Comparison

Copy Better vs Clipboard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform iCloud sync (iOS/macOS)
  • Store text, images, files
  • Shortcut key operations
  • Customizable layout
  • Search clipboard history
  • Rich text/image preview
Features
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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

Screenshots

Copy Better4 screens
Clipboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copy Better at none against Clipboard's 2. Clipboard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 38). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clipboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Copy Better asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clipboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clipboard has 1.8K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Copy Better's written reviews are positive against 86% of Clipboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, Clipboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Copy Better versus Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy BetterClipboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38 ratings)4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings381.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam Wu秀平 罗

Customer experience

Copy Better

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.6%

Clipboard

All ratings1,843 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.2%

Bugs and requests

Copy Better

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Copy Better

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Clipboard

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Premium for Mac$4.991 Year
  • Annual Premium for iOS$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Copy Better free?
Copy Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clipboard free?
Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Better or Clipboard?
Clipboard is rated higher. Copy Better averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Clipboard averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Copy Better or Clipboard have ads?
Neither Copy Better nor Clipboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy Better or Clipboard?
Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, and Clipboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Copy Better was updated on October 21, 2026 and Clipboard on October 19, 2026.

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