Comparison

Composr vs Plain Paste

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

Head to head
About

Composr

Send personalized, one-on-one text messages to multiple contacts without creating group chats. Utilize personalization tokens, save contact groups, and manage message history for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Personalized messages with tokens
  • One-on-one text delivery
  • Contact group management
  • Message drafts and templates
  • iOS share extension integration
  • Attachment support
  • Send history and tagging
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Composr lets you send the same message to dozens -- or hundreds -- of contacts, one person at a time. Each recipient gets a personal, individual text. No group chats. No awkward reply-alls. Just one-on-one messages that feel like you wrote each one by hand. HOW IT WORKS Write a single message using personalization tokens like {{firstName}} or {{fullName}}. Select your recipients. Tap Send. Composr walks you through each message using the native iOS compose sheet -- every text is a real, individual iMessage or SMS sent from your number. PERSONALIZE EVERY MESSAGE Use built-in tokens to automatically insert each contact's first name, last name, full name, or nickname. "Hey {{firstName}}, check this out!" becomes "Hey Sarah, check this out!" for Sarah and "Hey Mike, check this out!" for Mike. CONTACT GROUPS Save groups of contacts you message regularly -- your team, your fantasy league, your family. Load a group in one tap and send to everyone without re-selecting contacts every time. DRAFTS & TEMPLATES Save works in progress as drafts. Save frequently used messages as reusable templates. Your compose state is automatically saved so you never lose work. SHARE EXTENSION Found something worth sharing? Use the iOS share sheet from Safari, YouTube, or any app to send a URL or media directly through Composr. Select your recipients and send it out. ATTACHMENTS Attach photos and videos from your library. Every recipient gets the same attachments along with your personalized message. SEND HISTORY & TAGS Every message is logged with recipient, content, and delivery status. Tag batches for easy organization -- "Holiday Greetings", "Product Launch", "Birthday Wishes". Browse past sends and re-select recipients from previous batches. PRIVACY FIRST Composr uses the built-in iOS Messages app to send every text. Your messages are never routed through third-party servers. No account required. PERFECT FOR: - Holiday greetings & seasonal messages - Event invitations & RSVPs - Announcements & updates - Real estate & sales outreach - Team & group communications - Club, league & organization updates - Sharing links, photos & videos with your people - - - - - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scottdesapio.com/privacy

About

Plain Paste

This app cleans copied text, removing formatting and offering options like Markdown conversion. It also extracts text from images and saves recent clips for easy reuse. Built for privacy, it processes data locally and integrates with system features.

Highlights
  • Remove formatting from copied text
  • Convert text to Markdown
  • Extract text from images (OCR)
  • Save and search recent text clips
  • Integrates with share sheet and Shortcuts
  • Local data processing for privacy
Features
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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 automatically copies a clean plain-text version back to your clipboard. Choose Markdown or cleanup options when you need a different result, without pasting again. More ways to capture text: • Clean selected text from another app with Clean with Plain in the share sheet • Extract editable text from photos, screenshots and shared images • Convert supported rich text formatting to Markdown Make the output yours: • Copy as Plain Text or Markdown • Remove Markdown formatting, remove line breaks within paragraphs, or make text one line • Review and edit the result before copying again Keep useful text close: • Search, pin, preview, share and reuse up to 100 recent items in History • Automatically remove unpinned items after 1, 7 or 30 days, or keep them until you delete them • Copy saved text from the Recents widget; Plain opens automatically to finish copying • Show or hide the History sidebar on iPad Built for your workflow: • Use Clean Text in Shortcuts without opening the app • Follow built-in guides for widgets, the share sheet, Shortcuts, the Action button and Control Center • Work with keyboard shortcuts, larger text, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion Private by design. Text processing happens entirely on your device, and History is stored locally. Plain Paste works with text and images you choose to provide.

Screenshots

Composr4 screens
Plain Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plain Paste at none against Composr's 3. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Composr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Plain Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Composr against 5.0 for Plain Paste. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composr ships an update every 9 days, Plain Paste every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Composr versus Plain Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposrPlain Paste
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott DeSapioAndreas Ekegren

Customer experience

Composr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plain Paste

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Composr

Subscriptions2
  • Composr PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Composr PRO Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Composr PRO Lifetime$29.99
None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composr free?
Composr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composr or Plain Paste?
Composr and Plain Paste are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Composr or Plain Paste have ads?
Neither Composr nor Plain Paste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composr or Plain Paste?
Composr ships an update every 9 days, and Plain Paste every 8 days. Most recently, Composr was updated on October 31, 2026 and Plain Paste on November 9, 2026.

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