Twingate vs SnipeScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twingate
Provides secure, encrypted, least-privileged access to cloud or on-premise applications. It offers a more secure alternative to VPNs, allowing remote access without exposing public IPs and enabling 2FA/MFA with no application changes.
- Encrypted, least-privileged access
- Access any cloud or on-premise resource
- More secure than VPN
- Remote access without public IPs
- Enable 2FA/MFA with zero changes
- Audited access to private resources
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Twingate is the most secure way to provide encrypted, least privileged access to any cloud (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform) or on-premise application or resource. Twingate allows you to secure all access regardless of device platform or network. Far more secure than VPN, and using either your company’s identity provider or public identity authorities for authentication, Twingate allows you to remotely access any private application without exposing any public IPs. Twingate’s network performance is exceptional, access to private resources is audited, and you can enable 2FA/MFA on any resource with zero application changes required.
SnipeScanner
This companion app allows free viewing and management of assets and users within an existing Snipe-IT instance. Subscribe for advanced bulk scanning capabilities to streamline asset tracking.
- View assets
- Manage users
- Connect to Snipe-IT instance
- Bulk scanning (subscription)
- Free basic management
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IMPORTANT: SnipeScanner requires an existing Snipe-IT instance. Presenting SnipeScanner, a Snipe-It companion app for managing assets. You can use SnipeScanner for free to view and manage various Assets and Users in your Snipe-It instance. Subscribe for Bulk Scanning options. Your usage of this app constitutes and agreement to the Terms of Use found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SnipeScanner at 5.0 against Twingate's 4.4. Twingate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). 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. SnipeScanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Twingate asks for nothing beyond the download.
SnipeScanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twingate has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Twingate ships an update every 5 weeks, SnipeScanner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twingate | SnipeScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twingate Inc. | Jimmy Fletcher |
Customer experience
Twingate
SnipeScanner
In-app purchases
Twingate
No in-app purchases
SnipeScanner
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
