Comparison

Snippets vs ThinkDrive

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

ThinkDrive

Features
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The best ideas rarely happen when you're sitting in front of a computer. They happen while you're driving, running, walking, working, or doing something else. And too often, they're gone before you have a chance to write them down. ThinkDrive was built to solve exactly that problem. Capture an idea using your voice from Apple Watch, iPhone, or CarPlay. Speak for a few seconds and get back to what you were doing. ThinkDrive transcribes your note, creates a clear summary, identifies actionable tasks, and organizes everything automatically. This is not a meeting recorder. It is not designed for long dictations. It is designed to capture quick ideas before they disappear. Key Features • Instant capture from Apple Watch. • Works with iPhone and CarPlay. • Simple and fast recording. • Automatic speech-to-text transcription. • AI-powered summaries. • Automatic task extraction. • Smart date recognition. • Syncs with Apple Reminders. • Listen to your ideas from Apple Watch and CarPlay. • Clean, distraction-free organization. Perfect For • Professionals. • Entrepreneurs. • Creative thinkers. • Runners and athletes. • Drivers. • Anyone who gets great ideas when they can't type. Because a great idea is worthless if you forget it. ThinkDrive helps you capture it before it's gone. Privacy Policy: https://thinkit.cl/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Snippets4 screens
ThinkDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snippets at none against ThinkDrive's 2. Snippets also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. ThinkDrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Snippets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippets ships an update every 2 days, ThinkDrive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snippets versus ThinkDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippetsThinkDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMing LiDiego Anguita

In-app purchases

None

Snippets

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ThinkDrive

Subscriptions2
  • ThinkDrive Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • ThinkDrive Premium1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Snippets free?
Snippets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThinkDrive free?
ThinkDrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Snippets or ThinkDrive have ads?
Neither Snippets nor ThinkDrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippets or ThinkDrive?
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, and ThinkDrive fortnightly. Most recently, Snippets was updated on July 16, 2026 and ThinkDrive on August 24, 2026.

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