Short answer
Captr leans toward a life list: AI reads each screenshot and gathers products, restaurants and recipes into a daily to-do list with one-tap calendar, reminder and jump-back actions. ScreenNote leans toward keeping contents: it reads the text on your device, logs payment screenshots as expenses, pulls out to-dos and finds the original from one word, and with AI off neither images nor text leave the device. Pick Captr for shopping lists and daily triage; pick ScreenNote for expenses, text and a clear privacy boundary. Third-party facts checked 2026-10-16.
The differences at a glance
| Captr | ScreenNote | |
|---|---|---|
| What it mainly does | Per its page: AI reads each screenshot when it is taken, recognizes products, places, recipes, articles and events, and files them into a daily list; one-tap calendar/reminder, jump back to the original post, buy and directions, plus duplicate detection, outfit finder and a shopping wishlist | Keeps what is inside screenshots: on-device OCR, payment screenshots logged as expenses, to-dos created automatically, find the original from one word |
| Platform and requirements | iPhone; iOS 17.6 or later; English interface only (languages listed on the store page) | iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and Mac (macOS 13 or later) |
| Price | Free to download in the US store; in-app purchases and subscriptions: not verified | Free app, core features cost nothing; AI optional (official AI has a free monthly quota; Pro subscription or your own key) |
| Where data goes | The page says everything you save stays in Captr, never sold or shared, and mentions freeing phone storage once screenshots are safely synced to Captr, so screenshots are synced to its service; whether the AI runs on the device or in the cloud: not verified | OCR runs on the device; with AI off, neither images nor text leave it |
| Store reputation (check date) | US rating 4.8 from 107 ratings; latest update 3.0.23 (2026-10-15) | Taken from the App Store page on the check date; see our own App Store pages for ours |
Third-party entries come from the other product's official pages (read on 2026-10-16) and are its own statements, not our tests. Prices and requirements change, so check the official page on the day you download. "Not verified" means we did not see it on an official page, not that it does not exist. Our own column comes from our home page and privacy policy.
When to pick Captr
- Most of your screenshots are shopping, restaurants, recipes or travel tips and you want a to-do list that arrives each morning instead of a gallery you must open.
- You want to buy or navigate straight from a screenshot; the value is in acting on it, not archiving it.
- You are fine with screenshots being synced to its service and with an English-only interface.
When to pick ScreenNote
- Your screenshots hold payments, to-dos from chats and meeting details, and you want them turned into expenses and reminders rather than a shopping list.
- You want a Chinese interface, a Mac version, or a promise that images and text stay on the device when AI is off.
- You do not want yet another service just to sort screenshots: the core is free and AI is the optional part.
Limits of ScreenNote
- ScreenNote is not a pure cleaner: it focuses on keeping what is inside screenshots; batch cleanup with a receipt before deleting is ScreenStack's job.
- With AI turned on, the content being processed is sent to an AI service, so it is no longer purely on-device; keep AI off if you want nothing to leave the device, and on-device OCR, full-text search and sorting still work.
- Every automatic sorter gets some wrong, so try a few of your own screenshots before switching.
Three things to test yourself before you commit
- Take 5 shopping screenshots and 5 restaurant or tips screenshots and see whether Captr\'s list the next morning turns them into entries you can act on.
- Take 3 payment screenshots and 3 chat screenshots with to-dos and see what each app produces: expenses, reminders or list entries.
- Decide what data path you accept: Captr syncs screenshots to its service, while ScreenNote can run fully offline with AI off.
Moving over from Captr, or using both
Both apps read screenshots from the system photo library, so there is nothing to import or export. To try ScreenNote, install it on your iPhone and grant photo access and your existing screenshots are picked up. What you saved in Captr stays in its own service; if you need to keep an entry, copy the original post link or text out of Captr first. You can install both and give each a kind of screenshot: shopping and tips to Captr, expenses and to-dos to ScreenNote.
FAQ
Which is better for sorting shopping screenshots, Captr or ScreenNote?
For shopping, outfits and wishlists, Captr's page describes dedicated features (wishlist, outfit finder, buy actions). ScreenNote is not a shopping tool; it suits payment logging and to-do reminders.
Does Captr upload my screenshots?
Its page says everything you save stays in Captr and mentions freeing phone storage once screenshots are synced to it, so they are synced to its service; where the AI runs is not stated, so we mark it not verified. With AI off, ScreenNote keeps images and text on the device.
Does Captr have a Chinese interface?
Its store page lists English only. ScreenNote has a Chinese interface and on-device recognition of Chinese screenshots is its home ground.
Can I use Captr and ScreenNote together?
Yes. Both read screenshots from the system photo library and do not conflict.
Sources and check dates
- Captr App Store 页面（美区，Apple iTunes Lookup 读取） (checked 2026-10-16)
