Comparison

Paste vs Clipboard

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

Clipboard

Save copied text snippets for future reference. This application allows you to store and easily access your previously copied content, ensuring you never lose important information.

Highlights
  • Save copied texts
  • Access saved texts
  • Organize copied content
  • Text storage
Features
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Clipboard gives users the ability to save their copied texts for later use . terms of use : https://tariqalmazyad.github.io/TermsOfUse/ privacy policy : https://tariqalmazyad.github.io/Privacy/

Screenshots

Paste4 screens
Clipboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Clipboard at free with in-app purchases against Paste's subscription. Clipboard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Paste's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Clipboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paste holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 464 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Paste's written reviews are positive against 45% of Clipboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paste ships an update weekly, Clipboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paste versus Clipboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasteClipboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better3.7 (464 ratings)
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews — better44.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better464
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaste TeamTariq Almazyad

Customer experience

Paste

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

Clipboard

All ratings464 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative46.4%

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

Clipboard

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
1 purchases

Clipboard

Subscriptions1
  • Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Paste free?
Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clipboard free?
Clipboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paste or Clipboard?
Paste is rated higher. Paste averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Clipboard averages 3.7 from 464 ratings.
Do Paste or Clipboard have ads?
Neither Paste nor Clipboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paste or Clipboard?
Paste ships an update weekly, and Clipboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Paste was updated on September 25, 2026 and Clipboard on September 21, 2026.

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