Clearly vs What First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Clearly
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Small text, made easier to read. Clearly turns your rear camera into a simple, gesture-first magnifying glass for menus, labels, instructions, serial numbers, receipts, books, and everyday details. Open the app and start magnifyingβno account or complicated setup. READ SMALL TEXT MORE COMFORTABLY Use Clearly as a live digital magnifier whenever fine print or a small detail is difficult to see. β’ Pinch or swipe vertically to zoom β’ Turn on the flashlight in dim places β’ Tap to capture a frame and inspect it without holding the same position β’ Magnify captured views up to 16Γ β’ Move around a captured view to check every detail β’ Save an image only when you choose CHOOSE THE VIEW THAT WORKS FOR YOU Swipe horizontally or use the viewing-style control to move between five modes: β’ Original β’ Balanced clarity β’ Document black and white β’ Color negative β’ Inverted document You can also fine-tune brightness and contrast for different text, surfaces, and lighting conditions. MADE FOR EVERYDAY DETAILS Clearly is useful for reading restaurant menus, product labels, medicine-bottle print, appliance serial numbers, receipts, manuals, maps, books, craft details, electronics, and more. DESIGNED FOR SIMPLE, ACCESSIBLE CONTROL Large controls, clear labels, VoiceOver support, reduced-motion behavior, and an interface that fades out of the way help keep the content front and center. PRIVATE IMAGE HANDLING Magnified images are processed on your device and are not uploaded by Clearly. Nothing is added to Photos unless you tap Save. Clearly requests add-only photo access when saving and does not attach location or EXIF metadata to saved images. Clearly may display ads. Available advertising privacy choices can be reviewed from the app settings. Live camera zoom and image quality vary by device. Clearly is a general-purpose visual assistance tool and does not diagnose or treat vision conditions. Open. Zoom. Read. Clearly β see the details that matter. Privacy Policy: https://clearly-privacy.cliearly.workers.dev/
What First
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Cleaning, laundry, dishes, errands, work. When everything needs doing at once, tell What First what is on your list. AI identifies the tasks in your sentences and suggests a numbered order. Start one task at a time. There are no timetables or timers. Each request is ordered independently. Entering new input clears the previous result. Results are not restored when you reopen the app. You can enter more than five tasks. You can also enter tasks by voice. On supported devices and languages, speech is converted to text on your iPhone. Check and edit the recognized text before ordering your tasks. Audio recordings are not saved or sent to the server. With your new consent to Google Gemini, only your current input is sent through the server to Google Gemini. After you agree, AI stays on by default. You can turn it off or allow it again in Privacy & AI. Existing Groq consent does not authorize sending to Gemini. The app is free. On-device basic rules take over if AI is unavailable or the operating budget or abuse-prevention limits are reached. Basic rules are also available in regions where Google Gemini is not supported and work without an internet connection. The update supports all 50 App Store metadata localizations with 47 interface locales. It follows your iPhone or per-app language, with English for unsupported languages. Language is not determined by the download country. Tasks retain your input language. Simple lists can be processed on-device; complex natural-language recognition varies by language. A personal task-ordering tool for adults aged 18 or older. AI and basic-rule suggestions are for reference. Unfamiliar or ambiguous expressions may not be recognized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: What First at none against Clearly's shown. What First also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clearly ships an update every 9 days, What First daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clearly | What First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KANGHYEON LEE | Mincheol Yang |
In-app purchases
Clearly
No in-app purchases
What First
No in-app purchases









