Comparison

Pastes vs Syncra

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

Head to head
About

Pastes

This app acts as a personal clipboard manager, automatically saving everything you copy, including text, links, and images. It allows you to organize your clipboard history into notes and folders, search them instantly, and even extract text from photos. Your data is kept private and synced across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic clipboard saving
  • Instant search of history
  • Organize into notes and folders
  • Extract text from images (OCR)
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Local and secure data storage
Features
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Pastes for iOS is your personal clipboard superpower — always available, perfectly organized, and lightning fast. Save everything you copy on your iPhone — text, links, images, code, even text from photos. Reuse, search, and organize your clipboard history into notes and folders that stay synced across all your Apple devices. What You Can Do with Pastes on iOS: - Automatically save your clipboard — no more lost copies - Search your history instantly - Turn clips into organized notes and folders - Extract text from images with built-in OCR - Sync everything via iCloud to your Mac - Stay private — everything is local and secure Whether you're researching on Safari, saving a recipe, copying code, or gathering references — Pastes makes your iPhone smarter and your workflow smoother. Perfect for: Students & researchers on the go Developers testing and saving snippets Creatives collecting ideas Anyone who copies and pastes daily Get Pastes for iOS now — and never lose a copy again.

About

Syncra

Seamlessly synchronize your clipboard across all your devices. Copy text, links, or images on one device and instantly paste them on another. It works in the background to keep your clipboard updated.

Highlights
  • Instant clipboard sync
  • Image and photo support
  • Full clipboard history
  • Connected device management
  • Push notifications for syncs
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Syncra keeps your clipboard in sync across all your devices so you never have to email yourself a link again. Copy text, links, or images on your iPhone and instantly paste them on your Mac — or any other device. Syncra works silently in the background so your clipboard is always up to date. FEATURES • Instant clipboard sync across all your devices • Image and photo clipboard support • Full clipboard history — never lose something you copied • See all your connected devices in one place • Push notifications when new items are synced • Clean, minimal design PREMIUM Upgrade to Syncra Premium for unlimited clipboard history, sync across up to 10 devices, image clipboard, and an ad-free experience. $2.99/month or $19.99/year (Save 44%) Terms of Use (EULA): https://syncraapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://syncraapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pastes3 screens
Syncra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pastes at free against Syncra's freemium. Pastes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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. Pastes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Syncra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastes ships an update every 2 days, Syncra weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pastes versus Syncra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastesSyncra
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplash ColorsNomad Devs LLC

Customer experience

Pastes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Syncra

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pastes

One-time2
  • Pastes Pro / Single User$9.99
  • Pastes Pro / Family Pack$19.99
2 purchases

Syncra

Subscriptions2
  • Syncra Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Syncra Premium Yearly1 Year trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pastes free?
Pastes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Syncra free?
Syncra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pastes or Syncra have ads?
Neither Pastes nor Syncra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pastes or Syncra?
Pastes ships an update every 2 days, and Syncra weekly. Most recently, Pastes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Syncra on November 5, 2026.

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