CloudClip vs iPaste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudClip
Automatically share clipboard content across all your Mac and iOS devices. Access copied text, web links, phone numbers, and more from any device. Manage your clipboard history with ease.
- Automatic clipboard syncing
- Cross-device compatibility (Mac & iOS)
- Access copied text, links, and more
- Clipboard history management
- Customizable settings
- URL scheme support
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Problems/suggestions/issues/questions: Check out the troubleshooting notes below. If they don't help, please email me at cloudclip@thinkbitz.com to help sort them out! CloudClip lets you automatically share your clipboard items between all your devices. On the Mac: Any time you copy something to the clipboard, it automatically syncs to iCloud. Open CloudClip on your iOS device to access it. On the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Copy something to the clipboard, open CloudClip to start the sync, and then access it from the CloudClip menu on your Mac. Works between all your Macs and iOS devices! Tap an item: Phone number - Dial or text message Web address - Opens in your browser Location - Opens in maps Email Address - Opens an email Anything else - Copies to clipboard Swipe left or long press on an item for more options, or tap the detail button to read long clips. It's very handy. Automatically syncs a history of your recent clipboard items. Easily clear items individually by swiping left on the item, or all at once in the app's Settings. Check out the Settings to also set: - Whether to automatically add clips - Choose your favorite browser and Maps app - View help and troubleshooting tips. NOTES - Requires iCloud. - Mac sync requires CloudClip Manager for Mac, available for free in the Mac App Store. TROUBLESHOOTING If things don't seem to be working properly, try the following on all your devices. (iCloud settings are found at Settings -> iCloud on your iOS devices, and System Preferences -> iCloud on your Macs.) - Check all your devices are using the same iCloud account. - Check iCloud Drive (or Documents & Data for older operating systems) is enabled on all your devices. (See below for notes on iCloud Drive.) - Try restarting your devices. - Try disabling and then re-enabling iCloud Drive on your devices. If those don't seem to do the trick, email me at cloudclip@thinkbitz.com. Thanks! URL SCHEME SUPPORT cloudclip://add/(url encoded text)
iPaste
This utility app saves your copied text, images, and files for later use. Organize unlimited clippings into groups and access them instantly with a widget. It syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, enhancing productivity.
- Save copied text, images, and files
- Organize clippings into unlimited groups
- Today Widget for quick access
- Drag & Drop support for iPad
- Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Free sync feature
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iPaste is a lightweight clipboard tool, which could save what you ever coiped and paste later. # Tips - Groups: Organize unlimited clippings. - Today Widget: Copy clippings with one tap. - Formats: Text, image and file. # Drag & Drop - Enable split view in your iPad. - Drag anything into iPaste to save it. - Drop anything into your App to insert. # Sync - Sync with your iPhone, iPad and Mac. * iPaste for Mac is available in the Mac App Store. - And, sync is FREE. iPaste is free but you can also upgrade to Pro account for premium features. You will enjoy how iPaste increases your productivity. Download and have a try! Welcome to join users' group: https://t.me/iToolinbox Or email me at any time: iToolinbox@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CloudClip at none against iPaste's 1. CloudClip also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (84% vs 67%). iPaste's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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. iPaste sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CloudClip asks for nothing beyond the download.
CloudClip holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of CloudClip's written reviews are positive against 67% of iPaste's.
CloudClip ships an update every 6 months, iPaste monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudClip | iPaste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (45 ratings) — better | 4.3 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinkbitz Software Studio | 靖森 郑 |
Customer experience
CloudClip
iPaste
Bugs and requests
CloudClip
Reported bugs
13 issues- Syncing is unpredictable/slow
- Does not always copy clipboard content
- Text not readable in dark mode
- App sometimes needs to be started manually
- Syncing fails consistently
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- Not syncing across devices
- Crashing
- Syncing issues with newer OS versions (iOS 8, Yosemite)
- Background refresh issues
- Clearing clipboard removes items permanently
- Images/files not copying
- Syncing takes a very long time
- App not responding/force quits
Requested features
29 requests- Pinning frequently used clips
- Search function for clips
- Widget support (Notification Center/Today)
- Copying/pasting files (images, PDFs)
- Password protection/Touch ID
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- Editor for direct text sending
- Clip sorting/reordering
- Undo feature for deletions
- Longer history storage
- Manual ordering of clips
- Windows PC support
- Encryption for clips
- Integration with Evernote
- Custom keyboard
- Ability to edit list on any device
- Ability to delete individual clips
- Refresh button for sync
- Support for older iOS versions (iOS 6)
- One-tap message for phone numbers
- Temporary disable function on Mac
- Combine snippets function on iOS
- Popup showing full text on hover (Mac app)
- Locking a clipped entry (Mac app)
- More clipboard history (100 entries)
- Support for larger files (photos, videos)
- Longer time-out period/no time-out when plugged in
- Manual ordering of clips
- Ability to edit list on any device
- Ability to delete individual clips
iPaste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudClip
No in-app purchases
iPaste
- iPaste Pro$2.99
