App Store screenshots · Mac app · No command line
A fastlane frameit alternative
for designing screenshots by hand.
fastlane frameit is a popular command-line tool for framing screenshots. It's free and scriptable, works well in CI, and is driven by a Framefile and ImageMagick. Mockly does the design side in a Mac app: drop your screenshots onto 3D devices, write the text once, translate it for up to 50 App Store languages, and upload the set to App Store Connect. It costs $12.99, once.
How does Mockly compare to fastlane frameit?
Both put your screenshots in a device. frameit is a command-line tool built for CI, and Mockly is a Mac app built for design work.
Interface
Mockly: A Mac app with a page list, a canvas, and an inspector for devices, text, images, and backgrounds.
fastlane frameit: Command line, driven by a Framefile.
fastlane frameit: Command line, driven by a Framefile.
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). Set rotation on X, Y, and Z, scale, and offset, and render Realistic, Clay, or UI Only.
fastlane frameit: Flat 2D device bezels composited with ImageMagick.
fastlane frameit: Flat 2D device bezels composited with ImageMagick.
Automation
Mockly: You work by hand in the app. To bring in a folder of captures, name the files by language, page, and device and link the folder, and each file lands on the right device.
fastlane frameit: Fully scriptable in CI. Pairs with fastlane snapshot to capture and fastlane deliver to upload.
fastlane frameit: Fully scriptable in CI. Pairs with fastlane snapshot to capture and fastlane deliver to upload.
Cost and setup
Mockly: $12.99 once, from the Mac App Store. There's no Ruby, fastlane, or ImageMagick to install.
fastlane frameit: Free and open source. Needs Ruby, fastlane, and ImageMagick.
fastlane frameit: Free and open source. Needs Ruby, fastlane, and ImageMagick.
Mockly vs fastlane frameit, feature by feature
For developers choosing how to frame their screenshots.
| Feature | Mockly | fastlane frameit |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Mac app | Command line |
| Device frames | Six 3D models | 2D bezels |
| Setup | Install from the Mac App Store | Framefile, Ruby, and ImageMagick |
| CI automation | None, you work in the app | Excellent |
| Translation | AI with your own key, or CSV | Per-locale text you write |
| App Store Connect upload | Built in, with your API key | Through fastlane deliver |
| Cost | $12.99 once | Free, open source |
Who should pick Mockly vs fastlane frameit?
Pick Mockly if…
- You want to design screenshots visually instead of editing a Framefile
- You want 3D devices you can turn to any angle instead of flat bezels
- You want AI translation with your own key and upload to App Store Connect in one app
- You'd rather not install Ruby, fastlane, and ImageMagick to frame a screenshot
Keep fastlane frameit if…
- You frame screenshots automatically in CI on every build
- You already run fastlane snapshot and deliver and want the whole chain scripted
- You want a free, open-source pipeline that nobody has to open by hand
About Mockly
Questions
FAQ
What is the best fastlane frameit alternative with a GUI?
Mockly. frameit frames screenshots from the command line with a Framefile and ImageMagick. Mockly does the design side in a Mac app, with six 3D device models, text and backgrounds, all 50 App Store languages in one project, AI translation with your own key, and upload to App Store Connect. It costs $12.99 once.
Is fastlane frameit free, and why would I pay for Mockly?
Yes, frameit is free and open source, and it works very well in a CI pipeline where everything is scripted. Mockly is worth $12.99 when you want to work visually: put a screenshot on a 3D device, write the text once, translate it with your own AI key or a CSV, and upload the set to App Store Connect, without a Framefile or ImageMagick.
Does Mockly use 3D device frames unlike frameit?
Yes. frameit composites flat 2D bezels around your screenshot. Mockly places your screenshot on a 3D model of an iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or Apple Watch, which you turn on three axes and render Realistic, Clay, or UI Only, in perspective or orthographic projection.
Can I keep using frameit in CI and Mockly for design?
Yes, and it's a sensible split. Keep fastlane in CI for automated captures and framing, and open Mockly when you want a designed, localized set for the store listing. If your capture files follow Mockly's naming pattern of language, page, and device, link the output folder and each file lands on the right device in every language.
Does Mockly need a Framefile or ImageMagick?
No. Mockly is a Mac app from the Mac App Store, with no Framefile, config file, or ImageMagick. You set everything in the app, and Save Images exports PNG or HEIC at the exact size of the artboard you picked.
Does Mockly upload to App Store Connect?
Yes. Add your App Store Connect API key (Key ID, Issuer ID, and .p8 file), pick an app and version, and Mockly uploads the rendered pages for the languages you choose. It replaces the screenshots already in that display type. With frameit you'd hand the framed images to fastlane deliver.
Try it
Try Mockly.
Design App Store screenshots on 3D devices, translate them, and upload them, all in one Mac app, for $12.99 once.
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