Comparison

Screenshot Framer vs Palette Spin

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
Read full description

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

Palette Spin

Features
Read full description

Palette Spin is a simple wallpaper maker for turning colors, photos, and text into custom iPhone wallpapers. Start with a palette, spin through color patterns, and preview how your wallpaper looks on an iPhone-style screen. You can add a photo, adjust blend effects, place text, tune colors, and save the result to Photos. Palette Spin is designed for quick visual experiments: ・Spin palettes and color patterns ・Create colorful gradient wallpapers ・Add photos as a background layer ・Adjust blend mode, opacity, scale, and position ・Add text with custom font, color, outline, shadow, and rotation ・Preview portrait and landscape wallpaper layouts ・Save full wallpapers or split designs into tiles Whether you want a bright lock screen, a soft gradient background, or a personal wallpaper with text and photos, Palette Spin helps you make it quickly.

Screenshots

Palette Spin2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palette Spin at none against Screenshot Framer's 3. Palette Spin also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Screenshot Framer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Palette Spin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screenshot Framer ships an update monthly, Palette Spin daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Screenshot Framer versus Palette Spin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenshot FramerPalette Spin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGryzle LLCMakoto Fukuoka

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
None

Palette Spin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screenshot Framer free?
Screenshot Framer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Palette Spin free?
Palette Spin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screenshot Framer or Palette Spin have ads?
Neither Screenshot Framer nor Palette Spin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screenshot Framer or Palette Spin?
Screenshot Framer ships an update monthly, and Palette Spin daily. Most recently, Screenshot Framer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Palette Spin on October 30, 2026.

Other comparisons