A quarter of the price
$7.99/year vs $29.99/year. Over three years that's about $24 vs about $90 — roughly $66 stays in your pocket for the features most people actually use daily.
DittoClip vs Paste
Keyboard speed or cross-device polish?
Paste is the most polished cross-device clipboard suite on Apple platforms — iCloud sync, an iOS app, beautiful pinboards. DittoClip is for Mac-only users who want a faster keyboard-first panel that never touches the network, at roughly a quarter of the price.
| Feature | DittoClip | Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for your last 20 clips · $7.99/year for the full history (first month free) | $29.99/year or $2.49/month (free trial) |
| 3-year cost | $23.97 | $89.97 |
| Keyboard workflow | ⇧⌘V panel, type-to-filter, ⏎ pastes, ⌘1–9 quick paste | Visual-first slide-up board with keyboard shortcuts and search |
| Images | Thumbnails + hover preview | Rich visual previews of images, links, files |
| Search | Instant filter as you type | Search across history (and across devices) |
| iCloud sync / iOS app | No — local-only by design | Yes — Mac, iPhone and iPad via private iCloud, plus an iOS keyboard |
| Pinboards / organization | No — one searchable history | Pinboards for organizing and sharing snippets |
| Privacy / where data lives | 100% local SQLite — no cloud, accounts or telemetry | On your devices and in your private iCloud (when sync is on) |
| Password safety | Never records items marked concealed by password managers | Rules to exclude sensitive data like passwords |
| Open source | No | No |
| Native vs Electron | Native Swift menu-bar app | Native Apple-platform app |
Paste details from pasteapp.io, June 2026. Prices in USD; App Store pricing may vary by region. Tell us if something is out of date.
Where DittoClip wins
Strictly local
No sync, no account, no telemetry — the only network use is Apple's App Store, for the subscription itself. Your clipboard history has nowhere to go but your Mac.
A lighter, keyboard-first panel
A compact panel pops over your work: type a few letters, hit ⏎, done. No full-width board sliding up, no organizing — optimized for paste speed, not browsing.
Where Paste wins
iCloud sync and a real iOS app
Copy on your Mac, paste on your iPhone. Paste syncs your history across devices through your private iCloud and ships an iOS app with a custom keyboard. DittoClip is deliberately Mac-only.
Pinboards and organization
Paste lets you curate snippets into named pinboards and share them — great for templates, canned replies and team workflows. DittoClip has a single searchable history.
A richer visual experience
Paste's large card previews, link unfurling and built-in text editing make it the nicer tool for visually browsing and managing what you've copied.
3-year cost
Same job, $66 apart.
Paste
$89.97
$29.99/year × 3 years
DittoClip
$23.97
$7.99/year × 3 years
USD list prices as of June 2026. Paste also offers $2.49/month and a lifetime tier; DittoClip has a free plan (last 20 clips) plus a 1-month free trial on the subscription.
FAQ
Quick answers
Does DittoClip sync with my iPhone like Paste does?+
No, and it never will by design. DittoClip has no sync code and no server, so your clipboard history cannot leave your Mac. If cross-device sync is essential to you, Paste is the better choice.
Is Paste worth $29.99/year?+
If you live across a Mac, iPhone and iPad and use pinboards to organize snippets, yes — it's a polished product. If you only need fast clipboard history on one Mac, DittoClip does that job for $7.99/year.
Which one is more private?+
Both are privacy-respecting. Paste keeps data on your devices and in your private iCloud when sync is enabled. DittoClip goes further: it's 100% local, with no account, no sync and no telemetry.
Can I try DittoClip before paying?+
Yes — twice over. Your last 20 clips are free with no time limit, and the full history comes with a 1-month free trial on the Mac App Store, then $7.99/year. The subscription is managed by Apple and can be cancelled anytime.
⇧+⌘+V
Keep the speed, skip $66
If your clipboard lives on one Mac, try DittoClip free for a month. ⇧⌘V, type, ⏎ — that's the whole workflow.
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