Comparison

Frame Screenshots vs Protaxis

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

Head to head
About

Frame Screenshots

Enhance your screenshots by adding custom device frames, backgrounds, and lighting effects. Perfect for showcasing app designs, home screen layouts, or gaming captures with a professional touch. Automate the process with shortcuts and Siri integration.

Highlights
  • Add device frames (iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc.)
  • Apply custom backgrounds (gradients, patterns, images)
  • Adjust lighting and shadow effects
  • Automatic screenshot detection
  • Batch processing with Shortcuts and Siri
  • Custom frame support
Features
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“Shareshot does things that a shortcut can’t, and the results it produces look fantastic.” - MacStories “The first app that’s taken a spot on my main Control Center screen is Shareshot.” — Stephen Robles “One of the things I liked most about Shareshot is that it’s very intuitive.” — 9to5Mac ~~ Winner of MacStories Selects "Best Design" 2024 ~~ ~~ Upgradies 2024 Runner-up: Best Newcomer iOS App ~~ Create beautiful images for sharing screenshots, social posts, text, source code, podcasts and more so quickly it seems unreal. UNLIMITED FREE USE WITH NO WATERMARKS on single framed screenshots. WHAT YOU CAN DO * Add a perfectly fitted device frame to screenshots from iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and more. Perfect for sharing lock & home screen setups, promoting apps or adding device images to web content. Use batch mode to process many images instantly with consistent results. * Hide or blur personal information like names, faces and bank details with a single tap. * Instantly create images from social post links for reposting or adding to presentation slides, with option to include original links and QR Codes. (Supports X, BlueSky, Mastodon) * Add text or Markdown to post online as images using the supplied themes for announcements or promotions. * Paste source code fragments to get syntax-highlighted images for sharing online or in presentations. * Import links to automatically create attractive "card" images for sharing. All standard device bezels are included for free, always. A Pro subscription removes restrictions on more advanced features including: batch mode, custom background images, custom frame images, and Shortcuts. BACKGROUNDS * Add a pretty background — with thousands of gradient variations, striped patterns, and LGBTQ+ and solidarity flags to show off your screenshot. * Highlight your image with the light position control for shadow and lighting effects in the background. * Use any custom image as a background. (*) MAGIC IMPORT * Paste, Drop, Open or directly type in text that is automatically rendered as an attractive image. * Text and Markdown is converted to an image using themes provided. * Source Code is drawn with syntax highlighting. * Links to Social Posts produce social "cards" without having to crop a screenshot (X, BlueSky and Mastodon). * Apple Music, Apple Maps, App Store, YouTube and podcast links all create shareable card images. BATCH MODE (*) * Import many images in batch mode, apply the same style settings to all and see the changes instantly with automatic file naming. * Customize per-image settings like device frame, corner radius and privacy redactions. * Create framed or text-based image carousels by dropping/importing multiple files and drag out the resulting images directly into another app to post them. PRIVACY * Automatic detection of Identification, Financial information and Faces. * Always automatically hides Financial information. * Tap a button to hide a piece of information or show it. * Multiple redaction styles. THE PERFECT FRAME * Device frames always fit the resolution of the screenshot, no janky stretched or cropped images. * Add your own custom frame with a clear area where the screenshot should be — frame any images! * Use any image if no frame is required, or choose "No frame" if you prefer to go without. SHORTCUTS & SIRI * Automate batch processing with powerful Shortcuts actions to frame each screenshot in the input. * Many powerful Shortcut Intents: "Frame last screenshot", "Open Shareshot with most recent screenshot", "Frame Screenshots", "Frame Screenshots with a custom background", "Create Image from Text", "Create Image from Links" and "Create Image from Source Code". * Siri "App Shortcut" support for saying "New Shareshot" to frame the last screenshot, opens the app ready for you to tweak the background. (*) - Requires Pro For Terms of Use see: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Protaxis

Features
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Design your app’s typography in real time. This app is a font playground for app developers. Try different fonts, adjust font size, line spacing, and kerning with simple gestures, and see exactly how your text looks on a real device — including Dark Mode. Instead of guessing values or going back and forth with design tools, you can fine-tune everything directly on screen and export ready-to-use SwiftUI code. What you can do • Browse and preview system and custom fonts • Adjust font size, line spacing, and kerning by tapping and dragging • See changes instantly in Light and Dark Mode • Copy or share SwiftUI code for your typography • Reset and compare different settings easily Whether you’re designing a reading app, a note app, or any text-heavy UI, this tool helps you find the perfect typography faster and with more confidence. Design it. Test it. Ship it.

Screenshots

Frame Screenshots4 screens
Protaxis3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Protaxis at none against Frame Screenshots's 2. Protaxis also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Frame Screenshots's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Frame Screenshots sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Protaxis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame Screenshots ships an update every 2 weeks, Protaxis daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Frame Screenshots versus Protaxis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame ScreenshotsProtaxis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMontana Floss Co.yu kawase

Bugs and requests

Frame Screenshots

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App doesn't see screenshots taken with Shortcuts
  • Auto-detection fails for certain devices (e.g., MacBook Air)
  • Landscape screenshots cause errors
  • Frame packs not working unless metadata matches exactly

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to move the iPhone frame
  • One-time payment option
  • Option for video framing
  • Support for custom export sizes
  • Support for screen recordings
Show 6 more
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Copy and delete option for screenshots
  • Support for multiple screenshots on one canvas
  • Lifetime unlock option
  • Mac App Store version
  • Framing screen recordings

Protaxis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Frame Screenshots

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Protaxis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frame Screenshots free?
Frame Screenshots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protaxis free?
Protaxis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frame Screenshots or Protaxis have ads?
Neither Frame Screenshots nor Protaxis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame Screenshots or Protaxis?
Frame Screenshots ships an update every 2 weeks, and Protaxis daily. Most recently, Frame Screenshots was updated on October 25, 2026 and Protaxis on October 14, 2026.

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