Mini Keyboard vs Copy Paste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Keyboard
This app allows you to use your Mac's keyboard functionalities on your iOS device. It supports hotkeys like Command, Control, Option, and Shift, along with Tab, Esc, and Arrow keys. Connect wirelessly over Wi-Fi to enhance your typing experience.
- Replace Mac keyboard with iOS device
- Support for Command, Control, Option, Shift hotkeys
- Includes Tab, Esc, and Arrow keys
- Wireless Wi-Fi connectivity
- Simple and easy to use
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Your Mac has no printed keys for Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian or Hindi. Your iPhone does — and you already type on it all day. Mini Keyboard lets your Mac borrow it. Type on your phone and the characters appear on your Mac as you type them. Not when you press Enter. Not after a Send button. Switch scripts mid-sentence the way you already do on your phone, and whatever your iPhone keyboard can produce, your Mac receives. TYPING, IN ANY SCRIPT • Characters travel as text rather than as key codes, so scripts that need an input method — Japanese, Chinese, Korean — arrive composed and correct, as you type them. • Right-to-left scripts behave the way they do on your phone. • Command, Control, Option and Shift chords, plus Tab, Esc, Return, Delete and the arrow keys. Shortcuts land as real shortcuts, resolved through the keyboard layout your Mac is actually set to, so Command-Q is where your layout puts it rather than where a US layout would. • Emoji and dictation go across too. If your iPhone keyboard can produce it, your Mac receives it. AND A TRACKPAD, RIGHT WHERE THE KEYS ARE Pull it up over the keyboard when you need to put the caret somewhere before you can start typing. The trackpad is free, like the typing. • Tap to click, with left and right buttons always on screen for when you would rather not tap. • Two-finger scroll, and a two-finger tap for right-click. • Tap-and-a-half to drag, plus a drag-lock toggle so a long drag does not have to be one stroke. • A full-screen mode that turns the whole phone into travel. It is there so the typing works without reaching over to the Mac. There are no volume or playback keys and nothing is mirrored to the phone — this is a keyboard, not a media remote. YOUR OWN KEYS, ABOVE THE KEYBOARD (MINI KEYBOARD PRO) A row of keys you define, sitting above the keyboard on your phone. Each one sends a keystroke or a piece of text to your Mac — nothing else, because that is all a key can do. • Chords as a single tap: ⌘⇧4 for a screenshot, ⌘⌥Esc to force quit, ⌘⇥ to switch apps. • Snippets you type often — an address, a sign-off, a shell command — in any script, multi-line. • Presets for a numpad and for navigation keys, and pages, so a coding deck and a writing deck can both exist. Six keys on one page are free. Mini Keyboard Pro removes the limits — unlimited keys and pages — and adds the presets. It is a single one-time purchase ($4.99 in the US store), never a subscription. PAIRING TAKES ABOUT TEN SECONDS Open the Mac app, point your phone at the QR code in its menu-bar popover, and you are paired. The code carries a 160-bit secret, the connection is encrypted, and the pairing is bound to that one Mac, so a code scanned on your machine cannot be replayed against someone else's. If you would rather not point a camera at your own screen, the same code can be typed instead. PRIVATE BECAUSE THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO Everything stays on your local Wi-Fi. No account, no sign-up, no server, no cloud. Nothing you type is stored, logged, or sent anywhere except the Mac you paired with. No ads, no subscription, no tracking. Typing and the trackpad are free forever; the only thing for sale is Mini Keyboard Pro, once. TWO THINGS TO KNOW FIRST 1. You need the Mac half. Mini Keyboard for Mac is a separate free download on the Mac App Store. This app cannot type into a Mac without it. 2. Both devices have to be on the same Wi-Fi network. It does not work over the internet or over cellular — nothing is relayed through a server, because there is no server. The Mac app also needs one permission. macOS files "send key presses" under Privacy & Security › Accessibility, which is a confusing place to find a keyboard. The Mac app asks for that permission, explains it in plain language the first time you open it, and uses it for nothing else. It does not read your screen and it does not record what you type. Mini Keyboard first shipped in 2014. Version 2.0 is a complete rebuild.
Copy Paste
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The fastest way to access your clipboard history with your most used ready-to-paste texts. 100% private, on-device storage (no cloud syncing). Paste directly from your keyboard for under $1/month. You shouldn't have to hunt for the information you type every single day. Copy Paste is your ultimate clipboard manager and custom keyboard. We built it to solve a simple headache: Stop wasting time switching between your Notes app, emails, and chats just to find that one bank account number, zoom link, or set of hashtags. With Copy Paste, everything you copy is automatically saved. Better yet, you can organize your snippets into custom lists and access them instantly from any app using our custom iOS keyboard. STOP SWITCHING APPS TO COPY AND PASTE TEXT. GET YOUR TIME BACK. Copy Paste is the ultimate private clipboard manager and custom keyboard for iOS. Designed for speed and minimalism, it keeps your banking details, social media hashtags, email signatures, and frequent links perfectly organized and instantly accessible right from your keyboard. No more hunting through your Notes app. No more re-typing the same messages. HOW IT WORKS: • Auto-Save History: Simply copy any text, link, or number. Open the app, and it is automatically logged into your clipboard history. • The Custom Keyboard: Switch to the Copy Paste keyboard inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Mail, or any app, and insert your saved snippets with a single tap. • Smart Organization: Create custom lists like "Banking", "Social", "Work", or "Templates" to keep your life sorted. 100% PRIVATE. ZERO CLOUD: Unlike other clipboard managers that sync your sensitive data to the cloud, Copy Paste is uncompromising on privacy. Everything you copy is stored strictly locally on your iPhone using Apple's secure App Groups. No tracking. No accounts. Your data is yours alone. MINIMALIST DESIGN: Enjoy a distraction-free, brutalist interface that feels lightweight, incredibly fast, and looks stunning in both Light and Dark modes. AFFORDABLE, SIMPLE & TRANSPARENT (Under $1/month) Why pay expensive subscriptions for a clipboard? Try Copy Paste completely free for 7 days, then only $9.99 a year: - Unlimited clipboard auto-saves. - Unlimited custom lists. - Unlimited peace of mind. Say goodbye to the copy-paste headache. Download now and revolutionize the way you type. Questions or ideas? teostudio.mx/copypaste/support Privacy: teostudio.mx/copypaste/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://teostudio.mx/copypaste/privacy Support: https://teostudio.mx/copypaste/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Keyboard at none against Copy Paste's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Copy Paste sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Mini Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mini Keyboard | Copy Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moaath Othman | Benjamin Camarena |
In-app purchases
Mini Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Copy Paste
- Copy Paste Pro$9.991 Year









