COMPARISON
Piuma vs. Pure Paste
Sindre Sorhus solves the same problem with three focused single-purpose apps instead of one. Pure Paste ($4) specialises in cleaning up the clipboard — in Piuma, the clean-clipboard hotkey does that, with a pad around it. Want the full package? The Sorhus bundle comes to three apps and $16.
The Sorhus bundle
- One Thing free Your most important task in the menu bar
- Scratchpad $12 1 pad, optional iCloud sync, 100 local backup versions
- Pure Paste $4 Auto-plain, tracking-parameter strip, invisible characters
- Combined $16 · 3 apps
- Piuma Pro $4.99 · 1 app Pad + clean-clipboard hotkey + Markdown views + time machine + compare mode + iCloud sync + calculate + OCR
| Feature | Pure Paste (standalone) | Piuma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4 once (clean-paste only) | $4.99 once (the whole pad) |
| Apps needed for the full package | 3 (with One Thing + Scratchpad) | 1 |
| Clean-clipboard hotkey | Yes — core feature | Yes (⌥⇧C) |
| Visible pad in the menu bar | No (only in Scratchpad) | Yes |
| Markdown views | No | Yes — Plain / Markdown / Formatted |
| Time machine / history | No (Scratchpad has 100 versions) | Yes (Pro) |
| iCloud sync | No (Scratchpad has it) | Yes (Pro) |
| Strip tracking parameters from links | Yes, 200+ parameters | Yes, in the pad with one click — default set + your own parameters |
Honest verdict
If you want nothing but clipboard cleanup with no pad attached, Pure Paste ($4) is cheaper and even more focused — try that first. If you want the full package — pad, killing formatting, readable Markdown, history and sync — the Sorhus route adds up to three separate apps and $16. Piuma bundles pad, killing formatting, readable Markdown, history and sync (Pro) into one app for $4.99.
As of: October 2026, source: vendor information. Prices per the US App Store (before sales tax) or the vendor's site. “—” = not listed in the vendor's information.
Piuma Pro: €4.99 — once. No subscription. Ever.
Coming soon to the Mac App Store