Comparison

Paste vs Reckon

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

Reckon

Features
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Reckon is a habit tracker that doesn't pretend. It doesn't motivate you. It doesn't gamify your discipline. It doesn't show you streaks lined up like trophies. It shows you a grid - your week, your goals, what you did and what you didn't do - and every evening at 22:30, it tells you exactly how you performed. No praise. No encouragement. Just the verdict. If you want a cheerleader, this is the wrong app. HOW IT WORKS Set up to 10 or less daily or weekly goals. Cardio. Protein target. Gym sessions. Water. Whatever you actually want to track. Each day each goal is one square in your week grid. Green if done. Red if missed. Orange if the day is still open. The grid sits on your home screen via a widget — your week, always visible, always honest. Every evening at 22:30, Reckon sends a notification that names exactly what you missed. Skipped cardio? You'll hear about it. Behind on your weekly gym quota? It says so. Hit every goal? It acknowledges that — flatly, without celebration. WIDGET ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Tap squares directly from the widget to mark goals done. No need to open the app. Medium and large widget sizes. Choose Light, Dark, or System theme - independent of your iPhone's theme. Hide goal icons for a minimal look. CUSTOMIZE THE PALETTE Five built-in color palettes (Default, Forest, Monochrome, Ocean, Warm) plus the option to create your own. Edit any palette's colors. Customize light and dark variants independently. Or let Reckon derive the dark variant automatically. WHAT'S NOT HERE No streaks. No social features. No leaderboards. No achievements. No AI coach. No premium tier. No subscriptions. No ads. No data collected. One price, one purchase, yours. PRIVACY Reckon stores everything locally on your device. No accounts. No cloud sync. No telemetry. No tracking. Your data never leaves your iPhone. REQUIREMENTS iOS 17.0 or later. iPhone only. No iPad version yet.

Screenshots

Paste4 screens
Reckon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paste at Free against Reckon's $3.99. Reckon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Paste is free to download; Reckon costs $3.99 up front. Paste sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Reckon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paste versus Reckon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasteReckon
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB1 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPaste TeamEren Can Ozkaya

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

Reckon

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

Reckon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paste free?
Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reckon free?
Reckon costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paste or Reckon have ads?
Neither Paste nor Reckon shows ads.

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