Comparison

FastPaste vs PigeonPost Companion

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

Head to head
About

FastPaste

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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/

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PigeonPost Companion

Features
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Bridge your iPhone and your Windows PC — without the cloud. PigeonPost Companion is the easiest way to move clipboard text and photos between your iPhone and your Windows PC. Copy something on your phone, send it to your PC's clipboard with a single tap. Pull the text currently on your PC's clipboard back to your phone just as easily. Share a photo from any app through the iOS Share Sheet and watch it land in your PC's Downloads folder seconds later. No account. No cloud. No subscription. Your data travels directly between your devices on your own network. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — • Send the iPhone clipboard to your Windows PC in one tap • Pull the Windows clipboard back to your iPhone instantly • Send photos and files straight to your PC's Downloads folder • Use the built-in Share Sheet extension from Photos, Safari, Files, Notes, and any other app that supports sharing • Manage everything from one clean, native iOS interface — no command line, no setup files • Optional - iCloud settings sync • Clipboard history, dynamic island support, and optional auto-discovery via Bonjour — WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU DO — At home or in the office, PigeonPost Companion runs over your local Wi‑Fi or LAN — fast, private, and offline-capable. Traveling, working from a café, or on a hotel network? The app automatically detects whether Tailscale is active on your devices and uses your private Tailnet, so you can reach your PC from anywhere on the planet — securely, as if you were at home. — SECURE BY DESIGN — • Optional bearer token authentication — only devices you authorize can talk to your PC • Optional Tailscale https transport • Direct device-to-device traffic — nothing is uploaded to a third-party server • Zero telemetry, zero accounts, zero data collection • Open-source server you can audit yourself — THE COMPANION SERVER — PigeonPost Companion connects to PigeonPost, a free, lightweight tray app for Windows 11. PigeonPost runs quietly in your system tray, exposes a small local HTTP service, and shows live transfer activity. Installation is a one-click installer — no Microsoft Store account, no admin headaches, and updates install themselves. PigeonPost is open-source and free of charge. Download PigeonPost for Windows from: https://holgerimbery.github.io/PigeonPost/ — WHO IT'S FOR — • Anyone who works across iPhone and Windows every day • Writers, researchers, and students who copy snippets between devices constantly • Photographers and creators who want a fast way to drop iPhone shots onto a PC • IT professionals and power users who want a clean, scriptable bridge without cloud dependencies • Privacy-conscious users who refuse to route personal data through third-party servers — WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT — Most "phone-to-PC" tools want you to sign up, install heavy software, and trust their servers with your data. PigeonPost Companion takes the opposite path: small, fast, transparent, and yours. Set it up in five minutes, and forget it's there until you need it. — REQUIREMENTS — • iPhone or iPad with iOS 16 or later • Windows 10 (build 17763) or Windows 11 PC running PigeonPost • Both devices on the same Wi‑Fi/LAN, or both signed into the same Tailscale network Questions, ideas, or bug reports? Reach out — I read every message.

Screenshots

FastPaste4 screens
PigeonPost Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FastPaste at Free against PigeonPost Companion's $0.99. PigeonPost Companion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On 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

FastPaste is free to download; PigeonPost Companion costs $0.99 up front. FastPaste sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PigeonPost Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastPaste ships an update monthly, PigeonPost Companion weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FastPaste versus PigeonPost Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastPastePigeonPost Companion
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNGUYEN XUAN LONGHolger Imbery

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FastPaste

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subcription Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Subcription Annual$24.991 Year
None

PigeonPost Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FastPaste free?
FastPaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PigeonPost Companion free?
PigeonPost Companion costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do FastPaste or PigeonPost Companion have ads?
Neither FastPaste nor PigeonPost Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FastPaste or PigeonPost Companion?
FastPaste ships an update monthly, and PigeonPost Companion weekly. Most recently, FastPaste was updated on October 28, 2026 and PigeonPost Companion on October 31, 2026.

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