Copy Text On Screen vs Clipboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Clipboard
This app synchronizes clipboard and checklist records across Apple devices using iCloud. It supports various data types like text, images, and files, helping users save time and avoid repetitive inputs. Enjoy seamless cross-platform efficiency.
- Cross-platform iCloud sync (iOS/macOS)
- Store text, images, files
- Shortcut key operations
- Customizable layout
- Search clipboard history
- Rich text/image preview
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Clipboard is a cross-platform clipboard efficiency tool that supports synchronizing all clipboard and checklist records across iCloud on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. You can use it to store a variety of data, including text, images, files, and more. Help users improve efficiency, save time, and say goodbye to "duplicate" inputs. Features: - Support macOS and iOS devices to seamlessly sync clipboard data. - Support shortcut key selection operation application, no mouse operation is required during use. - Support custom arrangement page combinations, choose the layout style that suits you. - Support search history clipboard data, quickly locate search content. - Support long press or shortcut key to preview rich text or picture details. Welcome everyone, give us feedback and suggestions during use! 【Auto-renewal Professional Edition Package Instructions】 -- Subscription period: 1 year (continuous monthly subscription) -- Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the iTunes account. -- Cancel renewal: To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. -- Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by one subscription cycle after the deduction is successful. -- Privacy Policy: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/Privacy.md -- Automatic renewal membership service agreement: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/TermService.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clipboard at none against Copy Text On Screen's shown. Clipboard also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 70%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Clipboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Copy Text On Screen against 4.5 for Clipboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.8K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Copy Text On Screen's written reviews are positive against 86% of Clipboard's.
Copy Text On Screen ships an update every 2 weeks, Clipboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Copy Text On Screen | Clipboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 1.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Govarthani Rajesh | 秀平 罗 |
Customer experience
Copy Text On Screen
Clipboard
User reviews
Copy Text On Screen
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient text extraction
- 💡 Useful for various tasks like copying text, translating, etc.
- 🔒 Reliable and accurate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional issues with handwritten text recognition
- 💰 Limited free scans per day, requires subscription
- 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
- 🔍 Lack of advanced features or customization options
Clipboard
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient clipboard management
- 💡 Helpful organization features (labels, color coding)
- 🚀 Quick access to frequently used text
- 👍 Seamless integration with keyboard
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional syncing issues between devices
- 💰 Subscription model after trial period
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data security
- 🐛 Bugs with the keyboard extension
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
Clipboard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard not appearing in certain apps
- Clipboard items not saving consistently
- Unexpected crashes or freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to share clipboard items between users
- Customizable keyboard layout and appearance
- Improved search and filtering options
- Support for images and other file types in clipboard
In-app purchases
Copy Text On Screen
- Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
- Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
- Extra Scans$0.99
Clipboard
- Annual Premium for Mac$4.991 Year
- Annual Premium for iOS$4.991 Year
Questions
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