Comparison

AudioBuffer 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

AudioBuffer

Features
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AudioBuffer runs a continuous rolling audio buffer in the background - so when something cool happens, you can still save it. Just enable buffering, go about your day, and reopen the app whenever to save the recent past. • Retroactive recording - Save audio that already happened. No need to recreate the moment. • Configurable buffer - Choose how far back to reach: 15 seconds to 5 minutes. • Clip editor - Trim your saved clips with a visual waveform, drag handles to set in/out points. • Clip management - Browse, rename, and delete clips from your collection. • Sharing - Export clips individually or in a batch via Airdrop, Message, Files, & more. • Normalization - Use the magic wand button to normalize a clip to a custom dB level • Custom naming - Set filename prefix and naming method. • Live waveform - Visual feedback for incoming audio. • Dark, Light, or System appearance - Looks right in any environment. • No cloud, no accounts - All recordings stay private on your device. Only you can listen & share.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Remove rich text formatting
  • Copy clean plain text
  • Clipboard history (up to 100 items)
  • Disable clipboard history
  • Private by design, local storage
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 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.

Screenshots

AudioBuffer4 screens
Plain Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plain Paste at Free against AudioBuffer's $2.99. Plain Paste also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Plain Paste is free to download; AudioBuffer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioBuffer ships an update every 3 weeks, Plain Paste every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AudioBuffer versus Plain Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioBufferPlain Paste
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCollin CunninghamAndreas Ekegren

In-app purchases

None

AudioBuffer

No in-app purchases

None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioBuffer free?
AudioBuffer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AudioBuffer or Plain Paste have ads?
Neither AudioBuffer nor Plain Paste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioBuffer or Plain Paste?
AudioBuffer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plain Paste every 4 weeks. Most recently, AudioBuffer was updated on October 2, 2026 and Plain Paste on October 7, 2026.

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