Comparison

CleverSnippets vs Word Counter + Plain Text Pro

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

Head to head
About

CleverSnippets

Save time by creating reusable text templates with powerful placeholders. Quickly generate personalized messages, emails, and more for any situation. The free version offers unlimited snippets and essential features, with optional upgrades for advanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited snippets
  • Use placeholder types (input, clipboard, photo, date)
  • Share snippets via sharing sheet
  • Save snippets as text, RTF, PNG, PDF, HTML
  • Copy snippets to clipboard
  • iCloud synchronization (Pro version)
Features
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*** Start now into a more convenient future of faster texts, mails and messages! *** Did you ever find yourself in the situation where you asked yourself: "Wait a minute - haven't I wrote almost the same text/mail/message before!?"? THE SITUATION Almost everybody wastes time by writing nearly identical texts over and over again. Some examples: • The always same "Happy birthday!"-Message you send to your friends & family • The message you send out after selling something on the internet • The reply to the recruiter who just sent you a job opening • ... For all of these and more situations CleverSnippets can help you to speed things up a lot! By creating snippets with powerful placeholders you will be able to generate extensive personalized and adapted texts, mails and messages in seconds in the future. See the app preview video for an example. BASIC VERSION The base version of CleverSnippets is and will forever stay free. It enables you to: • Create an unlimited amount of snippets. • Add the two placeholder types "Prompt for input" and "Use clipboard content" - which will be sufficient for many cases. • Share your processed snippets via sharing sheet with the applications on your device - for example to your Mail app. • Save your processed snippets to the Files App as plain text or in Rich Text Format. • Copy your processed snippets to the clipboard as plain text or in Rich Text Format. • Amaze people with the speed of your replies ;-) UPGRADES (You will keep hold of your upgrades FOREVER - and even get additional features for free if these are added within your upgrade category. CleverSnippets will NEVER change to a subscription based model!) If you decide to get even more, we got you covered. There are four upgrades available: PlaceholderTypes+ • Unlocks placeholder type "Take photo". • Unlocks placeholder type "Select image". • Unlocks placeholder type "Select date". • Unlocks placeholder type "Select date & time". • Unlocks fixed images in snippets. • Unlocks fixed links in snippets. FileTypes+ • Unlocks the file type "RTF (MS Windows™)" for saving. • Unlocks the file type "PNG (image)" for saving and/or copying. • Unlocks the file type "PDF" for saving and/or copying. • Unlocks the file type "HTML" for saving and/or copying. Appearance+ • Disables advertising (will be displayed with more than three snippets). • Adds the dark mode (for iOS < version 13 - from iOS 13 on CleverSnippets will use the system setting). ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE If you like to get serious about speeding up your world this is your upgrade: CleverSnippetsPro • All of the other upgrades included • iCloud synchronization • All future enhancements of the iOS app included TAKING ABOUT FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS There is still a lot to come: • Share your snippets with friends & family • More placeholder types • Even more powerful snippets THANK YOU FOR READING TO THIS POINT We know long texts can be cumbersome. Anyhow with CleverSnippets creating such should be fast and easy for you in the future :-)

About

Word Counter + Plain Text Pro

Instantly convert and count characters, words, and UTF8 words from copied text. Offers a built-in editor for further modifications and seamless sharing to other applications. Supports all languages with an accurate UTF8 word count engine.

Highlights
  • Automatic plain text output
  • Integrated plain text editor
  • One-touch sharing to other apps
  • Character, word, and UTF8 word counting
  • Supports all languages
  • Accurate UTF8 word count engine
Features
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Convert all plain text from whatever you copied and count the character and words at the same time! Features: v1.21 - automatic output of plain text with even no need to touch the interface of the app - equipped with a plain text editor for further editing - text can be quickly shared with other apps with one-touch - not only the characters but also the words and UTF8 words will be counted and attached - all languages supported (please use the UTF8 number instead of word for some languages) - very accurate UTF8 word count engine for any Unicode character language users v1.21 -> v1.22 - fine-tuning, app size reduced - animation changed v1.22 -> v1.24 - all deprecated code rewritten v1.24 -> v1.27 - All deprecated code corrected for iOS15 and up - App interface modified: share button's size & image - System menu implemented: Technical Support, Rate Me, More From Us - App display name modified from "Plain Text Pro + Word Counter" to "Word Counter + Plain Text Pro" - App information updated for the new 13+/16+/18+ age-rating system Instructions basic mode: 1. copy anything from another app (just include pictures and videos, you can simply "Select all" then "Copy" ) 2. start "Plain Text Pro", the app will popup displaying all plain text it grabbed and converted 3. close "Plain Text Pro" by pressing the iPhone's Home key (yes, no need to touch anywhere in the app) 4. open another app and Paste the plain text Instructions professional mode: 1. copy anything from another app (just include pictures and videos, you can simply "Select all" then "Copy" ) 2. start "Plain Text Pro", the app will popup displaying all plain text it grabbed and converted 3. touch the button "Copy back to clipboard" 4. do further editing on the editor (the keyboard can be dismissed when you touch outside the editor) 5. choose what word count information be added to the end of the plain text, character, word, and UTF8 6. touch the Share button to share out or if you only need the plain text in the clipboard to paste, jump to the next step 7. close "Plain Text Pro" by pressing the iPhone's Home key (yes, no need to touch anywhere in the app)

Screenshots

CleverSnippets4 screens
Word Counter + Plain Text Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CleverSnippets at Free against Word Counter + Plain Text Pro's $0.99. CleverSnippets also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Word Counter + Plain Text Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

CleverSnippets is free to download; Word Counter + Plain Text Pro costs $0.99 up front. CleverSnippets sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Word Counter + Plain Text Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CleverSnippets against 5.0 for Word Counter + Plain Text Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CleverSnippets ships an update monthly, Word Counter + Plain Text Pro every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CleverSnippets versus Word Counter + Plain Text Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleverSnippetsWord Counter + Plain Text Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan SannJiulong Zhao

Customer experience

CleverSnippets

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Word Counter + Plain Text Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CleverSnippets

One-time4
  • PlaceholderTypes+$1.99
  • FileTypes+$1.99
  • Appearance+$1.99
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  • CleverSnippetsPro$4.99
None

Word Counter + Plain Text Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CleverSnippets free?
CleverSnippets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Counter + Plain Text Pro free?
Word Counter + Plain Text Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CleverSnippets or Word Counter + Plain Text Pro?
CleverSnippets and Word Counter + Plain Text Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do CleverSnippets or Word Counter + Plain Text Pro have ads?
Neither CleverSnippets nor Word Counter + Plain Text Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CleverSnippets or Word Counter + Plain Text Pro?
CleverSnippets ships an update monthly, and Word Counter + Plain Text Pro every 29 months. Most recently, CleverSnippets was updated on October 12, 2026 and Word Counter + Plain Text Pro on October 16, 2026.

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