Free snagging apps exist — and if one works for you, great. But "free" software is never actually free. Someone always pays, and if it isn't you, it's usually paid for with you. Here's why we charge a fair one-off price instead.
You've just made the biggest purchase of your life, and your address, move-in date and contact details are suddenly very valuable to a lot of companies. That's exactly what many free apps are built to harvest.
Servers, storage and development all cost money. If you're not paying, the money comes from somewhere — usually advertisers, or companies who want to reach people exactly like you: someone who's just bought a new home.
New-build buyers are gold dust for lead generation. Many free tools make their money selling sign-ups to trades, insurers and marketers — and the calls start before the paint's dry.
“Free” often means free until it matters: export locked, photos capped, or a subscription demanded right when you need to send the report to your builder.
A product with no revenue has no reason to stick around. Your builder is responsible for defects for two years — you need your snag list to outlive someone's side project.
One fair, one-off price per property is our entire business model. We answer to you — not to advertisers, data brokers or lead-gen buyers.
No selling or renting your personal data. No passing your number to “trusted partners”. No marketing lists. It's in our privacy policy, in writing.
Your snags and photos are protected under UK GDPR, stored with reputable providers, and we aim to keep your data in the UK/EU. One essential cookie to keep you signed in — no ad trackers.
No banners between your snags, no sponsored “recommended tradespeople”, no interruptions while you're walking the house with a phone in one hand.
Paying customers keep the lights on, so SnagBoss will still be here in year two when that hairline crack appears — with your full history intact.
Export a professional PDF, share private links, and delete your data whenever you like. No lock-in, no ransom at export time.
Read the small print for yourself — our privacy policy is short and in plain English.
Not every free app does all of these things — but with SnagBoss you never have to wonder.
| "Free" app | SnagBoss | |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays for the app | Advertisers & data buyers | You — £34.99 once |
| Your details sold or shared for marketing | Often | Never |
| Ads in the app | Usually | — |
| Surprise paywall at export | Common | — |
| UK GDPR-first privacy policy | Varies | ✓ |
| Incentive to still exist in year 2 | — | ✓ |
Try everything on a free demo home first, with no card and no obligation. If a notes app or spreadsheet genuinely does the job for you, use it — it's your home and your call. But when you want a professional, builder-ready report and two years of fix-tracking, £34.99 once is what it costs to do it properly — with your data treated properly too.
Start free on a demo home. Pay once only when you're ready to snag your real property.
Start your snag list — freeDon't forget — code FAIR10 gets you 10% off when you unlock your property.