Comparison

Paste vs XAgo

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

XAgo

Easily track recurring events and habits with customizable widgets. Log activities like eating vegetables, changing contacts, or working out to monitor your progress over time. A simple tool for building better routines.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Track recurring events
  • Monitor habits
  • Log activities
  • Simple interface
Features
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- ate a veggie - changed your contact lenses - worked out - called home - went clubbing - watered a plant - had a doctor checkup - took the stairs instead of an elevator Simply create a widget and add keep track of every time you did something.

Screenshots

Paste4 screens
XAgo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XAgo at 100% against Paste's 53%. XAgo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Paste's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 10). On price, ads 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. XAgo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XAgo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paste has 1.3K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Paste's written reviews are positive against 100% of XAgo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paste ships an update weekly, XAgo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paste versus XAgo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasteXAgo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better10
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaste TeamFran Grgic

Customer experience

Paste

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

XAgo

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

XAgo

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)$99.99
None

XAgo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paste free?
Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XAgo free?
XAgo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paste or XAgo?
XAgo is rated higher. Paste averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while XAgo averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Paste or XAgo have ads?
Neither Paste nor XAgo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paste or XAgo?
Paste ships an update weekly, and XAgo every 4 days. Most recently, Paste was updated on October 26, 2026 and XAgo on October 24, 2026.

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