AppStills.AppStills
Best for: 3D screenshots + AI store-import + localized multi-size ZIP export on a budget
A browser-based editor built on a genuine real-time 3D engine (react-three-fiber): pose Phone, iPad and Apple Watch with full 6-axis transforms, perspective or orthographic camera, and four render styles — not flat mockup frames. It can import an existing store listing (screenshots, brand colours, AI-written captions), translate captions into 50 languages, export an Apple-compliant .mp4 app preview, and render every store size for every language into one pixel-exact ZIP. The full 3D editor is on the free tier; batch/video/translation and custom canvas need Pro ($5.90/mo or $49.90/yr).
Free (1 project, single-size export, no watermark). Pro $5.90/mo or $49.90/yr (live from Stripe). Web-only, sign-in required.
AppLaunchpad
Best for: Assembling screenshots fast from a huge 2D template and asset library
The catalog play: 1000+ templates, 5000+ graphics, 2K+ icons and 700+ fonts, wrapped in an ecosystem of adjacent tools (app-icon generator, mockup generators, App Store tracker, inspiration gallery) and a large, established user base. If your workflow is 'start from a template and swap the content,' its library dwarfs what AppStills offers. It is a mature 2D tool, not a 3D scene editor, and Pro runs $29/mo.
Free tier (10 templates, 100 layouts, 70 fonts). Pro ~$29/mo. Free export restriction not disclosed on their site.
Rotato
Best for: High-end 3D mockups and animated video, offline on Mac, paid once
A native Mac app for people who want the deepest 3D craft: 30+ artist-made devices, a DSLR-style virtual camera, a keyframe animation timeline, and video export up to 8K in ProRes4444, HEVC-with-alpha, WebM or MP4 — well beyond AppStills' fixed 15–30s Apple-spec clip. It runs fully offline and is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription. What it is not is a store-asset pipeline: no listing import, AI captions, 50-language translation, or one-ZIP multi-size store export.
Free trial (no card, no time limit, watermarked exports). One-time 'pay once' purchase for full use. Mac only.
Previewed
Best for: Versatile cross-platform and animated mockups beyond the app stores
Broader scene coverage than a pure store tool: MacBook/iMac and social-media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) mockups, 3D animated mockups, and promo video up to 60fps. A one-time $9.99 Plus license unlocks 3D and video with no subscription, and the free plan allows unlimited 2D image exports (720p, CC attribution). It does less on the store-specific side — no listing import, no 50-language localization, no per-language multi-size ZIP.
Free (unlimited 2D exports, 720p, attribution). One-time $9.99 Plus for 3D/video; Pro subscription ~$19/mo. Browser-based.
AppScreens
Best for: ASO reach: direct store upload and maximum localization/size coverage
The most 'store-operations' focused option. Pro/Scale plans push screenshots straight to App Store Connect and Google Play Console, cover 80+ locales with RTL and auto-resizing, and support export sizes AppStills lacks — Apple Vision Pro, Chromebook, plus Amazon, Huawei, Microsoft and Mac App Store storefronts. It also runs A/B-testing flows (Custom Product Pages, PPO). AppStills beats it on the creative 3D editor and price (its Pro is roughly a quarter of AppScreens'), but if direct upload and locale/size breadth matter most, this wins.
Free 'Basic' plan (no card). Paid Pro/Scale tiers; noticeably higher than AppStills. Verify current tiers on site.
ScreenKit
Best for: Dead-simple flat annual pricing with unlimited projects
A fast, approachable 2D drag-and-drop editor whose free tier ships clean screenshots — 'no watermarks, ever' (capped at 5 exports); AppStills' free tier is likewise watermark-free but limits you to one size / one language per run. Pro is one flat $49.99/year with unlimited projects and exports (AppStills Pro caps at 50 projects) and adds a Brand Kit. It has no 3D, no listing import, and no app-preview video. Yearly pricing is effectively identical to AppStills ($49.99 vs $49.90); only AppStills offers a monthly plan.
Free (watermark-free, 5 exports). Pro flat $49.99/yr, unlimited projects/exports. No monthly option.
AppMockUp Studio
Best for: Completely free, no-account, no-install 2D screenshot sets
The zero-friction choice: no sign-up, no install, and every feature available at $0. It ships a solid template library, strong free background tooling (color, gradient, image and panoramic backgrounds), and broad manual localization including full RTL support — all without a paywall. It is a flat 2D tool with no 3D editor, no AI listing import, and no app-preview video, and its site does not state whether free exports carry a watermark. For simple, no-commitment screenshot sets it is hard to beat on cost.
Fully free, no account or install required. No paid tier. Watermark policy not stated on their site.
Compiled 2026-07-21. Tools were selected as browser- or Mac-based generators aimed at App Store / Google Play screenshot and mockup creation, then ranked by how well each serves a distinct, real job rather than by a single overall score — every entry names the niche where that tool genuinely wins, including cases where a competitor beats AppStills (e.g. AppMockUp's no-account free model, Rotato's 8K animation and offline Mac app, AppScreens' direct store upload and 80+ locales, AppLaunchpad's far larger template library). AppStills' capabilities and pricing were verified against its own source code (16 export presets covering iPhone 6.9\"/6.5\"/5.5\", iPad 13\", Apple Watch and Google Play sizes; Pro pricing $5.90/mo and $49.90/yr is read live from Stripe with those values as fallbacks). Competitor features and prices reflect what each vendor's own live site showed on 2026-07-21. Pricing and features change frequently — verify current pricing and plan details on each tool's own website before deciding, as this roundup is a point-in-time snapshot.