# Snippety vs Plain Text Editor

The clearest difference is price: Snippety at Free against Plain Text Editor's $5.00. Snippety also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Plain Text Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Snippety is free to download; Plain Text Editor costs $5.00 up front. Snippety sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Plain Text Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Snippety holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snippety has 72 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Snippety's written reviews are positive against 93% of Plain Text Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Snippety ships an update every 6 days, Plain Text Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Snippety | Plain Text Editor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $5.00 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (72 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snippety-snippets-manager/id1530751461/reviews)** | [4.4 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-text-editor/id1572202501/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **72** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | **93.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#65** |
| Size | 41 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Wojciech Kulik](https://appshunter.io/developer/1291722220) | [Sindre Sorhus](https://appshunter.io/developer/328077650) |

## What reviewers say

### Snippety

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snippety-snippets-manager/id1530751461)

Boost productivity with instant access to reusable text templates and code fragments. Create smart snippets with an AI assistant for tasks like translation and email replies. Seamlessly integrate with any text field via a dedicated keyboard or share menu extension.

**Highlights:** Reusable text and code snippets, Dedicated keyboard for instant access, Share menu extension for snippet creation, AI Assistant for text generation and editing, Smart placeholders for dynamic templates, iCloud synchronization across devices

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Snippety Pro | $2.99 | per month |
| Snippety Pro | $19.99 | per year |
| Snippety Pro - Mobile | $19.99 | one-time |
| Snippety Pro - Upgrade (lifetime) | $29.99 | one-time |
| Snippety Pro (lifetime) | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Efficient and seamless
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🔒 Robust security and privacy features
- 💡 Powerful AI integration
- 🚀 Fast and responsive

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes or sync issues
- 🔍 Lacking advanced organization and search features
- 💻 Limited functionality on iPad/iOS

**Reported bugs**

- Inconsistent clipboard/paste behavior
- Issues with Japanese text input and conversion

**Requested features**

- Improved snippet organization (folders, tags, etc.)
- Live auto-suggest or searchable snippet menu
- Ability to insert dynamic file content
- More language support for AI integration
- Option to keep Snippety window open after pasting


### Plain Text Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-text-editor/id1572202501)

**Currently charting:** #65 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

A minimalist text editor focused on pure writing without any formatting options. It allows editing of standard plain text files and includes features like word count and a unique 'brain dump' mode for focused writing.

**Highlights:** No formatting, just text, Edit .txt, .csv, .md files, Optimal line spacing, Word count, Brain dump mode

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Snippety free?

Snippety is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Plain Text Editor free?

Plain Text Editor costs $5.00, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Snippety or Plain Text Editor?

Snippety is rated higher. Snippety averages 4.8 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Plain Text Editor averages 4.4 from 9 ratings.

### Do Snippety or Plain Text Editor have ads?

Neither Snippety nor Plain Text Editor shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Snippety or Plain Text Editor?

Snippety ships an update every 6 days, and Plain Text Editor every 2 months. Most recently, Snippety was updated on October 21, 2026 and Plain Text Editor on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*