Comparison

Copy Better vs PaperRay

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

PaperRay

Features
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PaperRay: The Smart Scanner. Lifetime Privacy, Lifetime Value. PaperRay transforms your phone into a powerful, intelligent document manager. We combine professional scanning quality with absolute privacy and advanced organizational features. Pay once and own your scanner for life. INTELLIGENT & SEARCHABLE Offline OCR Search: Extract text from any scanned document right on your device. Search for keywords, names, or amounts across your entire library instantly. Text recognition is 100% private and happens offline. Copy Text: Tap to copy recognized text directly from your images. Smart Search: Find documents instantly by date, title, or the content within the scan. SECURITY & CLOUD SYNC (Pro Feature) iCloud Private Sync: Securely synchronize all your files, folders, and settings across your iPhone and iPad. Your data is protected by Apple's secure infrastructure and never touches our servers. App Lock: Protect sensitive documents using FaceID or TouchID protection upon app launch. PROFESSIONAL SCANNING & EDITING Enhanced Filters: Apply Magic Color (auto-enhance), Grayscale, or Black & White modes to create crisp, clear documents. Post-Scan Editing: Re-crop and rotate images even after the initial scanning session is complete. ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Folders & Renaming: Keep your library organized by creating custom folders (e.g., Receipts, Taxes) and renaming files for clarity. Batch Actions: Select multiple scans to delete or export as a single merged PDF document. PRICING MODEL: SIMPLE & FAIR Say goodbye to monthly subscriptions. PaperRay offers a Lifetime Pro model. Pay once and receive permanent access to all advanced features—including OCR Search, iCloud Sync, App Lock, and organizational tools—with no recurring fees, ever. Download PaperRay and experience document management done right.

Screenshots

Copy Better4 screens
PaperRay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copy Better at none against PaperRay's 1. Copy Better also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.5). PaperRay's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price 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. PaperRay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Copy Better asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, PaperRay every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Copy Better versus PaperRay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy BetterPaperRay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam Wu志业 方

In-app purchases

None

Copy Better

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PaperRay

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Copy Better free?
Copy Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperRay free?
PaperRay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Copy Better or PaperRay have ads?
Neither Copy Better nor PaperRay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy Better or PaperRay?
Copy Better ships an update every 6 months, and PaperRay every 5 weeks. Most recently, Copy Better was updated on October 17, 2026 and PaperRay on October 8, 2026.

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