Comparison

Skreenly vs Shotbox

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

Head to head
About

Skreenly

This app uses AI to automatically process screenshots, extracting useful information like dates, amounts, and text. It organizes these into smart folders and offers one-tap actions such as setting reminders, adding events to your calendar, or creating follow-up tasks. Sensitive information can be secured in a private vault.

Highlights
  • AI text and data extraction from screenshots
  • Automated sorting into smart folders
  • One-tap actions (reminders, calendar, follow-up)
  • Apple Wallet pass creation
  • Private vault for sensitive screenshots
  • Searchable content within screenshots
  • Export screenshots and folders as PDF
Features
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Your phone is full of screenshots you saved for a reason. If you saved it, it deserves to be found. Skreenly turns screenshots into organized, searchable, actionable information, so you can stop scrolling through your camera roll and actually use what you saved. SAVE IT ONCE. FIND IT FAST. Import screenshots from Photos or share them directly to Skreenly. AI helps understand what you saved and organizes it so important information is easier to find again. ASK SIRI When a screenshot has been saved in Skreenly, ask Siri to find it using the details you remember. Skreenly can route you to the matching screenshot or open the closest search results when there are multiple possibilities. SEARCH WITH WHAT YOU REMEMBER Search naturally for things like: • “restaurant by the water in Miami” • “my flight to Los Angeles” • “Amazon order” • “receipt from last week” • “concert ticket” TURN SCREENSHOTS INTO ACTIONS Depending on what Skreenly recognizes, useful actions can include: • Add to Reminders • Add to Calendar • Open locations and routes in Maps • Track orders • Save receipts • Add tickets and passes to Apple Wallet • Add to To-Do • Review Later • Send as PDF • Copy useful text, codes, addresses, phone numbers, and more SMART FOLDERS Skreenly automatically helps organize screenshots into useful categories such as Travel, Receipts, Orders, Events, Restaurants, and more. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Keep your screenshot activity and important tasks visible from your Home Screen with the Skreenly widget. SIRI + SPOTLIGHT Find saved Skreenly screenshots faster using Siri and system search experiences supported by iOS. PRIVACY CONTROLS Use features such as Private Vault and Face ID protection for sensitive screenshots, and manage, move, organize, or delete your saved items whenever you choose. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Screenshots are often where important plans, purchases, places, tickets, receipts, ideas, and reminders begin. Skreenly helps turn that pile of saved images into something useful. Take a screenshot. We’ll do the rest.

About

Shotbox

Features
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Stop retyping what your phone already captured. Shotbox reads your screenshots and extracts the details trapped inside them — prices, dates, links, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, codes and more. Tap to copy. Swipe to organize. Search to find it again. Everything happens on your device. No uploads, no cloud processing. WHAT SHOTBOX PULLS FROM YOUR SCREENSHOTS Shotbox recognizes nine kinds of detail: - Prices and amounts (with currency) - Dates and times - Links and URLs - Street addresses - Phone numbers - Email addresses - OTP and verification codes - Quotes and text passages - Contact names Each detail is tappable. Copy it, open it or act on it without switching apps or retyping a single character. YOUR SCREENSHOTS BECOME AN INBOX New screenshots land in your inbox with a suggested bucket: To Buy, To Read, To Try, To Remember, or Receipts. Confirm the suggestion with one tap, pick a different bucket or dismiss. Clear your inbox. Find what matters later. RECEIPT TRACKING THAT WORKS Shotbox detects receipts automatically and extracts the merchant, date, amount and currency. With Pro, export receipts to a Google Sheets spreadsheet the app creates for you — one row per receipt, organized by currency. Track return deadlines and get reminders before they close. FIND ANYTHING YOU SAVED Keyword search across every screenshot you kept. That product name, that booking reference, that address from three weeks ago — it takes two seconds. MOVE DETAILS WHERE YOU NEED THEM Free: - Copy any extracted detail with one tap - Share to Apple Notes - Share to WhatsApp With Shotbox Pro: - Export to Google Sheets - Export as Markdown - Notion and Linear export (coming soon) YOUR SCREENSHOTS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Screenshot reading and detail extraction happen entirely on your phone. When you share or export, the content goes directly to the app or service you choose. No Shotbox server sees your screenshots or their contents. START FREE, GO FURTHER WITH PRO Free — all nine detail types, smart buckets, 30 days of history, keyword search, Apple Notes and WhatsApp sharing. Shotbox Pro — unlimited history, custom buckets, semantic search, Google Sheets export, Markdown export and more. Shotbox Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription. A 7-day free trial is available to eligible subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skreenly4 screens
Shotbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skreenly at every 5 days against Shotbox's every 2 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Skreenly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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

Skreenly ships an update every 5 days, Shotbox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Skreenly versus Shotbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkreenlyShotbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil KANIEL CohenAethon Digital FZCO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Skreenly

Subscriptions2
  • Skreenly Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Skreenly Pro Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Skreenly Pro Lifetime$149.99
2 purchases

Shotbox

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

Questions

Is Skreenly free?
Skreenly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shotbox free?
Shotbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skreenly or Shotbox have ads?
Neither Skreenly nor Shotbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skreenly or Shotbox?
Skreenly ships an update every 5 days, and Shotbox every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skreenly was updated on October 2, 2026 and Shotbox on October 16, 2026.

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