Comparison

Plain Text Paste vs Plain Paste

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Copy as plain text
  • Remove formatting from clipboard
  • View and edit clipboard text
  • Automatic formatting removal
  • Split view support
Features
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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.

About

Plain Paste

This utility app removes formatting from copied text, providing a clean plain-text version for easier use. It offers clipboard history to access recent items and is designed with user privacy in mind, storing data locally.

Highlights
  • Remove rich text formatting
  • Copy clean plain text
  • Clipboard history (up to 100 items)
  • Disable clipboard history
  • Private by design, local storage
Features
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Plain Paste makes copied text easier to use. Paste formatted text from websites, documents, emails, chats, or notes, and Plain Paste copies a clean plain-text version back to your clipboard. Made for everyday moments when bold text, links, fonts, colors, and hidden formatting get in the way. Features: • Remove formatting from rich text • Copy cleaned plain text back to your clipboard • Access and reuse up to 100 recent items in clipboard history • Turn clipboard history off whenever you want • Private by design: Plain Paste only reads and cleans text you explicitly paste into the app. Clipboard history is stored locally, can be cleared anytime, and never leaves your device. Plain Paste is a simple utility for everyone who writes, copies, pastes, cleans up notes, reuses text, or just wants text to behave.

Screenshots

Plain Text Paste4 screens
Plain Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plain Paste at Free against Plain Text Paste's $2.99. Plain Paste also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). Plain Text Paste's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Plain Paste 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plain Paste holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Text Paste has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Plain Text Paste's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plain Paste's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain Text Paste ships an update every 5 months, Plain Paste every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plain Text Paste versus Plain Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain Text PastePlain Paste
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas RossiAndreas Ekegren

Customer experience

Plain Text Paste

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative15.2%

Plain Paste

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plain Text Paste

No in-app purchases

None

Plain Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plain Text Paste free?
Plain Text Paste costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plain Paste free?
Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plain Text Paste or Plain Paste?
Plain Paste is rated higher. Plain Text Paste averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Plain Paste averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Plain Text Paste or Plain Paste have ads?
Neither Plain Text Paste nor Plain Paste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plain Text Paste or Plain Paste?
Plain Text Paste ships an update every 5 months, and Plain Paste every 4 weeks. Most recently, Plain Text Paste was updated on September 19, 2026 and Plain Paste on September 20, 2026.

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