The arrival of AltStore has revolutionized our iPhones. At Applesfera we have already analyzed Delta, the emulator that integrates this alternative application store, and now it is the turn to see this second app we found in AltStore.
In addition, it is an interesting application since it is the first payment application of this store, and the the method to get it is something more complex than a simple app purchase as it happens in the Apple App Store. We tell you everything and if it is worth having it on your iPhone.
Clip is the first paid app on AltStore
AltStore wants to be the alternative to the Apple App Store for the most independent developers. To do this, it offers more freedom when publishing your applications, and also There is no commission for purchasing an application. In fact, AltStore itself does not offer paid apps.
So how does Clip cost money? Well, because to access the download of this application you mustSubscribe to the developer’s Patreon. If you’re not familiar with Patreon, it’s a platform where you can support different creators. There are YouTubers, influencers, musicians…
AltStore has integrated it very well, and when you click the clip download button, it takes you directly on the Patreon page to log in with Apple, then pay with Apple Pay. Note that it is the promoter who requires a minimum payment (in this case one euro) and This is a monthly subscription. In our guide on how to install AltStore, we even detail how you can opt out.
Clip is part of a very necessary idea, having everything we copy on hand
Surely this has happened to you at some point, and you have copied a text that you wanted to paste elsewhere and when you pasted it, it is no longer there or you made a mistake and copied something else later. Clip is an application that records a history of our clipboard. So we will always have at hand what we have copied on our iPhone, and even on our Mac thanks to the universal clipboard.
The application is very simple and even saves a map so that you can search by location where you copied that text or image. Of course, the location issue is configurable, in case you don’t want to use it and the items saved in history. You can choose between 10, 20, 50 or a maximum of 100. From there, they will be deleted in order of arrival.
Clip’s problem lies in iOS limitations
The idea of Clip is really good, and in factThere have already been rumors that Apple could integrate something similar. We’ll see if it arrives in iOS 18. For now, I decided to pay for it as soon as I saw itbecause for someone who writes and works with images as much as I do, this would be great for me.
The problem I encountered is that Apple and iOS continually asks permission to get something. I understand this is based on user privacy, but there should be the option to allow a specific application to access whatever we copy. And yesIf I want to record something in Clip I have to do this:
- Copy the text or image
- Enter clip
- Approve the app to take what I have on the clipboard
And so continually, in factmany notifications come to iPhone when you copy something and it warns you that if you do not enter the application and confirm, it will not be saved.
Certainly For this reason the application was rejected from the App Store, because when it comes to using it it’s quite uncomfortable. On the other hand, I understand that Apple does not want to give access to our clipboard to an external application. That’s why Clip is in AltStore.
SO, Do I recommend buying Clip? Well honestly nothe application is very well designed and the idea is very interesting, but unfortunately due to the limitations of iOS it becomes more of a burden than a help
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