Snippets vs ThinkDrive
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.
ThinkDrive
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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/
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. ThinkDrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Snippets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, ThinkDrive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snippets | ThinkDrive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ming Li | Diego Anguita |
In-app purchases
Snippets
No in-app purchases
ThinkDrive
- ThinkDrive Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- ThinkDrive Premium1 Month trial$14.991 Year





