Pinpin vs SnapText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinpin
This app allows you to privately save and organize inspiration, ideas, and links. It offers a Pinterest-style grid layout with features like OCR text search and visual product search, all stored locally and synced via iCloud without ads or tracking.
- Save images and links
- Pinterest-style grid layout
- OCR text search
- Visual product search
- Offline storage
- iCloud sync
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Pinpin is a quiet place for the things you want to keep. Images, links, photos and notes, saved from any app, sorted into your own categories, and found again in a second. No account, no ads, no tracking. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Tap Share in Safari, Photos, TikTok, Music or any other app and choose Pinpin. Links arrive with their picture, photos are kept as they are, text becomes a note. Paste from the clipboard, take a photo, pick from your library, or dictate a note hands-free. EVERYTHING LANDS IN INBOX New saves wait in Inbox until you sort them, so nothing gets lost. Move one card or many at once, and undo if you change your mind. A GRID THAT FITS YOU Pinch to show two to five columns on iPhone, up to ten on iPad and Mac. Tap a link to open it, a photo to see it full screen, a note to edit it. FIND IT INSTANTLY Search titles, notes, descriptions, URLs, and even the text inside your images. A screenshot of a recipe, a poster, a receipt: Pinpin reads it on your device and makes it searchable. NOTES ON PAPER Quick notes on six paper tints. Links, phone numbers, addresses and dates inside a note are tappable: call, open in Maps, or add to your calendar. CAPTURE WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center button, the Action button and Shortcuts let you dictate, shoot or paste straight into Pinpin. YOUR PINS ON THE HOME SCREEN The Recent Pins widget shows your latest saves laid out like the app, from every category or just one. The Note widget keeps a note in view on its paper color: your latest one, or any note you pick. SEE IT? FIND IT. Search similar products on Amazon, eBay, Etsy and more from any saved image. YOURS ONLY Everything is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Works fully offline. Export your whole collection as a zip and import it back any time. ON MAC Keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, and an optional local AI access that lets assistants like Claude browse your collection and look at your saved images. Off by default, nothing leaves your Mac. Perfect for: • Designers curating visual references • Shoppers saving products to compare • Travelers collecting places and itineraries • Creatives building vision boards and mood boards • Note-takers who want ideas next to their inspiration • Anyone looking for a private, ad-free bookmarking app Your inspiration. Your collection. No tracking.
SnapText
Translate text from images, photos, and screenshots privately and offline. Combine translated images into a single PDF document for easy sharing and storage. This app prioritizes on-device processing for maximum privacy.
- Offline OCR for images
- Translate text from photos without internet
- Combine translated images into PDF
- Unlimited PDF export
- Privacy-first, on-device processing
- One-time purchase
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SnapText: Image Translate is a simple and private way to translate text from images, photos, and screenshots and save the results as PDF documents. The app works fully offline and processes everything directly on your device — no cloud, no tracking, no data uploads. Key features: • Offline OCR for images and screenshots • Translate text from photos without internet • Combine translated images into a single PDF • Unlimited PDF export • One-time purchase — no subscription • Privacy-first, on-device processing Perfect for studying, traveling, work documents, manuals, and any situation where privacy and offline access matter. Pay once and use forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SnapText at 100% against Pinpin's 0%. SnapText also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Pinpin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. SnapText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinpin asks for nothing beyond the download.
SnapText holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pinpin's written reviews are positive against 100% of SnapText's.
Pinpin ships an update every 2 days, SnapText every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinpin | SnapText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrice Cassard | Simon Hudishkin |
Customer experience
Pinpin
SnapText
In-app purchases
Pinpin
No in-app purchases
SnapText
- Unlock unlimited PDF export.$5.99








