Comparison

Paste vs Paste Manager

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

Paste Manager

Organize frequently used text and assign it to your device's clipboard for quick pasting across apps. Easily import current clipboard content into categories. Your data remains private and offline.

Highlights
  • Organize and categorize text
  • Quickly paste content
  • Auto import clipboard
  • Offline data storage
  • Works across apps
Features
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Wouldn't it be great if you could organize your content and assign it to your device's "copy and paste" with a tap? Paste Manager allows you to store and categorize text that you use frequently to paste easily on other apps. -- Easy to use Just add your content to a category and whenever you tap it, it will be assigned to your clipboard, ready to be pasted! -- Auto Import Import your current clipboard to any category with a single tap! -- Data Privacy Paste Manager works offline without syncing your data to any server or third party service over the internet. Your data is yours to keep! Paste Manager is now available on all iOS devices! ---- Terms of Use: https://clipboardmanager-40ef8.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://clipboardmanager-40ef8.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Paste4 screens
Paste Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Paste Manager at free with in-app purchases against Paste's subscription. Paste Manager also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Paste's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 24). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paste sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Paste Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Paste against 4.3 for Paste Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paste has 1.3K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Paste's written reviews are positive against 50% of Paste Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paste versus Paste Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastePaste Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings)4.3 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better24
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaste TeamArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

Customer experience

Paste

All ratings1,320 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews791 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative40.2%

Paste Manager

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Paste Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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)$89.99
2 purchases

Paste Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Paste Manager Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Paste Manager Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Paste free?
Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paste Manager free?
Paste Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paste or Paste Manager?
Paste Manager is rated higher. Paste averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Paste Manager averages 4.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Paste or Paste Manager have ads?
Neither Paste nor Paste Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paste or Paste Manager?
Paste ships an update weekly, and Paste Manager weekly. Most recently, Paste was updated on September 22, 2026 and Paste Manager on September 24, 2026.

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