Comparison

Plain Paste vs QuickPaste

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

Head to head
About

Plain Paste

This app helps manage your clipboard across devices, ensuring consistent text formatting when copying and pasting. It streamlines workflows by stripping unwanted styles, allowing for uniform presentation of copied content.

Highlights
  • Cross-device clipboard management
  • Strips text formatting
  • Clears clipboard content
  • Menu bar integration
  • Streamlines word processing
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Plain Paste is the one app to manage your clipboard across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Tired of mismatched fonts, colors, and sizes when copying text from one program to another? Plain Paste will streamline your word processing workflow: copy, click, paste. Always one click away, Plain Paste is ready to strip the formatting from your clipboard or clear it entirely. Simply copy text in any format to the clipboard, click on the scissor icon in the menu bar, and the next time you paste, all of the formatting will look the same.

About

QuickPaste

This app enhances your device's clipboard functionality by allowing you to easily copy and paste text snippets. Organize your notes with folders, combine multiple notes into one paste, and sync them across your devices. It also offers security features and convenient extensions for widgets and keyboards.

Highlights
  • Copy and paste text snippets
  • Organize notes with folders
  • Concatenate multiple notes for pasting
  • Sync notes across devices via iCloud
  • Widget and keyboard extensions
  • Passcode and biometric security
Features
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** Easy to copy Tapping a note, it copy to pasteboard. You can use the text for other apps. ** Organize notes with folders You can classify notes by folder for each purpose. ** Concatenation copy Selecting some notes, it concat them and copy. ** Sync notes across devices All folders and notes are syncing across your devices automatically using iCloud. ** Protect your data Passcode setting and authentication by Touch ID / Face ID are also possible. Security measures are also thorough.(Requires an additional add-on purchase) ** Widget extension Copy quickly from Widgets ** Keyboard extension Installing keyboard extension, you can use Snippets directly on other apps. ** Share extension You can save a note to QuickPaste from share panel everywhere. ** Add-on Folders: 2 -> Unlimited Ad banner: Show -> Hide Passcode

Screenshots

Plain Paste4 screens
QuickPaste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plain Paste at 5.0 against QuickPaste's 4.5. Plain Paste also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). QuickPaste's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.5). On price 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. QuickPaste sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plain Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plain Paste holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickPaste has 92 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Plain Paste's written reviews are positive against 77% of QuickPaste's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Plain Paste versus QuickPaste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain PasteQuickPaste
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings492 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjakechasan.comToshitaka Agata

Customer experience

Plain Paste

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QuickPaste

All ratings92 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%

In-app purchases

None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickPaste

One-time1
  • Hide ads, Unlimited folders$4.99

Questions

Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickPaste free?
QuickPaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plain Paste or QuickPaste?
Plain Paste is rated higher. Plain Paste averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while QuickPaste averages 4.5 from 92 ratings.
Do Plain Paste or QuickPaste have ads?
QuickPaste shows ads; Plain Paste does not.

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