# SnapshotBooks — Book Summaries as Mind Maps

> Book Summaries as Mind Maps (iPhone/iPad app by WEICHENG LIN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snapshotbooks/id6812961744 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [WEICHENG LIN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6798109430)
- Category: Books, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-08

## What is SnapshotBooks?

SnapshotBooks turns a book into a mind map you can tap through — the essentials distilled, the structure put back together.

Each book is broken into branches, each card into one idea, with a short quote you can check against the original book and the chapter it came from. Not a summary written from memory. Every line has a source.

How it works
・Pick a book from the shelf and see the whole structure at once
・Tap any card to open the idea and its quote
・Tags on each card jump to related cards
・Search one word and get matches from inside the cards, across every book
・Save any line as an image — the source and link are printed on it
・Keep the books you like on your own shelf

What's inside
Investing & trading, business & finance, business biographies, personal growth, literature & fiction, history & humanities. 62 books and counting.

Home screen widget
A line from a book, right on your home screen, in the language you read in. It changes itself every 15 minutes, or tap to pull the next one. Tap the card to open it in the app. Medium and small sizes.

Four languages
English, Japanese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese. The app opens in your phone's language, and you can switch anytime from the globe icon at the top. The quotes in the English edition are translated from the Chinese text, and each card says so.

Why we built it
So the books you have already read stay easy to come back to.
These are the ones CompoundWater learned the most from — we hope they do something for you too.

No account needed to read everything. Sign in only if you want your saved books to follow you.
The in-app tip is entirely optional and unlocks nothing.

Web: snapshotbooks.compoundwater.app/en
Questions or suggestions: contact@compoundwater.app

[Terms of Use]
This app uses Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

See also our own terms of service:
https://snapshotbooks.compoundwater.app/en/terms.html

[Privacy Policy]
https://snapshotbooks.compoundwater.app/en/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy Me a Bubble Tea | $1.99 | one-time |
| Buy Me a Coffee | $4.99 | one-time |
| Buy Me a Book | $11.99 | one-time |


## Is SnapshotBooks safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess SnapshotBooks.

## Is SnapshotBooks legit?

SnapshotBooks appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SnapshotBooks is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-06

・Now in English, Japanese, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The app opens in your phone's language, and you can switch anytime from the globe icon at the top right. Your choice is remembered.
・The Home Screen widget now shows quotes in the language you read in.
・The privacy policy and terms of service are available in all four languages.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-21

No release notes.

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All apps by WEICHENG LIN: https://appshunter.io/developer/6798109430

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