CloudClip vs xPaste
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)
xPaste
Manage your pasteboard history with ease. Save, copy, and clear your clipboard contents with a single click. Protect your privacy by quickly clearing sensitive information.
- One-click pasteboard clearing
- Save pasteboard contents as history
- Copy history items easily
- Manage history: delete, pin, unpin
- Widget extension for quick access
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xPaste xPaste is an efficient and easy-to-use app for you to save, copy or clear the pasteboard contents. It can help you manage the pasteboard history for your efficiency and guard your pasteboard privacy by clearing it at any time. Keywords: pasteboard manager, pasteboard privacy guard, save pasteboard, copy pasteboard, clear pasteboard, pasteboard widget, today widget for pasteboard, pasteboard management ## Features xPaste is versatile and easy-to-use. It can help you 1. Clear your pasteboard by just one click. This will guard your pasteboard privacy. 2. Save your pasteboard contents as history by just on click. 3. Copy your pasteboard history items at any time easily. 4. Manage the pasteboard history: deleting, pinning or unpinning any item to the top. 5. Access these features by a widget extension. ## Usage Illustrations 1. Pasteboard history items: 2. Save or clear the pasteboard contents in this app: 3. Save or clear the pasteboard in the widget extension: 4. View the pasteboard item details by clicking the right part of any history cell: 5. Copy a pasteboard history item by clicking the left part of history cells:
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xPaste at 5.0 against CloudClip's 4.7. CloudClip's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
xPaste holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudClip has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | CloudClip | xPaste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thinkbitz Software Studio | 思意 谢 |
Customer experience
CloudClip
xPaste
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
xPaste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudClip
No in-app purchases
xPaste
No in-app purchases









