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All comparisons · checked October 2026

Social Snagger vs Metricool

Metricool: scheduling plus strong analytics for many brands. Social Snagger: a free Mac app that snags posts with credit, writes your own with any AI and keeps the calendar full. Here is how they differ, including where Metricool is the better pick.

Where Social Snagger is stronger

  • Free, pay what you want, with no per-channel or per-seat pricing
  • Snag posts from 9 platforms with the creator's credit and caption kept
  • Your own AI key, or free local AI with Ollama and LM Studio
  • Series and carousels that can't go out of order
  • Plan my launch: 10, 20 or 25 posts written in one go
  • Library, logins and keys stay on your Mac

Where Metricool is stronger

  • Analytics and competitor tracking at a low price
  • Up to 10 brands on Starter, 50 on Advanced
  • Inbox for Instagram, Facebook and Google Business
  • Wide network list including Bluesky, Twitch and Google Business

Choose Metricool if you want analytics and reports across several brands without enterprise pricing.

Feature by feature

Social Snagger vs Metricool

  • Yes: Yes
  • Partly: Partly
  • No: No
  • Not verified: Not verified
Price model
Social Snagger
Yes: Free download, pay what you want. AI is billed by your provider, or free with a local model.
Metricool
Yes: Free (1 brand, 20 posts/mo). Starter $20/mo yearly ($25 monthly). Advanced $53/mo yearly ($67 monthly). X is an add-on.
Where it runs
Social Snagger
Partly: Mac app (macOS 11+). Your Mac must be awake for posts to go out. No web or mobile app.
Metricool
Yes: Web and mobile app.
AI captions (provider)
Social Snagger
Yes: Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama or LM Studio. Pictures: OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter.
Metricool
Yes: AI Assistant; monthly AI credits on paid plans. Model not named.
Bring your own AI key / local AI
Social Snagger
Yes: Your own API key, or free local models via Ollama and LM Studio, found automatically.
Metricool
No: No option found to use your own key or a local model.
Carousel posting
Social Snagger
Yes: One post to Instagram, Threads, Facebook (photos), Bluesky (up to 4) and Tumblr.
Metricool
Yes: Instagram carousels mixing images and video (videos under 60 s).
Multi-part series kept in order
Social Snagger
Yes: Series detected from file names; a part is held until the one before it is out.
Metricool
No: No series ordering found.
Grid / visual planner
Social Snagger
Yes: Grid view of your Instagram profile; drag one tile onto another to swap times.
Metricool
Partly: Per-post previews; a full grid planner is not confirmed on its pages.
Repost-with-credit tools
Social Snagger
Yes: Snag from 9 platforms with @handle and caption kept; credit on by default; permission tracked per post.
Metricool
No: No repost-with-credit tool found.
Telegram approvals and hand-offs
Social Snagger
Yes: Free Telegram bot: TikTok/YouTube hand-offs, alerts, morning brief, Post anyway / Skip on held parts.
Metricool
Partly: No Telegram. Approval system on Advanced.
Team features
Social Snagger
No: Single Mac. Many brands, but no shared accounts, roles or approvals.
Metricool
Partly: Role-based invitations and approvals on Advanced.
Analytics
Social Snagger
No: None.
Metricool
Yes: Core strength: unlimited history on paid plans, competitor analysis.
Comment and message inbox
Social Snagger
No: None.
Metricool
Yes: Instagram, Facebook and Google Business messages and comments.
Platforms it publishes to
Social Snagger
Partly: Auto: Instagram, Threads, Facebook Pages, Pinterest, Tumblr, Bluesky, webhook. Hand-off: TikTok, YouTube Shorts.
Metricool
Yes: Facebook, Instagram, X (add-on), LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitch, Google Business, Threads, Bluesky.

Use both, if you like.

You can keep Metricool for what it does best and let Social Snagger find, make and schedule the posts. It's free for Mac, pay what you want.

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Sources (checked October 2026)

  1. Metricool: Plans comparedmetricool.com/premium-vs-free-metricool-plans/
  2. Metricool: What is Metricool?metricool.com/what-is-metricool/
  3. Metricool: Schedule an Instagram carouselmetricool.com/schedule-instagram-carousel/
  4. Social Snagger: release notes for every versionsnagger.social/download