Comparison

Copy Better vs PasteDock

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

PasteDock

Save, organize, and quickly paste copied texts and images with a custom keyboard. This app prioritizes your privacy by keeping all data on your device. Unlock advanced features like image-to-text extraction with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Automatic saving of copied items
  • Custom keyboard for direct pasting
  • Image to text extraction
  • Face ID/Touch ID lock for privacy
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Data stays on device
Features
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Copy and Paste is one of the most essential features on your iPhone — yet most people barely scratch the surface. PasteDock changes that. Save everything you copy, organize it, and paste it anywhere, anytime. Your privacy comes first. No copied data ever leaves your device. Nothing is sent to external servers. Your information stays with you, always. • WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE - Save copied texts and images automatically so nothing gets lost - Paste saved items wherever you need them and reuse them anytime - Use a custom keyboard to paste texts and images directly inside any app - Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID for complete privacy • UNLOCK EVEN MORE WITH PLUS - Save unlimited items with no restrictions - Copy an image and instantly extract the text from it, making every image searchable - One-time purchase — no subscriptions, yours forever • Why is this app worth it? Unlike other clipboard managers that charge monthly fees, PasteDock offers a secure lifetime purchase. Your data never touches a cloud server, and the built-in keyboard means you never have to leave the app you are working in. Whether you are copying addresses, messages, links, passwords, code snippets, or images — everything is saved, organized, and ready to paste in seconds. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Reach us anytime through the support option inside the app. We read every message.

Screenshots

Copy Better4 screens
PasteDock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copy Better at none against PasteDock's 1. Copy Better also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18). PasteDock's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PasteDock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Copy Better asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Copy Better against 4.3 for PasteDock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Copy Better's written reviews are positive against 100% of PasteDock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, PasteDock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Copy Better versus PasteDock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy BetterPasteDock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38 ratings)4.3 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better20
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
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WuRaphael Monteiro

Customer experience

Copy Better

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

PasteDock

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Copy Better

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PasteDock

One-time1
  • Plus$6.99

Questions

Is Copy Better free?
Copy Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PasteDock free?
PasteDock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy Better or PasteDock?
PasteDock is rated higher. Copy Better averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while PasteDock averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Copy Better or PasteDock have ads?
Neither Copy Better nor PasteDock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy Better or PasteDock?
Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, and PasteDock monthly. Most recently, Copy Better was updated on October 21, 2026 and PasteDock on October 27, 2026.

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