Comparison

One Big Clipboard vs Athena Reader

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

Head to head
About

One Big Clipboard

This app saves a private, searchable history of everything you copy, including text, links, images, and files. It offers on-device processing for tasks like math evaluation, translation, and summarization, with optional iCloud sync for cross-device access. Privacy is a core feature, with options for encrypted clips and app-level locking.

Highlights
  • Searchable clipboard history
  • On-device OCR for images
  • Math evaluation and translation
  • Private iCloud sync
  • AES-256-GCM encryption for clips
  • Keyboard and Share extensions
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Stop losing what you copied. One Big Clipboard keeps a private, searchable history of everything that touches your clipboard — text, links, images, files, even colors — so the thing you copied an hour ago is one tap away. Most clipboard apps forget fast, or send your copied data to someone else's server. One Big Clipboard does neither. It remembers as much as you want, and it has no servers, no analytics, and no tracking at all. What you copy stays on your device and, if you choose, in your own private iCloud. EVERYTHING YOU COPY, KEPT - A searchable history of text, links, images, files, and colors - Copied hex and rgb() values are recognized and shown with a swatch - Fuzzy, relevance-ranked search finds the right clip fast - On-device OCR reads the text inside screenshots, so you can search images too - Code-aware: language detection and syntax highlighting for snippets of code SMART TOOLS, ON DEVICE - Tap any text clip to evaluate it as math, translate it, summarize it, or rewrite it more concisely - Multi-line clips can be reformatted as a checklist in one tap - Summarize and rewrite use Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones — never a cloud LLM ORGANIZE IT YOUR WAY - Snippets — hand-written reusable clips like signatures and boilerplate - Folders and tags to sort clips, plus pins for the ones you reuse constantly - Linked clips — relate clips captured at different times into one named set - Capture channels — pick an active folder and new clips file themselves into it - Smart Rules that auto-tag, file, or skip clips the moment they arrive - Color-coded filter chips — Text, Link, Email, Phone, Address, Code, Math each in their own color - Context notes — attach a free-text note to any clip so you remember why you kept it - Text transforms (change case, trim, pretty-print JSON, and more) with saved pipelines PASTE ANYWHERE, FAST - A keyboard extension to paste any clip straight into any app - A Share Extension to save into One Big Clipboard from anywhere - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your most recent clips - Browse and filter clips by the app they came from PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Lock an individual clip with AES-256-GCM encryption behind Face ID or Touch ID - Encrypted clips store ciphertext only — only the device with the unlock key can decrypt them - Sensitive-looking clips are flagged and can be blurred - Lock the whole app behind Face ID or Touch ID - Erase everything — clips, folders, and iCloud copies — in one tap FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE One Big Clipboard is free and fully usable on one device — every clip you save stays at hand for 30 days, and nothing is ever deleted while you decide. Premium unlocks your whole archive and adds private iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and the companion Mac app, so a clip copied on one device is on every other in seconds. A one-time purchase, no subscription. There is no account to create and nothing to sign up for. Install One Big Clipboard, copy something, and it is already working.

About

Athena Reader

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Athena Reader is what happens when a serious ebook reader and an AI notebook become one app: read any document in comfort, capture your thinking as you go, and let AI turn everything you have read into a searchable, conversational knowledge base. READ MORE THAN JUST EBOOKS • Beautiful, fast reading for EPUB and PDF • Import Word (doc/docx), TXT, HTML, Markdown, MOBI/AZW3, FB2, RTF, ODT and more, converted automatically • No built-in bookstore: your library is built entirely from files you own • Buttery-smooth scrolling with ProMotion support TAKE NOTES LIKE A REAL NOTEBOOK • Multi-color highlights, captured without breaking your reading flow • A rich-text note editor with headings, lists, quotes and images • Search notes and highlights across every book; organize with tags • Export everything to Markdown or TXT, your notes are yours to keep ASK YOUR BOOKS ANYTHING • Select any passage and ask AI about it, in context • Chat with an entire book: question, summarize, connect ideas, with sources cited • Your notes are searchable by AI too. Everything you read and write becomes your second brain LISTEN & LOOK UP • Text-to-speech that keeps reading with the screen off or in the background • Built-in dictionary and a vocabulary book that grows across your library OFFLINE-FIRST, SYNCED EVERYWHERE • Core features work fully offline, read and take notes without a connection • When you are back online, progress, notes and highlights sync across all your devices FREE & UPGRADES Core reading and sync are free (up to 50 books or 1 GB of storage). Upgrade to Pro or buy add-on packs for a bigger library and advanced AI. Quotas and pricing are shown in the app. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Athena Pro is an auto-renewable subscription offered as monthly (1 month), quarterly (3 months) and yearly (12 months) plans. Prices are shown in the app and on the App Store. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. You can view, manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions on your device. PRIVACY, SERIOUSLY No third-party ads. No tracking SDKs. Your books, notes and conversations are used only to provide the service to you. Privacy Policy: https://athena-reader.com/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://athena-reader.com/legal/terms Support: support@athena-reader.com

Screenshots

One Big Clipboard4 screens
Athena Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. One Big Clipboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Athena Reader sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Big Clipboard ships an update every 5 days, Athena Reader every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
One Big Clipboard versus Athena Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Big ClipboardAthena Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB111 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHello Good Day LLC祥 刘

In-app purchases

1 purchases

One Big Clipboard

One-time1
  • OneBigClipboard Premium$4.99
9 purchases

Athena Reader

Subscriptions3
  • Athena Pro Monthly$10.991 Month
  • Athena Pro Quarterly$27.993 Months
  • Athena Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time6
  • 200 AI Chats$5.99
  • +10GB (about 3,000 books)$5.99
  • OCR 10 Books$6.99
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  • 500 AI Chats$11.99
  • OCR 30 Books$16.99
  • 1200 AI Chats$23.99

Questions

Is One Big Clipboard free?
One Big Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Athena Reader free?
Athena Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do One Big Clipboard or Athena Reader have ads?
Neither One Big Clipboard nor Athena Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Big Clipboard or Athena Reader?
One Big Clipboard ships an update every 5 days, and Athena Reader every 4 days. Most recently, One Big Clipboard was updated on October 31, 2026 and Athena Reader on October 31, 2026.

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