Comparison

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard vs HoldON

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

HoldON

Features
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Your thumb opens the app before you've decided to. HoldOn catches that automatic reach and creates a moment to choose before the scroll starts. BREAK THE AUTOPILOT Choose the apps and websites that pull you in most. The next time you try to open one, HoldOn interrupts the automatic pattern and asks you to make the decision consciously. No hard lock. No guilt. Just a moment between impulse and action. HOLD TO WAKE HoldOn's signature intervention makes continuing an active choice. Press and hold for 8 seconds while HoldOn brings your attention back to the decision. Change your mind? Just let go. If you still want the app, finish the hold and continue intentionally. CHOOSE HOW MUCH TIME YOU ACTUALLY NEED If you decide to continue, choose a session from 1 to 10 minutes. When that time ends, HoldOn protects the app again. Need more time? You can choose again. The goal isn't to stop you from using your phone. It's to stop 10 intentional minutes from becoming 45 unconscious ones. OTHER WAYS TO PAUSE Different moments call for different interventions: • Hold to Wake — actively hold before continuing • Breathing — slow down with a guided breathing pause • Reflection — notice the urge before reacting • Intention Check — reconnect with why you're opening the app Choose the experience that works best for you. SEE YOUR PROGRESS HoldOn helps you see what happens when you interrupt autopilot: • Conscious decisions • Attempts interrupted • Time reclaimed • Current and longest streaks • Weekly progress Over time, the goal is simple: less automatic scrolling, more intentional use. YOU'RE ALWAYS IN CONTROL HoldOn creates friction without taking away your freedom. You always have a way to stop protection, change your settings, or consciously continue. Your attention is your life. Take it back. HoldOn is free to try. Premium unlocks the full intervention library and Insights. Privacy Policy: https://www.getholdon.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard4 screens
HoldON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HoldON at monthly against Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard's every 3 months. Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 HoldON sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, HoldON monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard versus HoldON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopy 'Em + Paste KeyboardHoldON
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (143 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings143 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoi ChangRonald Radhames Santana Franco

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

HoldON

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
3 purchases

HoldON

Subscriptions3
  • HoldON Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual — Win-Back$29.991 Year
  • HoldON Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard free?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoldON free?
HoldON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or HoldON have ads?
Neither Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard nor HoldON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard or HoldON?
Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and HoldON monthly. Most recently, Copy 'Em + Paste Keyboard was updated on October 15, 2026 and HoldON on October 8, 2026.

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