Paperloop vs Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperloop
Streamline your workflow with a smart keyboard extension that provides instant access to your clipboard. Organize, categorize, and pin important items for persistent storage. Enjoy a clean, intuitive interface designed to save you time and boost productivity.
- Smart keyboard extension
- Clipboard access without app switching
- Intelligent item organization
- Persistent storage for copied items
- Customizable themes
- Privacy-focused data handling
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Key Features: • Smart Keyboard Extension: Access your clipboard without leaving your current app • Intelligent Organization: Categorize and pin your most important items • Persistent Storage: Never lose another copied item again • Beautiful Design: Clean, intuitive interface with customizable themes • Privacy-Focused: Your data stays on your devices Perfect for: • Professionals managing multiple projects • Students organizing research and notes • Writers collecting inspiration and quotes • Anyone who values their time and productivity • Time-Saving: Reduce app switching and boost productivity Transform how you handle copied content across your devices. Paperloop isn't just another clipboard app – it's your digital memory bank, always ready when you need it.
Control
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Your AI conversations with complete privacy. Control is a free LLM interface that puts you in charge of your AI experience. Chat with lightweight open source language models while keeping your data completely private. These mobile-optimized models offer basic AI assistance with the trade-off of complete privacy and offline functionality - everything runs locally on your device. This is a basic tool. Privacy & Data Protection: All processing happens on your device with no data collection or sharing. Your conversations never leave your phone and no accounts, logins, or cloud storage are required. Works completely offline with zero network dependencies for chat, no tracking or analytics. Your data stays yours and history resets after every session or 24 hours, whichever comes first, ensuring no persistent data storage. Choice: Choose from various open source language models and switch between models instantly to find the perfect AI assistant for your specific needs. Free and open source with no subscriptions or hidden costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Control at Free against Paperloop's $2.99. Paperloop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Control is free to download; Paperloop costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paperloop ships an update every 2 days, Control every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperloop | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mason Earl | Carlos Tarrats |
In-app purchases
Paperloop
No in-app purchases
Control
No in-app purchases
