Comparison

Snippet Dev Tools vs Hacker Read

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

Hacker Read

An alternative reader for Hackernews that leverages AI and LLMs for advanced search capabilities. Discover similar comments, stories, and users through text-based similarity searches with positive and negative queries. Sort comments by user karma for a refined reading experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered similarity search
  • Find similar comments
  • Find similar stories
  • Find similar users
  • Sort comments by karma
  • Positive and negative query search
Features
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Alternate reader for Hackernews with some AI features using LLM's such as similarity search. Other features: find similar comments, similar stories, and similar users. Find users and comments using similarity search on input text using positive and negative queries. sort comments by user karma.

Screenshots

Snippet Dev Tools4 screens
Hacker Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Snippet Dev Tools at 7 against Hacker Read's 1. Hacker Read's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Hacker Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Hacker Read. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snippet Dev Tools has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Snippet Dev Tools versus Hacker Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippet Dev ToolsHacker Read
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKhuong PhamGarglet LLC

Customer experience

Snippet Dev Tools

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

Hacker Read

All ratings1 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

Hacker Read

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Snippet Dev Tools free?
Snippet Dev Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hacker Read free?
Hacker Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snippet Dev Tools or Hacker Read?
Hacker Read is rated higher. Snippet Dev Tools averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Hacker Read averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Snippet Dev Tools or Hacker Read have ads?
Neither Snippet Dev Tools nor Hacker Read shows ads.

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