Comparison

Copycan Lite 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

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.

About

Clipboard Manager

This app enhances productivity by managing your clipboard history across iOS and macOS. It offers features like iCloud sync, biometric protection, and organization into categories. Easily access and recover clips, with support for images, files, and text transformations.

Highlights
  • Background clipboard monitoring
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Organize clips into categories
  • Biometric protection for sensitive clips
  • Trash folder for deleted clips
  • Quick access via widgets and shortcuts
  • Supports images and files
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Introducing Pycopaste, the ultimate clipboard manager for iOS and macOS, designed to enhance your productivity by streamlining your copying and pasting experience. Pycopaste offers a wide range of features that make managing your clips effortless and efficient. Key Features: - Background Clipboard Monitoring: Pycopaste intelligently tracks your clipboard activity via PiP, ensuring that all copied content is securely saved and available for future use. - iCloud Sync: Keep your clips in sync across all your iOS and macOS devices using iCloud, so you can access your clipboard history anytime, anywhere. - Categories Management: Organize your clips into customizable categories for seamless retrieval and a clutter-free workspace. - Biometric Protection: Secure your sensitive clips with biometric authentication, including Face ID and Touch ID, for top-notch privacy. - Thrash Support: Accidentally deleted a clip? No worries! Pycopaste features a trash folder where you can easily recover your deleted clips. - Quick Access from Widgets: Access your most used clips and categories directly from your home screen, thanks to Pycopaste's handy widgets. - Link Previews: Get a quick glimpse of your copied URLs with link previews, making it easier to identify and manage your saved links. - Searchable Clips in Spotlight: Find your clips instantly by searching them directly within Spotlight. - Access Clips from Shortcuts: Integrate Pycopaste with iOS shortcuts for even faster access to your clips. - Add Clips from Share Sheet: Easily add clips to Pycopaste from any app using the Share Sheet, streamlining your content-saving process. - Blacklisted Words: Ignore specific clips containing blacklisted words, ensuring irrelevant or sensitive content stays out of your clipboard history. - Images and Files Uploads: Pycopaste supports more than just text! Save images and files directly to your clipboard history for easy access. - Text Transformations: Quickly apply manipulations like lowercase, uppercase, remove line breaks to textual data inside Pycopaste - Customizable Clip History Duration: Tailor your clipboard history retention settings to suit your preferences, from purging clips after a few days to keeping them indefinitely. - Dedicated Native Mac Clipper: Pycopaste also comes with a macOS companion app, offering a seamless clipboard management experience across your Apple devices. Upgrade your copy-pasting game with Pycopaste, the comprehensive clipboard manager for iOS and macOS that makes your daily tasks simpler and more efficient. Download Pycopaste now and unlock your productivity potential! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pycopaste.foxfortmobile.com/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Copycan Lite4 screens
Clipboard Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copycan Lite at none against Clipboard Manager's 11. Copycan Lite also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). Clipboard Manager's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (70 vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clipboard Manager sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Copycan Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clipboard Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clipboard Manager has 70 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Copycan Lite's written reviews are positive against 78% of Clipboard Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copycan Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Clipboard Manager monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Copycan Lite versus Clipboard Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopycan LiteClipboard Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)4.4 (70 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings770 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMegumi IsozakiFoxfortMobile

Customer experience

Copycan Lite

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

Clipboard Manager

All ratings70 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Copycan Lite

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Clipboard Manager

Subscriptions6
  • Pycopaste Monthly$2.001 Month
  • Pycopaste Monthly 3$3.991 Month
  • Pycopaste Pro Monthly$4.001 Month
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  • Pycopaste Yearly$8.991 Year
  • Pycopaste Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Pycopaste Yearly 3$24.001 Year
One-time5
  • Pycopaste Lifetime$12.00
  • Pycopaste Lifetime 2$15.00
  • Pycopaste Lifetime$25.00
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  • Pycopaste Pro Lifetime$30.00
  • Pycopaste Lifetime 5$35.00

Questions

Is Copycan Lite free?
Copycan Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clipboard Manager free?
Clipboard Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copycan Lite or Clipboard Manager?
Clipboard Manager is rated higher. Copycan Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Clipboard Manager averages 4.4 from 70 ratings.
Do Copycan Lite or Clipboard Manager have ads?
Neither Copycan Lite nor Clipboard Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copycan Lite or Clipboard Manager?
Copycan Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and Clipboard Manager monthly. Most recently, Copycan Lite was updated on October 24, 2026 and Clipboard Manager on October 23, 2026.

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