Snippets vs AuthnTick RVL
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.
AuthnTick RVL
Instantly verify the authenticity of documents by scanning embedded VDS QR codes. This secure scanner uses PKI technology to validate digital signatures and offers a history of all your verifications.
- Instant VDS QR code scanning
- Digital signature validation
- Extract QR codes from files
- Support for multiple QR codes
- Local verification history
- Offline certificate caching
- View certificate details
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AuthnTick — VDS QR Code Verifier AuthnTick is a secure, PKI-powered scanner for Visible Digital Seal (VDS) QR codes. Instantly verify the authenticity of documents by scanning their embedded QR codes. KEY FEATURES - Instant Scanning — Point your camera at any VDS QR code for real-time verification. - Certificate Verification — Validates the digital signature using trusted X.509 certificates from a secure certificate bundle. - Extract from Files — Upload PDFs, JPGs, or PNGs and automatically extract and verify all embedded QR codes. - Multi-Code Support — Swipe through multiple verification results when a document contains more than one QR code. - Verification History — All scans are saved locally. Review past verifications anytime in the History tab. - Offline Certificate Cache — Downloaded certificates are cached locally for faster verification without repeated network requests. - Certificate Details — View full X.509 certificate information including subject, issuer, validity dates, and SHA-256 fingerprint. HOW IT WORKS AuthnTick uses Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology. Each QR code contains a digitally signed payload. The app verifies the signature against trusted certificates, confirming the document has not been tampered with. This app does not collect or transmit any personal data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Snippets at every 2 days against AuthnTick RVL's every 2 months. Snippets also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Snippets against 5.0 for AuthnTick RVL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, AuthnTick RVL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snippets | AuthnTick RVL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ming Li | Relief Validation Limited |
Customer experience
Snippets
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In-app purchases
Snippets
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









