Notes from the build

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Notes from building Snop: decisions, mistakes and the occasional finished feature.

26 August 2026 · 2 min read

Snop vs writing directly in AI tools

The place where you use a prompt is not always the place where the idea arrives – or where you want to shape it.

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25 August 2026 · 2 min read

Snop vs voice-to-text

Voice tools get an idea out of your head. Snop gives the result somewhere useful to live.

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24 August 2026 · 2 min read

Snop vs to-do apps

A prompt is not an overdue task. It should be ready when inspiration becomes useful, without adding guilt.

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23 August 2026 · 2 min read

Snop vs Notion

You can build a beautiful prompt system in Notion. Snop is for when you would rather just capture the prompt.

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22 August 2026 · 2 min read

Snop vs Apple Notes

Apple Notes is excellent at notes. Prompt capture asks for a slightly different balance of speed and structure.

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21 August 2026 · 2 min read

Snop vs messaging yourself

Why quick self-messaging breaks down when prompts need organising, editing and finding again.

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18 August 2026 · 3 min read

Capture there. Use here. Snop is out now.

Capture prompts wherever they arrive, then pick them up on your Mac when you're ready to use them. Snop is now available on the App Store.

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5 August 2026 · 3 min read

Rejected, and oddly pleased about it

App Store review came back with three reasons, two of them entirely our own doing. What we learned.

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22 July 2026 · 2 min read

All good stories start with a beginning

Why we're building Snop, and the small, annoying moment that started it.

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