Comparison

Mini Clipboard vs Copycan Lite

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

Head to head
About

Mini Clipboard

This utility app saves your copied text history, allowing you to quickly find, organize, and reuse important snippets. It offers text manipulation tools, backup options, and privacy controls. An upgrade unlocks unlimited history, cloud sync, and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Saves clipboard history
  • Search and reuse copied text
  • Organize with favorites and tags
  • Text cleanup and formatting tools
  • Backup and export clipboard data
  • Privacy controls with Face/Touch ID
Features
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Keep copied text easy to find and ready to use. Mini Clipboard saves your clipboard history when you open the app, so you can quickly find, organize, and reuse the text that matters. SAVE AND FIND COPIED TEXT Copy text, then open Mini Clipboard to save it to your history. Search your records and copy any item again whenever you need it. ORGANIZE YOUR FAVORITES Pin important items, save frequently used text to Favorites, and add tags to keep your content organized. DO MORE WITH TEXT Clean up whitespace, change letter case, remove duplicate lines, encode or decode URLs, format JSON, and generate QR codes from text. BACK UP AND EXPORT Export clipboard history or favorites as TXT, CSV, or JSON. Create a full backup and restore it later, with options to merge or replace existing data. CONTROL YOUR PRIVACY Your data is stored on your device unless you choose to turn on iCloud Sync. Pause automatic recording when you need to, or protect access with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. UPGRADE FOR MORE Unlock the full version with a one-time purchase for unlimited clipboard history, iCloud Sync across your devices, custom cleanup rules, and an ad-free experience. From links and ideas to work notes and study materials, Mini Clipboard keeps useful text close at hand.

About

Copycan Lite

This user-friendly clipboard application automatically saves copied text, allowing you to edit, organize into folders, and quickly access frequently used phrases. It offers intuitive operations for managing your text snippets.

Highlights
  • Automatic saving of copied text
  • Edit, name, and share text items
  • Organize items into folders
  • Sort by most recently used
  • Quickly copy frequently used phrases
  • Add new text manually
Features
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Copycan Lite / User-friendly Clipboard Do you have useful applications for text copy and paste? Copycan is a very user-friendly clipboard application for iPhone. Features; *Each times the app is launched or back active, it will automatically add copied text to the "Main" screen. *You can edit, name, send by Email or by SMS the items. *The items can be categorized into the folders with 8 tabs. *Sort the list by the most recently used text. You can quickly select and copy the frequently used phrases. *Intuitive operations; simply tap the buttons from the list. *Add new text using the "Add new" button. It's simple and quick. The app offers great performances. Try to believe. Custom URL scheme(Later Ver.1.0.4) copycan2:// PR. The full version of "Copycan / Clipboard in Background" can record copied text in background.

Screenshots

Mini Clipboard4 screens
Copycan Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Copycan Lite at 88% against Mini Clipboard's 45%. Copycan Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copycan Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Mini Clipboard's written reviews are positive against 88% of Copycan Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Clipboard ships an update every 7 months, Copycan Lite every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mini Clipboard versus Copycan Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini ClipboardCopycan Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文睿 李Megumi Isozaki

Customer experience

Mini Clipboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Copycan Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Mini Clipboard

No in-app purchases

None

Copycan Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Clipboard free?
Mini Clipboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Copycan Lite free?
Copycan Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Clipboard or Copycan Lite?
Copycan Lite is rated higher. Mini Clipboard averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Copycan Lite averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Mini Clipboard or Copycan Lite have ads?
Mini Clipboard shows ads; Copycan Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Mini Clipboard or Copycan Lite?
Mini Clipboard ships an update every 7 months, and Copycan Lite every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mini Clipboard was updated on November 10, 2026 and Copycan Lite on November 6, 2026.

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