Comparison

Scratch vs AnyPaste

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

Head to head
About

Scratch

This app transforms your iPad and Apple Pencil into a fast, intuitive notebook. It offers smooth inking, PDF annotation, and cloud syncing for seamless organization and workflow integration.

Highlights
  • Smooth Apple Pencil inking
  • Distraction-free vertical scrolling pages
  • PDF import and annotation
  • Organized library with folders
  • Writing streak and habit tracking
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Scratch turns your iPad and Apple Pencil into the fastest notebook you own. Open the app, put Pencil to page, and start writing. No menus, no setup, no friction. HANDWRITTEN NOTES • Buttery-smooth Apple Pencil inking built on Apple's native PencilKit, for the low-latency feel you expect from paper. • Clean, distraction-free A4 dotted pages that scroll vertically and add themselves as you go, so there's always fresh space ahead. • A premium set of tools that stay out of your way: pen, highlighter, eraser, lasso select, custom colors, and adjustable widths. • Pencil writes, finger scrolls and zooms, exactly the way it should work. PDF MARKUP • Import any PDF from Files and annotate right on top with your Pencil. • Select text and highlight it in five colors, Google-Books style. • Your original PDF is always preserved. Annotations live on their own layer. STAY ORGANIZED • A clean sidebar library of folders that hold both notes and PDFs together. • Rename, move, and organize with a tap. • A thumbnail grid so you can see everything at a glance. BUILD THE HABIT • A Home dashboard with your writing streak, an orange contribution grid, and quick stats. • Jump straight back into your recent work. YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Sign in with Apple or Google and your notes and PDFs sync securely to the cloud. • Pick up on your iPhone with the Scratch companion to read and review on the go. • Full control of your data. Delete any note, or your entire account, right from the app. CONNECTORS, COMING SOON • We're building connectors so Scratch plugs into the tools you already use. Handwrite and mark up today, connect your workflow soon. Beautiful dark interface. Built entirely with native Apple frameworks for speed and smoothness. No clutter, no distractions. Just you and the page.

About

AnyPaste

Seamlessly sync your clipboard across all your Apple devices over your local network. Copy text, images, and files on one device and instantly access them on another without any cloud services or accounts.

Highlights
  • Local network clipboard syncing
  • Syncs text, images, files, and rich content
  • Clipboard history with search and filters
  • End-to-end encrypted transfers
  • Share Extension and custom keyboard
  • No cloud, account, or subscription required
Features
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AnyPaste is a clipboard manager that syncs between your own devices over your local network. Copy something on your iPhone and it is waiting on your iPad or Mac a moment later. Nothing ever leaves your Wi-Fi. NO CLOUD, NO ACCOUNT, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Your clipboard travels device to device over your own network. • There is no server, no sign-up and nothing to pay. • Every transfer is end-to-end encrypted after a one-time pairing between your devices. A REAL CLIPBOARD HISTORY • Keeps text, links, images, files, rich text, HTML and colors. • Search, favorites, tags and stackable type filters. • Detail view with inline text editing and image zoom. • Smart cleanup keeps starred and tagged items safe. EVERYWHERE YOU PASTE • Share Extension: send anything from any app straight to your other devices. • AnyPaste Keyboard: insert items from your history without touching the clipboard. • Home Screen widget and Shortcuts actions. • Anything copied on another device lands on this iPhone's clipboard, ready to paste. WORKS ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES AnyPaste runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pair by scanning a QR code once, and your devices find each other automatically whenever they share a network. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No analytics, no tracking, no data collection. Content marked as confidential by password managers is never captured. Read the full policy at anypaste.app/privacy.

Screenshots

Scratch4 screens
AnyPaste4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scratch and AnyPaste are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scratch versus AnyPaste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchAnyPaste
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManav ShahGabriel Pinto-Hasagiv

In-app purchases

None

Scratch

No in-app purchases

None

AnyPaste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scratch free?
Scratch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AnyPaste free?
AnyPaste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scratch or AnyPaste have ads?
Neither Scratch nor AnyPaste shows ads.

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