Comparison

MagStud Pro vs NeatPaste

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

Head to head
About

MagStud Pro

Features
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Wall Survey keeps measured wall observations in a saved notebook and compares two passes from the same reference edge. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Survey and create a wall with a name and measured span. 2. Add observations for pass 1 and pass 2 using distances you measure along the wall. Add a live magnetic reading when supported. 3. Choose a matching tolerance, inspect paired and unmatched marks, then share the survey or reopen it later. Sweep, signal strip, heat maps, sensitivity controls, journal and planning tools remain available. Low readings no longer claim a wall is safe to drill, and unsupported hardware no longer receives synthetic magnetic readings. WHAT TO KNOW Distances are entered measurements, not motion tracking. A repeated signal is not proof of a stud or a safe drilling location. The app cannot rule out hidden electrical, plumbing, gas or other services. Use suitable tools before drilling. Devices without a magnetometer support manual surveys and show an unavailable-sensor message. iPhone and iPad.

About

NeatPaste

Features
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NeatPaste cleans up pasted text and lets you compare key values with the original before you copy, export, or share it. ā–  CLEAN UP PASTED TEXT Choose from three cleanup modes. Smart Clean Rejoins broken lines, removes extra spaces, changes curly quotes to straight quotes, and removes unwanted invisible characters. AI Clean Removes # and ## heading marks and ** emphasis asterisks from AI responses while keeping bullet markers intact. Turns mid-sentence em dashes into commas in English text, while preserving dashes in number ranges, headings, code, and URLs. PDF Repair Rejoins lines copied from PDFs, repairs words split by end-of-line hyphens, and removes lines that contain only page numbers. You can also run individual actions for line breaks, spaces, quotes, blank lines, full-width characters, dashes, and emoji. Only the selected action runs. ā–  CHECK EACH CLEANUP After every cleanup, NeatPaste compares numbers, amounts, dates, URLs, email addresses, phone numbers, lists, headings, and other items before and after formatting. If nothing changed, you can continue to copy or share. If something changed, the app shows the affected category and count. ā–  COMPARE WITH THE ORIGINAL Open Check from the bottom bar to list the amounts, dates, numbers, URLs, and other values in your text. Add the original text to see whether any values changed. Check never rewrites your text. Viewing the results, checking invisible characters, and copying the verification record are free. ā–  COPY AND EXPORT Copy the cleaned text, export it as a PDF, or share it. Undo restores the text from before the last cleanup. You can also send text to NeatPaste from another app's share menu. ā–  PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pro includes: • Detailed before-and-after changes • Selective restore • Protected terms for names, companies, and model numbers • Cleanup inside email quotes and indented lists • Formatting for different destinations • Removal of repeated company or document title lines from PDFs • Choose what to compare after cleanup • Before-and-after details in Check and one-tap copying of original values • Locations of invisible characters by line and character position There is no subscription. One purchase works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and can be restored from the purchase screen. ā–  PRIVACY All processing stays on your device. Your text is never uploaded and is not kept as history. Text you send from the Share Sheet is held on your device for up to 5 minutes only so the app can receive it, and is deleted once received or at the next launch. No external AI service, account, or ads.

Screenshots

MagStud Pro3 screens
NeatPaste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NeatPaste at Free against MagStud Pro's $2.99. NeatPaste also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). MagStud Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

NeatPaste is free to download; MagStud Pro costs $2.99 up front. NeatPaste sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MagStud Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagStud Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, NeatPaste every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
MagStud Pro versus NeatPaste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagStud ProNeatPaste
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinKENTA OSAWA

In-app purchases

None

MagStud Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NeatPaste

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • NeatPaste Pro$9.99

Questions

Is MagStud Pro free?
MagStud Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeatPaste free?
NeatPaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MagStud Pro or NeatPaste have ads?
Neither MagStud Pro nor NeatPaste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagStud Pro or NeatPaste?
MagStud Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and NeatPaste every 3 weeks. Most recently, MagStud Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and NeatPaste on October 25, 2026.

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