App Store screenshots · Mac app · One purchase
Looking for an
AppLaunchpad alternative?
AppLaunchpad is an established web tool for App Store screenshots, with a large template library and a quick path from template to export. If you no longer start from its templates and build your own layouts anyway, most of what the subscription buys is the browser editor. Mockly is a Mac app built for that way of working: compose each page from 3D devices, text, images, and backgrounds, repeat the look with Duplicate and Copy Style, keep all 50 App Store languages in one project, and upload the set to App Store Connect. It costs $12.99 once.
How does Mockly compare to AppLaunchpad?
One is a Mac app you buy once and one is a web service with templates, and they suit different people.
Where the work happens
Mockly: A Mac app for macOS 14 or later. Projects are files on your Mac, and editing and exporting work offline.
AppLaunchpad: A web app. Templates, rendering, and project storage are on the vendor's service.
AppLaunchpad: A web app. Templates, rendering, and project storage are on the vendor's service.
Pricing
Mockly: $12.99 once, with no subscription and no free tier. Every editor feature comes with the purchase.
AppLaunchpad: Free tier plus paid tiers on subscription. Check its pricing page for current plans.
AppLaunchpad: Free tier plus paid tiers on subscription. Check its pricing page for current plans.
Templates
Mockly: None. You build each layout from devices, text blocks, image layers, and backgrounds, and repeat it with Duplicate and Copy Style.
AppLaunchpad: A large template library in many visual styles. This is the strongest part of the product.
AppLaunchpad: A large template library in many visual styles. This is the strongest part of the product.
Languages and translation
Mockly: All 50 App Store languages in one project, each able to carry its own text, screenshots, and layout. AI Translate uses your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google key, or you round-trip a CSV with a translator.
AppLaunchpad: Localization tools in the browser.
AppLaunchpad: Localization tools in the browser.
Devices
Mockly: Six 3D models: iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPad Pro 11-inch and 12.9-inch, MacBook Pro 16-inch, Apple Watch Ultra, and Apple Watch Series 11. Turn each on three axes and render it Realistic, Clay, or UI Only.
AppLaunchpad: Device frames inside its templates.
AppLaunchpad: Device frames inside its templates.
Upload
Mockly: Upload to App Store Connect with your API key. It replaces the screenshots in that display type for the languages you pick.
AppLaunchpad: Export, then upload. Check its site for its current App Store Connect options.
AppLaunchpad: Export, then upload. Check its site for its current App Store Connect options.
Who should pick Mockly vs AppLaunchpad?
Pick Mockly if…
- You'd rather pay once than carry a recurring screenshot-tool subscription
- You prefer to build your own layouts and don't need a template library
- You want each language to follow your source layout until you unlink it for a long headline or a different background
- You ship in many languages and want AI translation billed to your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google account
- You want the finished set uploaded to App Store Connect from the same app
Keep AppLaunchpad if…
- The template library is the reason you use it
- You work from a browser and don't use a Mac for screenshot work
- You have many projects in AppLaunchpad and don't want to rebuild them
- You update screenshots so rarely that the free tier covers you
About Mockly
Questions
FAQ
What is the best AppLaunchpad alternative?
If you want a Mac app instead of a browser tool, Mockly covers the same workflow: device mockups, localization, and upload to App Store Connect. Your projects stay on your Mac, AI translation runs through your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google key, and Mockly costs $12.99 once with no subscription. It has no templates, so it suits people who build their own layouts.
Does Mockly have a free tier like AppLaunchpad?
No. Mockly is a one-time $12.99 purchase with no free tier and no recurring fee, and every editor feature comes with it. If you only make one or two screenshot sets a year, AppLaunchpad's free tier may be enough. If you ship localized screenshots with every release, Mockly is a single purchase you keep.
Why is native Mac better for App Store screenshots?
It depends on what you need. A Mac app keeps your projects as files on your Mac, so unreleased screenshots don't sit on a vendor's service, and editing and exporting work offline. In Mockly, text leaves the Mac only when you run AI Translate, going with your key to the provider you chose, and screenshots leave it only when you upload them to Apple. A web tool is better if you work in a browser or rely on templates.
Does Mockly have templates like AppLaunchpad?
No. Mockly has no templates. You build each layout from 3D devices, text blocks, image layers, and backgrounds, then use Duplicate and Copy Style to repeat it across pages and languages. If you want to start from a ready-made design, AppLaunchpad's library is the better fit.
Try it
Try Mockly.
Build your own layouts on 3D devices, in 50 languages, and upload them to App Store Connect, for $12.99 once.
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