Comparison

BOT Current Issues & Events vs SnapType

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

Head to head
About

BOT Current Issues & Events

Prepare for the Texas UIL High School Current Issues & Events contest with this app. It offers flashcards for learning facts and quizzes to test your knowledge. Access to the full content requires a subscription for the school year.

Highlights
  • Study mode with flashcards
  • Quiz to test knowledge
  • Current news facts
  • UIL High School contest preparation
  • School-year subscription for full content
Features
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Get ahead of the game and on your way to being a champion! Best of Texas Contest's Current Issues & Events app helps you learn current news facts for the Texas UIL High School Current Issues & Events contest. Use flashcards in the Study mode to learn current news facts, then take a quiz to test your knowledge. A fun and convenient way to practice for the High School UIL Current Issues & Events contest. Access to full content requires a subscription. A school-year subscription gives you access to the current school year data for the UIL Current Issues and Events contest.

About

SnapType

This app allows students to easily complete school worksheets by adding text to images of their assignments using their device's keyboard. It's a helpful tool for those who struggle with handwriting, enabling them to share their completed work via print, email, or other sharing options.

Highlights
  • Add text to worksheet images
  • Import worksheets from device
  • Use device keyboard for input
  • Print completed worksheets
  • Email completed worksheets
  • Share completed worksheets
Features
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SnapType helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back. Students can easily complete school worksheets with the help of an iPad or iPhone. With SnapType, students can take a picture of their worksheets, or import worksheets from anywhere on their device. They can then use their iOS device keyboard to add text to these documents and print, email, or share their creations. It is the perfect solution for kids, and even adults, who struggle with their handwriting. Just read a few of our amazing testimonials: "Dear Amberlynn, Thank you so much for creating this app. You have changed the way my 12 year old son with dyspraxia functions in school. He is more independent and I cannot thank you enough. Please continue to help kids like my son. You are changing lives. Thank you." "Thank you for this ! I am going to talk to my sons teachers about this -you are a blessing ! I can honestly tell you that I have spent many hours crying inside an Hurting watching my son struggle to write pages of sentences and spelling words and other homework - to the point that I have stopped him and honestly wrote for him left handed to make it look more like a neater version of his because I could not take it anymore ! Thank you" "I just wanted to personally thank you for creating it, as this is an app that I use nearly every day with my son to do his homework. You have created an app with a simple interface, but with an incredibly powerful impact. Thank you." "It is wonderful and something so simple yet so so so important for little guys like mine who cannot write BUT is learning to type and has so much to say and SHOW." "We trialed SnapType with an 8-year old who is receiving school-based occupational therapy due to visual motor and visual perceptual issues. The biggest complaint from teachers about handwriting for this student was related to illegible answers on worksheets. The student quickly learned to take images of the worksheets with her iPad, upload them to the device and type in her answers. In addition to making her writing legible and eliminating issues with visual perceptual skills, the child's interest in the task was greatly improved, as was her pride in her work." "Thank you so much Amberlynn. What a wonderful idea and gift to those kids that struggle with dysgraphia. I have converted many a workbook page for my son. This is WONDERFUL!" "Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm a mother of twins. My son is autistic and my daughter has cerebral palsy. They are still only 2 and a half... but I'm sure they will both need and use this. The fact that you have also made it free and are paying for it out of pocket is just the sweetest thing ever. I read about this last night and cried tears of joy. You are amazing! And I'm going to be telling everyone who will listen about you, this story, and your app. Thank you again, I truly appreciate it!!”

Screenshots

BOT Current Issues & Events4 screens
SnapType4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BOT Current Issues & Events at none against SnapType's 1. BOT Current Issues & Events also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). SnapType's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (366 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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. SnapType sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. BOT Current Issues & Events asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for BOT Current Issues & Events against 4.5 for SnapType. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapType has 366 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOT Current Issues & Events ships an update every 7 months, SnapType every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BOT Current Issues & Events versus SnapType: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOT Current Issues & EventsSnapType
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (366 ratings)
Positive reviews—64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2366 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeggy MarkhamSNAPTYPE, LLC

Customer experience

BOT Current Issues & Events

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SnapType

All ratings366 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

BOT Current Issues & Events

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SnapType

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Location is never where you tap
  • Boxes don’t move when you want it to
  • Automatic blur problem
  • Upgrade doesn't restore
  • Crashes when trying to install on iPad
Show 5 more
  • Keeps crashing
  • Will not let me delete more than 3 documents
  • Bought pro and when I tap restore it crashes
  • Can not save
  • Having issues getting the desired document or pic of worksheet to open

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix automatic blur
  • Add erasing function for Apple Pencil
  • More space for documents (basic version)
  • Ability to write on SnapType (free version)
  • Enable text-to-speech for worksheet directions

In-app purchases

None

BOT Current Issues & Events

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SnapType

Subscriptions1
  • Everything Unlocked14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is BOT Current Issues & Events free?
BOT Current Issues & Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnapType free?
SnapType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BOT Current Issues & Events or SnapType?
BOT Current Issues & Events is rated higher. BOT Current Issues & Events averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SnapType averages 4.5 from 366 ratings.
Do BOT Current Issues & Events or SnapType have ads?
Neither BOT Current Issues & Events nor SnapType shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOT Current Issues & Events or SnapType?
BOT Current Issues & Events ships an update every 7 months, and SnapType every 4 weeks. Most recently, BOT Current Issues & Events was updated on November 6, 2026 and SnapType on November 2, 2026.

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