Comparison

Scribes PRO vs SnappyTasks

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

Head to head
About

Scribes PRO

This app offers a versatile digital notebook for handwritten notes, freehand drawing, and text editing. It supports audio recording, image import, and technical drawing tools with grid options. Securely archive your notebooks and print them wirelessly.

Highlights
  • Handwritten note-taking with customizable pens
  • Freehand drawing with grid and technical tools
  • Integrated text editor with font and angle options
  • High-quality stereo audio recording
  • Image import and annotation
  • Secure, password-protected archive
  • Wireless printing support
Features
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Do you need a notebook with lines or squares with endless pages where you can take your freehand notes in the same way and with the same speed as when you use the pen? Need a few sheets of white paper for freehand drawing and then enter the text written with the keyboard and being able to choose font, color, size and angle of the text? Do you want to photograph transparencies of a presentation in real time and add notes or highlight parts? Do you need to record audio while taking notes of lectures on the book with an infinite number of pages? Need a secure archive (password protected) to save countless notebooks? Want to listen a recorded university lecture and add or correct the notes taken during the lesson? In your notes you have to add computer-aided technical drawings by exporting them ex. from FingerCAD and writing notes on the CAD design or using CAD technical drawing tools like lines, rectangles, circles with the drawing grid option activated? Need to print the pages of your notebook when You come back to home (using the new technology of wireless printing "AirPrint" or PDF)? Do you think that writing with a pen is faster than writing with the keyboard? "Scribes" is the right application for You! Write mode: - Writing handwritten text (the same way as you use a pen/highlighter on a notebook, with the stroke, the color, the transparency “ALPHA” that you want - dotted lines with ALPHA = 0) - Writing text using the integrated text editor of Scribes (you can use different fonts, different angles, different sizes and colors on the same page or on different pages of the notebook) Drawing mode: - Draw free-hand using many colors/transparency and the brush size you want (both on notebook lines/squares and on white sheets) - Enable or disable the drawing grid: enable the grid together with the line, circle, rectangle drawing tools (with optional color fill) for simple technical drawings (disable the grid to write some freehand notes on the technical drawings or use the text editor of Scribes to insert for example measurements) - Filter for wrist touch Multimedia Support: - Record high quality stereo audio with 32Bit 44Khz, infinite recording time (on .caf file) in the background (while recording, you can take notes on notebook) - Import images in the pages of the notebook in real-time, taken by camera and stored in the photo albums of the device (you can import many images, for each page of the book, on which you can write notes) - Listen the audio recordings with the built-in player of Scribes - Photo camera support (acquire the photo camera's images directly from Scribes software) Navigation: - Fast book pages change - Animated zoom pinching the screen with two fingers - Animated pan dragging two fingers on the screen - Reset pan and zoom settings: full zoom out pinching the screen with two fingers or by pressing and holding down two fingers on the screen Management of books stored in the "Scribes Archive": - Archive of notebooks (you can save / copy an infinite number of notebooks in the archive) - Add books (file sharing, copy) - Sharing books with other apps - Rename notebooks - Delete notebooks - Duplicate notebooks Sharing books and audio files recorded with: - Dropbox (remote storage systems, cloud) - Apple FILE - AirDrop - Open In - iTunes File Sharing - email - tapeRecorder app Print: - AirPrint - PDF App type: - UNIVERSAL APP (you pay only once and runs on all your devices) * www.ngcybit.it Scribes PRO Quick Users Guide is available at URL: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/scribes/scribes-pro-quick-users-guide.html *

About

SnappyTasks

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SnappyTasks is the ultimate productivity companion — combining speed, clarity, and control in one beautifully designed app. Plan your day with precision using Timeline View for a quick overview and Calendar Day View for detailed scheduling. Stay on track with smart reminders that ensure you never miss a deadline or important event. Manage your workload effortlessly with Bulk Task Editing and support for multiple task types — from simple to recurring, list‑based, and even dependency‑linked tasks for complex projects. Create tasks in seconds with voice and speech recognition — just tap, speak, and SnappyTasks sets the exact due date for you. Attach custom timers to any task to track focus sessions, and dive into powerful analytics to see how many tasks you’ve completed, what types they were, and how much focused time you’ve invested. Key Features: • Timeline & calendar day views for visual planning • Smart reminders to keep you on schedule • Multiple task types: simple, recurring, list, dependency • Instant voice & speech recognition task creation • Custom Timers(Pomodoro) for focus tracking • Detailed analytics on productivity patterns • Offline‑first privacy — your data stays yours Whether you’re managing daily chores, work deadlines, or long‑term goals, SnappyTasks keeps you organized, efficient, and in control — with reminders that make sure nothing slips through the cracks.

Screenshots

Scribes PRO4 screens
SnappyTasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SnappyTasks at Free against Scribes PRO's $2.99. SnappyTasks also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 38 months). Scribes PRO's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

SnappyTasks is free to download; Scribes PRO costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribes PRO ships an update every 38 months, SnappyTasks monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scribes PRO versus SnappyTasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribes PROSnappyTasks
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniShabaz Shaik

In-app purchases

None

Scribes PRO

No in-app purchases

None

SnappyTasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scribes PRO free?
Scribes PRO costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnappyTasks free?
SnappyTasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scribes PRO or SnappyTasks have ads?
Neither Scribes PRO nor SnappyTasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scribes PRO or SnappyTasks?
Scribes PRO ships an update every 38 months, and SnappyTasks monthly. Most recently, Scribes PRO was updated on October 9, 2026 and SnappyTasks on October 1, 2026.

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