Pasteboard Viewer vs Source Files
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pasteboard Viewer
This developer utility allows you to inspect system pasteboards, ensuring your app correctly places data. It provides live previews of text, RTF, images, and other content with Quick Look support. The app also hides outdated pasteboard types for a cleaner experience.
- Inspect system pasteboards
- Live content refresh
- Preview text, RTF, and images
- Quick Look preview support
- Hides obsolete pasteboard types
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Inspect the system pasteboard while developing your app. This is a developer utility that lets you inspect the system pasteboard. This can be useful to ensure your app is putting the correct data on UIPasteboard. The app refreshes the pasteboard contents live and can preview text, RTF, images, and anything that has a Quick Look preview. Note that this is not a clipboard manager. If you're not an iOS developer, you probably don't want this app. It hides obsolete system pasteboard types that have modern equivalents. This includes `CorePasteboardFlavorType`, `NSStringPboardType`, `NSFilenamesPboardType`, etc. Known issue: When the app runs on visionOS in compatibility mode, the system may show a lot of “pasted” notifications. This is a system bug.
Source Files
Access GitHub, Gitea, GitLab, and BitBucket directly from your file manager without cloning. Edit large repositories in seconds using REST APIs, with support for automation and file uploads. Offers a free tier for single servers and a Pro Unlock for multiple servers.
- Direct file access via Finder/Files app
- Edit files in favorite apps
- REST API for fast access
- Supports GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, BitBucket
- Shortcuts automation support
- File uploads via services menu
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Source Files is a faster way to access GitHub, Gitea, GitLab and BitBucket from the Finder and Files app without having to clone repositories or commit changes. Using REST APIs instead of the traditional Git protocol you will be editing files in even the largest repositories in seconds: • Drag a repository URL to the Files app • Browse the directory that immediately appears • Open and Edit files in your favorite app Source Files is file oriented and making edits to 3 different files will result in 3 commits. It is possible to configure the app to work in a branch where a messy commit history is acceptable and merge changes back using pull requests. Consider using traditional Git clients like Working Copy or Tower for projects that need a tidy commit history in all branches. There is rich support for automation with Shortcuts actions to List, Download, Upload and Move files. Uploading files from the Mac services menu and share sheet is supported and very fast as target directories are remembered for different file types. The app is free to use with a single server. A Pro Unlock is required for multiple servers, available as a one-time purchase or a monthly subscription, with access shared across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A one-week free trial allows users to evaluate Pro features before purchase. Source Files is restricted by GitHub, GitLab and BitBucket API quotas that depend on your account privileges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pasteboard Viewer at 5.0 against Source Files's 4.4. Pasteboard Viewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Source Files's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Source Files sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Pasteboard Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pasteboard Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pasteboard Viewer's written reviews are positive against 74% of Source Files's.
Pasteboard Viewer ships an update every 5 months, Source Files weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pasteboard Viewer | Source Files |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better | 4.4 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 74.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Anders Borum ApS |
Customer experience
Pasteboard Viewer
Source Files
In-app purchases
Pasteboard Viewer
No in-app purchases
Source Files
- Source Files Monthly7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Lifetime Source Pro$23.99
- Lifetime Source Pro$24.99
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