Comparison

Snippet vs Sync Contacts for Google

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

Head to head
About

Snippet

Features
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The replies you send over and over live on a keyboard of their own, inside any app. The slow part was never writing them — it was copying their name and order number out of each message by hand. Snippet reads those out for you. ON EVERY DEVICE Write a reply on your Mac and it is on your phone before you pick it up. Your snippets, your categories, and your colors sync through your own iCloud account. No sign-up, no separate subscription, and nothing to restore by hand on a new device. THE KEYBOARD Save a reply once. Then, in Messages, Mail, WhatsApp, or anywhere else, switch to the Snippet keyboard and tap it in. No app switching, no copy and paste, and no losing your place in the conversation. SMART FILL Select the message you just received, tap Share ▸ Snippet, and pick one of your templates. Snippet reads that message and fills every {{field}} in your reply from it — the name, the date, the order number, the address. It never makes anything up. A value is used only if it actually appears in the message you selected; anything Snippet cannot find is left blank for you to complete. The message is held for that moment only and is never saved. In practice: their message says "this is Maya Levi, my order is #4471". You pick your shipping-update template, and the reply comes back with the name and the order number already in it, ready to send. Clients, customers, candidates, bookings: the same handful of questions, all day. CATEGORIES, ASSIGNED FOR YOU Other snippet apps hand you empty folders. Snippet reads each new snippet as you save it and files it into a colored category on its own, on your device. A genuinely new topic goes to "Other" instead of being forced into the wrong place. Nothing is uploaded, and it works offline. ON YOUR MAC Grab selected text from any app with a keyboard shortcut, and paste a snippet straight back. EVERYTHING ELSE • Pin the snippets you reach for most, and they sit at the top of the keyboard • Write {{date}} or {{time}} in a snippet and it fills itself in when you use it • Share extension — save selected text as a snippet, or run Smart Fill on it • Instant search in any language, ignoring case and accents • Categories you can rename and merge • Title and tag suggestions while you write • Lock a category behind Face ID or Touch ID, so what is in it stays private FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE The keyboard, iCloud sync, automatic categorization, search, capture, and the Share extension are free. Pro adds Smart Fill, category encryption, and unlimited snippets — one purchase, not a subscription, covering Mac and iPhone together. Snippet has no advertising and no analytics. The automatic categorization, Smart Fill, and title suggestions run on Apple Intelligence and need a supported device on iOS 26 or macOS 26. Everything else works on iOS 17 and macOS 14 or later: the keyboard, sync, search, capture and encryption.

About

Sync Contacts for Google

Features
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Keep your iPhone contacts and Google Contacts up to date with two-way sync or a one-way direction you choose. REVIEW BEFORE YOU SYNC See proposed additions, updates and removals before your first sync. Compare individual contact fields and choose the iPhone account or list you want to sync. You can also preview later syncs and enable review before applying changes. SYNC YOUR WAY Choose two-way sync, iPhone to Google, or Google to iPhone. Control automatic sync and deletion syncing separately. Background timing is managed by iOS and depends on device settings, network access and system conditions. CONTACT SAFETY Local safety backups are saved before your first sync and before updates or removals. Export backups as vCard files for manual recovery in Contacts or Google Contacts. Importing a backup adds contacts; it does not automatically undo a sync. Deletion protection pauses unusually large removals for review. CLEAR STATUS See completed changes, inspect activity and check sync health. The app explains connection problems and Google update limits so you can decide what to do next. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Contact data moves directly between your device and your Google account. Our scheduling service does not receive your address book. Google sign-in tokens are stored in your device’s Keychain and sent only to Google. Optional background scheduling uses a push identifier and scheduling information; see our privacy policy for details. No contact limit, advertisements or subscriptions. The app interface is currently available in English. A read-only preview with sample data is available before connecting Google. Photos, groups and notes are not currently synced. This independent app is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google. Google, Google Contacts and Gmail are trademarks of Google LLC.

Screenshots

Snippet4 screens
Sync Contacts for Google3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sync Contacts for Google at none against Snippet's 1. Snippet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Snippet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sync Contacts for Google asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Snippet versus Sync Contacts for Google: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippetSync Contacts for Google
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYechiel Ben DavidArham Amin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snippet

One-time1
  • Snippet Pro Lifetime$14.99
None

Sync Contacts for Google

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snippet free?
Snippet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync Contacts for Google free?
Sync Contacts for Google is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snippet or Sync Contacts for Google have ads?
Neither Snippet nor Sync Contacts for Google shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippet or Sync Contacts for Google?
Snippet ships an update every 2 months, and Sync Contacts for Google every 2 months. Most recently, Snippet was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sync Contacts for Google on November 5, 2026.

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