Comparison

Paste vs Copy Text On Screen

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

Head to head
About

Paste

This app acts as a universal clipboard manager, saving everything you copy across your devices. It allows you to instantly search, reuse, and share text, links, images, and files, ensuring you never lose important information again. Collaborate with others using shared pinboards and speed up your workflow with intelligent features.

Highlights
  • Syncs clipboard across Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • Intelligent search for copied items
  • Access via keyboard and extensions
  • Edit and reuse copied content
  • Pin frequently used items
  • Collaborate with shared pinboards
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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Paste remembers everything you copy — text, links, images, files — on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. So the thing you copied yesterday, last week, or last month is always one shortcut away. Trusted for 10 years by designers, developers, writers, lawyers, and support teams. Recognized by Apple as an "invaluable utility." NEVER LOSE A COPY AGAIN Your clipboard normally holds one item. Paste holds them all. – Unlimited clipboard history across all your devices – Clear visual previews — see exactly what you copied, and where it came from – Rules that automatically skip passwords and other sensitive content FIND ANYTHING IN SECONDS – Search everything you've ever copied — even text inside screenshots and photos – Filter by app, date, device, or content type – Jump straight from a search result to its place in your history PASTE AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT – Open Paste in any app with a single shortcut – Paste recent items instantly with ⌘1–9 – Queue items in Paste Stack and paste them in order — perfect for forms and repetitive work – Paste as plain text whenever you want formatting gone EVERYWHERE YOU WORK – iCloud sync keeps Mac, iPhone, and iPad perfectly in step – Hand off items between devices mid-task – On iOS: the Paste Keyboard brings your whole history into any app – Works seamlessly alongside Universal Clipboard ORGANIZE AND COLLABORATE – Keep the important stuff on Pinboards — snippets, templates, and assets that never expire – Share Pinboards with your team, family, or clients – You decide who can view and who can edit WORKS WITH YOUR AI TOOLS – Connect your clipboard history to Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistants with built-in MCP support (Mac) – Polish copied text with Apple Intelligence Writing Tools PRIVATE BY DESIGN – Your data lives on your devices and in your private iCloud — never on our servers – Hide Paste from screen sharing and recordings – Pause capture any time Try Paste free for one week. Subscriptions (monthly or annual), a Family plan, and a one-time Lifetime purchase unlock everything on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. "I don't know how I lived without it" — the thing users tell us most. Copy something. You'll see. Learn more: pasteapp.io Say hello: pasteapp.io/contact or @paste_app on X Terms: pasteapp.io/terms

About

Copy Text On Screen

Easily extract text from screenshots and images with advanced OCR technology. Copy, translate, or read aloud any text, even from social media apps. Supports over 100 languages for translation and 92 for recognition.

Highlights
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Extract text from images
  • OCR text recognition
  • Translate text in 100+ languages
  • Read text aloud
  • Extract phone numbers, emails, URLs
  • Scan history
Features
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The default long press to copy text on a mobile screen or image does not always work. This app helps you extract text/words from a mobile screen by sharing your screenshot with the app or by selecting text from an image. With its advanced OCR technology, this app allows you to extract text and words from your mobile screen and images. The OCR recognition accuracy is between 99% and 100%, ensuring that you get the exact text you need. You can also scan and translate screenshot or image text on your device in over 100 languages. Main Features: • Copy any text on the mobile screen to your clipboard by sharing screenshot with this app. • Extract text from any image. • Extract text easily from any application including social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and more by just share screenshot. • Extract text on image and read it aloud with text to speech. • Extracts phone number, email, URL . • Recent scans history. • Supports 92 languages for text recognition and translations in over 100 languages. • Options to automatically copy extracted text to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file for a faster workflow. How to use this app to extract Text from screen: Step 1: Take a screenshot. Step 2: Open that screenshot and share with this app. Step 3: Select the text by touch and drag on screeenshot and choose the language for OCR recognition. Step 4: Please wait while the app performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) operation to extract the text. Step 5: Now you may copy to clipboard, share or translate the extracted text. Never struggle to copy text from your mobile screen and Image again. Get Copy Text app now and enjoy the ease of extracting text and words from your mobile screen and Images! You can take screenshots by pressing and holding the 'POWER BUTTON' and 'VOLUME UP BUTTON' at the same time for a second. Subscription Plans Unlimited Scans Monthly ------------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one month period. monthly 5.99 $ Unlimited Scans Yearly ---------------------- Unlimited scans No ads upto 50 scans per day. for one year period. yearly 60.99 $. ----------------- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal as per existing plan rate within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. ----------------- Privacy Policy: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://appzys.com/ios/copytext/termsofuse

Screenshots

Paste4 screens
Copy Text On Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Copy Text On Screen at free with in-app purchases against Paste's subscription. Copy Text On Screen also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (70% vs 53%). Paste's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Paste sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Copy Text On Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy Text On Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 4.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Paste's written reviews are positive against 70% of Copy Text On Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paste ships an update weekly, Copy Text On Screen every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Paste versus Copy Text On Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasteCopy Text On Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings)4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews69.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K4.8K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaste TeamGovarthani Rajesh

Customer experience

Paste

All ratings1,335 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews797 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative40.2%

Copy Text On Screen

All ratings4,768 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.3%

User reviews

Paste

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent clipboard management
  • 🚀 Seamless cross-device sync
  • 💡 Customizable pinboards for frequently used items
  • 🎨 Visually appealing interface
  • ⏱️ Significant time-saving in workflow

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Reliability issues with crashes and syncing
  • 🔍 Limited search and organization capabilities
  • 📱 Inferior mobile app experience compared to desktop
  • 🔄 Frustration with forced updates and loss of functionality

Copy Text On Screen

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient text extraction
  • 💡 Useful for various tasks like copying text, translating, etc.
  • 🔒 Reliable and accurate

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with handwritten text recognition
  • 💰 Limited free scans per day, requires subscription
  • 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features or customization options

Bugs and requests

Paste

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Clipboard history not syncing reliably across devices
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Paste keyboard extension not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer macOS and iOS versions
  • Copied content not always preserving formatting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit and rename copied items
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick access
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • Secure deletion of sensitive clipboard data

Copy Text On Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Text extraction not working correctly in certain scenarios
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more languages
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Offer a premium version without ads

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Paste

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Plan (Mac + iOS)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Legacy Plan1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Plan (Mac + iOS)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Annual Plan (Mac + iOS)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Family Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan (Mac+iOS)$99.99
3 purchases

Copy Text On Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Scans Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Scans Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Scans$0.99

Questions

Is Paste free?
Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Copy Text On Screen free?
Copy Text On Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paste or Copy Text On Screen?
Copy Text On Screen is rated higher. Paste averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Copy Text On Screen averages 4.6 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Paste or Copy Text On Screen have ads?
Copy Text On Screen shows ads; Paste does not.
Which is updated more often, Paste or Copy Text On Screen?
Paste ships an update weekly, and Copy Text On Screen every 2 weeks. Most recently, Paste was updated on October 18, 2026 and Copy Text On Screen on October 18, 2026.

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