Compass vs Snap Copy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass
This AI assistant processes all your questions and attached screenshots locally on your device. Enjoy private, real-time answers without data collection or cloud transmission.
- On-device AI processing
- Screenshot and photo analysis
- Notes-style chat interface
- Private by design
- No data collection
- Streaming answers
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Compass is a professional, privacy‑first on‑device assistant. Ask questions, attach screenshots, and get clear answers with everything processed locally on your iPhone, no data collection, no analytics, and no cloud transmission. What you can do with Compass • Ask quick questions in a clean, Notes‑style chat interface • Attach screenshots or photos and let Compass read them with on‑device OCR • Get focused, streaming answers that feel like a real conversation • Reopen or delete recent chats from a simple home screen Private by design • Your questions and answers stay on your device • Images and extracted text are processed using Apple’s on‑device frameworks • No analytics SDKs, no tracking, no external servers Compass is built for people who want the comfort of AI help without giving up control of their data.
Snap Copy
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Snap Copy is a simple camera app that lets you instantly copy a photo and paste it into any other app or device. Just open the app, take a photo, and tap Copy. Then paste it into any other app or device right away. Great for quickly capturing paper notes, whiteboards, objects, or on-screen memos and using them in another app or device. Features: • Take photos with the in-app camera • One-tap copy after shooting • Save images to clipboard (with JPEG quality settings) • No uploads or account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Snap Copy at every 4 days against Compass's fortnightly. Snap Copy also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compass ships an update fortnightly, Snap Copy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass | Snap Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shryas Bhurat | Sunabalab Corp. |
In-app purchases
Compass
No in-app purchases
Snap Copy
No in-app purchases









