Comparison

Basic Logs vs Copia

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

Head to head
About

Basic Logs

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Basic Logs makes it quick and easy to track anything of interest to you. From food diaries to habit streaks to budgeting to time spent on activities. Simply create a log, add entries, and get insights with just a few taps. • Text, numbers, currencies, durations, notes, tags, flags. Use one or all of them. No setup required. • Browse entries in a list, visualize them in a calendar, or analyze them with charts and statistics. • Track hours and minutes, or whole days. • Flag entries of significance, tag entries to categorize them. • Add similar entries again with a quick swipe. • Easily search and filter entries and get all information of a particular moment. • Shortcuts! Automatically add an entry whenever you arrive at a location, tap an NFC tag, or complete a task in another app. The possibilities are endless. • Share logs and collaborate with friends and family. • No account creation. All data is stored locally on your device and, optionally, in your iCloud. And this is just the beginning. Basic Logs will only become richer in functionality while remaining simple and easy to use. I hope you’ll get as much joy and use out of this app as I do every single day. Happy logging!

About

Copia

This app saves and organizes text, links, images, and files across your Apple devices. It allows you to create boards for different projects and share content with others. Quickly find saved items with powerful search and filters.

Highlights
  • Clipboard capture
  • Organize with boards
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Share extension for saving content
  • Search and filters
  • Shared boards for collaboration
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Copia is a private clipboard manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Save text, links, images, files, notes, and ideas, organize them into boards, and find them again whenever you need them. On iPhone and iPad, open Copia to capture your current clipboard or save content directly from other apps using the Share Extension. With iCloud enabled, your boards and clips stay available across all your Apple devices. Use Copia for research, planning, collecting links, saving snippets, organizing project notes, or sharing useful content with others. Features: • Clipboard Capture: Open Copia to save what’s currently on your clipboard. • Boards: Organize clips by project, topic, client, or idea. • iCloud Sync: Keep boards and clips available across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Shared Boards: Invite others and collaborate across devices. • Share Extension: Save text, links, images, and files from other apps. • Search and Filters: Quickly find clips in a large library. • Quick Notes: Create notes directly inside Copia. • Pinned Clips: Keep important content at the top of a board. • Rich Previews: Preview links, images, text, and files before reusing them. • Siri Shortcuts: Capture content using your own workflows. • Import and Export: Back up or move your library with a local file. Now available on Mac: open your searchable clipboard history with a keyboard shortcut, preview the selected clip, and paste without interrupting your workflow. Copia for iPhone and iPad is free to use, with no ads or behavioural tracking. Your library stays on your devices and, when enabled, in your personal iCloud account. Stop losing useful things you copied five minutes ago. Keep them organized with Copia.

Screenshots

Basic Logs4 screens
Copia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Copia at fortnightly against Basic Logs's every 2 months. Copia also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Basic Logs's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Logs ships an update every 2 months, Copia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Basic Logs versus Copia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic LogsCopia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllan JuenemannViacheslav Shkliarov

In-app purchases

None

Basic Logs

No in-app purchases

None

Copia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Logs free?
Basic Logs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Copia free?
Copia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic Logs or Copia have ads?
Neither Basic Logs nor Copia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Logs or Copia?
Basic Logs ships an update every 2 months, and Copia fortnightly. Most recently, Basic Logs was updated on September 14, 2026 and Copia on September 9, 2026.

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