Comparison

Plain Paste vs Listie | Simple List Maker

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

Listie | Simple List Maker

Features
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Listie is a calm place to jot things down, let it go, and come back whenever you’re ready. Get it out of your head in seconds so you can be a little more present in your day. Key Features: • Create unlimited lists and items • Organise items into simple categories • Quick swipe to check off items as you go • Easily delete all checked items in one tap • Duplicate lists for recurring needs • Available in English, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, and Japanese • No account needed - data stays private on your device Oh and tap the bunny for a little dose of motivation when you need it! Free to download. Nothing to sign up for. Ready when you are.

Screenshots

Plain Paste4 screens
Listie | Simple List Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Listie | Simple List Maker at weekly 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, Listie | Simple List Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Plain Paste versus Listie | Simple List Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain PasteListie | Simple List Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas EkegrenRossie Lee

In-app purchases

None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

None

Listie | Simple List Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listie | Simple List Maker free?
Listie | Simple List Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plain Paste or Listie | Simple List Maker have ads?
Neither Plain Paste nor Listie | Simple List Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plain Paste or Listie | Simple List Maker?
Plain Paste ships an update every 4 weeks, and Listie | Simple List Maker weekly. Most recently, Plain Paste was updated on October 7, 2026 and Listie | Simple List Maker on October 13, 2026.

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