Simple Viewer vs Snaps in Folders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Viewer
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app — Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive — and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE • PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom • Markdown with typography that reads • Source code with precise syntax highlighting • JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed • CSV and TSV, as readable tables • Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) • Word documents (DOCX) • ZIP archives, browsed inside • Plain text, logs, and scripts • x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Open from any app via the iOS share sheet • Recent files, one tap away • Orientation-aware on iPad • Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.
Snaps in Folders
Organize your photos into custom folders for projects, places, or collections. Save images directly into folders and manage their size to keep your library tidy. Features include automatic text recognition for easier searching and multiple ways to browse your captured memories.
- Create custom photo folders
- Save photos directly into folders
- Control image size per folder
- Automatic text recognition in images
- Tag photos with date and location
- Browse by folder, logs, or calendar
- Search by snap name or notes
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Snaps in Folders is a simple way to capture and organize photo notes into folders. Create folders for different projects, places, collections, or tasks, then save photos directly into them. Each folder controls the stored image size, helping keep your library tidy and lightweight. Snaps can include the capture date, location coordinates, optional name, and notes. Text found in images can be recognized automatically and added to Notes, making receipts, signs, labels, documents, and screenshots easier to find later. Browse your snaps by folder, review recent activity in Logs, or use Calendar to see what you captured during a day, week, month, or year. Search inside a folder by snap name or notes to quickly find what matters. Snaps in Folders also supports fast capture from system shortcuts, camera capture, photo picking, image sharing, and opening images from other apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Viewer at none against Snaps in Folders's 1. Snaps in Folders's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Snaps in Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Viewer ships an update monthly, Snaps in Folders weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple Viewer | Snaps in Folders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STLink | Alexander Garmash |
In-app purchases
Simple Viewer
No in-app purchases
Snaps in Folders
- Snaps in Folders Pro$4.99
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