CopySafe vs Clipy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CopySafe
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CopySafe keeps everything you copy — organized, actionable, and synced across all your Apple devices. Now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. FREE, EVERYTHING INCLUDED Unlimited history, sync, actions and search for everyone. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases. SMART CLIPBOARD HISTORY Every link, phone number, address, code snippet, or OTP you copy is automatically saved and categorized. CopySafe detects 10 content types and shows the right actions instantly. ACTIONS, NOT JUST STORAGE • URL → Open, Preview, Share • Phone → Call, Message • Email → Compose • Address → Open in Maps • OTP → One-tap paste with auto-expire timer • Code → Copy formatted, Share WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU DO • iPhone: Keyboard extension with tap-to-paste, widgets, Siri Shortcuts • iPad: Full-screen history with grid layout, keyboard extension, drag & drop • Mac: Global hotkey (⌘⌥V), floating Island notifications, menu bar access, Paste Queue BONJOUR LAN SYNC — NO CLOUD REQUIRED Your clips sync instantly between devices over Wi-Fi. No account needed. End-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM. PRIVACY FIRST • Everything stays on your devices — no servers, no uploads • Sensitive data (OTPs, API keys, passwords) auto-expires • Password manager detection — auto-ignores 1Password, Bitwarden, KeePassXC • End-to-end encrypted sync SEARCH EVERYTHING Full-text search across all clips, including OCR text from images and PDFs. Filter by category, date, or source app.
Clipy
This app provides a searchable history of your copied text on Mac and iPhone. It allows for direct, encrypted sharing of clips between trusted Apple devices on your local network without requiring an account or cloud storage.
- Searchable clipboard history
- Nearby sharing between Apple devices
- Local storage, no cloud
- Encrypted sessions
- Menu bar access on Mac
- Privacy-focused design
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Your clipboard should remember more than one thing. Clipy gives your iPhone and Mac a searchable history of recent copied text, plus a simple way to send clips directly to trusted Apple devices nearby. No account. No cloud. Just the text you need, ready to use again. CLIPBOARD HISTORY Keep up to 100 recent text clips, newest first. See where a clip came from, then copy it back whenever you need it. NEARBY SHARING Connect trusted Apple devices on your local network and send your latest clip directly between them. Sessions are verified and encrypted, with no cloud account required. FAST SEARCH Search your history by copied text or source device so old addresses, links, notes, code snippets, and messages are easy to find. BUILT FOR MAC Clipy can automatically capture copied text on Mac and keeps recent clips close at hand from the menu bar, so you can search, copy, and send without breaking your flow. BUILT FOR iPHONE Keep Clipy open while you copy to build your clipboard history. iPhone does not allow apps to continuously read the clipboard in the background, so Clipy works within Apple’s privacy model instead of trying to work around it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Clipy is designed around local storage and direct nearby sharing rather than a cloud clipboard account. Copy something useful. Find it later. Send it where you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clipy at none against CopySafe's 3. Clipy also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CopySafe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Clipy asks for nothing beyond the download.
CopySafe ships an update every 5 weeks, Clipy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CopySafe | Clipy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ilia Pisarenko | Matthew Swartz |
In-app purchases
CopySafe
- ClipFlow Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- ClipFlow Pro Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year
- CopySafe Lifetime Pro$59.99
Clipy
No in-app purchases









