Comparison

Plain Paste vs ClipMem

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

Head to head
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.

About

ClipMem

Features
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Some text you type over and over - your address, an email sign-off, a Wi-Fi password, a code snippet, a meeting link. Now it's all one tap away. Save anything worth reusing, then tap to copy it back instantly. No more digging through old notes, emails, or chat history. COPY IN ONE TAP Tap any clip to put it on your clipboard, with a quick checkmark to confirm. That's it. STAY ORGANIZED Group clips into Work, Personal, Dev - or any categories you like - and filter the list with a tap. Pick a default group and sort order that match how you work. FIND IT FAST Search across every clip by name or content and jump straight to what you need. CAPTURE QUICKLY Paste straight from your clipboard or type a new clip. Edit or delete anything with a long-press. BACKED UP WITH iCLOUD Turn on iCloud Sync and your clips follow you across iPhone and Mac - and come right back if you reinstall. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No tracking. Your clips live on your device and in your own iCloud. Copy once. Paste forever.

Screenshots

Plain Paste4 screens
ClipMem1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClipMem at every 8 days against Plain Paste's every 4 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain Paste ships an update every 4 weeks, ClipMem every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Plain Paste versus ClipMem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain PasteClipMem
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas EkegrenScriptSector AB

In-app purchases

None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

None

ClipMem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipMem free?
ClipMem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plain Paste or ClipMem have ads?
Neither Plain Paste nor ClipMem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plain Paste or ClipMem?
Plain Paste ships an update every 4 weeks, and ClipMem every 8 days. Most recently, Plain Paste was updated on October 7, 2026 and ClipMem on October 8, 2026.

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