# Afterthought vs ShotMark

The clearest difference is update cadence: Afterthought at every 4 days against ShotMark's every 2 weeks. Afterthought also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ShotMark's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Afterthought sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ShotMark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Afterthought holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShotMark has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Afterthought ships an update every 4 days, ShotMark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Afterthought | ShotMark |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterthought-voice-notes/id6758908457/reviews)** | [4.7 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shotmark-screenshot-memory/id6761759060/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **7** |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 91 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Paul Lancashire](https://appshunter.io/developer/1097814606) | [Zhen Chyi Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891306061) |

## What reviewers say

### Afterthought

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterthought-voice-notes/id6758908457)

Capture thoughts, tasks, and notes using your voice on Apple Watch and iPhone. Leverage AI to process your input and prepare it for your favorite productivity apps. Designed for quick capture when opening other apps is inconvenient.

**Highlights:** Voice capture from Apple Watch and iPhone, AI-powered detail extraction, Integration with notes, tasks, and calendar apps, Draft emails and Slack messages, Journal entry creation, Review and edit captured content, Pro writing actions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Afterthought Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Afterthought Pro Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


### ShotMark

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shotmark-screenshot-memory/id6761759060)

Organize your screenshots into searchable notes and folders. Quickly find important information without endless scrolling. Export your organized content as clean shareable images.

**Highlights:** Save screenshots with notes, Organize into folders, OCR text detection, Instant search, Clean export to images, iCloud sync

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Pro | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Afterthought free?

Afterthought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ShotMark free?

ShotMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Afterthought or ShotMark?

Afterthought is rated higher. Afterthought averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ShotMark averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.

### Do Afterthought or ShotMark have ads?

Neither Afterthought nor ShotMark shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Afterthought or ShotMark?

Afterthought ships an update every 4 days, and ShotMark every 2 weeks. Most recently, Afterthought was updated on September 19, 2026 and ShotMark on September 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*