Comparison

Smart Copy vs Day Base

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

Head to head
About

Smart Copy

Manage your clipboard history with this app. It saves everything you copy, allowing you to view, re-copy, and even edit past items. Sync your history across devices using iCloud for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Clipboard history management
  • Re-copy items
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Edit copied text
  • Store rich text, images, and more
  • Favorite items
  • Search history
Features
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Smart Copy is a powerful clipboard history manager that keeps history of the items you copy. Easily view and re-copy items previously in the clipboard, and sync it all with iCloud (optional)! Copy from any app, open Smart Copy, and the item will be added to the history. ~ Features ~ β€’ View your Copy history β€’ Re-copy items back to the clipboard β€’ Copy on one device, paste on another device! (iCloud) β€’ Edit text that you copied When have you tapped β€œPaste” only to find what you're looking for is gone? Never again! You now have a history of your previously-copied items. Simply open Smart Copy, and the copied item will be added to the history. Smart Copy attempts to store virtually anything in your clipboard, including rich text, images, movies, PDF, archives, and more! Star your frequently-used items for easy access in the favorites section. You can even search your previously-copied items! ~ More features ~ β€’ Text options: Search, send text message, email, and plain text copy. β€’ Image options: Add to Photo Album or print image β€’ Keep your frequently-accessed items in the favorites section β€’ Search your previously-copied items β€’ Sync & backup your Copy history (iCloud) β€’ Tired of pasting text into an app such as Mail, only to find that the text is too large or the wrong color? Copy a text entry as plain text, removing all formatting. β€’ Stores as many clipboard item representations as possible for a high quality paste. Easily view details of the stored data. Take control of your clipboard by using Smart Copy!

About

Day Base

Features
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Day Base is your database for everything β€” a simple, powerful place to organize, track, and keep the things that matter. Most apps decide what you can store. Day Base hands you the blueprint: create your own collections, define your own fields, and shape the app around your life instead of the other way around. WHATEVER YOU COLLECT OR TRACK Books, records, and wine. Sneakers and trading cards. Home inventory and warranties. Travel memories and restaurants. Recipes, plants, projects, clients β€” if you can list it, you can build it. DESIGN YOUR OWN FIELDS Add exactly the fields each collection needs β€” text, numbers, dates, yes/no, links, single-select, and photos. No rigid templates. Your data, your structure. SEE IT YOUR WAY Browse a beautiful card view with cover images, or switch to a sortable table to scan and compare. Tap any photo for a full-screen look. START IN SECONDS Already have a spreadsheet? Paste a CSV and Day Base builds the fields for you automatically β€” no setup required. ADD THINGS HANDS-FREE Day Base works with Siri and the Shortcuts app, so you can add or look up records by voice, from the Home Screen, or the Share Sheet β€” without opening the app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data lives in your personal iCloud, synced across all your devices. It's yours, and yours alone. Powerful when you need it. Simple when you don't. Start your first collection in under a minute.

Screenshots

Smart Copy4 screens
Day Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Day Base at Free against Smart Copy's $0.99. Day Base also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 36 months). Smart Copy's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Day Base is free to download; Smart Copy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Copy ships an update every 36 months, Day Base every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Smart Copy versus Day Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart CopyDay Base
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas RossiRyan McMillen

In-app purchases

None

Smart Copy

No in-app purchases

None

Day Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Copy free?
Smart Copy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Day Base free?
Day Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Copy or Day Base have ads?
Neither Smart Copy nor Day Base shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Copy or Day Base?
Smart Copy ships an update every 36 months, and Day Base every 4 days. Most recently, Smart Copy was updated on October 23, 2026 and Day Base on October 25, 2026.

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