Ctrl+C vs Copy & Paste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ctrl+C
This tool allows you to automatically record copied text via a widget. It helps you manage, edit, and combine multiple copied items for easy sharing across platforms. Save and load your archives for future use.
- Widget for automatic text recording
- Manage, edit, and sort multiple copied texts
- Combine all copied text into one for easy sharing
- Save and load text archives
- Gesture-based text editing
- Customizable themes
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Important! Starting with iOS 18, Today Extensions are no longer supported. Please use the Shortcut as an alternative. Shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4f78c36a43c042fe926a3ff537c8dc33 Tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UWFlRxBYnsI Ctrl+C like a clipboard in widget and you can copy words automatically in it. It's a useful, simple and quick tool. Help you to copy and edit words. All you need to do is copy words and pull down Notification Center, then Ctrl+C in widget will record these contents automatically. "Copy all" function can combine all contents to one content and copy it. You can paste it to every platforms you want to share. ◎ Support iOS 8 widget to record the text that you copied from other place When you copied a text from other place and scroll down Notification Center, the text will be appeared in widget and you can press + button to record it. ◎ Keep and list multi texts Can record up to 10 texts, and support text editing, sorting or deleted. ◎ A key to copy all the text merge Just one button, combine all texts listed in app for easy sharing and pasting anywhere. ◎ Save and load archive Support save the texts to archive, you can save 10 texts in one archive, and the number of archive is unlimited. ◎ Edit text through gestures 1. Single press: Copy text 2. Long press: Edit text 3. Left slide: Delete text ◎ New user interface and themes Now,you can change other themes anytime.
Copy & Paste
This app allows for quick copying and sharing of text, such as hashtags and passwords, with a single tap. It offers features like multiple selections, auto-saving from the clipboard, and organization by folders. Users can also perform word counts and string replacements.
- One tap copy & share
- Multiple selection
- Auto save from clipboard
- Word count
- Categorize by folder
- Dark mode
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It's a copy & paste app. Copy hashtags and passwords with one tap. All features are completely free to use. - One tap to copy & share - Multiple selection & concatenated copy - Sort & bulk delete copies - Auto save from clipboard - Word count and string replacement - Add all at once by dividing by line breaks - Categorize by folder and color - Easy to find with word search - dark mode URL scheme: copypaste://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copy & Paste at none against Ctrl+C's 2. Ctrl+C's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Ctrl+C sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Copy & Paste asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ctrl+C holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Ctrl+C ships an update every 5 months, Copy & Paste every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ctrl+C | Copy & Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better | 4.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chang Chin-Ming | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Ctrl+C
Copy & Paste
In-app purchases
Ctrl+C
- Auto preview website$0.99
- Clipboard expansion$0.99
Copy & Paste
No in-app purchases







