Comparison

CaptainShot Screenshot Library vs ScreenNote

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

Head to head
About

CaptainShot Screenshot Library

Features
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We don’t take screenshots just to keep an image. We take them to remember something. A restaurant, a ticket, a purchase, an idea, a document, a conversation… then a few weeks later, the screenshot is buried among thousands of images. CaptainShot turns your screenshots and useful images into a private, organized, actionable library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It analyzes new captures, organizes them, helps you find them again, and lets you take action. MAKE YOUR SCREENSHOTS USEFUL - AI-powered automatic collections: CaptainShot analyzes your screenshots and automatically groups them by topic. - Manual collections: create your own collections. CaptainShot also takes your organization into account to better classify relevant new images. - Custom Selections: build dynamic collections with your own rules by combining text, visual content, SmartData, dates, faces, favorites, stars, status, notes, summaries, and more. They update automatically. - Natural search: find a screenshot using your own words through OCR, visual content, collections, detected data, notes, and summaries. - SmartData: turn screenshots into actionable information. CaptainShot detects dates, amounts, links, contacts, addresses, flights, deliveries, QR codes, and useful references. - Quick actions: use detected information to open a link, contact someone, view an address, use a date, or launch the relevant action. - Reminders and suggestions: CaptainShot detects important dates and information and can suggest reminders with useful details already prepared and linked to the original image. - Summaries and translations: on Apple Intelligence-compatible devices, generate summaries, translations, title suggestions, and reminder suggestions locally. - Super-fast Review: keep, delete, move, favorite, or mark screenshots as “To Review” in just a few gestures. - Timeline, statistics, and widgets: return to a specific period, track your library, and keep important content accessible from your Home Screen. - Image editor: add notes, text, shapes, arrows, annotations, or blur areas. Crop, rotate, compare edits, and use Apple Pencil on compatible devices. - Import and sharing: add screenshots, photos, and documents from Photos, the camera, the Share Sheet, or by drag and drop on Mac. Share collections with other users. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE CaptainShot helps you find your images, understand what they contain, and act when it matters. New screenshots are analyzed in the background so your library keeps organizing itself automatically. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Screenshots can contain personal information, so CaptainShot is built around a local, private approach. OCR, visual analysis, SmartData, classification, and search run directly on your device. Your screenshots are not sent to CaptainShot servers for analysis. No account. No ads. No tracking. No profiling. Apple Intelligence is not required for the core experience. Compatible devices unlock additional local features such as summaries, translations, title suggestions, and reminder suggestions. BUILT FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with one Pro access across all your devices. Photos integration, duplicate-free iCloud import, widgets, and Share Sheet support. Available in 9 languages: FR, EN, IT, DE, ES, ZH, JA, KO, PT-BR. Privacy Policy: https://captainshot.ai/en/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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ScreenNote

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ScreenNote turns screenshots into notes you can search, reuse, and act on. Capture a receipt, confirmation, message, or idea. ScreenNote reads text on-device, keeps important details close, and helps you find them again. • Useful now: codes, due to-dos and upcoming charges as one list on Home, with one-tap Add Reminder, Copy or Done. • On-device OCR: search words inside screenshots. • Auto notes: titles, summaries, tags, and key takeaways you can act on. • Ledger: turn purchase screenshots into expense records. • To-dos: collect actions and send them to Reminders. • Fast search by text, title, tag, folder, or key field. • Core processing happens on your device. • Optional AI summaries when you want them. ScreenNote is for the screenshots you meant to remember. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CaptainShot Screenshot Library4 screens
ScreenNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScreenNote at 17.0 against CaptainShot Screenshot Library's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. CaptainShot Screenshot Library sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ScreenNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptainShot Screenshot Library ships an update weekly, ScreenNote every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
CaptainShot Screenshot Library versus ScreenNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptainShot Screenshot LibraryScreenNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien Clere江 吴

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CaptainShot Screenshot Library

Subscriptions3
  • CaptainShot Pro$0.991 Month
  • CaptainShot Pro$2.996 Months
  • CaptainShot Pro$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Access (lifetime)$14.99
2 purchases

ScreenNote

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is CaptainShot Screenshot Library free?
CaptainShot Screenshot Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenNote free?
ScreenNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaptainShot Screenshot Library or ScreenNote have ads?
Neither CaptainShot Screenshot Library nor ScreenNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptainShot Screenshot Library or ScreenNote?
CaptainShot Screenshot Library ships an update weekly, and ScreenNote every 9 days. Most recently, CaptainShot Screenshot Library was updated on September 29, 2026 and ScreenNote on October 25, 2026.

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