DevSnippets vs Zavala
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DevSnippets
This note-taking application is designed for developers, offering a robust Markdown editor with syntax highlighting for code. It allows for easy export of notes and includes an online code playground for testing. Users can organize notes with folders and customize the appearance with various themes.
- Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
- Online code playground
- Export notes to multiple formats (TXT, MD, HTML, PDF)
- Folder organization
- Favorites section
- Customizable color themes and dark mode
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A notes app for developers! Markdown notes with code snippets and online code compilation. Features: - Markdown Editor with coloured code support, links, images, etc - Export snippets to plain text, Markdown, HTML or PDF - Folders - Code playground (online) - Favorites section - Multilanguage (English, Spanish) - Color Themes - Dark mode and light mode
Zavala
This app offers a modern approach to outlining, providing a full suite of features. It supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows for efficient organization and content creation. Easily import and export in various formats, sync across devices, and customize your outlining experience.
- OPML Import & Export
- Markdown Export
- iCloud Syncing & Sharing
- Nested Tags
- Image Embedding
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Drag and Drop
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Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * HTML import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Web clipper share extension * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zavala at 4.8 against DevSnippets's 4.0. Zavala also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ratings volume (68 vs 1). DevSnippets's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zavala holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zavala has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of DevSnippets's written reviews are positive against 88% of Zavala's.
DevSnippets ships an update every 4 days, Zavala every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DevSnippets | Zavala |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel ILLESCAS ROMERO | Vincode, Inc |
Customer experience
DevSnippets
Zavala
In-app purchases
DevSnippets
No in-app purchases
Zavala
No in-app purchases
