Is this a subscription?

No. Credit packs are one-time purchases. Buy what you need; what you don't use stays in your account.

Where are my screenshots stored?

Nowhere. Uploads are passed to the model in-memory and dropped after generation. Outputs are returned to your browser only — there's no images table, no S3 bucket, no thumbnail cache.

What if a generation fails?

We retry the failing shot once automatically. If our retries and fallback can't deliver three valid images, the credit is returned to your balance — no support ticket needed.

Can I edit the text after?

Not inside ShotStudio. The headline is rendered into each image, so what you download is a finished PNG. To change the wording, generate a new set with a different pitch (one credit), or touch up the PNG in any image editor.

Three PNGs at 1290×2796, one of Apple's accepted 6.9" iPhone sizes, portrait — sRGB, no transparency, no watermark.

Do you offer refunds?

We don't refund cash, but we automatically return the credit to your balance whenever a generation can't be salvaged after our retries and fallback path. No support ticket needed.

App Store screenshots in under a minute, without the subscription.

Three raw uploads in, three polished shots back from $7, ready for App Store Connect.

Credits never expire · Auto-refund on failed shots · Images never stored

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How it works

How do you make App Store screenshots without a designer?

ShotStudio is a one-time-pay App Store screenshot generator for indie iOS developers. Upload three raw mobile screenshots, add your app name and a one-line pitch, and get three polished 1290×2796 shots back in about a minute. No design tool, no template gallery, nothing to learn. The flow is opinionated on purpose.

Step 01

Upload three screenshots

Drop your hero feature, your differentiator, and one more. PNG or JPEG, up to 10 MB each. They never touch our disk.

Step 02

Tell us the basics

App name, a one-sentence pitch, and a category. We write the headline and auto-pick the style preset; you can override it.

Step 03

Download three polished shots

Three device-framed shots at 1290×2796 — one per source screen you uploaded, exactly what App Store Connect expects.

Already have screenshots and only need to know if Apple will accept them? The free App Store screenshot size checker tests each file against every App Store and Google Play size in your browser, with no signup.

By app type

What converts in your category

A fitness app sells momentum, a finance app sells trust, an indie game sells a vibe in 200ms. Each category page has the dos, the don'ts, three headline patterns that work, and the personality preset ShotStudio picks by default.

For fitness appsfitness app screenshotsFitness apps live or die on the feeling someone gets in the first three seconds. The screenshot has to imply progress — a streak, a chart climbing, a body in motion — without showing a wall of numbers nobody wants to read on a Tuesday morning. Most indie fitness screenshots fail because they over-explain the feature instead of selling the outcome. The hero shot should answer one question: what does my next workout look like if I download this?For indie gamesindie game screenshotsIndie game screenshots are a different game (sorry) from utility apps. Players are scrolling fast and scanning for energy, character, and a hook — not a feature list. The hero shot needs to communicate the genre and the vibe in 200ms. Saturated solids, oversized type, and a hint of motion read better than any in-game render at thumbnail size, especially for casual and puzzle titles where the actual gameplay is hard to summarize visually.For finance appsfinance app screenshotsFinance app screenshots have an uphill fight: the actual product is a screen full of numbers, and a screen full of numbers reads as noise in the App Store carousel. The trick is to show one number, large, with one piece of context — and let the rest of the screenshot whisper. Premium finance apps lean dark for a reason: it makes a single accent color (your brand green for gains, your charcoal for the rest) feel deliberate instead of cluttered.For VPN appsVPN app screenshotsVPN-app screenshots sell trust and simplicity at once. The buyer wants one big reassuring "Connected" state and a sense that privacy is one tap away — not a control panel of protocols and ports. The category is crowded and full of sketchy free apps, so a clean, confident, premium-feeling screenshot is itself a credibility signal. Lead with the calm of being protected, prove with one concrete capability.For running appsrunning app screenshotsRunning-app screenshots sell momentum and the open road. The hero is motion — a route on a map, a pace climbing, a runner mid-stride — that makes someone want to lace up right now. Runners are data-curious but emotion-driven; the screenshot should lead with the feeling of a good run and prove it with one clean metric, not bury the joy under splits, cadence, and heart-rate zones.For weather appsweather app screenshotsWeather-app screenshots compete in a category where the default iOS app is free and good, so the indie has to show why theirs is worth a download. The win is one beautiful, glanceable hero — today's conditions rendered as a designed object, not a data dump — plus one clear differentiator like hyperlocal precip or a stunning radar. Personality and clarity, not more numbers, are the levers.For education appseducation app screenshotsEducation-app screenshots have to make learning look achievable, not overwhelming. The buyer (often a learner mid-doubt, or a parent) needs to see one clear lesson and a sense of progress, rendered calmly enough that the app reads as the opposite of a textbook. The instinct to show a full curriculum tree is the killer — it reads as homework, and homework is exactly what the buyer is trying to escape.For music appsmusic app screenshotsMusic-app screenshots sell mood and motion. Whether it's streaming, a player, or a maker tool, the hero has to feel like sound looks — album art, a waveform, a now-playing screen that pulses with energy. The buyer scrolling the carousel decides on vibe in 200ms; a clean now-playing screen with strong art beats any feature list about bitrate, EQ, or library size.For pet care appspet app screenshotsPet-care screenshots have a secret weapon: the pet. A great photo or illustration of a dog or cat earns the tap on emotion alone, and then one clear care feature — a feeding schedule, a vet reminder, a walk tracker — proves the utility. The category buyer loves their animal and wants to feel like a better owner, so warmth beats clinical, and the pet always belongs on the hero.

Or browse App Store screenshots by app category — all 10 verticals, from VPN app screenshots to running app screenshots.

Pricing

How much does ShotStudio cost?

$7 once for two sets, $17 for five, $37 for twelve. There is no subscription. 1 credit = 1 set = 3 polished shots, credits never expire, and failed generations return the credit automatically.

Starter

2 sets

$7once

Try it. Two sets to find the look.

2 generation sets
All 4 style presets
Credits never expire

Most chosen

Growth

5 sets

$17once

Iterate on copy or test alternate hero angles.

5 generation sets
All Starter perks
Best per-set value if you A/B copy

Studio

12 sets

$37once

Indie portfolios and small studios shipping a few apps a year.

12 generation sets
All Growth perks
Lowest per-set price

Full breakdown on the ShotStudio pricing page — what each credit pack includes, how VAT is handled at checkout, and why there is no subscription.

Switching

Already paying for a screenshot tool?

Most tools in this category bill monthly for a job indies do once or twice a year, and most still hand you a template editor. Honest comparisons — including where each tool is genuinely the better pick.

Free Studio + one-time AI packsAppMockUp alternativesStudio is unbeatable on price but the workflow is still manual template editing — you pick the template, drag elements, write the copy. The newer AI variant adds AI to title and background, not the full layout, and the marketing inherits Gemini's gallery look, not your app's actual theme.Free + $9.99 one-time + $19/moPreviewed alternativesThe closest competitor on pricing — but their $9.99 Plus tier caps at 10 exports and still hands you a mockup editor, not a generator. You're choosing templates, posing devices, and writing the copy yourself.Free tier + subscriptionShotbot alternativesLives inside the Apple ecosystem — beautiful Share Sheet integration, but the free tier hits a daily-frame cap at exactly the moment you're trying to ship, and the paid tier is another subscription.Free tier + subscriptionAppLaunchpad alternativesUnlimited exports and the full template library sit behind a Pro subscription, and you still pick the template, place the device and write every headline yourself.

Start with App Store screenshot tool alternatives if you’re still shortlisting, or compare it against $7 one-time credit packs.

Guides

Get the spec right before you generate

The App Store screenshot rules that actually get listings rejected, and an honest read on the tools indies compare.

6 min readBest App Store screenshot generators (2026)An indie iOS dev's honest comparison of 2026 screenshot tools: AppMockUp, Previewed, Rotato, Shotbot, Screenshots.pro, ShotStudio. Pricing and fit.5 min readApp Store screenshot sizes 2026: the full speciPhone needs one 6.9" set: 1290×2796, 1260×2736 or 1320×2868, PNG or JPEG, no transparency. The 2026 App Store screenshot sizes and what gets rejected.

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