Copy Paste Keyboard vs PastePlop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Copy Paste Keyboard
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Copy & Paste, Faster. copipi for iPhone/iPad saves words/phrases as templates for one-tap copy. Unlike iOS Text Replacement, it supports line breaks. Use folders or insert from the keyboard. Simple to use, for everyone. USES Messages; AI prompts; addresses/emails; social posts/replies/hashtags; marketplace listings/replies; work/sales/reports; customer support/inquiries. HOW TO USE 1. Top β+β: make a folder. 2. Bottom β+β: enter βTextβ, then βAddβ. 3. Tap a template to copy. 4. Hold a text field in another app; choose βPasteβ. FEATURES & SETTINGS β’ Main App Settings > Main App: List display fields (Both/Title/Text), Haptic Feedback. Main list/Favorites/search. Title: one title line, no text and protected content in the app switcher; no title β Untitled. Copy/edit as usual. Haptics apply to copy/settings; device haptics off overrides the app setting. Keyboard display is separate. β’ Custom Keyboard (Recommended) Settings > Custom Keyboard: New here? > Open Settings to enable. Hold the globe key to select copipi and insert templates in other apps. Action key position (delete/space/return): Left/Bottom/Right. Columns: 1 Column/2 Columns. Display Fields: Both/Title/Text. Title: no text; no title β Untitled. β’ Shared App/keyboard display. Theme Color: color/mascot/icon. Appearance: Light/Dark (default Dark), separate from theme; icon follows. Text Size and Language. β’ Folder Add/edit/delete/duplicate/reorder folders; favorite templates. Name/nest folders by use. Folder > Subfolders enables Parent Folder/None. Favorites first when a template is favorited. Folder > Manage custom emoji adds image icons. β’ Data Create Backup/Import Backup: JSON export for restore/transfer; append or replace. Reset deletes folders, templates and custom emoji together. β’ Support Settings > Support: How to Use/Contact us/Rate the App. β’ Manage and Copy Templates Add/edit/delete/duplicate/reorder/favorite/search; one-tap copy. Titles aid finding; favorites stand out. βTextβ character count during add/edit. β’ Share Add text from Safari, Notes and other apps via Share Sheet. β’ iCloud Sync Sync and back up data across devices. β’ Placeholders {{name}} asks for values on copy: same name, one value; different names, separate values. Date placeholders insert today in your format. Add via the text fieldβs bottom-right icon. Keyboard: date supported, {{name}} unsupported. β’ Integrations Widgets: templates/Recent Copies. Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Control Center (iOS 18+). Run Add Clipboard from Shortcuts/Control Center/Spotlight, review text/folder and tap Add to save. No background capture from other apps; add manually in the app, Share Sheet or Add Clipboard. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver; voice button control; device Larger Text; Light/Dark; non-color state cues; contrast; Reduce Motion (shorter/hidden animations); device-aware haptics. copipi Pro No ads. All features free for up to 20 templates; Pro removes this limit. Family Sharing. PRIVACY & SECURITY No copied text, analytics or usage data collected. Only Apple (iCloud/App Store), no other servers. On-device data; iCloud backup. Works offline; sync/subscriptions need internet. App Store: Data Not Collected. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gu-c.com/copipi/terms
PastePlop
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PastePlop for iPhone and iPad shows you the clipboard history from PastePlop on your Mac. Copy something at your desk, and it's in your hand. REQUIRES PASTEPLOP FOR MAC This is a companion app. It has no clipboard of its own β everything it shows is synced from PastePlop on your Mac through your private iCloud account. Without the Mac app, and sync switched on there, this app has nothing to show you. EVERYTHING YOU COPIED, ON YOUR PHONE Your recent clips appear as a grid of tiles β text, links, screenshots, images. Tap one to copy it to your iPhone or iPad clipboard, then paste it wherever you're working. YOUR SAVED CATEGORIES TRAVEL TOO The categories you keep on the Mac β snippets, boilerplate, signatures, lookup links β come along in full, in the order you arranged them. On iPad they sit in a sidebar; on iPhone, a tap away in the toolbar. SEARCH, INCLUDING INSIDE PICTURES Search runs across your clips and across the text your Mac recognized inside screenshots, so a phrase you remember seeing on screen finds the picture it appeared in. SYNC IS OFF UNTIL YOU TURN IT ON Nothing leaves your Mac until you switch sync on in PastePlop's preferences there, and you choose what travels: text, images, and the text found inside images, each separately. Switching sync off removes everything PastePlop has put in iCloud. ONE WAY, BY DESIGN The Mac writes and this app reads. Nothing you do here changes your Mac's clipboard history, and your phone's own clipboard is never captured or uploaded. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Clips sync through your private iCloud database. There is no PastePlop account, no server of ours in the middle, and nothing is collected, analyzed, or shared. FREE This companion is free. PastePlop for Mac is sold separately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PastePlop at none against Copy Paste Keyboard's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Copy Paste Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PastePlop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Copy Paste Keyboard | PastePlop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GUC Inc. | Benjamin Dansby |
In-app purchases
Copy Paste Keyboard
- copipi Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- copipi Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
PastePlop
No in-app purchases
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