Our take
Pick CleanShot X if mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one). Pick Shottr if mac makers who will stay on Free at $0 (nag after 30 days) while they copy a first OKLCH, then Basic at $12 once when they need a
Best for
CleanShot X A Mac capture you start at a public $
Shottr A Mac capture you start at a public $
Free plan
CleanShot X No free plan
Shottr $0 · “You can download and use Shottr for free. After 30 days it will start asking you to consider upgrading.”
Lowest paid
CleanShot X CleanShot Pro $10/user/mo yearly
Shottr Basic $12
Next step up
CleanShot X CleanShot Basic $35/yr
Shottr Friends Club $30
Watch out
CleanShot X macOS only
Shottr Commercial use needs Basic $12
Last checked
CleanShot X 2026-10-23 · cleanshot.com/pricing
Shottr 2026-10-23 · shottr.cc/purchase.html
mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the CleanShot X pagemac makers who will stay on Free at $0 (nag after 30 days) while they copy a first OKLCH, then Basic at $12 once when they need a commercial license — not Friends Club $30 first unless they want experimental builds.
Read the Shottr page
