Comparison

Action Phrase vs Stash | Snippet Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Action Phrase

Automate live production workflows with custom voice commands. Control scenes, cameras, graphics, and more without leaving your microphone. Ideal for podcasters, streamers, and event producers.

Highlights
  • Custom voice commands
  • Multi-step automations
  • Control OBS, vMix, ATEM, MIDI, OSC
  • Flexible phrase matching
  • Smart Mode for precision
  • Command library organization
  • Import/export setups
Features
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Action Phrase is built for live producers—podcasters, streamers, event producers, and presenters—so you can run shows without leaving the mic. Turn spoken cues into real-time scene, camera, graphics, and workflow control. Create custom voice commands tailored to your show. Fire single actions or multi-step sequences, organize them into groups, and keep your hands on the craft while your setup runs automatically. What You Can Do: - Trigger actions from custom phrases - Map one phrase to multi-step automations - Control production tools and protocols like OBS, vMix, ATEM, Companion, MIDI, OSC, Shortcuts, web requests, and more - Add alternate phrases and flexible matching - Use text transforms to normalize spoken input before actions execute - Reduce accidental triggers with Smart Mode and precision matching controls - Organize command libraries with groups and Smart Groups - Import and export your full setup across workflows - Fine-tune command behavior with variable placeholders and transforms - Combine actions into reliable, reusable control patterns - Review and refine your workflow quickly with command and execution history Studio features for advanced workflows: - Script-based automation that follows your live script - Section-aware cues that fire at the right moment - Rooms with speaker-aware triggers for live conversations and multi-speaker productions Tiers: - Free: Start with core voice-command workflows with a limited phrase count. - Core: One-time purchase that unlocks unlimited phrases and advanced integrations. - Studio: Auto-renewing subscription (monthly or annual) that includes Core plus Scripts and Rooms. Subscription details: Studio is offered as monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least twenty-four hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within twenty-four hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in App Store Account Settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. A free trial may be available for eligible subscribers. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Pricing varies by region and is shown in-app before purchase. Privacy policy: https://actionphrase.com/privacy-policy EULA: https://actionphrase.com/terms-of-use

About

Stash | Snippet Manager

Features
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Stash — Clipboard & Snippet Manager Your second clipboard. Always with you, always in sync. Stash is the fastest way to save what matters: a link you're about to lose, a code snippet to reuse later, an address, a note, a photo. Have it waiting on every Apple device you own. Save anything in seconds. Paste from your clipboard, pick from Photos, type a note, or share directly from Safari, Messages, or any app. Stash figures out what you saved: URL, code, address, or text, and labels it automatically. Find it instantly. Search across everything you've stashed. No folders, no friction. Always in sync. Powered by iCloud. Your stash is private, lives in your own storage, and syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac automatically. Made for how you actually work. • Text, links, code snippets, addresses, and images all in one place • Syntax highlighting for code, with automatic language detection • Tap any tile to copy it back to your clipboard instantly • Grid, full-size, or list: pick the layout that fits your flow • Share extension lets you stash from anywhere, without breaking stride

Screenshots

Action Phrase4 screens
Stash | Snippet Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stash | Snippet Manager at none against Action Phrase's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. Action Phrase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Stash | Snippet Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Action Phrase ships an update monthly, Stash | Snippet Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Action Phrase versus Stash | Snippet Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAction PhraseStash | Snippet Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.226.2
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam TowArtifact Design LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Action Phrase

Subscriptions2
  • Studio Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Studio Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Action Phrase Core$24.99
None

Stash | Snippet Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Action Phrase free?
Action Phrase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stash | Snippet Manager free?
Stash | Snippet Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Action Phrase or Stash | Snippet Manager have ads?
Neither Action Phrase nor Stash | Snippet Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Action Phrase or Stash | Snippet Manager?
Action Phrase ships an update monthly, and Stash | Snippet Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Action Phrase was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stash | Snippet Manager on November 9, 2026.

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