Comparison

Lilacpane vs ScreenshotMaker

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

Head to head
About

Lilacpane

Easily create professional app promotional graphics, frame your photos with decorative borders, and design multi-photo postcards. Utilize smart backgrounds, canvas splitting, and batch export for efficient workflow. Start with templates or a blank canvas to bring your creative visions to life.

Highlights
  • Device frames for screenshots
  • Decorative photo frames
  • Multi-photo postcard layouts
  • Split continuous canvas designs
  • Smart background generation
  • Batch export of images and videos
  • Customizable templates
Features
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Create app promotional graphics, frame your photos, and turn multiple photos into postcard layouts. Start with a template or a blank canvas, then bring your work together with smart backgrounds, canvas splitting, and batch export. DEVICE FRAMES FOR SCREENSHOTS & VIDEOS Add phone, tablet, computer, and watch frames to screenshots, photos, or existing screen recordings. Choose a device and adjust its position, size, and angle. Arrange multiple devices on one canvas to showcase different screens and use cases. PHOTO FRAMES Give your photos a different look with decorative frames. Adjust the crop and spacing to create framed compositions for travel photos, portraits, and everyday moments. MULTI-PHOTO POSTCARD LAYOUTS Arrange photos and text to make travel keepsakes, everyday photo stories, or greeting postcards. Bring several moments together in one shareable composition. SPLIT A CONTINUOUS CANVAS Arrange images, text, and backgrounds across one continuous canvas, then export it as 2 or 3 separate images. Create connected app promotional graphics and multi-panel displays that flow from one image to the next. SMART BACKGROUNDS Build a coordinated background from colors in your imported image, or use a blurred version of the image as a backdrop. Choose solid colors, gradients, or your own background image to refine the overall look. TEXT, ICONS & BADGES Add headings, captions, icons, and badges. Adjust text styles and colors to make important details stand out and keep your message clear. TEMPLATES & FLEXIBLE EDITING Start with a ready-made template and replace the images and text, or design your own layout on a blank canvas. Save frequently used layouts as custom templates for your next project. MULTIPLE CANVASES & BATCH EXPORT Import multiple images or videos, switch between canvases, and keep a series of designs consistent. Export your work in batches, with PNG and JPEG for images and MP4 and MOV for videos. Free templates are available, including selected photo-frame and photo-layout templates. Exporting designs with Pro features, split-canvas export, batch export and video export require a paid subscription or lifetime purchase. Adding Pro features to a free template also makes export require Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lilacpane.com/privacy?lang=en User Agreement: https://lilacpane.com/terms?lang=en

About

ScreenshotMaker

Features
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ScreenshotMaker is the fastest way to turn raw app captures into App Store-ready preview screenshots, and now the fastest way to get them onto the App Store itself. Drop in screenshots from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, surround them with realistic device frames, add a headline, pick a theme, and publish. No subscriptions, no watermarks, no cloud round-trip. Let an AI assistant do the work On the Mac, ScreenshotMaker speaks the Model Context Protocol from inside the app, so Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client can do everything the inspector does: import your captures, write and translate the headlines, restyle a set, render it, export it. Ask for what you want in plain language and watch it happen. Edits appear in the app's windows as they are made. Because projects sync over iCloud, a set you started on iPhone or iPad is waiting for the assistant when you get back to your Mac. Upload straight to App Store Connect Also on the Mac: render a project and send it to a listing without touching a browser. Each project language goes to the App Store localization it matches, slides upload in the order you arranged them, and a dry run shows you exactly where every image would land before a single one changes. Your listing text (description, promotional text, what's new, and keywords) can be written there too, in every language your listing carries. Realistic device frames Choose between clean vector frames or pixel-accurate product bezels for the latest iPhone, iPad, and Mac models. Portrait or landscape. The layout adapts automatically. Multi-device slides Show more than one device per slide. Compare an iPhone and iPad side by side, or stage a Mac with a phone in front of it. Every device on a slide is independently configurable. Localized previews Build one project and produce screenshots for every language your app ships in. Headlines, captions, and screenshots can vary per locale. Themes and custom gradients Start from a curated theme or design your own gradient. Backgrounds, type, and device proportions all stay in sync with the export canvas. Every App Store size Export PNGs at the exact dimensions Apple requires for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ready to upload to App Store Connect. iCloud sync Projects live in your iCloud Drive. Start a design on your Mac, polish it on iPad, finish on the train. Your project follows you across devices. Import and export Share a project file with a teammate or back up your work locally. Open it on any of your devices and pick up where you left off. Native on macOS 14+ and iOS 17+. Built for developers and indie teams who want App Store assets that look professional without firing up a heavy design tool.

Screenshots

Lilacpane4 screens
ScreenshotMaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lilacpane at Free against ScreenshotMaker's $9.99. ScreenshotMaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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

Lilacpane is free to download; ScreenshotMaker costs $9.99 up front. Lilacpane sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. ScreenshotMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lilacpane ships an update every 2 weeks, ScreenshotMaker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lilacpane versus ScreenshotMaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLilacpaneScreenshotMaker
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文阳 贺Lukasz Skierkowski

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lilacpane

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Professional Edition$14.99
None

ScreenshotMaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lilacpane free?
Lilacpane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenshotMaker free?
ScreenshotMaker costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lilacpane or ScreenshotMaker have ads?
Neither Lilacpane nor ScreenshotMaker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lilacpane or ScreenshotMaker?
Lilacpane ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScreenshotMaker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lilacpane was updated on November 4, 2026 and ScreenshotMaker on October 31, 2026.

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