Comparison

Paste vs Noodle

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

Noodle

Features
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Less scrolling. More living. A healthier little brain. Meet Noodle, your screen time companion, app blocker and focus timer. Noodle gets healthier when you put your phone down, making every focused minute feel like progress. Answer a few honest questions to see what your phone habits cost you. Then start taking that time back. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Create block lists with Apple’s Screen Time picker. Turn a list on to put distracting apps behind a gentle Noodle screen. Give yourself space to study, work or enjoy time away from your phone. BUILD FOCUS. HEAL NOODLE. Choose a 15, 25 or 45 minute focus session. Every focused minute heals Noodle. With Noodle Pro, your block lists stay locked while you focus. UNDERSTAND YOUR SCREEN TIME See today’s screen time, phone pickups and top apps right on the home screen. Make your habits visible so you can decide what to change. YOUR HABITS STAY PRIVATE No accounts. No servers. No tracking. Apple keeps your Screen Time data on your iPhone. Noodle never sees which apps you use. GO FURTHER WITH NOODLE PRO Get unlimited block lists and focus sessions that block your apps. Spend less time on your phone. Give Noodle, and yourself, a little room to grow. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms: https://noodle-screentime.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy: https://noodle-screentime.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Paste4 screens
Noodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noodle at none against Paste's 6. Noodle also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Paste's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Noodle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paste versus Noodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasteNoodle
PriceFreeFree
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
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaste TeamStock Alarm, LLC

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

Noodle

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

Noodle

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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