Comparison

ShadowClip vs NexaID

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

Head to head
About

ShadowClip

Features
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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.

About

NexaID

Organize your digital identity configurations for overseas use. Store accounts, phone numbers, payment methods, and subscriptions in one secure location. Features include service templates, automatic redaction of sensitive data when sharing, and renewal reminders.

Highlights
  • Organize overseas accounts and phone numbers
  • Manage eSIMs and payment methods
  • Track subscriptions and important dates
  • Use service templates for quick setup
  • Redact sensitive data for secure sharing
  • Optional text and image recognition for drafts
Features
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NexaID is a personal tool for organizing overseas digital identity configurations. • Keep overseas accounts, phone numbers, eSIMs, payment methods, subscriptions, and important dates in one place • Use service templates to quickly create common regional and service configurations • Local-first storage; sign in to sync non-sensitive configuration metadata across your devices • Automatically redact sensitive fields when sharing, excluding passwords, verification codes, private keys, and full card numbers • Track subscription renewals and expiration reminders • Optionally recognize text and images to create configuration drafts after your confirmation NexaID is for personal organization and reminders only. It does not provide banking, payment, carrier, investment, tax, immigration, or legal services. Third-party information is for reference only. Please verify official rules, prices, and regional availability with the relevant provider. Do not enter passwords, verification codes, private keys, seed phrases, or complete card numbers into notes.

Screenshots

ShadowClip4 screens
NexaID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShadowClip at none against NexaID's 1. ShadowClip also leads on device support (3 vs 1). NexaID's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NexaID sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShadowClip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShadowClip ships an update every 2 months, NexaID daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShadowClip versus NexaID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowClipNexaID
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Hepburn广达 陈

In-app purchases

None

ShadowClip

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NexaID

One-time1
  • NexaID Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is ShadowClip free?
ShadowClip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NexaID free?
NexaID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShadowClip or NexaID have ads?
Neither ShadowClip nor NexaID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShadowClip or NexaID?
ShadowClip ships an update every 2 months, and NexaID daily. Most recently, ShadowClip was updated on October 31, 2026 and NexaID on October 31, 2026.

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