Comparison

Snippet vs Snippet Keyboard

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 ā–ø 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

Snippet Keyboard

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Snippet Keyboard does exactly one job: it puts your saved phrases one tap away, in every app. Switch to it with the globe key when you need it, tap a bubble, and your full snippet is inserted — greetings, work replies, addresses, emails, anything you type over and over. Then switch right back to your normal keyboard. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • No typing engine, no autocorrect, no bloat — it's a snippet panel, not a keyboard replacement • Tiny and fast: inserts are instant • Organize snippets into categories with emoji labels • Filter bubbles narrow a category in one tap: A+B needs both, A,B needs either • Multi-line snippets, and long-press any bubble to preview the full text • Undo takes back the last insert; the Clear key wipes what you were typing, and Undo brings it back • Keyboard size: Compact, Standard or Tall • Starter packs: ready-made customer-support replies in English, Chinese, French, Spanish and Vietnamese • Import/export your library as a simple YAML text file — the same file works on iOS and Android • Dark and light mode, iPhone and iPad • Available in 15 languages NEW: POP-UP BUBBLES Press and hold a pop-up bubble, slide to a snippet, let go — it's inserted. Snippets inside a pop-up are hidden from the main keyboard, so even a big library sits behind a few fixed buttons that never move. Filters still work exactly as before. DYNAMIC SNIPPETS Create a snippet from any https:// URL you choose — tapping it fetches and inserts live content (your public IP, a status line, anything your server returns). • Extraction rules pick out just the value you need from a JSON or HTML reply • Add text before and after the reply, so a live value lands inside a full sentence • Optionally send the text you're typing to your URL and replace it with the reply — handy for rewriting or translating a sentence. It's off by default and set per snippet, under Advanced; Undo puts your text back PRIVACY FIRST • No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no accounts • Your snippets stay on your device • The network is used ONLY when you tap a dynamic https:// snippet you created yourself • No typing engine: the keyboard doesn't store what you type, and only sends it for a dynamic snippet you've set to do so • Full Access is optional — it's needed only for dynamic snippets. Static snippets work fully without it PLANS • Free: 20 inserts a day, unlimited snippets • Pro: 100 inserts a day — one-time purchase, no subscription • Unlimited: no daily limit — auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly Bought Pro before these plans existed? You keep unlimited inserts. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The Unlimited subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trinh.uk/snippetkeyboard/privacy/

Screenshots

Snippet4 screens
Snippet Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Snippet Keyboard at daily against Snippet's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Snippet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Snippet Keyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippet ships an update every 2 months, Snippet Keyboard daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Snippet versus Snippet Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippetSnippet Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYechiel Ben DavidSENPRINTS LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snippet

One-time1
  • Snippet Pro Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

Snippet Keyboard

One-time1
  • Snippet Keyboard Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Snippet free?
Snippet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snippet Keyboard free?
Snippet Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Snippet or Snippet Keyboard have ads?
Neither Snippet nor Snippet Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippet or Snippet Keyboard?
Snippet ships an update every 2 months, and Snippet Keyboard daily. Most recently, Snippet was updated on October 3, 2026 and Snippet Keyboard on October 7, 2026.

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