AppScreens vs Shotlingo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AppScreens and Shotlingo share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and AppScreens starts cheaper, at $8.25 a month against $9 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AppScreens
App Store and Google Play screenshot designer with localization
Shotlingo
App Store screenshot generator with built-in localization
Which one is for you
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
Pick Shotlingo if
- Fits if you ship an iPhone app in several languages
- Works for solo developers who export a few sets a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 20 credits a month, 3 projects and 10 pages each
- Skip it if you need Google Play upload, as only Apple's store is named
- Watch out: the homepage ties App Store upload to Plus, while the pricing page lists it on Pro
- Pricey if you export a lot, as 300 credits on Pro runs out fast with many languages
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAppScreensFair | 2.4GPAShotlingoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BPro is $9 a month billed monthly, just under the $9.90 where the cheaper quarter starts. Plus is $19 and Studio $39. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA free plan with 20 export credits a month, 3 cloud projects and 10 pages each. One credit per exported file means a few languages will use it up. |
| Features | 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. | CDesign once and translate, device mockups, ZIP export, App Store Connect upload and a Claude connector. No Google Play upload is mentioned, and the pages disagree on which plan includes App Store upload. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's a web editor where you build each screenshot set yourself. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web editor where you build the screenshots yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it connects to App Store Connect and Google Play Console and has an MCP server. | BWeb only, with App Store Connect upload and a Claude connector. |
| Best for | designing App Store screenshots in many languages | App Store screenshots with built-in translation |
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: AppScreens and Shotlingo. How we grade
Price against what you get
AppScreens starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Shotlingo starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and AppScreens starts $0.75 a month lower. Of the other app store optimization tools on the chart, none scores higher than AppScreens for less, and none scores higher than Shotlingo 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
At a glance
| AppScreens | Shotlingo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99 per year) | $9 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 1 saved project, up to 5 screens per project, essential iOS and Android sizes, starter templates; no card required. | 20 export credits a month, 100 translations a day, 3 cloud projects and 10 pages per project. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AppScreens | Shotlingo |
| Price read from | appscreens.com | shotlingo.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Shotlingo
- Each exported file uses one credit, so credits cap how many screenshots you can export a month.
- The homepage ties App Store Connect upload to the Plus plan, but the pricing page lists it on Pro too.
- The vendor offers a 14-day money-back guarantee.
- Only the Apple App Store is named for upload; no Google Play upload is mentioned.
Key features
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.
Shotlingo
- Design once, translate
- Captions are written once and translated per locale in a table, where each cell can be edited by hand. The layout is not duplicated per language.
- Device mockups
- Raw simulator screenshots are fitted into a plain iPhone frame, an angled 3D render or a hand holding the phone, without manual masking.
- ZIP export
- Every page in every selected language is rendered into one archive, nested by device size when a project has several.
- App Store Connect upload
- Paid plans send finished sets to App Store Connect with your own API key.
- AI design and Claude connector
- AI design costs 10 credits per use on paid plans, and a Claude connector (MCP) is listed on every plan.
Plans
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.
Shotlingo
Free$0
20 credits a month (1 per exported file), 3 cloud projects, 10 pages per project, 100 translations a day.
Pro$9
per month, billed monthly
300 credits a month, 20 cloud projects, 30 pages per project, unlimited translations, App Store Connect upload.
Plus$19
per month, billed monthly
1,000 credits a month, 50 cloud projects, 50 pages per project, App Store Connect upload and priority support.
Studio$39
per month, billed monthly
3,000 credits a month, unlimited cloud projects, 100 pages per project, unlimited stickers and priority support.
Ways to pay less
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.
Shotlingo
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page has a Yearly toggle marked Save 17%. The yearly prices were not shown in the page text we could read.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AppScreens or Shotlingo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AppScreens is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $9 a month for Shotlingo. AppScreens starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99 per year), and Shotlingo starts at $9 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, AppScreens or Shotlingo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both AppScreens and Shotlingo 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.