Comparison

Clipboard Manager vs Arkive

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

Head to head
About

Clipboard Manager

This app synchronizes your copied content across all your Apple devices, providing instant search and organization for your clipboard history. It securely backs up your data and offers quick access from your menu bar or notifications.

Highlights
  • Universal sync across Apple devices
  • Instant search of clipboard history
  • Smart organization with categories
  • Secure cloud backup
  • Quick access from menu bar/notifications
  • Supports text, links, images, and files
Features
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Transform your productivity with Pastely, the ultimate clipboard manager that keeps your copied content synchronized across all your Apple devices. Key Features(SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED) Pastely requires a subscription to access these features: • Universal sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Instant search through your entire clipboard history • Smart organization with categories and filters • Secure cloud backup - never lose important copies • Quick access from menu bar and notifications • Support for text, links, images, and files • Offline access to your clipboard history • Clean, intuitive interface designed for speed Perfect for: - Students copying research and notes - Developers managing code snippets - Content creators organizing assets - Professionals handling multiple projects - Anyone who copies and pastes frequently Why Choose Pastely: Stop losing important information when you copy something new. Pastely automatically saves everything you copy, making it instantly searchable and accessible across all your devices. Whether you're working on your iPhone during your commute or at your Mac in the office, your clipboard follows you everywhere. Download Pastely today and experience the freedom of a truly universal clipboard that works as hard as you do. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Arkive

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Arkive is a clipboard manager that remembers everything you copy and helps you find it again, by meaning as well as by keyword. EVERYTHING, SAVED AUTOMATICALLY On your Mac, Arkive watches your clipboard and saves text, links, and images the moment you copy them. On iPhone, send anything to Arkive from the share sheet, including screenshots straight from the preview. FIND WHAT YOU MEANT Search understands context, not just characters. Look for "flight confirmation" and find an email that never uses those words. Copied a screenshot? Arkive reads the text inside it automatically, so it's searchable too. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every bit of processing, from search to recognizing sensitive content, happens on your device. Arkive has no servers, no analytics, no accounts, and no third-party tracking of any kind. If you turn on sync, your clips move between your own Mac and iPhone through your own private iCloud account. Arkive's developer never has access to it. PASSWORDS AND KEYS, PROTECTED Arkive automatically recognizes when something you copied looks like a password, API key, or other credential, and seals it behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode, separate from the rest of your history. STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY Keep a full history or set it to prune automatically after a chosen number of days or items. Pin anything you want to keep for good. Export your whole history as a backup any time. Arkive is free to try in full for 30 days. After that, unlock it once for $2.99, no subscription, ever.

Screenshots

Clipboard Manager4 screens
Arkive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clipboard Manager at every 3 days against Arkive's weekly. Clipboard Manager also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Clipboard Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Arkive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clipboard Manager ships an update every 3 days, Arkive weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Clipboard Manager versus Arkive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipboard ManagerArkive
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB280 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIDEON KIPTOO ROTICHStorm Marketing

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clipboard Manager

Subscriptions2
  • ClipNest Subscription$4.991 Month
  • ClipNest Subscription$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • ClipNest Lifetime subscription$5.99
1 purchases

Arkive

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Clipboard Manager free?
Clipboard Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arkive free?
Arkive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clipboard Manager or Arkive have ads?
Neither Clipboard Manager nor Arkive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clipboard Manager or Arkive?
Clipboard Manager ships an update every 3 days, and Arkive weekly. Most recently, Clipboard Manager was updated on October 30, 2026 and Arkive on October 31, 2026.

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