Magic Copy vs Copy Better
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Copy
Seamlessly transfer text and links between your phone and PC in seconds. Copy content on one device and instantly access it on another by opening the app. Tap to copy items back to your clipboard.
- Cross-device text and link copying
- Instant transfer between phone and PC
- Simple three-step usage
- Tap to copy items back
- Universal clipboard functionality
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Magic Copy makes it super easy to copy any text or link from your phone or PC and paste them in another device of yours within seconds. Simply copy your text and open the app. The text/link will be instantly pasted in your clipboard. You can open the app in any other device and be able to copy anything from your clipboard. 3 Steps to easily use Magic Copy: 1) Copy text/link from your phone or computer 2) Open the Magic Copy app on your device 3) Your text/link is now available on any other device where you have Magic Copy installed. Tap on any item to copy it back to memory! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Copy Better
This app provides an extended clipboard to store and manage all your copied content. Easily add, edit, and organize text, formatted text, and images into folders. Access your clips quickly through widgets, a custom keyboard, or Siri shortcuts.
- Store text, formatted text, and images
- Organize clips into folders
- Mark clips as favorites
- Home screen widgets for quick access
- Custom keyboard for fast pasting
- Siri shortcuts integration
- Share extension for saving clips
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Copy Better keeps all the things you need to copy and paste in one place, available at a simple tap. • Add clips from the system clipboard, edit them, and create new ones directly in the app. Your clips can be plain text, formatted text, and/or images. • Create folders to organize your clips, and mark important ones as favorites. • Add the Favorites and Folders widgets to your home screen for easy access. • Use the Copy Better keyboard to paste your clips quickly in other apps. • Configure Siri shortcuts to create and paste clips anywhere. • Use the Share extension to save new clips from websites, Photos, or anywhere else with shareable content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Copy Better at 78% against Magic Copy's 33%. Copy Better also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Magic Copy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Magic Copy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Copy Better asks for nothing beyond the download.
Copy Better holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Magic Copy's written reviews are positive against 78% of Copy Better's.
Magic Copy ships an update every 2 weeks, Copy Better every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic Copy | Copy Better |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (20 ratings) | 4.3 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shehan Ekanayake | William Wu |
Customer experience
Magic Copy
Copy Better
In-app purchases
Magic Copy
- Basic$2.991 Month
- Prime$3.491 Month
- Pro$4.991 Month
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- Elite$5.491 Month
- Ultimate$6.491 Month
- Magic Copy PRO$4.99
Copy Better
No in-app purchases
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