Appalize Shots vs Figma: which app should you use?

Which is better, Appalize Shots or Figma?

Choose Figma if you or a designer want full creative control and are comfortable building the set by hand on a computer; choose Appalize Shots if you want a consistent screenshot set quickly on your phone, without design skills or an account. Figma is a general design tool, and its free community templates include device frames and correct store sizes, but reviewers describe the process as slow, fully manual and dependent on design taste. Appalize Shots is a mobile app with six editable layouts, device frames, typography, colors and cropping, multi-screen editing with undo and redo, and exports full-resolution PNGs or a multi-size ZIP. It has far less creative freedom than Figma and does not translate captions. Appalize Shots is new and has no ratings yet.

Appalize Shots and Figma side by side

	Appalize Shots	Figma
Platforms	iOS	Web, macOS, Windows
Price to download	Free to download	See website
Store rating	n/a	n/a
What it is	A mobile app made only for store screenshots	A general design tool for web, macOS and Windows [source]
Creative control	Six editable layouts with device frames, typography, colors and cropping	Full design control [source]
Speed and skill needed	Pick a layout, add screens, write captions	Reviewers call it slow and fully manual; needs design taste [source]
Store sizes and frames	Device frames built in; multi-size ZIP export	Free community templates with device frames and correct sizes [source]
Keeping a set consistent	Multi-screen editing applies changes across the set, with undo and redo	Manual: you keep the screens consistent yourself [source]
Where you work	On your phone; no account; files stay on the device	Computer or browser [source]

Choose Appalize Shots if

You don't have design experience and want a consistent set fast
You want to make screenshots on your iPhone, away from a computer
You want a multi-size ZIP export without setting up each size

Choose Figma if

You want complete creative freedom over every pixel
You already design your app in Figma and want screenshots in the same file
A designer on your team will build and maintain the set

Questions

Is Figma good for App Store screenshots?

Yes, if you can design. Free Figma community templates include device frames and correct sizes, but reviewers describe the work as slow and manual. Appalize Shots trades that freedom for speed on a phone.

Can I start in Appalize Shots and finish in Figma?

You can export full-resolution PNGs from Appalize Shots and use them anywhere, including Figma.