Comparison

ClipStack vs Pasty

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

Head to head
About

ClipStack

This app automatically saves everything you copy to your clipboard, providing instant access to your history. It intelligently detects different types of content like links and phone numbers, offering quick actions to use them. Keep important clips accessible and search through your history with ease.

Highlights
  • Automatic clipboard saving
  • Smart content type detection
  • Quick actions for links/emails/numbers
  • Search and filter clipboard history
  • Pin important clips
  • Export clips
  • Offline functionality
Features
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ClipStack saves everything you copy so you never lose it again. Copy text, links, emails, or phone numbers — then open ClipStack to save them. Your clipboard history is always one tap away. FEATURES: • Automatic clipboard detection — saves new clips when you open the app • Smart type detection — recognizes URLs, emails, phone numbers • Quick Actions — tap to open links, compose emails, or call numbers • Search & filter — find any clip instantly • Pin important clips to the top • Export clips as text or CSV • Works 100% offline — your data never leaves your device CLIPSTACK PRO ($2.99 one-time): • Unlimited clips (free tier: 20) • Export clips as text or CSV • Custom app icons • All future Pro features No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Just your clipboard, organized.

About

Pasty

Save and organize text, links, images, and PDFs from your clipboard. Search within images and PDFs using on-device OCR. Sync across devices and access clips via keyboard extension or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Clipboard history
  • Save text, links, images, PDFs
  • Search inside images and PDFs (OCR)
  • Auto-tagging
  • iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch access
  • Private clips (Face ID/passcode)
  • Keyboard extension
Features
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Pasty is the clipboard manager iOS always needed. Copy something once, find it again anytime. Save text, links, images, screenshots, and PDFs in one searchable place. Never lose an important link. Never retype a long address. Never dig through screenshots to find a phone number. Pasty keeps your clipboard history organized and ready when you need it. What Pasty can save: • Text • Links • Images and screenshots • PDFs Search Inside Images and PDFs Pasty uses on-device OCR to recognize text inside screenshots, images, and PDFs. Search for any word and jump straight to the clip that contains it. Auto Tags Pasty automatically tags your clips with useful labels like #link, #email, #phone, #image, #ocr, #pdf, and more. Filter your history in one tap. iCloud Sync Keep your clips up to date across iPhone and iPad with private iCloud sync. Apple Watch Access recent clips from your wrist and copy them back to your iPhone with one tap. Private Clips Protect selected clips with Face ID or passcode. Keep sensitive text, links, images, and PDFs private without locking the whole app. Keyboard Extension Use the Pasty keyboard to access your clips in Messages, Mail, Notes, Safari, and anywhere you type. Home Screen Widget Add a widget for fast access to your most recent clips. Privacy First No accounts. No tracking. Your data is stored on your devices, and sync uses your private iCloud. Pasty Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription. Pasty Pro includes: • Unlimited clip history • Images and PDFs • Search inside images and PDFs • Private Clips • Home Screen widgets Free version includes up to 3 text or link clips.

Screenshots

ClipStack4 screens
Pasty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pasty at 18.6 against ClipStack's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ClipStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pasty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ClipStack against 5.0 for Pasty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ClipStack versus Pasty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClipStackPasty
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD TAUFIQUR RAHMANAnton Stremovskiy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClipStack

One-time1
  • ClipStack Pro$2.99
1 purchases

Pasty

One-time1
  • Pasty Plus – Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is ClipStack free?
ClipStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pasty free?
Pasty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ClipStack or Pasty?
ClipStack and Pasty are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ClipStack or Pasty have ads?
Neither ClipStack nor Pasty shows ads.

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