Clipboard++ vs Free Word Count
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clipboard++
Save and organize your clipboard entries for easy retrieval. Seamlessly sync with your browser to send and receive data clips. Features include direct calling for phone numbers and opening links with a long press.
- Save clipboard entries
- Browser syncing
- Direct calling
- Open links
- Edit and save items
- Search and filter
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Save your clipboard entries for later use. Easily access them at any time. Pair with Chrome and send and receive data clips directly from and to your browser - Email templates - Text message templates - Email addresses - Any other bits and pieces you may use often - Recognises phone numbers and allow direct calling with long press - Recognise and open links directly again with long-press - Allow editing and saving of items - Automatically open a dialog when a new phone number or URL received from browser Use the search to filter down and find the entry you need.
Free Word Count
Instantly count words and characters by pasting or typing text. This utility helps gauge the length of various writing projects, from essays to social media posts, and estimates reading time for premium users.
- Word count
- Character count
- Real-time counter
- Reading time estimation (premium)
- Font and color customization (premium)
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Here's our word count & character count app. Paste any text to get its word and character count. Or type directly in the app and see the counter update immediately. It's great for checking the length of essays, blog entries, articles, short stories, or social media posts. You can even see how long it will take an average person to read what you wrote.* Happy writing! * The app is free to use, and you can purchase the premium version to get better writing tools. For example, only premium users can get an estimate for how long it will take an average person to read what they wrote. You can also choose different fonts & colors to suit your style.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clipboard++ at 4.5 against Free Word Count's 2.8. Clipboard++ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (710 vs 12). Free Word Count's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Free Word Count sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Clipboard++ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clipboard++ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clipboard++ has 710 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Clipboard++'s written reviews are positive against 58% of Free Word Count's.
Clipboard++ ships an update every 5 weeks, Free Word Count every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clipboard++ | Free Word Count |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (710 ratings) — better | 2.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 710 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Dimitrov | Curious Creators Co. |
Customer experience
Clipboard++
Free Word Count
Bugs and requests
Clipboard++
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when copying from search results
- Copied text not pasting correctly in some apps
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to delete multiple items at once
- Implement keyboard integration for faster access
- Add option to sync clipboard across devices
- Introduce a 'pinned clips' feature for frequently used items
- Improve text editor functionality (e.g., auto-capitalization)
Free Word Count
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clipboard++
No in-app purchases
Free Word Count
- Loyalty Reward5 variantsFree
- Go Premium!$0.99
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