Comparison

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard vs FastClip

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

Head to head
About

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

This app enhances your copy and paste functionality by allowing you to save, manage, and sync various types of content, including text, links, and images. It offers a quick capture feature, a clipboard manager, and advanced paste options for efficient data handling. Organize your saved items into lists and access them across devices with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Quickly save copied items
  • Clipboard manager for easy reuse
  • Paste keyboard for instant data insertion
  • Advanced paste options (formatting removal, case change)
  • Organize content into lists
  • Optional iCloud sync across devices
  • Customizable shortcuts
Features
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Power up your copy and paste experience with Copy 'Em! Save, manage, and sync web links, text, images, PDFs, photos, videos, color codes, and more—all effortlessly in one easy-to-use app. Key Features: • Quick Capture: Found something interesting online or elsewhere? Save it instantly before it's gone. • Clipboard Manager: Save your copied items for easy reuse. No more endless searching for what you copied earlier. • Paste Keyboard: Instantly paste data without retyping. Need to paste that email address you use all the time? It's just a tap away. • Advanced Paste Options: Automatically remove formatting, change case, strip whitespaces, and more. • Multi-functional: Scan documents, take quick notes, draw pictures, mark up PDFs, and more—all in one app. • Efficient Organization: Create lists and rearrange items with ease. Find what you need quickly and effortlessly. • Privacy: Your data stays on your device and doesn't go anywhere without your permission. • Optional Sync: Easily access your data across devices with iCloud. Your data remains private. (Also syncs with Copy 'Em for Mac.) • Powerful Shortcuts: Save time with customizable shortcuts. Make Copy 'Em work the way you work, with shortcuts that fit your style. Copy 'Em makes it much easier to save, copy and paste, organize, use, and sync your data. Experience efficiency like never before! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://apprywhere.com/ce-privacy-policy.html

About

FastClip

This app helps you collect, synchronize, and quickly retrieve various types of snippets, including text, links, images, and files, across your devices. Organize your snippets with categories and enjoy fast, offline storage.

Highlights
  • Collect snippets from clipboard, photos, files, QR codes
  • Categorize snippets with tabs
  • Real-time synchronization across devices
  • Fast retrieval with indexing engine
  • Offline encrypted storage
  • Custom keyboard for efficiency
Features
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FasClip 3 is a tool for collecting, synchronizing, and retrieving Snippets,including text, links, images, and files. **Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.** # Collect Snippets in multiple ways Snippets from the clipboard, photo albums, files, QR code scans and text edited by user are all supported. # Categorization A representative Tab for storage and management of different categories of snippets can be created for different types of Snippets. Management of the Tab via iCloud is also available in Pro version. # Quick synchronization of Snippets between devices Multiple means of synchronization are provided by FasClip 3 for different scenarios. ## Sync network - Larger Snippets (HD photos, files, etc.). - Real-time synchronization of multiple devices. ## Handoff - The app is neither in the background nor open. - Manually select whether to receive Snippets. ## iCloud - Archive - Multiple devices on different networks # Real-time retrieving of Snippets Retrieving in milliseconds without tagging the Snippets, even among thousands of Snippets, can be achieved thanks to the indexing engine of FasClip 3. For users who use Chinese can also input Pinyin to improve retrieval efficiency. # Offline storage Except Tab management via iCloud, all FasClip 3 Snippets are encrypted and stored locally, allowing offline storage or clouding of Snippets by user’s choice, which greatly increases the size of the Snippet file storage. # Unlock the Pro features - Unlimited Snippet storage. - iCloud Sync: Turn your FasClip 3 into a cloud sync tool. - Custom keyboard: Greatly improve your typing efficiency. Privacy policy: https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy/464fb3d0-33f5-4b1a-a2b3-6c437dc4312e Terms of Use: https://fastclip.app/policy/terms.htm For questions, please follow our official account on Twitter @fastclip1. Welcome to the Telegram Group t. me/fastclipchat

Screenshots

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard4 screens
FastClip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard at 4.7 against FastClip's 4.3. FastClip's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and FastClip sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 179 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 73% of FastClip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, FastClip every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard versus FastClip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy 'Em + Paste KeyboardFastClip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (143 ratings) — better4.3 (179 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better72.9% of reviews
Number of ratings143179 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoi Chang寅 沈

Customer experience

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

All ratings136 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative10.0%

FastClip

All ratings179 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FastClip

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Not syncing between iPad and iPhone
  • Lost all saved data
  • Cannot transfer information easily from short-term app to Lifetime app
  • Bluetooth/Wi-Fi transfer not working with Windows PC
  • App crashes frequently
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  • Slow response time
  • App is difficult to remove from Mac
  • Bug prevented sign-ins
  • Chinese sign-in appeared during sign-in attempts
  • Sound effects on copy/paste cannot be disabled
  • Update ruined the app's functionality
  • Cannot find icon on the bar after update
  • Cannot make smart folders after update

Requested features

8 requests
  • Allow shortcut customization
  • Add button for Select All for multiple copy or delete
  • Add iCloud backup option
  • Improve shortcut key settings
  • Add duplicate check and template features for TextExpander-like functionality
Show 3 more
  • Make font size adjustable
  • Allow family sharing for lifetime subscription
  • Turn off sound effects on copy/paste

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

FastClip

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$7.99
  • Lifetime for regular users$7.99

Questions

Is Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard free?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FastClip free?
FastClip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or FastClip?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is rated higher. Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while FastClip averages 4.3 from 179 ratings.
Do Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or FastClip have ads?
Neither Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard nor FastClip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or FastClip?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and FastClip every 3 weeks. Most recently, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard was updated on September 23, 2026 and FastClip on September 7, 2026.

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