App Store screenshots · Mac app · One purchase
Looking for an
AppMockUp alternative?
AppMockUp Studio is a handy free browser tool for framed App Store screenshots, and its free tier comes with a watermark or limits. For a one-off shot, that's a fair trade. If you build a full localized set for every release, Mockly is a Mac app you buy once for $12.99, and that purchase includes every editor feature. Your screenshots go on 3D iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, and Apple Watch models you can turn to any angle, and the finished set uploads to App Store Connect from the app.
How does Mockly compare to AppMockUp?
A free web tool against a Mac app you buy once.
What the price covers
Mockly: $12.99 once, with no subscription and no free tier. Every editor feature, export and upload included, comes with the purchase.
AppMockUp: Free tier with a watermark or limits. Paid plans remove them.
AppMockUp: Free tier with a watermark or limits. Paid plans remove them.
Where the work happens
Mockly: On your Mac. Projects are files you save, and editing and exporting work offline.
AppMockUp: In the browser, through the web service.
AppMockUp: In the browser, through the web service.
Translation
Mockly: AI Translate with your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google key, or a CSV you export for a translator and import back. Your provider bills you.
AppMockUp: Localization in the hosted tool.
AppMockUp: Localization in the hosted tool.
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) that you turn on three axes and render Realistic, Clay, or UI Only.
AppMockUp: Device frames in the browser editor.
AppMockUp: Device frames in the browser editor.
Mockly vs AppMockUp, feature by feature
The main differences for developers choosing a screenshot workflow.
| Feature | Mockly | AppMockUp |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Mac app (macOS 14 or later) | Web (browser) |
| Free tier | None, paid once | Yes, with a watermark or limits |
| Devices | Six 3D models | Device frames |
| Languages | All 50 App Store languages in one project | Several languages |
| Translation | Your own AI key, or CSV | Hosted tool |
| App Store Connect upload | From the app, with your API key | Export, then upload |
| Pricing | $12.99 once | Free (watermark) plus paid plans |
Who should pick Mockly vs AppMockUp?
Pick Mockly if…
- You want every feature for one price instead of working around a free tier
- You want 3D devices you can turn to any angle
- You ship in many languages and want them in one project, with AI translation on your own key
- You want to upload the finished set to App Store Connect from the same app
AppMockUp is enough if…
- You need one or two quick framed screenshots and don't mind the free tier's limits
- You don't use a Mac and want a browser tool
- You're trying out layouts before you commit to a workflow
About Mockly
Questions
FAQ
What is the best AppMockUp alternative?
For Mac users, Mockly. It makes the same kind of device-framed, multi-language App Store screenshots in a Mac app: six 3D device models, all 50 App Store languages in one project, AI translation with your own key, exact-size PNG or HEIC export, and upload to App Store Connect. It costs $12.99 once, with no subscription.
Does Mockly add a watermark like AppMockUp's free tier?
Mockly has no free tier. It's a paid app, and every editor feature, export and upload included, comes with the $12.99 purchase. AppMockUp Studio's free tier typically adds a watermark or limits, which a paid plan removes.
Is AppMockUp free, and why pay for Mockly?
AppMockUp's free browser tier is useful when you need a quick framed screenshot. Mockly is $12.99 once and suits developers who make a full set every release: 3D devices, 50 languages in one project, AI translation on their own key, and upload to App Store Connect without dragging files into the browser.
Does Mockly support the same device sizes as AppMockUp?
Mockly has artboard presets for iPhone 6.9-inch and 6.5-inch, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, landscape variants, and a 1080×1920 Google Play size. Save Images exports every page as PNG or HEIC at the artboard's exact pixel size, for one language or all of them, and the App Store Connect upload reads the display type from the artboard.
Does Mockly render on-device unlike a web tool?
Yes. Mockly renders and exports on your Mac, and editing and exporting work offline. 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 App Store Connect. AppMockUp is browser-based.
Does Mockly translate screenshots like AppMockUp?
Yes. AI Translate translates the text blocks on one page or all pages into the languages you pick, using your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google key, and skips blocks marked Do not translate. You can also export a CSV for a translator and import it back. AI output is machine translation, so read it before you ship.
Try it
Try Mockly.
Every editor feature for one $12.99 purchase, from 3D devices to App Store Connect upload.
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