Comparison

Store Screenshot Maker vs Developer Laboratory

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Store Screenshot Maker

Easily create professional-looking app screenshots with device mockups. Supports multiple Apple devices and customizable backgrounds for efficient batch generation. Ideal for developers preparing App Store submissions.

Highlights
  • Device mockups for iOS, iPadOS, macOS
  • Customizable background colors
  • High-quality image output
  • Batch generation
  • App Store screenshot specifications
  • Drag and drop support
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Screenshot Frames wraps your screenshots in realistic device mockups—fast, polished, and ready to share or ship. PERFECT FOR • Developers who need App Store–compliant screenshot sizes • Designers and marketers creating app promo assets • Anyone who wants clean framed screenshots without Photoshop KEY FEATURES • Rich device library: iPhone 8 through iPhone 17, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch—with colors and handheld mockups, always updated • Frame colors: switch device finishes to match your story • Backgrounds your way: solids, palettes, custom hex, images, and transparent export • Batch export: up to 9 framed shots at once, crisp originals, auto-save to Photos • App Connect ready: output sizes match App Store screenshot specifications ONE PURCHASE, ALL PLATFORMS Use on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Mac Catalyst). iPadOS: multitasking drag & drop from Photos (up to 9 images at a time). macOS: optional any-size output beyond App Store specs; drag images in; save to Photos or drag out to keep full resolution. Support: https://grlover.com/appsupport/storescreenshotmakerios Contact: app@grlover.com

About

Developer Laboratory

This app provides a collection of example code and UI components for iOS developers. It demonstrates various functionalities like app icon creation, image viewing, web page loading, and custom controls. Access the source code to learn implementation details.

Highlights
  • APP icon creation
  • Imitation of WeChat Moments
  • Web page loading
  • Custom UI components
  • QR code scanning
  • Facial tracking
  • Database operations
Features
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iOS Technical Sharing (APP icon creation, imitation of WeChat Moments, imitation of WeChat image viewer, preventing @mentions on Sina Weibo, imitation of Alipay password prompt, imitation of Post Circle, tags, JS interaction + WK, loading web pages, adaptive cell height, embedding video player in TableView to prevent lag, custom beautiful popups, address selection, time selection, color selection, custom navigation control, carousel, QR code scanning, facial tracking, custom camera, ID card photo capture, iOS media player, AVPlayer encapsulation, dropdown selection popup, Snake game, marquee, adaptive height for TableView, native image download caching, folder operations, database operations, third-party login, sharing, payment, Apple installation agreement, data transfer between apps, acknowledgments for support) https://github.com/HansenCCC/YPLaboratory YPLaboratory is the source code for this project. If you want to see how it's implemented, you can click to view the source code. https://github.com/HansenCCC/YPUIKit-ObjC YPUIKit-ObjC is the framework for this project, providing many out-of-the-box functionalities. It includes in-app purchases, subscriptions, prompt dialogs, app info, user agent retrieval, device info, unique identifiers (persistent even after deletion), badges, useful buttons, common categories, MD5, hooks, regular expressions, hashed colors, image matrices, black-and-white images, base64 images, navigation settings, handy input fields, file management, floating draggable buttons, single-line input, multi-line input, loading dialogs, custom dialogs, local logs, marquee, waterfall flow, carousel, image preview, and more.

Screenshots

Store Screenshot Maker4 screens
Developer Laboratory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Store Screenshot Maker at none against Developer Laboratory's 8. Developer Laboratory's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Store Screenshot Maker costs $2.99 and Developer Laboratory $0.99 up front. Developer Laboratory sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Store Screenshot Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Store Screenshot Maker ships an update every 2 months, Developer Laboratory monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Store Screenshot Maker versus Developer Laboratory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStore Screenshot MakerDeveloper Laboratory
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer袁杰 张恒盛 程

Customer experience

Store Screenshot Maker

Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral23.5%
Negative23.5%

Developer Laboratory

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Store Screenshot Maker

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Developer Laboratory

One-time8
  • 0 ice cola$0.99
  • 1 ice cola$0.99
  • A sip of iced cola$0.99
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  • 一元商品$0.99
  • 2 ice cola$1.99
  • 3 ice cola$2.99
  • 4.16 ice cola$3.99
  • 16.5 ice cola$14.99

Questions

Is Store Screenshot Maker free?
Store Screenshot Maker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Developer Laboratory free?
Developer Laboratory costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Store Screenshot Maker or Developer Laboratory have ads?
Neither Store Screenshot Maker nor Developer Laboratory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Store Screenshot Maker or Developer Laboratory?
Store Screenshot Maker ships an update every 2 months, and Developer Laboratory monthly. Most recently, Store Screenshot Maker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Developer Laboratory on October 30, 2026.

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