Paste vs Helius Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Helius Connect
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Helius Connect is a zero-knowledge, end-to-end encrypted communication network built for the Helius Network ecosystem on Solana. Every message is encrypted on your device using ECDH P-256 key exchange and AES-256-GCM encryption before it ever leaves your phone. Helius servers only ever see cipher-text, your conversations are mathematically private. FEATURES End-to-End Encrypted DMs Military-grade encryption on every message, voice note, and file. Only you and your recipient can decrypt your conversations. Not even Helius can read them. Live Network Globe See verified network nodes appear as live dots on a rotating globe. Tap any node to open an encrypted channel instantly. Proof-of-Life Channels PoL-gated group channels that reward real human activity. Access is earned through verified real-world engagement, not purchased. Encrypted Voice Notes Record and send voice notes encrypted with the same AES-256-GCM standard as your messages. Decrypted only on the recipient's device. Encrypted File Sharing Attach and send files encrypted before upload. Recipients decrypt locally — zero plaintext ever stored on our servers. PoL Activity Feed Watch the network come alive with real-time verified Proof-of-Life events from nodes around the world. PRIVACY BY DESIGN - Keys generated locally, never transmitted - Zero-knowledge architecture - No ads, no tracking, no data sold - Open cryptographic standards only Technology Aligned With Life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Helius Connect at none against Paste's 6. Helius Connect also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Paste sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Helius Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paste ships an update weekly, Helius Connect every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paste | Helius Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Paste Team | Hashim Ruan |
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
Helius Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paste
- 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
- Lifetime Plan (Mac+iOS)$99.99
Helius Connect
No in-app purchases









