Comparison

Snippet Dev Tools vs DevPad

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

DevPad

This app provides a suite of essential tools for developers, including a performant text editor with syntax highlighting for numerous languages, and various text manipulation and conversion actions. It facilitates quick import and export of text data, and offers features like QR code generation.

Highlights
  • Text editor with syntax highlighting
  • Support for 20+ programming languages
  • Fast text import (file, clipboard, camera)
  • Fast text export (clipboard, share, QR code)
  • Numerous text conversion and manipulation actions
  • XML to iOS Strings conversion
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In DevPad you will find these features: - A performant text editor with syntax highlight - Powered by Runestone - With these supported languages: - Bash - C - C++ - C# - Css - CSV - Go - HTML - Java - JavaScript - JSON - Lua - Markdown - Php - Python - Regex - Ruby - Rust - Scss - SQL - Swift - TypeScript - YAML - XML - Fast import - From file - From Clipboard - From camera with live text - Fast export - Add to clipboard - Share text - Share a file - Generate a QR Code - Actions - XML Strings to iOS - ASCII to HEX - Base64 Decode - Base64 Encode - Binary to Decimal - Camel Case - Collapse - Create HTML list - Create Markdown table - CSV to JSON - Date to timestamp - Date to UTC - Decimal to Binary - Escape text - Format CSS - Format JSON - Format SQL - Format XML - HEX to ASCII - HEX to RGB - iOS Strings to XML Strings - JSON to CSV - JS to JSON - JWT Decode - Kebab Case - Lorem Ipsum - Lower Case - MD5 - Remove Duplicate Lines - Reverse Lines - Reverse - RGB to HEX - SHA1 - SHA256 - SHA512 - Snake Case - Sort JSON - Sort Lines - Time to Seconds - Trim - Upper Case - URL Decode - URL Encode DevPad is not here to replace some text editors but to give valuable tools to developers. So the inside text editor is there only to offer a place where to temporarily put some text. You will not find stuff you’ll expect from a text editor, because it is not intended to be that. * * *Beta Version* * * DevPad is in beta, which means a lot of features will be added in the next months, also not all features may remain free Since DevPad it’s a beta, you’ll find for sure some bugs, please report them to me at giacomo.pignoni@gmail.com

Screenshots

Snippet Dev Tools4 screens
DevPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevPad at none against Snippet Dev Tools's 3. DevPad also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Snippet Dev Tools's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. DevPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snippet Dev Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Snippet Dev Tools versus DevPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippet Dev ToolsDevPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings711 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhuong PhamGiacomo Pignoni

Customer experience

Snippet Dev Tools

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

DevPad

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Snippet Dev Tools

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
None

DevPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snippet Dev Tools free?
Snippet Dev Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DevPad free?
DevPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snippet Dev Tools or DevPad?
Snippet Dev Tools is rated higher. Snippet Dev Tools averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while DevPad averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Snippet Dev Tools or DevPad have ads?
Neither Snippet Dev Tools nor DevPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippet Dev Tools or DevPad?
Snippet Dev Tools ships an update monthly, and DevPad monthly. Most recently, Snippet Dev Tools was updated on September 14, 2026 and DevPad on September 24, 2026.

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