CaptainShot Screenshot Library vs ScreenNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CaptainShot Screenshot Library
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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/
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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | CaptainShot Screenshot Library | ScreenNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Damien Clere | 江 吴 |
In-app purchases
CaptainShot Screenshot Library
- CaptainShot Pro$0.991 Month
- CaptainShot Pro$2.996 Months
- CaptainShot Pro$6.991 Year
- Pro Access (lifetime)$14.99
ScreenNote
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
Questions
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