Customer Reviews for OhSnap - Grip- Magnetic UltraThin Universal Phone Grip and Stand, Magsafe compatible for Apple iPhones/Universal - Dark red
Customer Rating
2
not an improvement for MagSafe users
on January 9, 2026
Posted by: John B.
from US, United States
the Snap Grap 5 definitely has a different magnet setup to where it is not nearly as compatible with MagSafe iPhone accessories as the previous Snap Grip model. It does not attach nearly as strong or as easily as my previous one did, and because of this I've had it fall off of my MagSafe car mount, and struggle to attach quickly and easily to Apple's MagSafe charger for iPhone. I also use it with NOMAD's Stand One MagSafe charging base as well as a magnetic charging pad made by Belkin - and they both have had intermittent charging issues and trouble "lining up" automatically with the magnets of the Snap Grip 5.
The magnets barely hold when you try to attach your device to a metal surface. With the Oh snap 4 luxe I could stick my phone to those surfaces with no problem but with the 5 my device just slides off or falls off easily. I do like the fact that you don't need the adhesive and it attached to the phone very well though.
I liked it but didn’t like the need to take it off for other things since it would not charge through or isn’t near as strong as the OhSnap 4 Luxe. I took off the 5 and put my 4 back on with an adhesive. It actually sticks better to the whiteboard at my school and doesn’t slide slowly down the white board due to the weight of my phone. I was even sent a replacement, but the replacement is just as bad as the first one I received.
feels nice enough, function is ok at best. Doesn’t really pop out, spin, or function the way they promote it. Kudos, though, marketing is better than the product and you got me to buy one!
BEWARE, the plastic is cheap and wears out very easily and will stop closing. It’s unique in its design in that the center piece that holds the cap and the base together folds in on itself. But it’s very easy for the plastic to wear out and unstraighten the skinny thin vertices. ESPECIALLY if you hold it finger style. It will bend them out of shape eventually and will stop closing, and will UN-snap. And I have skinny little fingers so it’s not like I’m stretching the plastic out like crazy.
Upgraded from the previous version. Like the lack of sticky adhesive, however the wireless charging through the grip is not as great as the previous version. Sat on the wireless charger overnight (yes, verified it was connected) and did not charge the battery. Used portable charger today, also did not allow charging like the previous model. Good thing it is easily removed so I can still wirelessly charge my phone.
I wish I could write something positive here. This is a super nice grip. But after receiving this when I had previously owned a Snap Grip 4 it's like they upgraded one part of it and downgraded two other part so they could sell more accessories. They probably have some scientific reason why the magsafe charging doesn't work anymore. Or why it falls off the GPS mount. But the fact is all of this worked great on the Oh Snap 4. Bring back the Oh Snap 4 and quit trying to boost profits off your happy customers!!