Comparison

Snippets vs Git Sync Markdown Notes

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

Head to head
About

Snippets

Capture thoughts, ideas, and daily entries with a fast, local-first markdown editor. Notes are stored as plain files in a folder of your choice, offering full ownership and easy syncing via iCloud or other cloud services. Enjoy a distraction-free writing experience with instant search and no tracking.

Highlights
  • Local-first markdown editor
  • Plain .md file storage
  • iCloud and cloud sync
  • Chronological note sorting
  • Distraction-free writing
  • Instant search
Features
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Snippets Journal is a fast, local-first markdown note-taking app designed for capturing daily thoughts, ideas, and notes. YOUR NOTES, YOUR FILES • Notes are plain .md files stored in a folder you choose • No account required - just pick a folder and start writing • Full ownership - export, backup, or edit with any text editor ORGANIZED BY DATE • Notes automatically sorted chronologically • Quick daily journaling with one-tap new note • Easy to find what you wrote and when MARKDOWN SUPPORT • Write with familiar markdown formatting • Headers, bold, italic, lists, code blocks • Clean, distraction-free editor SYNC YOUR WAY • Use iCloud Drive to sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Works with Dropbox, Google Drive, or any cloud folder • No proprietary sync - your files, your choice FAST & PRIVATE • Instant search across all notes • Everything stored locally on your device • No tracking, no analytics, no ads Perfect for daily journaling, meeting notes, ideas, lists, and quick capture. Simple by design.

About

Git Sync Markdown Notes

A fast, native markdown notebook that stores your notes in markdown format. Sync your notes with a Mac app via Git and integrate with other markdown note applications. You retain full ownership of your data.

Highlights
  • Markdown with inline preview
  • Task lists for todos
  • Sync via Github
  • Works with existing markdown notes
  • Wikilinks for personal wiki
  • Fast search across notes
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A fast, native markdown notebook that stores your notes as markdown. Sync with mdnb for mac via Git and works with other Markdown note apps. No proprietary format. You own your data & have the right to use it in the best interface for you. We hope & think mdnb is the right place for your notes. - Markdown with inline preview - Track todos with task lists - Sync via Github - Works with your existing markdown notes from apps like Obsidian, Bear & iA Writer - Link notes with [[wikilinks]] to build a personal wiki / second brain - Spotlight-backed search across every note, in milliseconds A local-first markdown editor for people who want to own their notes. Fast, native & intuitive.

Screenshots

Snippets4 screens
Git Sync Markdown Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Snippets at 3 against Git Sync Markdown Notes's 1. Snippets also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snippets against 5.0 for Git Sync Markdown Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippets ships an update every 2 days, Git Sync Markdown Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Snippets versus Git Sync Markdown Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippetsGit Sync Markdown Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMing LiNicholas Ritschel

Customer experience

Snippets

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

Git Sync Markdown Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Snippets

No in-app purchases

None

Git Sync Markdown Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snippets free?
Snippets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Git Sync Markdown Notes free?
Git Sync Markdown Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snippets or Git Sync Markdown Notes?
Snippets and Git Sync Markdown Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Snippets or Git Sync Markdown Notes have ads?
Neither Snippets nor Git Sync Markdown Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippets or Git Sync Markdown Notes?
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, and Git Sync Markdown Notes every 3 days. Most recently, Snippets was updated on July 16, 2026 and Git Sync Markdown Notes on September 15, 2026.

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