Comparison

Clipboard Manager vs Shiftreel

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

Head to head
About

Clipboard Manager

This app offers a keyboard extension and auto-paste functionality to quickly insert saved text, links, and snippets. It also features OCR to extract text from images and organize content into pinboards. Sync across devices is available via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Keyboard extension for quick pasting
  • Auto-paste functionality
  • OCR text extraction from images
  • Organize clips into pinboards
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Save from share sheet
Features
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Cliptop for iOS now includes Cliptop Keyboard, Auto Paste, and OCR, giving you a faster way to reuse saved clips, snippets, links, text from images, colors, and pinboards wherever you type. PINBOARDS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add Pinboard Shortcuts to open your favorite boards, History, or Search. Use Pinboard Cards to preview saved clips, browse pages, and tap a card to open it in Cliptop. Choose the boards shown in each widget. Locked content stays hidden in previews. Open the keyboard, pick a saved item, and paste it without switching apps. Use OCR to extract text from images and screenshots, then save or reuse it later. Cliptop is built for people who copy, save, reuse, and organize information throughout the day. PASTE FROM THE CLIPTOP KEYBOARD Cliptop Keyboard helps you paste saved content directly into supported text fields. * Paste saved text clips * Reuse common snippets * Insert useful links * Paste color values * Access frequent text quickly * Use saved content without switching apps AUTO PASTE SAVED ITEMS Auto Paste makes it faster to insert saved content when you need it. Choose a saved clip, snippet, link, or value, and Cliptop helps you paste it into the app you are using with less friction. It is useful for replies, notes, support messages, links, templates, project notes, code snippets, and anything you type often. EXTRACT TEXT WITH OCR Cliptop can extract useful text from images and screenshots. Use OCR to capture text from visual content, then save it as a reusable clip. This makes screenshots, image notes, references, and copied visuals easier to search, organize, and reuse. SAVE USEFUL ITEMS FROM YOUR PHONE Cliptop gives you a focused place to keep things you want to reuse later. * Save text notes and snippets * Keep useful links close * Store images and visual references * Extract text from images with OCR * Save colors and values * Add important items to pinboards * Find saved items quickly when you need them again SAVE FROM THE SHARE SHEET When you find something useful on iPhone, send it to Cliptop. Use the iOS Share Sheet to save links, text, images, and other supported content directly into Cliptop, so useful items do not get lost across apps, chats, tabs, or notes. ACCESS YOUR CLIPTOP PINBOARDS Pinboards help you keep reusable content organized. * Create focused boards for different projects * Save frequently used snippets, links, and images * Keep important items separate from temporary history * Organize content you use often * Access saved items from both iPhone and Mac when sync is enabled PRIVATE ICLOUD SYNC Cliptop can sync your saved clips and pinboards between iPhone, iPad, and Mac using your private iCloud account. Sync is optional and designed to keep your data under your control. Your clips are stored locally on your devices and synced through iCloud when you choose to enable it. A COMPANION FOR CLIPTOP ON MAC Cliptop for Mac helps you capture and search your clipboard history while you work. Cliptop for iOS lets you bring the important parts with you, paste saved content from the keyboard, extract text from images, save new items from your phone, and keep your pinboards available across devices. PERFECT FOR * Pasting saved snippets from the keyboard * Reusing links, notes, and text clips * Extracting text from screenshots * Saving links you want to revisit * Keeping snippets and notes handy * Collecting images and references * Organizing reusable content * Accessing Mac clips on iPhone * Sharing useful items into Cliptop * Building project-specific pinboards * Keeping important copied content easy to find Cliptop brings your saved clipboard items closer to where you need them. Get in touch: cliptop.app/support or @cliptopapp on X Privacy Policy: https://cliptop.app/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://cliptop.app/legal/terms-and-conditions/

About

Shiftreel

Features
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Shiftreel converts video, fully on your device — no uploads, no accounts, no ads. Pick a video from Photos or Files, choose a target format, and tap Convert. That's it. Everything runs through Apple's own AVFoundation engine directly on your iPhone, so nothing ever leaves your device and there's no waiting on a slow upload before conversion even starts. What it converts: • MOV to MP4, and MP4 to MOV — the most common format swap for sharing and editing • Video to audio — extract a clean M4A audio track from any clip • Standard and Highest quality export presets Why Shiftreel: • Fully offline — your videos never touch a server • No account, no sign-in, no tracking • One clean screen — pick, convert, share • No ads, ever Start with one video at a time, a few times a day, at standard quality. Shiftreel Pro (one-time purchase, yours forever): • Batch convert up to 20 videos at once • Highest quality, source-resolution export • No daily conversion limit Shiftreel is a focused tool built to do one job well: convert your video, quickly and privately. Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/videoconverter/terms

Screenshots

Clipboard Manager4 screens
Shiftreel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clipboard Manager at every 5 days against Shiftreel's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Clipboard Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Shiftreel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clipboard Manager ships an update every 5 days, Shiftreel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clipboard Manager versus Shiftreel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipboard ManagerShiftreel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDepomo Ltd永 张

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clipboard Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Cliptop Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cliptop Pro Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Shiftreel

One-time1
  • Shiftreel Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Clipboard Manager free?
Clipboard Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shiftreel free?
Shiftreel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clipboard Manager or Shiftreel have ads?
Neither Clipboard Manager nor Shiftreel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clipboard Manager or Shiftreel?
Clipboard Manager ships an update every 5 days, and Shiftreel every 5 weeks. Most recently, Clipboard Manager was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shiftreel on October 24, 2026.

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