Comparison

Snippet Dev Tools vs Snippets!

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

Head to head
About

Snippet Dev Tools

A native, cross-platform code snippet manager and developer utility for iOS development. It offers a robust code editor with extensive language support and various built-in developer tools, all while prioritizing user privacy and offline functionality. Data is securely saved locally and synced via iCloud across Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform code snippet management
  • 110+ languages with syntax highlighting
  • Offline functionality and iCloud sync
  • Multiple developer tools (Base64, Hashing, JSON to Model)
  • Markdown preview
  • Organize snippets with folders and tags
  • Status menu bar mode
Features
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Codelime is a native cross platform snippet manager with many dev tools for iOS development. It is universal that works across Mac, iPhone and iPad. - Native first. Codelime is built with native Swift code for true platform experience. - Privacy focused. It works offline, your data remains on your machine and all logic is done offline. - Data is saved locally and synced via your iCloud - Ongoing list of dev tools Code snippet editing - Battle tested editor with over 110+ languages supported and 20 themes for light and dark mode - Advanced settings to adjust font size, line numbers, themes and wrapping - Name and add note to a snippet - Splendid syntax highlighting - Organize snippets into folders and tags - Customize tags with name and colors - Customize folders with name and default language - Create nested folders - Support GitHub markdown and preview markdown - Share snippet - Get summary about number of lines, characters, words in a snippet - Backup all snippets any time - Enable iCloud sync to sync snippets across devices Mac, iPhone and iPad - Quickly search snippets by name, tag and content - Status menu bar mode. You can create and save snippet on the go conveniently in the menu bar. Dev tools - Ongoing list of 7+ dev tools with focus on iOS development - Encode and decode for base64 - Hash with many popular hash functions - Encode and decode URL - Generate asset catalog AppIcon set - Generate model from JSON - Transform text into many cases - Convert number to different number bases For more information, visit https://indiegoodies.com/codelime Terms of use https://indiegoodies.com/codelime/terms

About

Snippets!

Learn Swift programming with over 150 interactive code examples covering SwiftUI, UIKit, and more. Unlock premium content with a subscription to deepen your understanding of Apple development technologies.

Highlights
  • Interactive Swift code snippets
  • Over 150 code examples
  • Covers SwiftUI, UIKit, Symbols, RegexBuilder
  • Premium content access
  • Suitable for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Enhance your understanding of Swift code through interactive snippets. Explore over 150 snippets for technologies such as SwiftUI, UIKit, Symbols, RegexBuilder, and more.* Our Privacy Policy is available at https://www.thebinarykitchen.com/privacy-policy/. Our Terms of Use is available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. Got questions - contact us at support@thebinarykitchen.com. * Premium content requires a subscription for access.

Screenshots

Snippet Dev Tools4 screens
Snippets!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Snippet Dev Tools at monthly against Snippets!'s every 4 months. Snippet Dev Tools also leads on chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Snippet Dev Tools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Snippets! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Snippet Dev Tools against 5.0 for Snippets!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippet Dev Tools ships an update monthly, Snippets! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Snippet Dev Tools versus Snippets!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippet Dev ToolsSnippets!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhuong PhamThe Binary Kitchen, LLC

Customer experience

Snippet Dev Tools

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Snippets!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Snippet Dev Tools

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Snippets!

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Snippet Dev Tools free?
Snippet Dev Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snippets! free?
Snippets! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snippet Dev Tools or Snippets!?
Snippets! is rated higher. Snippet Dev Tools averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Snippets! averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Snippet Dev Tools or Snippets! have ads?
Neither Snippet Dev Tools nor Snippets! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippet Dev Tools or Snippets!?
Snippet Dev Tools ships an update monthly, and Snippets! every 4 months. Most recently, Snippet Dev Tools was updated on October 2, 2026 and Snippets! on July 30, 2026.

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