AppScreens alternative
Shotcat vs AppScreens
AppScreens is built around screenshots: templates, 80+ languages and one-click upload to both stores. Shotcat is built around motion: preview videos with 3D devices and taps, plus the screenshots, paid for once.
Feature by feature
| Shotcat | AppScreens | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 per app or $79 for all apps, one-time | $99 or $180 a year ($8.25 or $15 a month, billed annually) |
| Free plan | Every template, device and format, with a small shotcat.app tag | 1 project and up to 5 screens, no localization |
| App Store preview video | Yes, from your recording, at Apple's accepted sizes | Not listed |
| Store screenshots | App Store and Google Play, sized from one set | App Store and Google Play, with 150+ Pro templates |
| 3D devices | 13 animated devices, tinted to your brand | 3D frames among its paid device styles |
| Taps on the device | Yes, placed by hand or by AI | Not listed |
| AI | Captions and taps | Captions, translation and restyling |
| Languages | 19, each as its own project copy | 80+ |
| Direct upload to the stores | No, you download a ZIP | Yes, App Store Connect and Google Play Console |
| Runs on | Desktop Chrome, Edge and Arc; recorder app for Mac | Online editor |
Which one should you pick?
Pick AppScreens if
- You ship in more than 19 languages
- You want screenshots pushed straight to the stores
- You run custom product pages and need variants uploaded for you
Pick Shotcat if
- You need an App Store preview video, not only stills
- You want to show taps and gestures on the device
- You would rather pay once than yearly
Checked on 31 October 2026 on appscreens.com. "Not listed" means we couldn't find it there, not that it doesn't exist. AppScreens is a trademark of its owner, not affiliated with Shotcat.
Questions
Yes if you need preview videos or prefer a one-time price. If your main need is uploading localized screenshots to the stores in one click, AppScreens does that and Shotcat doesn't.
AppScreens Pro at $99 a year comes to $297 over three years. Shotcat is $19 once per app, or $79 once for all your apps.
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