Comparison

First Gold vs Snag

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

Head to head
About

First Gold

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FirstGold is a modern bullion investment platform that allows you to buy, store, transfer and manage physical gold, silver, and platinum, all from your phone. Designed for simplicity and security, FirstGold gives you direct access to real, tangible assets that are 100% backed by physical bullion stored in secure vaults.

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Snag

Features
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Splits log themselves. You just confirm. Snag catches the moment between paying a friend and forgetting to log it on Splitwise. Close GPay, Venmo, or Monzo โ€” Snag pops up, you tap "Log split", done. Three seconds. No hunting through Splitwise. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Triggered automatically when your payment app closes (via iOS Shortcuts) โ€ข Logs the split to your existing Splitwise account in seconds โ€ข Region-aware payment app catalogue: - India: GPay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM, slice, Mobikwik - US: Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Apple Pay - UK: Monzo, Revolut, Starling, Apple Pay โ€ข Settle up flow with debt simplification (mirrored from Splitwise) HOW THE TRIGGER WORKS 1. Sign in with your Splitwise account 2. Pick the payment apps you use 3. Follow the in-app walkthrough to wire up iOS Shortcuts (~2 minutes) 4. From then on, every time you close a payment app, Snag appears so you can log the split before you forget PRICING + PRIVACY Snag is free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no ads. We don't store your financial data on our servers โ€” every split goes straight to your Splitwise account, which has always been the source of truth. Snag respects Splitwise's free-tier daily expense limit. Snag is a third-party companion app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Splitwise. A Splitwise account is required.

Screenshots

First Gold4 screens
Snag4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: First Gold at 3 against Snag's 1. First Gold also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
First Gold versus Snag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst GoldSnag
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirst Gold PTY LTDAkshit Kanaujia

In-app purchases

None

First Gold

No in-app purchases

None

Snag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Gold free?
First Gold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snag free?
Snag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Gold or Snag have ads?
Neither First Gold nor Snag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Gold or Snag?
First Gold ships an update every 2 months, and Snag every 2 months. Most recently, First Gold was updated on October 7, 2026 and Snag on October 3, 2026.

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