Comparison

Cloud Snippets vs Squirrel

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Snippets

This app acts as an iCloud-backed manager for text snippets and clipboard history, allowing you to quickly paste frequently used text into any application directly from your keyboard. It syncs seamlessly across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad, ensuring your information is always accessible and securely stored in your private iCloud account.

Highlights
  • iCloud-backed snippet management
  • Keyboard text pasting
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Clipboard history
  • Secure private storage
  • Share menu integration
  • Keyboard search
Features
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Cloud Snippets is a modern iCloud-backed Snippets and Clipboard Manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. - No subscriptions, no ads, no registrations or logins, no in-app purchases. - Quickly paste your frequently-used snippets of text into almost any app directly from the keyboard. - Use our FREE Mac app to automatically save your Mac's Clipboard History and easily paste from any of your iCloud devices. - Sync your snippets across all your iCloud devices including Macs, iPhones, and iPads. - All your snippets are securely stored in your private iCloud account. We never have any kind of access to any of your information. - Copy and paste multiple items without having to go back and forth between apps or devices. - Copy something now to paste later. It will be waiting for you in your Clipboard History even if you need to copy something else in the meantime. - You can quickly add new Snippets or save to your Clipboard History via the Share menu. - You can search through your snippets and clipboard history directly from the keyboard.

About

Squirrel

Organize and save all your digital content, from links and notes to PDFs and videos, in visual collections. Quickly find anything you've saved through a fast search or by browsing your organized 'Nests'. This app provides a clean home for your scattered digital finds.

Highlights
  • Visual organization with Nests
  • Save links, notes, images, PDFs, videos, audio, documents
  • Fast search with link previews
  • Unstashed inbox for quick saves
  • iCloud sync
  • Face ID protected Nests
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Squirrel helps you save anything and find it later. Save links, notes, images, PDFs, videos, audio, and documents directly from the iOS Share Sheet into visual collections called Nests. Instead of losing things in screenshots, tabs, notes, messages, or random apps, Squirrel gives everything a clean home. HOW IT WORKS • Tap Share from any app • Choose Squirrel • Save to a Nest or Unstashed • Find it later instantly SAVE ANYTHING • Links • Notes • Images • PDFs • Videos • Audio • Documents FEATURES • Visual organization with Nests • Fast search • Link previews & metadata • Unstashed inbox for quick saves • Pin important items • Dark mode • iCloud sync • Face ID protected Nests • Hide private Nests • Native iOS experience BUILT FOR IOS Squirrel feels fast, simple, and native because it’s built specifically for iPhone using Apple technologies like iCloud sync, Share Sheet integration, and Face ID. FREE + PRO Free: • Up to 10 Nests • Up to 100 Acorns Pro: • Unlimited Nests • Unlimited Acorns • Hidden Nests • Face ID locking • Founder badge No subscription. One-time purchase. Whether you're saving recipes, research, shopping ideas, videos, inspiration, work documents, or random internet finds — Squirrel helps you keep everything organized and easy to rediscover.

Screenshots

Cloud Snippets4 screens
Squirrel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Squirrel at Free against Cloud Snippets's $2.99. Cloud Snippets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Squirrel is free to download; Cloud Snippets costs $2.99 up front. Squirrel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cloud Snippets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Cloud Snippets against 4.0 for Squirrel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cloud Snippets versus Squirrel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud SnippetsSquirrel
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB30 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSageScope TechIshak Jamil

Customer experience

Cloud Snippets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Squirrel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cloud Snippets

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Squirrel

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro subscription$9.99

Questions

Is Cloud Snippets free?
Cloud Snippets costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squirrel free?
Squirrel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cloud Snippets or Squirrel?
Cloud Snippets and Squirrel are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cloud Snippets or Squirrel have ads?
Neither Cloud Snippets nor Squirrel shows ads.

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