Comparison

Snippets vs Pearstudio

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

Pearstudio

Features
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DOCUMENTS AND PROMPTS - Import a document and takes out the names and dates when needed. - Combine it with a prompt and preview the result. - Check the estimated token count. - Bring documents in from this device or another one on your network. PROMPT MANAGEMENT - Save your prompts, then tag and search them. - Give a prompt fill-in fields, and sentences you can switch on or off. - Answer them when you use it. The saved prompt stays as written. - Refine the wording with Apple Intelligence. - Insert a saved prompt into another app with the Pearstudio keyboard. Prompt refinement is available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. PDF TOOLS Merge PDFs or compress them. OFFLINE Documents, prompts, and PDFs are handled on your device. ICLOUD SYNC Sessions and prompts stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Screenshots

Snippets4 screens
Pearstudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Snippets at every 2 days against Pearstudio's every 2 weeks. Snippets also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippets ships an update every 2 days, Pearstudio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Snippets versus Pearstudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippetsPearstudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMing LiBraveyo LLC

In-app purchases

None

Snippets

No in-app purchases

None

Pearstudio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snippets free?
Snippets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pearstudio free?
Pearstudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snippets or Pearstudio have ads?
Neither Snippets nor Pearstudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippets or Pearstudio?
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, and Pearstudio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Snippets was updated on July 16, 2026 and Pearstudio on September 9, 2026.

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