Comparison

Copy Text On Screen vs Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Copy Text On Screen

Easily extract text from screenshots and images with advanced OCR technology. Copy, translate, or read aloud any text, even from social media apps. Supports over 100 languages for translation and 92 for recognition.

Highlights
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Extract text from images
  • OCR text recognition
  • Translate text in 100+ languages
  • Read text aloud
  • Extract phone numbers, emails, URLs
  • Scan history
Features
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The default long press to copy text on a mobile screen or image does not always work. This app helps you extract text/words from a mobile screen by sharing your screenshot with the app or by selecting text from an image. With its advanced OCR technology, this app allows you to extract text and words from your mobile screen and images. The OCR recognition accuracy is between 99% and 100%, ensuring that you get the exact text you need. You can also scan and translate screenshot or image text on your device in over 100 languages. Main Features: • Copy any text on the mobile screen to your clipboard by sharing screenshot with this app. • Extract text from any image. • Extract text easily from any application including social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and more by just share screenshot. • Extract text on image and read it aloud with text to speech. • Extracts phone number, email, URL . • Recent scans history. • Supports 92 languages for text recognition and translations in over 100 languages. • Options to automatically copy extracted text to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file for a faster workflow. How to use this app to extract Text from screen: Step 1: Take a screenshot. Step 2: Open that screenshot and share with this app. Step 3: Select the text by touch and drag on screeenshot and choose the language for OCR recognition. Step 4: Please wait while the app performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) operation to extract the text. Step 5: Now you may copy to clipboard, share or translate the extracted text. Never struggle to copy text from your mobile screen and Image again. Get Copy Text app now and enjoy the ease of extracting text and words from your mobile screen and Images! You can take screenshots by pressing and holding the 'POWER BUTTON' and 'VOLUME UP BUTTON' at the same time for a second. Subscription Plans Unlimited Scans Monthly ------------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one month period. monthly 5.99 $ Unlimited Scans Yearly ---------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one year period. yearly 60.99 $. ----------------- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal as per existing plan rate within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. ----------------- Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/termsofuse

About

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

This app enhances your copy and paste functionality by allowing you to save, manage, and sync various types of content, including text, links, and images. It offers a quick capture feature, a clipboard manager, and advanced paste options for efficient data handling. Organize your saved items into lists and access them across devices with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Quickly save copied items
  • Clipboard manager for easy reuse
  • Paste keyboard for instant data insertion
  • Advanced paste options (formatting removal, case change)
  • Organize content into lists
  • Optional iCloud sync across devices
  • Customizable shortcuts
Features
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Power up your copy and paste experience with Copy 'Em! Save, manage, and sync web links, text, images, PDFs, photos, videos, color codes, and more—all effortlessly in one easy-to-use app. Key Features: • Quick Capture: Found something interesting online or elsewhere? Save it instantly before it's gone. • Clipboard Manager: Save your copied items for easy reuse. No more endless searching for what you copied earlier. • Paste Keyboard: Instantly paste data without retyping. Need to paste that email address you use all the time? It's just a tap away. • Advanced Paste Options: Automatically remove formatting, change case, strip whitespaces, and more. • Multi-functional: Scan documents, take quick notes, draw pictures, mark up PDFs, and more—all in one app. • Efficient Organization: Create lists and rearrange items with ease. Find what you need quickly and effortlessly. • Privacy: Your data stays on your device and doesn't go anywhere without your permission. • Optional Sync: Easily access your data across devices with iCloud. Your data remains private. (Also syncs with Copy 'Em for Mac.) • Powerful Shortcuts: Save time with customizable shortcuts. Make Copy 'Em work the way you work, with shortcuts that fit your style. Copy 'Em makes it much easier to save, copy and paste, organize, use, and sync your data. Experience efficiency like never before! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://apprywhere.com/ce-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Copy Text On Screen4 screens
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard at none against Copy Text On Screen's shown. Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 69%). Copy Text On Screen's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 143). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Copy Text On Screen against 4.7 for Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Text On Screen has 4.8K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Copy Text On Screen's written reviews are positive against 78% of Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Copy Text On Screen versus Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy Text On ScreenCopy 'Em + Paste Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.8K ratings)4.7 (143 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews77.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.8K — better143
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovarthani RajeshHoi Chang

Customer experience

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,769 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.4%

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

All ratings136 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Copy Text On Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Text extraction not working correctly in certain scenarios
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more languages
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Offer a premium version without ads

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Copy Text On Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99
1 purchases

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard free?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Text On Screen or Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is rated higher. Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard averages 4.7 from 143 ratings.
Do Copy Text On Screen or Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard have ads?
Copy Text On Screen shows ads; Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Copy Text On Screen or Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard?
Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard every 3 months. Most recently, Copy Text On Screen was updated on September 23, 2026 and Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard on September 23, 2026.

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