JoeEditor vs Klippy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JoeEditor
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JoeEditor is a fast, minimal text editor for Mac and iPad. Built for people who want to write code, markdown, notes, or anything else without an AI in the corner trying to help. Native, sandboxed, universal. No tracking, no ads, no telemetry. EDITING • Tabbed interface — open as many files as you need, drag to reorder • Markdown preview, side-by-side • Syntax highlighting for Markdown, JSON, YAML, HTML, and CSS • Bracket matching, auto-close, and smart indent • Word wrap toggle (Mac) • Customizable font and theme • Minimal mode — hide every chrome element for a clean writing surface FIND & REPLACE • Standard find with case-sensitive and whole-word options • Regex find and replace • Find across all open tabs in one search TEXT TOOLS • Sort, reverse, deduplicate, and trim lines • Convert case (upper, lower, title) • Encode/decode URL, Base64, and HTML • Tabs ↔ spaces conversion • Add prefix or suffix to every line • Add or remove line breaks by delimiter • Extract a column from delimited text • Remove empty lines or collapse extra spaces • Insert date and time at cursor INSPECTOR • Character info, code points, hex values • File info: encoding, line ending, size • Live word, line, and character counts • Share sheet integration iCLOUD SYNC • Open tabs sync between your Mac and iPad • Settings sync — font, theme, tab bar position, and more • Files in iCloud Drive open natively PRINTING • Native Mac and iPad print • Optional filename header and page-number footer PRIVACY • Zero tracking. Zero ads. Zero data collection. • No telemetry. No analytics. No "anonymous usage statistics." • No AI features. No cloud round-trips. • Sandboxed; only files you explicitly open are read. JoeEditor opens fast, stays out of the way, and lets you get to work.
Klippy
This app saves, organizes, and syncs your copied text, links, and images across Apple devices. It features a custom keyboard for easy pasting and allows you to pin important items for quick access.
- Save text, links, and images
- Pin important clips
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Custom keyboard for pasting
- Filter clips by type
- Image clip preview
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Klippy is a clean clipboard manager for saving, finding, and reusing the things you copy most. Save text, links, and images, pin important clips, and keep everything available across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud sync. On iPhone and iPad, Klippy also includes a custom keyboard so you can paste saved clips without leaving the app you are typing in. Features: - Save copied text, links, and images - Preview image clips before pasting - Pin important items - Filter by all clips, pinned clips, links, and images - Sync privately with iCloud across your Apple devices - Use the Klippy keyboard to paste saved clips in other apps - No account required Klippy is built for quick everyday reuse: snippets, URLs, screenshots, notes, replies, prompts, and anything else you do not want to hunt for again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Klippy at Free against JoeEditor's $3.99. Klippy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Klippy is free to download; JoeEditor costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JoeEditor ships an update monthly, Klippy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JoeEditor | Klippy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Morganelli | Rodjemel Faburada |
In-app purchases
JoeEditor
No in-app purchases
Klippy
No in-app purchases








