CleverSnippets vs QuickNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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 :-)
QuickNotes
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You're on a call and need to jot something down. Sound familiar? Your default notes app takes ages to open - and lands on the last note you edited. Your reminders app only does reminders. And that powerful notebook app? You'll spend half a minute just deciding where the note should go. QuickNotes removes every step between a thought and a note. ONE SURFACE, ZERO DECISIONS Tasks, notes, ideas and reminders live together on a single board. No folders, no notebooks, no "where should I put this". Open the app, tap one icon, type, done - it takes seconds. BUILT FOR SPEED • Opens instantly, straight to your board • One tap to add a task, note, idea or reminder • Swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete • Tap any item to edit it • Undo & redo for every action - nothing is ever lost by accident TIDIES ITSELF UP Completed items stay greyed out on your board for 24 hours - so you can see what you got done today. Then they file themselves into the archive automatically. Deleted items go to the trash first, so nothing disappears for good until you say so. YOUR STYLE Three looks - Color, Mono and Glass - plus automatic light and dark mode following your system. PRIVATE & OFFLINE BY DESIGN • Works 100% offline - no internet connection needed, ever • All your data is stored only on your iPhone and never leaves it • No account, no sign-up, no cloud • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • Doesn't ask for a single permission AND THE SMALL THINGS THAT MATTER • Opens instantly - no splash screens to sit through • English and Czech, following your system language • Tiny download, minimal footprint QuickNotes is for busy people who just want to capture a thought before it's gone - without thinking about where it belongs. Open. Jot down. Done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickNotes at none against CleverSnippets's 4. CleverSnippets's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. CleverSnippets sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. QuickNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
CleverSnippets ships an update monthly, QuickNotes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CleverSnippets | QuickNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephan Sann | Matous Mutina |
In-app purchases
CleverSnippets
- PlaceholderTypes+$1.99
- FileTypes+$1.99
- Appearance+$1.99
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- CleverSnippetsPro$4.99
QuickNotes
No in-app purchases









