATION Clipboard AI automatically detects what you copied and sorts it into smart categories: - Text Snippets - notes, messages, paragraphs - Links - URLs with automatic title preview - Phone Numbers - tap to call instantly - Email Addresses - tap to compose - Physical Addresses - open directly in Maps - Codes & OTPs - verification codes, saved securely - Images - screenshots and photos you copy PASTE KEYBOARD Access your entire clipboard history from any app with our built-in keyboard extension. No more switching between apps to paste. Just open the keyboard, find your clip, and paste it instantly. SAVE, TAG & ORGANIZE Bookmark important clips so they never get deleted. Organize your saved items into custom collections. Tag clips for easy filtering and retrieval later. AI TEXT TOOLS - TL;DR Summarize - Get instant summaries of long text - Math Solver - Automatically solves math expressions and currency conversions - Text Transform - Convert case, format text, rewrite content - Language Detection - Identifies the language and offers translation - Checklist Detection - Automatically formats lists into interactive checklists COLLECTIONS & FOLDERS Group related clips into collections. Create folders for work, personal, shopping lists, project research, or anything else. Your clipboard, organized your way. BUILT FOR PRODUCTIVITY - Copy once, paste anywhere - your history is always available - Swipe to delete - clean up with a quick gesture - Dark mode - easy on the eyes - iCloud sync - access your clips across all your devices - Privacy first - your clipboard data stays on your device WHY CLIPBOARD AI? Most clipboard managers just save text. Clipboard AI understands what you copy. It auto-categorizes, summarizes, solves math, detects languages, and organizes everything into a searchable archive. It is the smart clipboard your iPhone should have had from day one. Download Clipboard AI and never lose a copied text again. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS The app is free to use with upto 10 saved clips. Clipboard AI Pro is offered as an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly) with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Pro allows unlimited clips, iCloud sync and a lot more unlocked features. Terms of Use (EULA): https://clipboardai.xyz/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://clipboardai.xyz/privacy/

About

ShotMark

Organize your screenshots into searchable notes and folders. Quickly find important information without endless scrolling. Export your organized content as clean shareable images.

Highlights
  • Save screenshots with notes
  • Organize into folders
  • OCR text detection
  • Instant search
  • Clean export to images
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Save the screenshot. Keep the reason. ShotMark keeps screenshots and their context together. Save ideas, receipts, conversations and references as cards, add notes, and find them again without searching through your photo library. KEEP THE CONTEXT Add notes, voice notes and reminders to screenshot cards. Keep related screenshots together in one card. ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY Browse in Grid or List, pin important cards, and group screenshots into Collections. Archive cards without deleting their content, then restore them when you need them. Select several cards to move, pin, archive or delete them together. With Pro, use Projects to organise Collections and individual cards. FIND WHAT YOU SAVED Search titles, notes and tags. Detect and copy text from screenshots, with OCR search available in Pro. SHARE AND SYNC Export cards as images to share. Pro adds watermark-free export and optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices. Pro access is required on each platform used for sync. MAKE IT YOURS Choose Light, Dark or System appearance. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. START FREE, UPGRADE WHEN YOU NEED MORE Save up to 12 cards free on iPhone and iPad. Archived cards count toward this limit. Pinning, archiving, multi-select and Collection moves are included free. Pro adds unlimited saved cards, Project organisation, OCR search, iCloud sync and watermark-free export. PRO THAT FITS YOUR DEVICES Choose iPhone & iPad Pro, Mac Pro, or All Platforms Pro covering iPhone, iPad and Mac. Eligible existing Pro owners can add the other platform with an owner discount through the App Store. Each option is a one-time purchase, with no subscription. Prices are shown in your local App Store currency. No ShotMark account is required.

Screenshots

Clipboard AI4 screens
ShotMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShotMark at none against Clipboard AI's shown. Clipboard AI's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (35 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Clipboard AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ShotMark sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Clipboard AI against 4.7 for ShotMark. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clipboard AI has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Clipboard AI's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShotMark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clipboard AI ships an update every 3 days, ShotMark every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clipboard AI versus ShotMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipboard AIShotMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShrenik ChoudharyZhen Chyi Lee

Customer experience

Clipboard AI

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%

ShotMark

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clipboard AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly · iPhone, iPad, Mac$4.991 Month
  • Annual · iPhone, iPad, Mac7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime · iPhone, iPad, Mac$34.99
3 purchases

ShotMark

One-time3
  • Unlock Pro$2.99
  • ShotMark Mac Unlocked$5.99
  • ShotMark Pro — All Platforms$6.99

Questions

Is Clipboard AI free?
Clipboard AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShotMark free?
ShotMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clipboard AI or ShotMark?
Clipboard AI is rated higher. Clipboard AI averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while ShotMark averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Clipboard AI or ShotMark have ads?
Clipboard AI shows ads; ShotMark does not.
Which is updated more often, Clipboard AI or ShotMark?
Clipboard AI ships an update every 3 days, and ShotMark every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clipboard AI was updated on November 5, 2026 and ShotMark on October 31, 2026.

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