Snippets vs Aino
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.
Aino
A fast, focused workspace for building a personal knowledge system using Markdown. Connect ideas and structure your thoughts into an evolving network of notes. Ideal for deep thinkers and frequent writers.
- Markdown-first editing
- Connected notes
- Structured thinking
- Focused experience
- Personal LifeOS
- Link ideas
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Aino is a fast, focused Markdown workspace for building your personal knowledge system. Write in pure Markdown, connect ideas, and turn your notes into a structured, evolving system. Whether you're capturing thoughts, organizing knowledge, or building your second brain, Aino gives you a clean and powerful space to think. KEY FEATURES • Markdown-first editing Write naturally in Markdown with a fast and minimal editor. • Connected notes Link your notes together and build a network of ideas. • Structured thinking Turn scattered notes into a coherent system. • Focused experience No clutter. Just writing, thinking, and connecting. • Your personal LifeOS Aino grows with you as your knowledge system evolves. Aino is designed for people who think deeply and write often. Start building your second brain today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aino.md/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snippets at none against Aino's 4. Snippets also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Aino sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Snippets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snippets against 5.0 for Aino. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, Aino every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snippets | Aino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ming Li | 宜丙 林 |
Customer experience
Snippets
Aino
In-app purchases
Snippets
No in-app purchases
Aino
- Aino Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Aino Pro Founder Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Aino Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Aino Pro Lifetime$249.99









