Comparison

now vs Clipboard Manager

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

Head to head
About

now

Features
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now-bee calculates all the exact years, quarters, months, weeks, days, minutes and seconds from any date in the past or future. Then now-bee gives you the next few milestones - maybe you have one today? Want to know how many days since your anniversary? or how old your dog is in minutes? Great for family gatherings - try to find someone with a now-bee today Use it as many times as you like 100 days til Christmas? lets celebrate! 2000 hours til your next birthday? lets celebrate!

About

Clipboard Manager

Effortlessly save and organize everything you copy, from text and links to images and passwords. Secure your clips with Face ID and access them instantly via a custom keyboard. Find anything quickly with intelligent search and manage your saved items with pinboards and shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Store limitless clipboard items
  • Organize with pinboards and shortcuts
  • Secure clips with Face ID
  • Paste keyboard for direct insertion
  • Lightning-fast intelligent search
  • Automatic/manual clipboard management
Features
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Paste directly from the keyboard on iPhone and Mac! QuickPaste is the copy paste keyboard manager that stores everything in your clipboard history, so you never lose copied text again. Sync your clipboard across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. QuickPaste clipboard manager handles text, links, images, passwords, addresses, emails, code snippets, bank details, and quick notes. Every clipboard item is protected with Face ID, so only you can access your saved clips, anytime, anywhere. QuickPaste - Keyboard Manager * Store and organize every clipboard item * Clipboard sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud * Create pinboards and shortcuts for used phrases * Secure clipboards with Face ID lock * Pin frequently used items for one tap access * Use the paste keyboard to insert anything directly in any app * Easy access to your full clipboard history iCloud Sync: Your Clipboard on Every Device * Copy on your iPhone, paste on your Mac or iPad * Pinboards and pinned items sync automatically Customize Your Pinboards * Add or remove items from pinboards * Rename or swap pinboards * Change colors Your Data Is Secure: Your clips are protected by Face ID lock. You control what to add, what to delete, and what to pin. How to Copy and Paste with QuickPaste? Step 1: Enable the Action Extension for limitless copying Step 2: Switch to the paste keyboard in any app and tap any clipboard item to paste it Go Premium QuickPaste offers a premium plan designed to make your workflows even simpler and more efficient. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Secondly, your subscription will renew automatically, but you can turn off auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings 24 hours before the end of the current period. For suggestions regarding Quick Paste - Clipboard Manager, Contact us at codebuster2021@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

now4 screens
Clipboard Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: now at none against Clipboard Manager's 3. now also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). Clipboard Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Clipboard Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. now asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

now ships an update every 23 months, Clipboard Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
now versus Clipboard Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternowClipboard Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNow-Bee LimitedIhsan Ullah

In-app purchases

None

now

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Clipboard Manager

Subscriptions2
  • QuickPaste Pro Weekly Access$1.997 Days
  • QuickPaste Pro Yearly Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • QuickPaste Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is now free?
now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clipboard Manager free?
Clipboard Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do now or Clipboard Manager have ads?
Neither now nor Clipboard Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, now or Clipboard Manager?
now ships an update every 23 months, and Clipboard Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, now was updated on November 3, 2026 and Clipboard Manager on October 30, 2026.

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