Recopy vs Plain Paste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recopy
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Your clipboard history, synced across all your devices. Recopy saves everything you copy — text, code, links, images, and files — and keeps it in sync. Copy a screenshot on your Mac, and it's on your iPhone. PASTE FROM ANY APP The Recopy keyboard extension puts your full clipboard history in any text field. No app switching. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Send content to Recopy from any app with the Share extension. Recopy also captures your clipboard automatically when you open the app. SMART & SAFE CONTENT • Code recognized in 20+ languages • Links show rich previews • Credit cards, API keys, and generated passwords are detected and badged automatically STAY ORGANIZED • Pin important clips to the top • Create folders to group related items • Filter by type: text, code, images, links, files • Search across your full history ICLOUD SYNC Your clipboard syncs across Mac, iPhone, and iPad — now including images. Deletions sync too. Turn on "Sync images" in Settings to upload from this device. FREE & PRO Start free with 10 items of history. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited history, iCloud sync, folders, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Remove rich text formatting
- Copy clean plain text
- Clipboard history (up to 100 items)
- Disable clipboard history
- Private by design, local storage
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plain Paste at none against Recopy's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Recopy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Plain Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recopy ships an update every 3 weeks, Plain Paste every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recopy | Plain Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enmilu | Andreas Ekegren |
In-app purchases
Recopy
- Monthly (Mac + iOS)$0.991 Month
- Yearly (Mac + iOS)$9.991 Year
- Lifetime (Mac + iOS)$29.99
Plain Paste
No in-app purchases









