The Rotato alternative for App Store & Play Store screenshots.
Mac 3D mockup and animation studio with App Store export. Launch Shots is free with no watermarks, translates your screenshots and listing copy into 84 store languages, and publishes both straight to App Store Connect and Google Play Console.
Free forever. No credit card. No watermarks.
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Rotato is the better tool if you want animated App Store Previews or 3D marketing video — that is what it is built for and it does it well. Launch Shots is the better tool for the static screenshot set itself, and covers the translation and store-upload steps Rotato does not.
Rotato is a Mac app for creating 3D mockups and animations of designs on device screens, aimed at people who want motion without touching a 3D tool. It covers 30+ mockup devices, exports video up to 8K on its top tier, and includes App Store image and App Store Preview export alongside App Store templates. It requires macOS 11 or newer; a web version is in public beta and a Windows build is in development. There is an unlimited free trial with no card required, and paid tiers are one-time payments including 12 months of updates.
Nothing in our category comes close to Rotato for motion. If your listing needs an App Store Preview video, or your launch post needs a rotating device animation, Rotato is the right tool and we would say so.
Rotato is Mac-only in its stable form, and it stops at the export — there is no translation into store languages and no upload to App Store Connect or Google Play Console. People use Launch Shots for the static set and the publishing workflow, and quite reasonably keep Rotato for video.
App Store Preview videos, 3D marketing animation, high-resolution motion assets on a Mac.
Launch Shots vs Rotato, feature by feature
Rotato details checked against their own site and store listing in August 2026. Pricing in this category changes often — check Rotato for current rates. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
| Feature | Launch Shots | Rotato |
|---|---|---|
| Free with no watermark | Yes — every export, every plan | Unlimited free trial; paid tiers for full export |
| Free plan allowance | 1 full screenshot set / month, no card | Unlimited free trial, no card |
| Apple device frames | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac | 3D iPhone, iPad and Mac models |
| Android device frames | Pixel phones, plus Android phone and tablet export sizes | Android devices within 30+ mockup library |
| Store languages | 3 free · 15 with credits or the Launch Kit · all 84 on Unlimited | No |
| Templates | 100+, added weekly | App Store templates for motion assets |
| Device frames | 50+ frames | 30+ 3D mockup devices |
| Direct upload to stores | Yes — App Store Connect + Play Console, multi-account | No |
| ASO console | Free on every plan — listing audit, keyword rank tracking, impact analysis | No |
| Platform | Web — any OS, any browser | macOS 11+ (web beta, Windows in development) |
| Subscription required | No — credits and the 14-day Launch Kit are one-time | One-time payment, 12 months of updates |
| Pricing | Free · from $1.93/credit · $39 Launch Kit · $19/mo or $149/yr unlimited | One-time tiers — see rotato.app for current rates |
Now Launch Shots manages the whole listing, not just the screenshots.
The copy around your screenshots is half the listing, and it is usually the half that gets edited in a browser tab at midnight. Launch Shots reads it from the store, keeps every locale in one place, and writes it back when you are ready.
Listing — every locale
One grid · every locale · written back
- 01
Pull the live listing
Connect App Store Connect or Google Play with your own credentials, add an app, and every locale you have already published comes down as an editable draft.
- 02
Edit every field
Name, subtitle, description, keywords, promotional text, what’s new. Each one is checked against the store’s character limit while you write, so nothing gets rejected on submission.
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Translate the rest
Write once in your source language and translate into the others. When the source copy moves, only the translations that went stale are flagged — hand-edited ones are left alone.
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Publish copy and screenshots together
Bind your screenshot sets to a locale and push both back in one run. Anything that changed on the store since you pulled is shown side by side before a word is written.
Pulling, editing and translating are free. Credits are only spent when something is written to the store — 1 per locale published.
Launch in every language, not just English.
Translate a single screenshot into every App Store & Play Store language in one click. AI preserves your layout, fonts, and design — no re-design, no manual copy-paste. Right-to-left scripts and non-Latin characters just work.
Same screenshot · Every market · One click
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Every store language
From Spanish to Swahili
1-click workflow
No manual re-typing
Layout-preserving
Fonts, spacing, design intact
RTL & non-Latin
Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Thai
Loved by app creators.
Here's what people are saying after using Launch Shots for their app launches.
"I've tried a whole bunch of these tools, and this is BY FAR the best."
Downgate Labs
"Amazing tool, every developer should use to improve Appstore/Playstore marketing for your app(s)."
George
"I spent weeks teaching myself image editing just to make an app store display and it wasn't working out. I'm so glad I searched out a better way and found Launch Shots."
Jeff
"Thank you for making this tool! You are a saviour!"
Fenil
"Used this to generate some images for a Product Hunt launch — and I learned about this app on Product Hunt :) All in all, a pretty good experience. I was able to do everything I wanted. The ease of using the device frames was my favorite feature."
Ethan
"Really thanks to you and the developer team for this whole easy-to-use experience — and it's free! Thanks so much, you don't know how much you helped me."
The Rock
"Amazing"
Get Spnsr
"Straight forward and into the point, no complexity."
Mostafa
"Nice and clean."
Waleed
Frequently asked
Can Rotato make App Store screenshots?
Yes — it includes App Store image export, App Store Previews and App Store templates. Its strength is motion, so it is a particularly good fit if you want a preview video alongside your static screenshots.
Does Rotato work on Windows?
Not in its stable form — Rotato requires macOS 11 or newer, with a web version in public beta and a Windows build in development. Launch Shots runs in any modern browser on any operating system.
Should I use Rotato or Launch Shots?
Both, honestly. Rotato for App Store Preview video and 3D motion; Launch Shots for the static screenshot set, translation into store languages, and pushing everything to App Store Connect and Google Play Console.
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