Comparison

Readonly vs Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Readonly

Save articles from other apps to read later in a comfortable, distraction-free environment. Organize your saved content with tags, highlight key passages, and add notes for deeper comprehension. Customize the reading experience with various themes and layout adjustments.

Highlights
  • Quickly save articles from other apps
  • Highlight text and add notes
  • Organize articles with tags
  • Customize reading themes and layout
  • Synchronize data via iCloud
  • Export articles in Markdown format
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"Readonly" is a simple and easy to use read later app. There are not too many complicated features, just to give you a comfortable place to read your saved articles. Featured Functions - Highlight & Notes While reading, use different colors to highlight text, mark key points for easy review later. You can also add notes to the highlights, recording your thoughts and insights, making each reading session more rewarding. - Theme Switching We have carefully prepared some themes suitable for reading, choose your favorite from it, relax your eyes and focus on reading. - iCloud Synchronization Data synchronization to the cloud, no longer worry about data loss. - Tag Management Tag articles, categorize and manage them, keep everything in order. - Layout Adjustment Select fonts, adjust spacing, you can finely control the layout of the article to make reading more comfortable. - Quick Save Quickly save articles in other apps through sharing operations. - Export Articles Export your saved articles in Markdown format. —————————— Contact Us: brkchen@icloud.com

About

Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard

Quickly access and paste frequently used text and media files directly from your keyboard. Organize your content into folders for easy retrieval, ideal for sales scripts, FAQs, and more.

Highlights
  • Text item addition
  • Image and PDF file attachment
  • Folder organization
  • Custom keyboard integration
  • Local device storage
  • iCloud synchronization
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Pasteboard is an app for quick paste. Add all your content using text and media files, and then easily access it through your keyboard. Now it is simple to have your sales scripts, catalogs, prices, FAQ’s, replies and so forth at your hand. 
 Features: ・Add text items ・Attach images and PDF files ・Create folders to organize your content ・Custom keyboard with your content ・Your device storage to keep your content locally ・iCloud storage to synchronize your content across your devices This app best suites for sellers, influencers, freelancers, support managers. Note that this is initial release of this app. More features are coming.

Screenshots

Readonly4 screens
Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Readonly at 100% against Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard's 43%. Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Readonly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Readonly's written reviews are positive against 43% of Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Readonly versus Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadonlyPasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer龙 陈Oleg Preobrazhensky

Customer experience

Readonly

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral57.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Readonly

One-time2
  • Permanent Purchase(iOS)$2.99
  • 永久购买(macOS)$2.99
1 purchases

Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard

One-time1
  • PremiumFree

Questions

Is Readonly free?
Readonly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard free?
Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Readonly or Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard?
Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard is rated higher. Readonly averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Readonly or Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard have ads?
Neither Readonly nor Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readonly or Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard?
Readonly ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Readonly was updated on September 30, 2026 and Pasteboard Copy Paste Keyboard on September 30, 2026.

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