Comparison

Logbook vs Plain Paste

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

Head to head
About

Logbook

Features
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Logbook is a timestamped notes app for people who want to stay focused, aware, and honest about how they spend their time. Built around the practice of interstitial journaling — jotting a quick note between tasks — Logbook helps you stay anchored to what you're working on, notice when you've drifted, and build a clear record of your day without ceremony. Why use it? - Stay focused. A quick "starting on the Q3 report" note keeps you accountable to the task in front of you. - Recover from interruptions. When you come back from a Slack rabbit hole, your last entry tells you exactly where you left off. - Remember what you did. Standups, weekly reviews, performance reviews, invoicing — all easier when the day is already written down. - Notice patterns. Looking back at a week of timestamps shows you where your time actually went, not where you thought it went. Perfect for: • Meeting notes with automatic timestamps • On-call incident logging • Project status updates • Daily standup records • Client call documentation Key Features: • Automatic timestamping - just type and press Enter • Separate logbooks for different projects or events • iCloud sync across all your devices • Clean, distraction-free interface • Searchable history Terms of Use: https://www.ussherpress.com/logbook/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ussherpress.com/logbook/privacy/

About

Plain Paste

This utility app removes formatting from copied text, providing a clean plain-text version for easier use. It offers clipboard history to access recent items and is designed with user privacy in mind, storing data locally.

Highlights
  • Remove rich text formatting
  • Copy clean plain text
  • Clipboard history (up to 100 items)
  • Disable clipboard history
  • Private by design, local storage
Features
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Plain Paste makes copied text easier to use. Paste formatted text from websites, documents, emails, chats, or notes, and Plain Paste copies a clean plain-text version back to your clipboard. Made for everyday moments when bold text, links, fonts, colors, and hidden formatting get in the way. Features: • Remove formatting from rich text • Copy cleaned plain text back to your clipboard • Access and reuse up to 100 recent items in clipboard history • Turn clipboard history off whenever you want • Private by design: Plain Paste only reads and cleans text you explicitly paste into the app. Clipboard history is stored locally, can be cleared anytime, and never leaves your device. Plain Paste is a simple utility for everyone who writes, copies, pastes, cleans up notes, reuses text, or just wants text to behave.

Screenshots

Logbook3 screens
Plain Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plain Paste at none against Logbook's 1. Plain Paste also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Logbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plain Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logbook ships an update every 5 months, Plain Paste every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Logbook versus Plain Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbookPlain Paste
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllen UssherAndreas Ekegren

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Logbook

One-time1
  • Premium License$9.99
None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logbook free?
Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logbook or Plain Paste have ads?
Neither Logbook nor Plain Paste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logbook or Plain Paste?
Logbook ships an update every 5 months, and Plain Paste every 6 weeks. Most recently, Logbook was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plain Paste on October 24, 2026.

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