KDE Connect vs Cross Paste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KDE Connect
Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.
- Shared clipboard
- File and URL sharing
- Virtual touchpad and keyboard
- Remote presentation control
- Remote command execution
- End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.
Cross Paste
Seamlessly copy text and links on one device and instantly paste them on another, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows PC. This cross-device clipboard syncs your content securely and privately without requiring an account.
- Instant clipboard sync
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Searchable history
- Organize clips into buckets
- End-to-end encryption
- QR code pairing
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Copy on your iPhone, paste on your Windows PC. Cross Paste is the cross-device clipboard that takes whatever you copy everywhere — across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and the web. Copy something on one device, and seconds later it's ready on all your others. No cables, no emailing links to yourself. WHY CROSS PASTE? • Truly cross-platform: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and the web share one clipboard. • No account needed: pair your devices with a QR code — no sign-up, no email, no password. • End-to-end encrypted: your content is encrypted on your device. No one else — not even us — can read it. FEATURES • Instant clipboard sync across all your paired devices • Searchable history: find anything you've copied • Buckets: organize your clips into tidy collections • Smart search across your entire clipboard • Text-to-speech: have your copied text read aloud • Open links with a single tap • Recovery keys: only you keep control of your data HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Cross Paste on your devices 2. Pair them with a QR code — done 3. Copy on one device, paste on any other CROSS PASTE PRO Cross Paste is free to use. The free version includes: • Up to 3 paired devices (Pro: unlimited devices) • 1 bucket (Pro: up to 5 buckets) • 24 hours of clipboard history (Pro: unlimited history) Upgrade to Cross Paste Pro to lift these limits and get the most out of your cross-device clipboard. Download Cross Paste and take your clipboard everywhere — securely, privately, and on all your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KDE Connect at 61% against Cross Paste's 0%. KDE Connect also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Cross Paste sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KDE Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
KDE Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KDE Connect has 276 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of KDE Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cross Paste's.
KDE Connect ships an update every 3 months, Cross Paste every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KDE Connect | Cross Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (276 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KDE e.V. | Mobile Tech Media, LLC |
Customer experience
KDE Connect
Cross Paste
Bugs and requests
KDE Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clipboard push feature not working
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
- Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for background operation
- Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
- Integrate with system share sheet
- Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
- Add SMS/notification sync features
Cross Paste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
Cross Paste
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
