Comparison

Scrollshot vs Smart Layout

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

Head to head
About

Scrollshot

This utility app stitches together screen recordings to create a single, long screenshot. It's perfect for capturing entire conversations, articles, or web pages without manual effort. Edit and export your stitched images or PDFs easily.

Highlights
  • Capture content from any app via screen recording
  • Automatic scroll motion detection
  • Stitch into high-resolution screenshots
  • Crop and edit before exporting
  • Export to image or PDF
  • Share or save directly to device storage
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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ScrollShot – One scroll. One image. Save entire chats, long articles and endless feeds as one clean, seamless screenshot. Record your screen while you scroll, and ScrollShot stitches it into a single high-resolution image – right on your device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a screen recording from Control Center 2. Scroll through the chat, page or post you want to keep 3. Import the recording – or pick screenshots from Photos 4. ScrollShot finds the frames and stitches them together 5. Edit if you like, then share or save FEATURES • Stitch screen recordings or screenshots into one long image • Review frames: reorder or remove them before stitching • Edit: crop and annotate, plus blur private details and add borders (Pro) • Share as PNG or JPEG, or as PDF (Pro), to Files, Mail, Messages and any app • Library to keep, tag and reshare your captures • Beautiful new design with Liquid Glass and Dark Mode • Made for iPad: side-by-side panels, drag & drop and keyboard shortcuts • Made for iPhone Duo: uses both displays and adapts as you open, close and fold it • Private by design: everything is processed on your device, nothing is uploaded FREE & PRO ScrollShot is free to use: create screenshots on a free weekly allowance and watch a short ad whenever you need one more. The free plan keeps 3 screenshots in your Library, with up to 10 photos per capture, a small watermark on exports and ads. ScrollShot Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks unlimited screenshots, an unlimited Library, up to 30 photos per capture, Original quality, no watermark, no ads, Blur, Border, PDF export and priority feedback. Capture the whole story, not just the screen.

About

Smart Layout

Currently charting
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Your most-used apps, efficiently placed in your home screen layout. Smart Layout analyzes your Screen Time history and builds a home screen layout around your real habits. HOW IT WORKS Pick an analysis period, tap Analyze, and Smart Layout ranks every app by how often and how recently you use it. Your top apps land where your thumb naturally reaches. TWO LAYOUT MODES · Smart — most used apps in the thumb-reachable corner, adapted for your dominant hand · Linear — apps ordered left to right by usage score ALWAYS IN VIEW A floating Picture-in-Picture window shows your layout while you rearrange — no switching back and forth. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on-device. Your data never leaves your phone.

Screenshots

Scrollshot4 screens
Smart Layout3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scrollshot at Free against Smart Layout's $1.99. Scrollshot also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Smart Layout's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Scrollshot is free to download; Smart Layout costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollshot ships an update every 2 weeks, Smart Layout every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Scrollshot versus Smart Layout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollshotSmart Layout
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperChanaka Caldera HelessageDEMIREL SMAJOVIC

In-app purchases

None

Scrollshot

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Layout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scrollshot free?
Scrollshot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Layout free?
Smart Layout costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scrollshot or Smart Layout have ads?
Neither Scrollshot nor Smart Layout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrollshot or Smart Layout?
Scrollshot ships an update every 2 weeks, and Smart Layout every 5 months. Most recently, Scrollshot was updated on October 22, 2026 and Smart Layout on October 8, 2026.

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