App Store screenshot alternatives.

The market split

Screenshot tools break cleanly into four categories. Pick a tool that matches the job you have, not the one that's most popular.

1. AI composition tools

These generate the full design (layout, background, headlines, typography) from your inputs. No templates to pick — the AI composes per-app.

• Nuvex — full per-app composition, per-frame natural-language refinement, credit-based with free starter and never-expiring packs. First-class feature graphic.
• Picasso — AI-assisted templates; AI fills in copy and picks from a curated template library.

1b. AI-assisted template tools

Template-first tools that add AI features on top — AI text suggestions, auto-resizing, AI-powered localization. You still start from a template, but the AI accelerates the work around it.

• AppScreens — established AI-assisted template editor with strong auto-resizing and localization workflows.
• Launch Shots — polished modern templates with AI copy generation and translation. Popular with solo founders.

2. Template-based screenshot tools

A library of pre-designed layouts. You pick one and fill in your screens, headlines, and colors manually. Fastest way to make "designed" screenshots if you're willing to browse templates.

• Screenshots.pro — mature template library with extensive device-frame support.
• AppLaunchPad — similar template approach, popular for iOS.
• Shotbot — template tool with localization focus.
• TheTool / StoreFlix — less common but similar model.

3. Mockup / scene tools

Primarily for marketing imagery, pitch decks, and social media — not for App Store submission. You pick a scene (phone on desk, phone in hand) and drop your app screen in.

• AppMockUp — extensive device-frame library, scenes, and layout presets.
• Previewed — scene-based preview builder with social-format exports.
• Smartmockups — photo-realistic device mockups, broad asset library.
• Mockuuups Studio — high-quality device mockup scenes.

4. General design tools

Not purpose-built for App Store screenshots, but capable. Best if you have design skills and want full control.

• Figma — design from scratch. Requires design skills, full creative control.
• Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator — same as Figma, more pixel-level control.
• Sketch — macOS-only, still used by iOS designers.
• Canva — template-based general design; App Store templates exist but are limited.

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How to pick

You are shipping your first app

Use Nuvex. You do not have time for templates and you almost certainly do not have the design skills for Figma. AI composition gives you a direction to react to, and the 6 free credits give you three trial frames to evaluate the output before paying.

You have a brand system and an in-house designer

Use Figma or Photoshop. Your designer already knows what screenshots should look like; tools get in the way.

You need App Store screenshots and marketing mockups

Use Nuvex for the App Store submission. Then drop Nuvex screenshots into AppMockUp or Previewed for your landing page and social.

You want the cheapest option that looks decent

Nuvex's $5 one-time 25-credit pack is the cheapest way to get a fully AI-designed set. Credits never expire.

You want "just templates, nothing fancy"

Screenshots.pro or AppLaunchPad. Large template libraries, predictable workflow.

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