Comparison

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard 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 '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

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 'Em + Paste Keyboard4 screens
Copyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard at 4.7 against Copyboard's 3.0. Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard also leads on ratings volume (149 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Copyboard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Copyboard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard has 149 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, Copyboard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard versus Copyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy 'Em + Paste KeyboardCopyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (149 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings149 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoi ChangDavid Steppenbeck

Customer experience

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

All ratings149 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative10.0%

Copyboard

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

Bugs and requests

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Data disappearing, especially images
  • Screen capture not working reliably
  • Repeated crashes after latest update
  • Keyboard and share sheet not functioning on iOS 14
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  • Free-use limit issues where items don't appear but limit is reached
  • Website inaccessible or blocked

Requested features

5 requests
  • Lifetime payment option
  • Peer to peer sync (no internet or iCloud)
  • Offer a one-time price instead of subscription
  • Android support
  • Search feature outside the app for the special keyboard function

Copyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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 'Em + Paste Keyboard free?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Copyboard free?
Copyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or Copyboard?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is rated higher. Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while Copyboard averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or Copyboard have ads?
Neither Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard nor Copyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or Copyboard?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and Copyboard monthly. Most recently, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard was updated on October 29, 2026 and Copyboard on October 20, 2026.

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