Comparison

Root vs Snagbox

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

Head to head
About

Root

Features
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Root is a personal space where ideas and everyday life take root. KEEP WHAT INSPIRES YOU Collect photos, text, and stickers on boards. Capture a moment or turn your own photos into stickers to make each board yours. GIVE YOUR IDEAS ROOM TO GROW Organize boards in folders and build a hierarchy for your projects. Keep everyday memories, creative inspiration, and work plans together without mixing them up. TURN A BOARD INTO A GOAL Manage a board as a goal, organize subgoals, set priorities and dates, and use reminders to stay connected to what matters. Keep ongoing, completed, and archived goals separate. MAKE SPACE FOR TODAY Quickly capture tasks, add times and reminders when needed, and view your day in the calendar. Connect a task to a board or goal to keep the bigger picture close. YOUR OWN PERSONAL SPACE Start without creating a Root account. Export and restore your workspace using backup files. ROOT PRO Root is free to download, with an optional auto-renewable Root Pro subscription for additional features. Available plans and local prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://root-website-tawny.vercel.app/terms/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Snagbox

This app provides a private, offline library to save links, notes, photos, PDFs, and other files. It offers robust search and organization features, with optional iCloud sync for cross-device access. Designed for privacy, it requires no account or sign-up.

Highlights
  • Save links, notes, photos, videos, PDFs
  • One-tap saving from Share Sheet
  • Preview of saved items
  • Searchable content including PDFs and photos
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • Offline functionality
  • App lock with Face ID/Touch ID
Features
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Snagbox is a private library for everything you want to keep — links, notes, checklists, photos, videos, PDFs, and any other file. No account. No sign-up. Nothing leaves your iPhone unless you choose to turn on iCloud sync. Coming from a read-later app that shut down? This one has no servers to switch off. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE - One tap from the Share Sheet — Safari, YouTube, Instagram, Mail, Files, anywhere 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 from Shortcuts, Siri or Back Tap - Grab whatever is on your clipboard EVERYTHING GETS A PREVIEW Your library isn't a wall of grey rows. Links show their cover image and site icon. PDFs show the first page. Videos show a frame. Notes show the opening lines. Checklists show how far you've got. You recognise 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 text inside photos - Filter by kind, category, tag or date - Your items show up in Spotlight, so you can find them from the home screen ORGANISE LATER — OR NEVER Categories and tags are always optional. Save now, sort whenever you feel like it. "Unsorted" is a perfectly normal place for things to live. Sensible categories and tags are set up for you 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, because there is no "we" in the middle — no server, no database, no company holding your things. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Not a stretched phone app. iPad gets a real sidebar, multi-column grid, keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, and full pointer support. SEE YOUR LIBRARY AT A GLANCE A dashboard that shows what you've saved and what you've forgotten — item counts by kind, your busiest categories and tags, how much you've added this month, and what's been sitting untouched the longest. GOOD FOR - Links and videos you meant to come back to - Receipts, tickets, warranties and manuals - Research for a project, a trip, a renovation, a purchase - Recipes, workouts, wishlists, gift ideas - Screenshots that would otherwise disappear into your camera roll - Anything you'd currently text to yourself Try Snagbox today! Privacy Policy: https://snagbox.mrb-lab.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://snagbox.mrb-lab.com/terms

Screenshots

Root4 screens
Snagbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Root at 16.4 against Snagbox's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Root sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month 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

Root ships an update every 3 days, Snagbox every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Root versus Snagbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootSnagbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJin HyundeokMd Rakib Bhuiyan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Root

Subscriptions2
  • Root Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Root Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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 Root free?
Root is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snagbox free?
Snagbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Root or Snagbox have ads?
Neither Root nor Snagbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Root or Snagbox?
Root ships an update every 3 days, and Snagbox every 2 days. Most recently, Root was updated on October 24, 2026 and Snagbox on October 24, 2026.

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