Comparison

CaptainShot Screenshot Library vs Link Capture

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€œTo 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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Link Capture

Features
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Stop retyping links you see in screenshots. LinkCapture reads the URLs right out of your images and saves them as tidy, searchable bookmarks β€” all on your device, no account required. Point it at a screenshot, a photo, or something on your clipboard, and LinkCapture uses Apple's on-device text recognition to pull out every link it finds. One image with three links becomes three bookmarks. Emails are detected too. Then it offers something no camera roll does: once your link is safe, delete the source image and reclaim the storage. **WHAT YOU CAN DO** β€’ Extract links from screenshots, photos, the camera, or the clipboard β€’ Get every URL in an image at once β€” save one bookmark per link β€’ See every link with its site's favicon, in a list or a grid β€’ Organize with colorful, icon-tagged categories β€’ Search and filter your whole collection instantly β€’ Browse a Recents timeline grouped by date β€’ Open links in an in-app browser, or copy and share them β€’ Automatically strip tracking clutter (?fbclid=…, utm_…) off every link β€’ Detect email addresses, file them in their own category, and pick which mail app opens them β€’ Edit a saved link anytime β€” or add one to a "no-link" capture β€’ Back up your links and categories to iCloud β€’ Reclaim storage by deleting the source photo β€” now or later **SHARE SHEET BUILT IN** Send an image to LinkCapture straight from Photos, Safari, or any app via the Share sheet. It extracts the links and saves them without leaving what you were doing. **PRIVATE BY DESIGN** Extraction and storage happen entirely on your iPhone or iPad β€” no servers, no account, and your bookmarks and images never leave your device. Favicons are fetched directly from each site, not a third-party icon service. LinkCapture is free to use with ads; subscribe to Pro to remove them. _(with ads)_ **PRO β€” GO DEEPER** Some links wrap across multiple lines in a screenshot. LinkCapture Pro reconstructs those full, deep links automatically, removes ads, and adds 100 extractions to your balance every month. $4.99/month β€” cancel anytime. Start with 30 free extractions. Grab a pack whenever you need more. LinkCapture Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: $4.99 (USD) per month, billed to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hiddenmine.com/apps/linkcapture/privacy

Screenshots

CaptainShot Screenshot Library4 screens
Link Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CaptainShot Screenshot Library at none against Link Capture's shown. Link Capture's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. CaptainShot Screenshot Library sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Link Capture sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CaptainShot Screenshot Library versus Link Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptainShot Screenshot LibraryLink Capture
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size197 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDamien ClereEMiR EMRAH UCKAN

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
4 purchases

Link Capture

Subscriptions1
  • LinkCapture Pro$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • 10-Pack$0.99
  • 50-Pack$3.99
  • 100-Scan-Pack$6.99

Questions

Is CaptainShot Screenshot Library free?
CaptainShot Screenshot Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Link Capture free?
Link Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaptainShot Screenshot Library or Link Capture have ads?
Link Capture shows ads; CaptainShot Screenshot Library does not.
Which is updated more often, CaptainShot Screenshot Library or Link Capture?
CaptainShot Screenshot Library ships an update weekly, and Link Capture weekly. Most recently, CaptainShot Screenshot Library was updated on September 29, 2026 and Link Capture on October 25, 2026.

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