Comparison

Copy Better vs Copy & Paste

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

Copy & Paste

This app allows for quick copying and sharing of text, such as hashtags and passwords, with a single tap. It offers features like multiple selections, auto-saving from the clipboard, and organization by folders. Users can also perform word counts and string replacements.

Highlights
  • One tap copy & share
  • Multiple selection
  • Auto save from clipboard
  • Word count
  • Categorize by folder
  • Dark mode
Read full description

It's a copy & paste app. Copy hashtags and passwords with one tap. All features are completely free to use. - One tap to copy & share - Multiple selection & concatenated copy - Sort & bulk delete copies - Auto save from clipboard - Word count and string replacement - Add all at once by dividing by line breaks - Categorize by folder and color - Easy to find with word search - dark mode URL scheme: copypaste://

Screenshots

Copy Better4 screens
Copy & Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Copy Better at none against Copy & Paste's shown. Copy Better also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Better holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Copy Better's written reviews are positive against 67% of Copy & Paste's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, Copy & Paste every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Copy Better versus Copy & Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy BetterCopy & Paste
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38 ratings) — better4.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WuFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Copy Better

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

Copy & Paste

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Copy Better

No in-app purchases

None

Copy & Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Copy Better free?
Copy Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Copy & Paste free?
Copy & Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Copy Better or Copy & Paste?
Copy Better is rated higher. Copy Better averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Copy & Paste averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do Copy Better or Copy & Paste have ads?
Copy & Paste shows ads; Copy Better does not.
Which is updated more often, Copy Better or Copy & Paste?
Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, and Copy & Paste every 4 months. Most recently, Copy Better was updated on October 21, 2026 and Copy & Paste on October 24, 2026.

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