Comparison

FastPaste vs Cross Paste

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

Head to head
About

FastPaste

Features
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Tired of emailing or messaging yourself just to get a link, code snippet, or note from your phone to your computer? Fast Paste is the solution for you! This is the ultimate tool to instantly synchronize your clipboard across ALL your devices. Just copy on one device, and you can immediately paste on any other, whether it's a phone, tablet, or computer (multi-platform support). The magic is in its simplicity: Fast Paste doesn't require an internet connection. It operates entirely over your local Wi-Fi network, ensuring lightning-fast transfer speeds and keeping your data safe and private within your local network. Key Features: Cross-Device Sync: Seamlessly copy on your phone and paste on your computer (or vice versa). Local Network Only: No login, no cloud servers. Just requires devices to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Safe & Private: Your data never leaves your personal network. Clipboard History: Easily access and manage your recently copied items. Intuitive Interface: Just one tap to connect and start syncing. Perfect for: Developers copying code between machines. Students transferring document links and notes. Anyone who works on multiple devices and wants to save time. Stop wasting time on manual data transfers. Download Fast Paste today! Copy fast, Sync instantly! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cross Paste

Seamlessly copy text and links on one device and instantly paste them on another, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows PC. This cross-device clipboard syncs your content securely and privately without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Instant clipboard sync
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Searchable history
  • Organize clips into buckets
  • End-to-end encryption
  • QR code pairing
Features
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Copy on your iPhone, paste on your Windows PC. Cross Paste is the cross-device clipboard that takes whatever you copy everywhere — across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and the web. Copy something on one device, and seconds later it's ready on all your others. No cables, no emailing links to yourself. WHY CROSS PASTE? • Truly cross-platform: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and the web share one clipboard. • No account needed: pair your devices with a QR code — no sign-up, no email, no password. • End-to-end encrypted: your content is encrypted on your device. No one else — not even us — can read it. FEATURES • Instant clipboard sync across all your paired devices • Searchable history: find anything you've copied • Buckets: organize your clips into tidy collections • Smart search across your entire clipboard • Text-to-speech: have your copied text read aloud • Open links with a single tap • Recovery keys: only you keep control of your data HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Cross Paste on your devices 2. Pair them with a QR code — done 3. Copy on one device, paste on any other CROSS PASTE PRO Cross Paste is free to use. The free version includes: • Up to 3 paired devices (Pro: unlimited devices) • 1 bucket (Pro: up to 5 buckets) • 24 hours of clipboard history (Pro: unlimited history) Upgrade to Cross Paste Pro to lift these limits and get the most out of your cross-device clipboard. Download Cross Paste and take your clipboard everywhere — securely, privately, and on all your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FastPaste4 screens
Cross Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

FastPaste and Cross Paste are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. FastPaste sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Cross Paste 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

FastPaste ships an update monthly, Cross Paste every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FastPaste versus Cross Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastPasteCross Paste
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNGUYEN XUAN LONGMobile Tech Media, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FastPaste

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subcription Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Subcription Annual$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Cross Paste

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is FastPaste free?
FastPaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cross Paste free?
Cross Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FastPaste or Cross Paste have ads?
Neither FastPaste nor Cross Paste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FastPaste or Cross Paste?
FastPaste ships an update monthly, and Cross Paste every 2 months. Most recently, FastPaste was updated on September 10, 2026 and Cross Paste on August 11, 2026.

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