Comparison

Snap Markup vs StampSnap

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Snap Markup

Easily edit and annotate photos, images, and pictures with a wide array of tools. Add text, shapes, stickers, blur sensitive areas, and magnify details. Save in high quality and share your creations quickly.

Highlights
  • Crop and rotate images in various shapes
  • Add text with customizable styles
  • Pixelate and blur sensitive areas
  • Magnify sections with a loupe
  • Add emoji stickers
  • Draw arrows, shapes, and freehand lines
  • Stitch photos into panoramas
Features
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Snap Markup — Photo Markup & Editor Turn any photo into a polished, annotated image in seconds. Mark up screenshots, documents, receipts, real estate, and snapshots with on-device AI, pro editing tools, and effortless sharing — all in one app. ALL-IN-ONE MARKUP Crop, rotate, draw, add text, stickers, and overlays from one toolbar. Reorder tools in Settings so your favourites are always one tap away. DOCUMENT SCANNER Scan multi-page documents with auto edge detection and straightening. Export as a clean image or searchable PDF. COLLAGE MAKER Combine multiple photos into beautiful grid layouts with adjustable spacing, borders, and ratios. GIF MAKER Turn photos or video clips into animated GIFs. Add text, stickers, and overlays, then export a ready-to-share loop. BATCH RESIZE & EXPORT Resize multiple photos at once. Set custom dimensions and DPI for print or web, and export to PNG, JPG, or HEIC. PHOTO SPLITTER Slice an image into a grid for seamless social posts and carousels. SMART CROP & ROTATE On-device AI detects documents and faces and suggests the perfect crop. Free, fixed-ratio, and shape crops (rectangle, circle, star, triangle). Rotate, flip, or auto-straighten skewed documents. ADJUST & AUTO ENHANCE Fine-tune brightness, contrast, saturation, and exposure with live sliders, or tap Auto Enhance. Cinematic filters in one tap. BACKGROUND BLUR & COLOUR Powered by Apple Vision AI — blur the background for a portrait look, or swap it for any solid colour. ANNOTATE LIKE A PRO Arrows, shapes, lines, freehand pen, curves, and numbered step callouts. Customise stroke colour, thickness, and opacity. Annotate large images without cropping first. HIGHLIGHT & HIDE Spotlight key details, or pixelate sensitive info — faces, addresses, account numbers — before sharing. TEXT, STICKERS & OVERLAYS Full text styling with drag, pinch, and rotate. Emoji and shape stickers, plus photo overlays — long-press to remove a background on device. MORE TOOLS Date & location stamp, measurement ruler, speech bubbles, OCR text extraction, code scanner, translate, signature, watermark, frame, collage, photo stitch, webpage & map capture, blank canvas, and searchable PDF export. SHARE WITHOUT FRICTION Save to Photos or Files, print, copy, set as wallpaper, or share anywhere. Export lossless PNG, high-quality JPG, or HEIC. Generate custom PDFs with your choice of name, quality, and orientation. 76 LANGUAGES & THEMES Fully localised in 76 languages. Light, Dark, and Auto themes. PRIVACY FIRST All AI processing runs on device. Your photos never leave your iPhone or iPad. Feedback or suggestions? Contact us at support@appculus.com — we'd love to hear from you.

About

StampSnap

Capture photos with essential date, time, and caption information permanently embedded. Ideal for documenting job progress, inspections, and evidence without relying on hidden metadata. This app works offline and keeps your photos private on your device.

Highlights
  • Embedded date, time, and caption stamps
  • Customizable stamp appearance
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-focused, photos stay on device
  • Built-in gallery
  • Optional export to chosen folders
Features
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StampSnap is a fast timestamp camera for people who need proof photos, not social filters. Point, shoot, done: the date, time and your caption are burned into the image itself — not hidden in metadata that vanishes when a photo is shared, exported or compressed. Free. No subscription. No ads. No account. StampSnap works offline, and your photos never leave your phone. Use StampSnap for: • Job progress and worksite photos • Property inspections and rental condition reports • Maintenance, cleaning and repair proof • Delivery, pickup and drop-off confirmation • Insurance, compliance and evidence records • Inventory, travel and field notes Features: • Date and time on every photo — pick the corner, colour and format • Captions for job names, sites and item details; tap the stamp to edit • Compass heading overlay when direction matters • Fix a caption or remove the stamp on recent photos — a clean original is preserved • Pinch to zoom, volume-button shutter, flash toggle • Built-in gallery for your stamped records • Optional export to a Files folder you choose • Dark, simple, fast camera interface Made by an independent developer — the optional tip jar in the app keeps StampSnap improving, never required and never nagged. Your photos stay on your device. StampSnap is for practical photo records when a normal camera roll isn't enough.

Screenshots

Snap Markup4 screens
StampSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StampSnap at Free against Snap Markup's $1.99. StampSnap also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Snap Markup's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 1). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

StampSnap is free to download; Snap Markup costs $1.99 up front. StampSnap sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Snap Markup asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StampSnap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snap Markup has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snap Markup ships an update every 3 months, StampSnap every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Snap Markup versus StampSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnap MarkupStampSnap
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRaghvendra BhargavaKIERAN SAVAGE

Customer experience

Snap Markup

All ratings3,526 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative20.3%

StampSnap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Snap Markup

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard issues and disappearing controls
  • Inconsistent behavior when drawing or adding text
  • Saving and exporting problems
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to move and edit annotations
  • Improve text editing and formatting options
  • Implement more advanced markup tools (e.g. curved arrows, rounded shapes)
  • Allow color customization and recent color history
  • Integrate with cloud storage and sharing

StampSnap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Snap Markup

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StampSnap

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.49
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$2.99

Questions

Is Snap Markup free?
Snap Markup costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StampSnap free?
StampSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snap Markup or StampSnap?
StampSnap is rated higher. Snap Markup averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while StampSnap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Snap Markup or StampSnap have ads?
Neither Snap Markup nor StampSnap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snap Markup or StampSnap?
Snap Markup ships an update every 3 months, and StampSnap every 4 days. Most recently, Snap Markup was updated on November 11, 2026 and StampSnap on November 5, 2026.

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