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 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

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 update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On 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 8 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 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 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 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 8 days. Most recently, AudioBuffer was updated on November 9, 2026 and Plain Paste on November 9, 2026.

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