# Shotlingo review (2026): is the free plan enough? > App Store screenshot generator with built-in localization Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Shotlingo is a browser tool for designing App Store screenshots once and translating the captions into 41 languages. It renders every page for each language and size into a ZIP, and paid plans can upload straight to App Store Connect. It also offers a Claude connector (MCP) and AI design credits. - **Category:** App Store Optimization (ASO) - **Made by:** Shotlingo (since 2026) - **Website:** https://shotlingo.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 20 credits a month, 3 projects and 10 pages each. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Shotlingo has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month, billed monthly. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 20 export credits a month, 100 translations a day, 3 cloud projects and 10 pages per project. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://shotlingo.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Shotlingo before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 17% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page has a Yearly toggle marked Save 17%. The yearly prices were not shown in the page text we could read. Source: https://shotlingo.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Indie developers localizing screenshots into many languages - Solo makers who want a free tier with export credits ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Shotlingo designs App Store screenshots once and translates them. Every exported file uses a credit, 20 a month on free and 300 on the $9 Pro plan, and only the Apple store is named for upload. - **Value for money: B.** Pro 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: C.** A 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: C.** Design 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: C.** No store rating on record. It's a web editor where you build the screenshots yourself. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with App Store Connect upload and a Claude connector. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Shotlingo's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among app store optimization tools - Shotlingo's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 34 of the 49 other app store optimization tools we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 35 of 49) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 6 of the 37 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/app-store-optimization ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Shotlingo you would be making keyword rankings and popularity scores from both app stores, gathered every day. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 34 of the 49 other app store optimization tools we grade. It costs $108 a year. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Keyword rankings and popularity scores from both app stores, gathered every day. - You could not: Capture tools hooked into the operating system. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with App Store Connect, Claude **Tags:** App store optimization, Screenshots, Templates, AI features ## Alternatives - [AppScreens](https://toolgpa.com/tools/appscreens): App Store and Google Play screenshot designer with localization. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appscreens-vs-shotlingo) - [AppMockUp Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/appmockup): Free browser editor for App Store and Google Play screenshots. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appmockup-vs-shotlingo) - [AppLaunchpad](https://toolgpa.com/tools/applaunchpad): Browser-based App Store and Google Play screenshot generator. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/applaunchpad-vs-shotlingo) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://shotlingo.com - https://shotlingo.com/pricing/ - https://shotlingo.com/about/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/shotlingo Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).