Plain Text Paste vs Mattle Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plain Text Paste
Effortlessly remove text formatting when copying and pasting. This utility allows you to convert rich text to plain text, ensuring consistent formatting across all your applications. You can also view and edit the clipboard content.
- Copy as plain text
- Remove formatting from clipboard
- View and edit clipboard text
- Automatic formatting removal
- Split view support
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Copy as plain text right within your favourite apps!* Are you tired of pasting text into an app such as Mail, only to find that the text is too large or the wrong color? Using Plain Text Paste, you can now copy as plain text*, or remove formatting from the current clipboard content. All formatting (colors, fonts, and sizes) is automatically removed from the text in the clipboard. You can even view and edit the plain text currently in the clipboard with simple customizations such as removing newlines and uppercasing! How it works (easy way): 1. Highlight text 2. Tap "Share..." if available (if not, use steps below) 3. Tap "Copy Plain Text" 4. Paste the unformatted text into any app you wish Or (classic way): 1. Copy text from any app 2. Open Plain Text app 3. The text in the clipboard is automatically converted to plain text 4. Paste the unformatted text into any app you wish Take control of your clipboard by viewing and editing text, and clearing all formatting using Plain Text Paste. Notes: * The "copy within app" feature is not available in all apps. Please use "classic way" instead (see above). Disclaimer: App does not show original rich text. For illustrative purposes only. Second screenshot is showing the "Smart Copy" app to illustrate the "copy within app" feature.
Mattle Clock
This utility allows multiple players to use their own devices for game timers, eliminating the need to pass a single phone. It offers two modes: per-move limits for quick games and per-game time allocation for strategic play. Designed for face-to-face board games, it prioritizes flexibility over strict enforcement.
- Multi-device connections
- Per-Move game mode
- Per-Game game mode
- Intuitive interface
- Flexible timer control
- Designed for board games
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Unlike all other available game clock apps, Mattle Clock is the first and only one that supports multi-devices connections. Gone are the days when you need to circulate your phone across the whole table while everyone taking turns to make moves. With Mattle Clock, everyone will be using their own devices and the timers are all connected behind the scene. Your clock will be ticking in your own turn. When you are done moving, press the button to pass it on to the next person. Simple as that! The primary focus of Mattle Clock is simplicity and ease of use. Our interface is extremely intuitive and neat, and there are currently two supported game modes. "Per-Move" mode sets a limit for each individual moves, and remaining time won't carry over. This mode is best for games like Scrabble or Rummikub, in which you can force a pass upon time's up. These games are fun only by enforcing a hard time limit for moves. "Per-Game" mode grants a fixed amount of time for each players for the whole game, and their timers will start ticking only in their own turns. This mode is suitable for games like chess, in which players are given more flexibility to allocate their time. ---------------------------------------- Special Notes and FAQ: ---------------------------------------- 1. This app is intended and designed to be used with multiple devices. Each players are expected to be using their own devices and connect to the centralized timers. 2. To allow greater flexibility, there is no "game over" effects of any kind even when timers count to zero. It's entirely up to you to decide what to do when player ran out of the time - whether considering a defeat or forcing a pass. 3. Similarly, we also intended to allow pausing timers and passing turns for other players, so as to minimize the disruption when anyone is having network issue during the games. All in all, the app is designed to enforce face-to-face board games playing experiences. Because of this, we believe giving flexibility is more important than avoiding cheating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mattle Clock at Free against Plain Text Paste's $2.99. Mattle Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Plain Text Paste's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Mattle Clock is free to download; Plain Text Paste costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plain Text Paste holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Text Paste has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Plain Text Paste's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mattle Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Plain Text Paste ships an update every 5 months, Mattle Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plain Text Paste | Mattle Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukas Rossi | HiuKim Yuen |
Customer experience
Plain Text Paste
Mattle Clock
In-app purchases
Plain Text Paste
No in-app purchases
Mattle Clock
No in-app purchases
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