Comparison

Screenshot Framer vs PictureTimer

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

Head to head
About

Screenshot Framer

Easily create professional App Store media by framing your screenshots with custom devices, backgrounds, and text. Organize your work with file-based projects and sync settings via iCloud.

Highlights
  • File-based projects for organized assets
  • Unlimited canvases, devices, and resolutions
  • Wide selection of devices and colors
  • Customizable text and backgrounds
  • Multiple export formats and compression options
  • iCloud sync for settings
Features
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Screenshot Framer is an all-in-one tool for creating App Store media. With Screenshot Framer 2, the app has changed from a single device and canvas at a time to an infinite amount of persistent devices and canvases with projects. Gone are the days of massive folders filled with various screenshots and expensive, proprietary photo editing documents. With (.scfr) projects, all your screenshots, canvases, and devices are stored within a single file that can be moved, copied, and shared with ease. Features: - Upload right after exporting, no further editing needed. - File-based Projects - Unlimited canvses, devices, and resolutions - Huge selection of devices and colors for framing your screenshots - Massive database of App Store and device resolutions - Ability to export in different formats (png, jpeg, more availble on macOS) and image compression options - iCloud sync for app settings - Customize your screenshots: - Add text with custom colors, fonts, placement, alignment, formatting, and shadows. - Choose from an Image, Gradient, and "Acrylic" background, or export with a transparent background - Customize the "Inner Background" to give transparent screenshots a background - Add shadows for increased depth and style - Give your devices a solid color bezel for added simplicity Screenshot Framer is free to try, with no time-limit, and all features enabled. To export without any watermarks, purchase Screenshot Framer once and keep it forever. To remove the watermark from exports and previews, you must purchase Screenshot Framer. Your purchase goes directly towards making Screenshot Framer better. Screenshot Framer is continuously updated with new devices and features. A lifetime of free updates and new features- included at no additional cost. Purchases are cross-platform (ex: if purchased on Mac, you also get the version for iPad), and shared between family members. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gryzle.com/privacy-policy.html Made with love by Samuel Falchick, an independent app developer.

About

PictureTimer

This app transforms your reference photos into timed slideshows for drawing practice. Easily set up custom timers and intervals to focus on gesture drawing, figure studies, and sketching.

Highlights
  • Use personal reference photos
  • Timed slideshows for practice
  • On-screen countdown timer
  • Connect to shared drives (SMB)
  • Customizable time intervals (Plus)
  • Shuffle and forward-only modes (Plus)
Features
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Build a regular drawing habit with your own reference photos. PictureTimer turns images into timed slideshows with an on-screen countdown for gesture drawing, figure studies, croquis and sketching practice. PRACTICE WITH YOUR OWN REFERENCES Choose photos from device albums, iCloud or folders. Connect to Mac shared drives and compatible NAS devices using SMB to work with your existing image library. KEEP YOUR SESSION MOVING View each reference alongside a countdown so you can focus on drawing. Use timed slideshows for personal practice, art classes, lesson pacing or presentations. MORE CONTROL WITH PICTURETIMER PLUS Choose a Plus subscription or the one-time Plus Lifetime purchase to unlock custom time intervals, images from subfolders, shuffle, a time-up sound and forward-only mode to keep your practice moving to the next reference. Bring the photos you want to study, choose your slideshow settings and start drawing. Privacy Policy: https://zincwhite.art/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PictureTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Screenshot Framer and PictureTimer are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Screenshot Framer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PictureTimer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Screenshot Framer versus PictureTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenshot FramerPictureTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGryzle LLCZinc White Limited

Customer experience

Screenshot Framer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PictureTimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Screenshot Framer

Subscriptions2
  • Screenshot Framer Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Screenshot Framer Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Screenshot Framer Lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

PictureTimer

Subscriptions2
  • Plus (All Features Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Plus (All Features Yearly)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Screenshot Framer free?
Screenshot Framer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PictureTimer free?
PictureTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screenshot Framer or PictureTimer have ads?
Neither Screenshot Framer nor PictureTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screenshot Framer or PictureTimer?
Screenshot Framer ships an update monthly, and PictureTimer monthly. Most recently, Screenshot Framer was updated on October 5, 2026 and PictureTimer on October 9, 2026.

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