AppLaunchpad vs AppScreens (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AppScreens grades higher than AppLaunchpad: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
AppScreens grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AppLaunchpad
Browser-based App Store and Google Play screenshot generator
AppScreens
App Store and Google Play screenshot designer with localization
Which one is for you
Pick AppLaunchpad if
- Fits if you're making store screenshots yourself without a designer
- Works for apps released in several languages, since a set can be duplicated and its captions translated
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need keyword research or rank tracking, as it only makes listing images
- Tight if you're staying free, because exports are limited and you get 10 templates against Pro's 1,000+
- Tight if you run lots of apps, since Pro stops at 100 projects and more means Enterprise through sales
- Watch out: it takes credit or debit cards only, with no PayPal or prepaid cards
Pick AppScreens if
- Fits if you ship one app and want screenshots in a few languages
- Works for solo developers who upload straight to the stores
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you design for clients on Pro, since that needs the Scale plan's Extended Licence
- Tight if you stay free: 1 project, 5 screens and watermarks on Pro features
- Too light for A/B testing, because it makes variants but doesn't track results
- Watch out: the pricing page shows yearly billing only, so the monthly price is unclear
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAppLaunchpadFair | 2.4GPAAppScreensFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $10 a month billed annually ($15 monthly), right at this category's cheaper quarter, for unlimited exports, 1,000+ templates, AI caption translation and up to 100 projects. | BPro is $8.25 a month on yearly billing, under the $9.90 where the cheaper quarter of this category starts. Scale is $15 and is the one that licenses client work. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with the editor, 10 templates, 100 layouts, 70 fonts and resizing to every device size. Exports are limited, though, and the library is a small slice of Pro's. | CFree for good with no card, but 1 saved project, 5 screens and watermarked previews of Pro features. You'll hit that on a second app. |
| Features | CTemplates, current iPhone, iPad and Android frames, every store size from one design, localized sets and an AI caption translator on Pro. It does screenshots fully, but that's a smaller job: no keyword research or rank tracking. | COne design exported to every store size, translation, store upload, templates and AI captions. It does the screenshot job fully, which is a smaller job than keywords or A/B results; it doesn't track test results. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. It's a design editor, so the work is building each screenshot set yourself, frame by frame. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web editor where you build each screenshot set yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app, and no integrations or API on the listing. | BWeb only, but it connects to App Store Connect and Google Play Console and has an MCP server. |
| Best for | making App Store and Google Play screenshots | designing App Store screenshots in many languages |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AppLaunchpad and AppScreens. How we grade
Price against what you get
AppLaunchpad starts at $10 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. AppScreens starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.3.
AppScreens scores higher and starts $1.75 a month lower. Of the other app store optimization tools on the chart, 7 score higher than AppLaunchpad for less, and none scores higher than AppScreens for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AppScreens also covers screenshots.
At a glance
| AppLaunchpad | AppScreens | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99 per year) |
| Free plan | The drag-and-drop editor, 10 templates, 100+ graphics, 100 layouts and 70 fonts, and resizing to every device size, with limited exports. | 1 saved project, up to 5 screens per project, essential iOS and Android sizes, starter templates; no card required. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Obvair Labs | AppScreens |
| Price read from | theapplaunchpad.com | appscreens.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AppLaunchpad
- It makes listing images only; there is no keyword research or rank tracking.
- The free plan limits exports and has a much smaller library of templates, fonts and graphics.
- Pro allows up to 100 projects; more needs the Enterprise plan through sales.
- Payment is by credit or debit card only; PayPal and prepaid cards are not accepted.
AppScreens
- The page shows annual billing; the monthly-billed price was not in the page text we could read.
- Free is capped at 5 screens and 1 saved project, and Pro features show with watermarks.
- Client work needs the Scale plan's Extended Licence; Pro covers only apps you or your organization own.
- AppScreens does not track A/B test results itself; it produces variants to test in the stores.
Key features
AppLaunchpad
- Screenshot templates
- Start from ready-made screenshot designs: 10 on the free plan and more than 1,000 on Pro, with portrait, landscape and custom layouts.
- Current device frames
- Frames for recent iPhones, iPads and Android phones and tablets, which AppLaunchpad says it adds as new devices come out.
- Every store size at once
- A design is scaled automatically to all the screenshot sizes the App Store and Google Play ask for.
- Localized screenshots
- Duplicate a set for other languages and regions; Pro adds an AI translator for the captions.
- Graphics, fonts and backgrounds
- Backgrounds with colors, gradients, patterns or images, plus icons, illustrations and font styling, with a larger library on Pro.
- App Store Tracker
- A free page listing the top 100 iOS apps by category, country and chart, with review counts, ratings and release dates.
AppScreens
- One design, every size
- A single responsive design is exported to the device sizes the stores ask for. Free covers essential iOS and Android sizes; paid plans cover all of them.
- Localization
- Pro and Scale translate captions into 80+ languages, including right-to-left ones, and keep the localized layouts in the same project.
- Direct store upload
- Pro and Scale upload to App Store Connect and Google Play Console in one click, including Apple Custom Product Pages and Product Page Optimization variants.
- AI captions and restyling
- Free plans get initial caption suggestions. Pro and Scale add AI restyling and an advanced caption toolkit.
- MCP server for AI agents
- An MCP server lets an AI agent create, edit, localize and upload screenshot projects. All plans include API and MCP access within monthly request allowances.
- Templates and device frames
- Pro and Scale include 150+ template sets and 500+ layouts, plus 3D and clay device frames, custom fonts and panoramic backgrounds.
Plans
AppLaunchpad
Free$0
The editor with 10 templates, 100 layouts, 70 fonts and a small graphics library; exports are limited.
Pro$10
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited exports, 1,000+ templates, 10K+ graphics, 700+ fonts, AI translation, brand assets, the mockup tools and up to 100 projects.
EnterpriseCustom
Up to 500 projects, arranged by contacting AppLaunchpad.
AppScreens
Free$0
1 saved project and 1 app, up to 5 screens, essential sizes, AI caption suggestions; Pro features preview with watermarks.
Pro$8.25
per month, billed annually ($99 per year)
50 saved projects, 10 apps, 80+ languages, all sizes, 1-click store upload and a Standard Licence for your own apps.
Scale$15
per month, billed annually ($180 per year)
Everything in Pro plus an Extended Licence for client work, unlimited apps and projects, and up to 25 screens per project.
Ways to pay less
AppLaunchpad
- Annual discount
A third off with annual billing
Pro is $120 a year ($10 a month) against $15 billed monthly. The page's toggle says Save 50%, a figure that matches its rupee prices.
AppScreens
- Annual discount
Save 67% with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual billing as saving 67% against monthly billing; Pro is shown at $8.25 a month billed at $99 a year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AppLaunchpad or AppScreens?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AppScreens is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $10 a month for AppLaunchpad. AppLaunchpad starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and AppScreens starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99 per year).
Which has a free plan, AppLaunchpad or AppScreens?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both AppLaunchpad and AppScreens have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.