Comparison

Aside vs Snagbox

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

Head to head
About

Aside

Features
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Aside is your private space for thoughts, designed to feel as natural as messaging yourself. Open a conversation and capture whatever matters: text, voice notes, photos, links, GPS points, and files. Reply to your own messages, add reactions, pin important thoughts, and find anything with fast search. See something worth keeping in another app? Share it directly to Aside, choose a conversation, and it is saved for later. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU THINK • Create personal conversations for ideas, projects, reminders, journals, and more • Capture text, voice notes, photos, links, locations, and files • Reply, react, pin, search, archive, and organize • Share content straight into the conversation you choose • Customize conversations with colors, images, or emoji • Start instantly from the home screen widget PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No developer-operated cloud sync. Your conversations and attachments are stored locally in the app on your device and are not sent to the developer’s servers. ASIDE FREE AND ASIDE PRO Aside Free includes up to 3 conversations. Unlock Aside Pro with a one-time purchase to create unlimited conversations. No subscription. Capture it now. Find it when you need it. Keep it yours.

About

Snagbox

Save links, articles, notes, PDFs, photos, and videos to a private, offline library. Access and organize your saved content quickly with powerful search and optional iCloud sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Save from any app via Share Sheet
  • Offline functionality
  • Private by design, no tracking
  • Searchable library including PDFs and photos
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • Organize with categories and tags
  • Face ID/Touch ID app lock
Features
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Save links, articles, notes, PDFs, photos and videos to one private library on your iPhone. No account. No sign-up. No tracking. Nothing leaves your device unless you turn on iCloud sync. Snagbox is a bookmark manager and read-later app for everything you want to keep, and find again in seconds. Read-later apps come and go. Snagbox has no servers to switch off. SAVE FROM ANY APP IN ONE TAP - Share Sheet: Safari, YouTube, Instagram, Mail, Files and any app with a share button - Paste a link and Snagbox fetches the title, description and image - Take a photo straight into Snagbox; it never touches your Photos library - Save with Shortcuts, Siri or Back Tap - Grab whatever is on your clipboard EVERYTHING GETS A PREVIEW Links show their cover image and site icon. PDFs show the first page. Videos show a frame. Notes show the opening lines. Checklists show your progress. You recognize what you saved before you read a word. FIND IT AGAIN, FAST - Search titles, notes and link text as you type - Search inside PDFs and the text inside photos and screenshots - Filter by kind, category, tag or date - Find saved items from Spotlight on your Home Screen ORGANIZE LATER, OR NEVER Categories and tags are optional. Save now and sort whenever you like. Sensible categories and tags are ready on first launch. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account and no email address, ever - No analytics, no tracking, no third-party code - Works fully offline, on a plane or underground - Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID - Photos and videos you capture in Snagbox stay in Snagbox OPTIONAL iCLOUD SYNC Off by default. Turn it on and your library appears on your other Apple devices through your own iCloud account. We never see it: there is no server, no database and no company holding your things. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD iPad gets a real sidebar, a multi-column grid, keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop and full pointer support. YOUR LIBRARY AT A GLANCE A dashboard shows what you saved and what you forgot: counts by kind, your busiest categories and tags, what you added this month and what has waited the longest. GREAT FOR - Articles and videos to read or watch later - Receipts, tickets, warranties and manuals - Research for a project, a trip, a renovation or a purchase - Recipes, workouts, wishlists and gift ideas - Screenshots that would vanish into your camera roll - Anything you would otherwise text to yourself Snagbox is free to start. Snagbox Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Privacy Policy: https://snagbox.mrb-lab.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://snagbox.mrb-lab.com/terms

Screenshots

Aside4 screens
Snagbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Snagbox at every 9 days against Aside's every 6 weeks. Aside's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Aside sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Snagbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aside ships an update every 6 weeks, Snagbox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aside versus Snagbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsideSnagbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlessandro ChelliMd Rakib Bhuiyan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Aside

One-time1
  • Aside Pro Lifetime$8.99
3 purchases

Snagbox

Subscriptions2
  • Snagbox Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Snagbox Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Snagbox Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Aside free?
Aside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snagbox free?
Snagbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aside or Snagbox have ads?
Neither Aside nor Snagbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aside or Snagbox?
Aside ships an update every 6 weeks, and Snagbox every 9 days. Most recently, Aside was updated on October 29, 2026 and Snagbox on November 6, 2026.

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