Comparison

Snippets Studio vs DevPad

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

Head to head
About

Snippets Studio

Organize and quickly access frequently used code snippets. Create custom tags and languages for efficient management. Sync your snippets across all your iCloud-enabled devices to save time and streamline your workflow.

Highlights
  • Save frequently used code
  • Create custom tags and languages
  • Organize code snippets
  • Sync across iCloud devices
  • Lifetime purchase or subscription options
Features
Read full description

Snippets Studio is an app where you can save code that you frequently use or want to reference later. You can create your own tags and languages to help organize your code and your snippets can also be synced to your other iCloud-enabled devices. There is a limited amount of free snippets, tags and languages that you can save. To save more, this app offers a lifetime purchase or a subscription. You get to choose! Subscriptions auto renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. All purchases are charged to and managed through your App Store account. Pricing (in U.S. pricing) is $0.99 monthly, $5.99 yearly, or $24.99 lifetime. Terms of Use can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy can be found here: https://snippets.pxllit.com/privacy You can also go to the settings page in Snippets Studio and then click "About Snippets Studio" to find links to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Are you ready to save some time by organizing your code? Download the app today!

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
Read full description

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

Snippets Studio4 screens
DevPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevPad at none against Snippets Studio's 3. DevPad also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Snippets Studio's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Snippets Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. DevPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snippets Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Snippets Studio's written reviews are positive against 67% of DevPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippets Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, DevPad monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Snippets Studio versus DevPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippets StudioDevPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan TsistinasGiacomo Pignoni

Customer experience

Snippets Studio

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

DevPad

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Snippets Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Snippets Pro$0.991 Month
  • Snippets Pro$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Snippets Pro$24.99
None

DevPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snippets Studio free?
Snippets Studio 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, Snippets Studio or DevPad?
Snippets Studio is rated higher. Snippets Studio averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while DevPad averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Snippets Studio or DevPad have ads?
Neither Snippets Studio nor DevPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippets Studio or DevPad?
Snippets Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, and DevPad monthly. Most recently, Snippets Studio was updated on September 21, 2026 and DevPad on September 24, 2026.

Other comparisons