Shipper and ButterKit help Apple developers turn app screens into editable App Store screenshots, localize them, and upload them to App Store Connect. Their core capabilities overlap, but there are meaningful differences in pricing, design tools, capture sources, and AI integration.
Shipper focuses on editable screenshot compositions, Adaptive Screenshot Specs, and Codex delegation through Shipper Plugin. ButterKit supports adjustable 3D device frames, Xcode Simulator and linked capture folders, and an MCP server for multiple AI clients.
This comparison uses current public documentation, not a hands-on design quality or speed benchmark. For more on adapting copy across languages, see our guide to creating localized App Store screenshots.
What you can do, and how you do it.
| What matters | Shipper | ButterKit |
|---|---|---|
| Capture screens | ✓Device Hub / imports[4] | ✓Simulator / linked folders |
| Visual design | ↗Editable compositions[2] | ↗3D mockups / panoramas |
| Device specs | ↗Adaptive Screenshot Specs[4] | ↗Device / artboard presets |
| Translation | ✓Apple Translation + own AI key[4] | ✓On-device + cloud BYOK |
| Metadata and uploading | ✓PRO App Store Connect workflow[4] | ✓App Store Connect, Pro metadata |
| AI agents | ↗Shipper Plugin for Codex[6] | ↗MCP for several agents |
| Watermark-free free export | ✓PNGs without watermark[5] | ✕Free exports include watermark |
| Lifetime PRO | ✓$25 one-time[5] | ✓$79 promotional one-time |
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A little context for your decision.
Shipper Free exports PNGs without watermarks, whereas ButterKit Free adds a watermark to image exports. Shipper lists $25 PRO Lifetime access; ButterKit currently advertises $79 lifetime on promotion, with optional $10 monthly and $39 yearly plans.
Both apps provide editable projects and templates. Shipper emphasizes visually editable compositions and Adaptive Screenshot Specs; ButterKit emphasizes movable 3D devices, panoramic artboards, and captures linked to folders or Xcode Simulator.
Shipper Plugin lets Codex work on an editable Shipper project while the user reviews publication. ButterKit offers an MCP server for Codex, Claude, Cursor, and other compatible clients, so AI editing is a capability shared by both apps.
Both offer free versions, but Shipper exports watermark-free PNGs while ButterKit's free exports carry a watermark.
Yes. Both provide App Store Connect workflows. Shipper's publishing, metadata, and localization are PRO features. ButterKit Pro removes export watermarks and unlocks metadata management, so check the current license details.
Yes. ButterKit includes an MCP server for Codex, Claude, Cursor, and compatible agents. Shipper Plugin connects Codex with the editable workflow in Shipper.
Create your next screenshot set with Shipper.
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