Comparison

Pinlet vs ClipSlots

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

Head to head
About

Pinlet

This app allows you to pin short text snippets to your iPhone's Dynamic Island and Lock Screen as Live Activities. It can extract text from screenshots, supports manual input, and keeps a history of your pinned items. Your data is private by default, with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Pin text to Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Manual text input up to 120 characters
  • History of pinned text with favorites
  • Quick Input and Shortcuts integration
  • Private by default, no ads or analytics
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Keep what matters right where you can see it. Pinlet turns a short piece of text into a Live Activity, so it can stay visible on Dynamic Island and your Lock Screen while you move through your day. Add a deadline, a pickup code, a short intention, or anything else you do not want to lose in a list. PULL TEXT FROM ANY SCREENSHOT Circle any part of a screenshot or photo and Pinlet reads the text for you. Fine-tune the result word by word or character by character, then pin exactly what you need — no retyping. WRITE AND PIN Enter up to 120 characters and pin them in one tap. Update the text whenever the important thing changes, or unpin it when you are done. STAY VISIBLE On supported iPhone models, pinned text appears on Dynamic Island. It also appears as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen. iOS controls Live Activity availability and may end an activity according to system policy. START FROM ANYWHERE Long-press the Pinlet icon for Quick Input, or use Shortcuts to pin text, unpin, or open a screenshot in Pinlet from anywhere on your phone. RETURN TO WHAT MATTERED Pinlet keeps a history of successfully pinned text. Mark useful entries as favorites, reuse them as a new draft, delete individual entries, or automatically clean up older nonfavorite history. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your content and any text recognition happen on your iPhone by default. Pinlet has no account system, advertising, third-party analytics, or custom server. OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC If you choose to enable iCloud sync, your history, favorites, and recent activity times are stored in your private CloudKit database and synced to devices using the same Apple Account. iCloud sync is off by default. Requires iOS 17 or later. Pinlet is designed for iPhone.

About

ClipSlots

This utility app provides six customizable slots to store frequently used text snippets, phrases, or information. Access and insert your saved content instantly via a custom keyboard or by copying from the app, saving you time on repetitive typing.

Highlights
  • Six customizable text slots
  • Quickly insert saved text into other apps
  • Custom keyboard for instant access
  • Edit and update saved phrases
  • Simple and fast interface
  • Copy saved text from the app
Features
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ClipSlots gives you six customizable slots for the words, phrases, messages, and information you use most often. Save them once, then quickly insert them whenever you need them using the ClipSlots custom keyboard. Whether it’s a frequently used response, an address, business information, appointment times, instructions, or anything else you type repeatedly, ClipSlots keeps it ready. Features Six customizable text slots Edit and update your saved phrases anytime Quickly copy saved text from the ClipSlots app Custom ClipSlots iPhone keyboard Insert saved phrases directly into other apps Simple, fast interface No need to repeatedly type long or frequently used text Save it once. Use it anywhere. ClipSlots is designed to make everyday typing faster and easier.

Screenshots

Pinlet4 screens
ClipSlots3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ClipSlots at none against Pinlet's 1. ClipSlots also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pinlet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ClipSlots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pinlet against 5.0 for ClipSlots. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinlet ships an update weekly, ClipSlots every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pinlet versus ClipSlots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinletClipSlots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文峰 黄Jim Annunziato

Customer experience

Pinlet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ClipSlots

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pinlet

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99
None

ClipSlots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinlet free?
Pinlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClipSlots free?
ClipSlots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pinlet or ClipSlots?
Pinlet and ClipSlots are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pinlet or ClipSlots have ads?
Neither Pinlet nor ClipSlots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinlet or ClipSlots?
Pinlet ships an update weekly, and ClipSlots every 3 days. Most recently, Pinlet was updated on November 5, 2026 and ClipSlots on November 6, 2026.

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