Snippets vs CopyPasta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Local-first markdown editor
- Plain .md file storage
- iCloud and cloud sync
- Chronological note sorting
- Distraction-free writing
- Instant search
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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.
CopyPasta
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CopyPasta is a simple clipboard history for text you copy. Everything stays on your device—your clips are not uploaded or synced to our servers (there aren’t any). What you can do See recent copies in a clear list with timestamps Tap a clip to copy it back to the clipboard Star items you use often and browse them on a dedicated Starred tab Swipe to delete or toggle a star Read the clipboard now when you want to capture the latest pasteboard contents View full text for long snippets Privacy CopyPasta is built for people who want history without giving up control. Your data lives in your app storage on this device. The app includes a short guide for clipboard / paste access on iOS so you can allow the system behavior that works best for you. Open source The app is open source; you can inspect how it works and build it yourself from the linked repository.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Snippets at 3 against CopyPasta's —. Snippets also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Snippets | CopyPasta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ming Li | Qoomerce LLC |
In-app purchases
Snippets
No in-app purchases
CopyPasta
No in-app purchases








