Comparison

Yoink vs CodeVault

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

Head to head
About

Yoink

This app acts as a central shelf for items you drag, copy, or download, allowing you to store them for later use without switching between applications. It supports various file types and integrates deeply with iOS features for seamless access and management.

Highlights
  • Centralized item storage
  • Supports various file types
  • Slide-Over/Side-by-Side iPad app
  • Share extension for iPhone
  • Clipboard monitor
  • iCloud sync
  • Handoff support
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Yoink for iPad and iPhone lets you easily and quickly store items you drag, copy, share or download for later use. This way, you can collect items in a central place without having to constantly move back and forth between your source- and destination applications. The app accepts virtually any file type, for example app-content like images from websites, text snippets, web urls, eMails and documents - no matter if you drag, copy, share or download them. Here's what users say about Yoink: "The best shelf app on iOS" - Igloouk, UK App Store "Most useful app in the iOS store. What a gem." - noway170, Austrian App Store "A godsend. Get this. Now." - mr chairboy, US App Store As a Slide-Over or Side-by-Side app on iPad, Yoink is always ready for you to drag something to it, no matter what app you're in. Just slide Yoink into view and conclude your drag operation. On iPhone, use Yoink's Share extension, or copy-paste items into Yoink. Items are stored in Yoink for later use, featuring rich previews for easy identification and full previews for most file types. Drags containing multiple items are combined into a Stack. Yoink comes with deep system integration: - Clipboard Monitor: Yoink's clipboard monitor saves everything you copy or cut, even when Yoink itself is in the background. Use the Picture-in-Picture overlay to select what type of data Yoink should save, as well as to pause or stop it at any time. - Picture-in-Picture for more than just videos: Among others, Yoink can show pictures, PDFs, eMails and even websites in the Picture-in-Picture overlay, and lets you scroll through pages of documents right there. - iCloud Sync Synchronize Yoink's items across your devices using iCloud - Handoff Transfer files between iPhones, iPads and Macs (separate Mac Yoink app required) using Handoff - Action/Share Extension Almost any item you can share via the system-wide Share sheet, you can send directly to Yoink from there - Keyboard Yoink has its own keyboard so that inserting items you've stored in Yoink is easy and quick, without having to launch Yoink. - Spotlight Integration Any item in Yoink can be found via Spotlight - and the search-results are draggable. - Today Widget Access Yoink's items and save the contents from your clipboard in Yoink from Notification Center - Shortcuts / Siri Suggestions Yoink offers you Siri Shortcuts and Suggestions so you can automate processes, like adding items from the clipboard to Yoink, or copying items from Yoink, as well as starting downloads in Yoink. - Files Integration Access Yoink's files from any app that supports iOS 11's document browser Here's what the press says about Yoink: "Yoink is the shelf app Apple should have made." - Federico Viticci, MacStories.net "Yoink is a must-have app" - Jeff Benjamin; 9to5mac.com "Indispensable for power users." - Craig Grannell; techradar.com

About

CodeVault

Features
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CodeVault is your personal archive for code snippets and technical notes, built for developers who want to find what they already wrote in seconds. ORGANIZE YOUR CODE Save snippets in 20 languages (Swift, SwiftUI, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, C, C++, C#, PHP, SQL, Bash, HTML, CSS, JSON, YAML and more), with syntax highlighting and line numbers. Add plain-text or Markdown notes for documentation, checklists and technical write-ups. FIND EVERYTHING INSTANTLY Custom categories, color-coded tags, pinned items, and full-text search across titles, content and categories. The Home screen surfaces your recent items and most-used categories at a glance. SYNCED AND SAFE Your data stays yours: automatic sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud, with a local-only fallback if iCloud isn't available. Optional Face ID or Touch ID lock to protect access to the app. A trash with 30-day restore means one accidental swipe is never permanent. EXPORT AND SHARE Backup and export to JSON, share as Markdown, export notes to PDF: your content stays portable and safe from loss. BUILT FOR MAC AND IPAD A native SwiftUI interface that adapts to the platform: sidebar and multi-column layout on Mac and iPad, compact navigation on iPhone, keyboard shortcuts on Mac. Whether you're collecting handy one-liners, saving configs, tracking terminal commands, or writing technical notes for a project, CodeVault is where you keep them organized and within reach.

Screenshots

Yoink4 screens
CodeVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CodeVault at Free against Yoink's $5.99. CodeVault also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Yoink's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CodeVault is free to download; Yoink costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoink ships an update every 6 weeks, CodeVault every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yoink versus CodeVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoinkCodeVault
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB17 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMatthias Gansrigler-HradEmanuele Spagnoli

Bugs and requests

Yoink

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or data loss issues
  • Inconsistent syncing behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • iCloud sync between iOS and Mac devices
  • Ability to edit text directly in the app
  • Folder/tag organization for saved items
  • Improved custom keyboard functionality

CodeVault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yoink

No in-app purchases

None

CodeVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yoink free?
Yoink costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CodeVault free?
CodeVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yoink or CodeVault have ads?
Neither Yoink nor CodeVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoink or CodeVault?
Yoink ships an update every 6 weeks, and CodeVault every 2 days. Most recently, Yoink was updated on October 13, 2026 and CodeVault on October 2, 2026.

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