Comparison

Capture vs Shotbox

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

Head to head
About

Capture

This AI-powered assistant transforms screenshots and camera captures into actionable items. It automatically organizes receipts, saves business cards, adds events to your calendar, and drafts replies for various messaging and social media platforms.

Highlights
  • AI-powered screenshot analysis
  • Automated data organization (receipts, contacts)
  • Calendar event creation
  • Drafts replies for messages and social media
  • Real-time shared capture spaces
  • Integration with Notion, Slack, Asana, Jira, Trello, Linear
Features
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Space cards have a simpler look, and all actions now live in the ⋯ menu. Capture is an AI-powered screenshot assistant that turns anything you capture into the right action automatically. Take a screenshot, use your camera, or share from any app. Capture understands what you've captured and instantly routes it into the right workflow. Try Capture free with 3 captures and experience it in seconds. WHAT CAPTURE DOES — Receipts → organize merchant, total, and purchase date — Business cards → save directly to Contacts — Flight confirmations → add to Google Calendar — Messages → generate AI-powered replies ready for iMessage — Emails → create Gmail drafts automatically — Social media → generate replies for X (Twitter), Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, Reddit, and LinkedIn — Products → search instantly on Amazon — Restaurants → reserve a table on OpenTable — Movies & Shows → instantly find where to watch — Photos → generate AI captions, hashtags, tags, and draft replies (Pro) AI THAT LEARNS YOU — Polish any reply with one tap — Learn your writing style from previous replies — Choose the length, tone, and personality of every response SHARED SPACES Create Spaces with family, friends, or teammates. Share an invite code and keep everything in sync in real time. — Share captures instantly — Comment, react, and send voice messages — Post directly to your Space — Organize captures with Collections — Assign captures to teammates CAPTURE UNLIMITED ($9.99 one-time) — Unlimited captures forever — Access to every destination — Early adopter pricing (price increases in future versions) CAPTURE PRO ($6.99/month) — Everything in Unlimited — Notion integration for your workspace — Secure screenshot storage with original images — Photo destination with AI captions and tags — Early access to upcoming integrations CAPTURE TEAM ($8.99/user/month) — Everything in Pro — Shared team workspace — Slack, Asana, Jira, Trello, and Linear integrations — Work tab with AI-generated reply drafts — Invite teammates by email — Team notifications for assignments and comments Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shotbox

Features
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Shotbox turns your screenshots into things you can act on. Open Shotbox and your new screenshots are already there, read on your phone. Shotbox finds the links, prices, dates, addresses, phone numbers, codes and store names inside them, and suggests a bucket for each one. You confirm or change it with a swipe. Nothing is filed without your say. Act in one tap - Open a link, get directions, or add an event to your calendar, with a preview before anything is saved - Copy a code, a price or an address straight from the screenshot - Track a return, with reminders 7, 3 and 1 day before the deadline and on the day - Keep anything active with a note and a reminder; overdue items come first Ask AI Copy an item's details and open ChatGPT or Claude in one tap. Turn on sync in Settings to use it. Send it where you work Apple Notes, WhatsApp, Notion (iOS 17.4 or later), Markdown, and receipts straight to Google Sheets. Your week, at a glance After your first 10 sorted screenshots, Insights shows weekly patterns from your screenshots and a Brief of what needs your attention. Turn on an optional daily recap. Private by design Text recognition runs on your phone and screenshot images are never uploaded. Sync is optional and off by default; when you turn it on, it sends text and details, never images. Lock Shotbox with Face ID. Subscription Shotbox is a subscription with monthly and yearly plans. Eligible new subscribers start with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shotboxapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://shotboxapp.com/terms Support: https://shotboxapp.com/support

Screenshots

Capture4 screens
Shotbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shotbox at 16.4 against Capture'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. Capture sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Shotbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capture ships an update every 5 days, Shotbox every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Capture versus Shotbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptureShotbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena RodinaAethon Digital FZCO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Capture

Subscriptions2
  • Capture Pro$6.991 Month
  • Capture Team$8.991 Month
One-time1
  • Capture Unlimited$9.99
2 purchases

Shotbox

Subscriptions2
  • Shotbox Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Shotbox Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Capture free?
Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shotbox free?
Shotbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Capture or Shotbox have ads?
Neither Capture nor Shotbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capture or Shotbox?
Capture ships an update every 5 days, and Shotbox every 8 days. Most recently, Capture was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shotbox on October 24, 2026.

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