Short answer
First, a clarification: Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox (developer MEHMET CANKER) is a standalone iPhone app; Gatheon's Shotbox is a macOS menu-bar screenshot tool, and the two are unrelated. On features it is on-device OCR plus smart sorting: text search, smart collections, one-tap calendar and reminders, a weekly review, with a Premium subscription for more. ScreenNote also uses on-device OCR but focuses on keeping contents (payment logging, to-do reminders), has a Mac version and free core features. Third-party facts checked 2026-10-16.
The differences at a glance
| Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox (iPhone) | ScreenNote | |
|---|---|---|
| What it mainly does | Per its page: on-device Apple Vision OCR index with text search; smart categories (receipts, travel, shopping, work, links) and smart collections; one-tap add to calendar, set reminder, copy, open maps, call; per-screenshot reminders; weekly review; prices, dates, addresses and order numbers pulled out | 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 15.0 or later; English interface only (languages listed on the store page), while the China store description is in Chinese | iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and Mac (macOS 13 or later) |
| Price | Free to download; Premium is an auto-renewing subscription unlocking unlimited indexing and analysis, advanced actions, export and backup, and AI summaries; exact price: 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 all OCR, search and organizing happen on the device, nothing is uploaded, it works offline and needs no account | OCR runs on the device; with AI off, neither images nor text leave it |
| Brand clarification (check date) | Developer MEHMET CANKER (TR), iPhone app, released 2026-06-22 | Gatheon's Shotbox is a free macOS menu-bar screenshot tool and has no connection to it |
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 Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox (iPhone)
- You want text search plus smart collections on iPhone, such as "receipts this month" and "travel plans" building themselves.
- You like setting timed reminders on screenshots and clearing new ones in a weekly review.
- Your iPhone is on iOS 15 or 16 and cannot meet ScreenNote's iOS 17 requirement.
When to pick ScreenNote
- You want payment screenshots logged as expenses and screenshots with to-dos turned into reminders.
- You want a Mac version, or all core features free without a Premium subscription.
- You need a Chinese interface.
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
- Check in the App Store that the developer is MEHMET CANKER so you do not mix it up with Gatheon\'s macOS app Shotbox.
- Take 10 screenshots of receipts, itineraries and links and compare its smart collections with ScreenNote\'s sorting.
- Check the Premium subscription price before deciding: the page does not state it, so confirm it on the subscription screen in the app.
Moving over from Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox (iPhone), or using both
Both apps read screenshots from the system photo library and leave the originals alone, so switching loses no images. Install ScreenNote and grant photo access and existing screenshots are recognized and picked up again. Smart collections and reminders in Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox are its own data and its page does not describe an export (not verified), so finish any reminders you want to keep in that app first. The two can coexist.
FAQ
Is Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox the same as the Gatheon Shotbox?
No. The first is an iPhone app by developer MEHMET CANKER; the second is a free macOS menu-bar screenshot tool made by Gatheon and downloaded from its website. The shared name is a coincidence.
Which one runs on a Mac?
Gatheon's Shotbox and ScreenNote have Mac versions. The page of Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox lists iPhone only.
Does it cost money?
It is free to download; Premium is an auto-renewing subscription and the page does not state the price (not verified). The ScreenNote app is free and its core features cost nothing.
Does data leave the phone?
Its page says all processing happens on the device. With AI off, ScreenNote also keeps images and text on the device.
Sources and check dates
- 截图整理管家 ShotBox App Store 页面（国区，Apple iTunes Lookup 读取） (checked 2026-10-16)
- Screenshot Organizer: ShotBox App Store 页面（美区，同一款 App） (checked 2026-10-16)
