ShadowClip vs ViewSide Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShadowClip
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You share screenshots with colleagues and paste them into AI tools every day. ShadowClip removes the personal data before you hit send. Email addresses in a complaint. Names and faces. API keys. They end up in screenshots constantly, and then in places they shouldn't — AI assistants, emails to colleagues, or texts to friends. ShadowClip autodetects sensitive information in images, and lets you review and adjust before sharing. WHAT IT DETECTS • Credentials: API keys and tokens in more than 20 formats • Financial: credit card numbers and IBANs, each checked against its own check digit, so a number that merely looks like a card isn't flagged • Identity: national ID numbers for 29 countries, each matched to its own format • Contact: email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses • Network: IPv4, IPv6 and MAC addresses • Visual: faces, QR codes, barcodes • Names, organisations and locations • Dates of birth and handwritten signatures BUILT INTO YOUR WORKFLOW Pick a photo from your library and give ShadowClip a few seconds. Findings appear as a review list: accept, dismiss, or add your own. Then save the redacted copy back to Photos. You can also select words by hand, or draw a region over anything else you want hidden. Share Extension: from Photos, Safari, or any app with the system Share menu, choose ShadowClip. Redact and save without leaving what you're doing. BUILT FOR EVERY LANGUAGE Most redaction tools are built for English. ShadowClip's interface is available in 17 languages, and it checks text in 30 — including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian and Thai. National ID numbers are matched country by country, not with one generic pattern. Arabic and Hebrew get a fully right-to-left interface. Apple's text recognition cannot read Hebrew, Greek or Hindi. Rather than pass over it silently, ShadowClip marks that text on the image so you can see exactly what went unchecked — and numbers, email addresses and ID numbers inside it are still found. IRREVERSIBLE BY DESIGN Redactions are opaque fills composited into a new image. The original pixels are discarded, not covered: there is nothing underneath to recover. Location data and camera metadata are stripped when you save. PRIVACY BY DESIGN ShadowClip contains no networking code and makes no network requests. Your images are processed on your device and never leave it. No accounts, no cloud, no telemetry.
ViewSide Link
Connect two phones to view a live camera feed from one device on another in real time. Ideal for checking workout form, hard-to-see areas, or magnifying small text. Quick QR code pairing means no account is needed.
- Real-time camera feed streaming
- QR code device connection
- Workout posture monitoring
- Photo and video capture
- View hard-to-see spaces
- Magnifier for small text
- Adjustable video quality
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ViewSide Link connects two smartphones so you can view the camera feed from one device on the other in real time. Easily check workout posture, back and shoulder movement, hard-to-see areas such as under a vehicle or furniture, and small text that is difficult to view on your own. One device works as the camera, while the other works as the viewer. You can connect the two devices quickly by scanning a QR code, with no account or login required. Key Features • Real-time connection between two smartphones View the camera feed from one device on another device in real time. • Easy QR code connection Connect two devices using only a QR code, without registration or login. • Workout posture check Monitor hard-to-see areas such as your back, shoulders, and lower body in real time. • Photo capture and video recording Capture photos or record videos from the viewer device whenever needed. • View hard-to-see spaces Check areas such as under furniture, inside a vehicle, high places, or narrow spaces that are difficult to see directly. • Magnifier Enlarge small text and fine details for easier viewing. • Multiple video quality options Choose the video quality that best matches your network conditions and device performance. For a stable connection, we recommend connecting both devices to the same Wi-Fi network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ViewSide Link at every 5 days against ShadowClip's every 3 months. ShadowClip's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShadowClip ships an update every 3 months, ViewSide Link every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShadowClip | ViewSide Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Hepburn | Hyun Sik Choi |
In-app purchases
ShadowClip
No in-app purchases
ViewSide Link
No in-app purchases
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