Comparison

Copy Better vs Copyboard

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

Copyboard

Quickly copy and paste frequently used text snippets with a single tap. Organize items with tags and favorites, and sync them across your devices via iCloud. Ideal for streamlining repetitive text entry.

Highlights
  • Single-tap text copying
  • Organize with tags and favorites
  • Sort by date, name, or copy count
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Search functionality
Features
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Copyboard is a simple productivity tool to copy frequently-used text snippets to your device pasteboard with just a single tap. Create items that are displayed in an intuitive list: Each item displays a descriptive title alongside its copyable content. Tapping an item copies the text to the pasteboard for you to quickly share or use in other apps. Items can be organized using tags and favorites, and can be sorted alphabetically, by date, or by the number of times they’ve been copied. A search bar allows you to find a specific item using its description. Simple & fast, that’s Copyboard. Copyboard uses iCloud so your list is automatically synchronized across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. All your data stays private to you. Copyboard should not be used to store sensitive data, for example, passwords. --- Some of the content discussed above requires an in-app purchase: The free version of Copyboard allows you to view up to 2 (two) items in your list. Copyboard Plus is required to add more than two items, for tags, for favoriting items, and for sort and search functionality. Copyboard contains no ads. Copyboard Plus is required for the additional features and capabilities mentioned above, which can be accessed by either an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time in-app purchase. --- Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. --- Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/lazycatapps/home/copyboard/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Copy Better4 screens
Copyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy Better at 4.3 against Copyboard's 3.0. Copy Better also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (38 vs 2). Copyboard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, 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. Copyboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Copy Better asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Better holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy Better has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, Copyboard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Copy Better versus Copyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy BetterCopyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WuDavid Steppenbeck

Customer experience

Copy Better

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

Copyboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Copy Better

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Copyboard

Subscriptions3
  • Copyboard Plus$0.997 Days
  • Copyboard Plus$1.991 Month
  • Copyboard Plus3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time4
  • small tip$0.99
  • medium tip$1.99
  • large tip$4.99
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  • Copyboard Plus (Lifetime)$7.99

Questions

Is Copy Better free?
Copy Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Copyboard free?
Copyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Better or Copyboard?
Copy Better is rated higher. Copy Better averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Copyboard averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Copy Better or Copyboard have ads?
Neither Copy Better nor Copyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy Better or Copyboard?
Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, and Copyboard monthly. Most recently, Copy Better was updated on October 21, 2026 and Copyboard on October 20, 2026.

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