Lenovo Smart Connect vs Cross Paste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lenovo Smart Connect
Seamlessly integrate your phone, tablet, and PC to manage content and control devices across your digital ecosystem. Share files, view photos, and respond to messages from your phone directly on your computer.
- Cross-device integration
- File transfer between devices
- Photo and video browsing
- Message management on PC
- Tap to Launch functionality
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Smart Connect unifies your digital life across phone, tablet, and PC. Move between screens without missing a beat. Control, share, and stream content anywhere in your ecosystem. Key features: Connect your iPhone with your PC or Android device. Browse and view iPhone photos and videos from your PC with Gallery. Send files from your iPhone to your PC or Android device with ease. Check and reply to your phone’s Messages from the PC dashboard. Use Tap to Launch on Lenovo Aura Edition PCs for instant access to your content. A Windows 10 or 11 PC with Bluetooth and a compatible iPhone (iOS 15 or later). Smart Connect requires elevated permissions to install and use.
Cross Paste
Seamlessly copy text and links between your phone and computer without cables or accounts. The Pro version allows sending files and photos up to 25 MB, with end-to-end encryption for all synced data.
- Clipboard sync across devices
- Send files and photos (Pro)
- Cross-platform compatibility
- No account required
- End-to-end encryption
- Clipboard history with search
- Organized buckets for clips
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Copy on your iPhone, paste on your Windows PC. With Pro, send files and photos up to 25 MB each from your phone to your laptop. Cross Paste connects your phone and computer with one shared, end-to-end encrypted clipboard, across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux and the web. No cables, no emailing yourself, no account. WHY CROSS PASTE • Phone to PC clipboard sync: copy text or a link on one device and access it on your other paired devices. • Send files and photos (Pro): pick a photo, PDF or document on one device and save it on another, up to 25 MB each. • Truly cross-platform: iPhone to Windows and Linux, not only Mac. • No account needed: pair devices by scanning a QR code. No sign-up, no email, no password. • End-to-end encrypted: your clipboard content, files and photos are encrypted on your device before syncing. We cannot read their contents. FEATURES • Clipboard sync across all your paired devices • Clipboard history with search • Send photos and files between devices (Pro) • Buckets to keep clips organized • Read copied text aloud • Open links with one tap • A recovery key to restore access to your group HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Cross Paste on your phone and your computer 2. Scan the QR code to pair them 3. Copy text or a link on one device and pick it up on the other. Send files and photos with Pro. FREE AND PRO Cross Paste is free to use. The free version includes: • Up to 3 paired devices • 1 bucket • 24 hours of clipboard history Cross Paste Pro adds: • Unlimited devices • Up to 5 buckets • Unlimited clipboard history • Photo and file transfer between devices, up to 25 MB each Pro on one device covers every device in your group. Choose monthly, yearly or lifetime (pay once, Pro forever). The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Start with free clipboard sync. Upgrade to Pro to send files and photos between your phone and PC. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lenovo Smart Connect at 63% against Cross Paste's 0%. Lenovo Smart Connect also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Cross Paste's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cross Paste sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lenovo Smart Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lenovo Smart Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lenovo Smart Connect has 183 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Lenovo Smart Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cross Paste's.
Lenovo Smart Connect ships an update every 3 months, Cross Paste monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lenovo Smart Connect | Cross Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (183 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 183 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lenovo APLA | Mobile Tech Media, LLC |
Customer experience
Lenovo Smart Connect
Cross Paste
In-app purchases
Lenovo Smart Connect
No in-app purchases
Cross Paste
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Cross Paste Pro Lifetime$29.99
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