Comparison

JoeEditor vs Klippy

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Save text, links, and images
  • Pin important clips
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Custom keyboard for pasting
  • Filter clips by type
  • Image clip preview
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Klippy4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Klippy is free to download; JoeEditor costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JoeEditor ships an update monthly, Klippy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JoeEditor versus Klippy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoeEditorKlippy
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MorganelliRodjemel Faburada

In-app purchases

None

JoeEditor

No in-app purchases

None

Klippy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JoeEditor free?
JoeEditor costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Klippy free?
Klippy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JoeEditor or Klippy have ads?
Neither JoeEditor nor Klippy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JoeEditor or Klippy?
JoeEditor ships an update monthly, and Klippy every 2 days. Most recently, JoeEditor was updated on November 5, 2026 and Klippy on November 10, 2026.

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