ShotScreen is the same app at the same price — €8.99 one-time — on both stores, with the same free tier. Choose Gumroad if you want ShotScreen Cloud sharing today, the optional Cloud Plus plan and the SHOTSCREEN20 discount. Choose the Mac App Store if you prefer purchases and updates managed by Apple, tied to your Apple ID — ShotScreen Cloud is coming there soon too.
ShotScreen Cloud comes with ShotScreen Pro (10 uploads / 35 MB total). Cloud Plus lifts this to 5 GB with unlimited uploads, plus screen-recording uploads (mp4, mov & gif), password protection and permanent links — €3.50/month on Gumroad today, and €3.99/month on the Mac App Store, coming soon.
· You want ShotScreen Cloud — share links with expiry, passwords and full delete control.
· You might add Cloud Plus later (5 GB, unlimited uploads, recordings).
· You want 20% off with the SHOTSCREEN20 code.
· You like updates the moment they ship (Sparkle).
· You want the purchase tied to your Apple ID — no license key to keep track of.
· You prefer updates through the App Store, reviewed by Apple.
· You pay with your existing Apple account payment method.
· You're happy to wait for cloud sharing — it's coming to the App Store soon (Cloud Plus €3.99/month) — and don't need the discount code.
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No. Both versions are built from the same codebase with the same tools, editor, AI features and free tier. The differences are in distribution: ShotScreen Cloud is in the Gumroad version today and coming to the App Store soon, the SHOTSCREEN20 discount is Gumroad-only, and updates arrive through different channels.
Yes — it is coming to the Mac App Store soon. Today ShotScreen Cloud runs in the direct-sales build, where the subscription goes through Gumroad. The App Store version gets Cloud shortly, with Cloud Plus billed through Apple.
The Gumroad version updates itself via Sparkle: when a new release is out, the app offers it immediately. The App Store version updates through the Mac App Store after each release passes Apple review, which can add some delay.
No. Discount codes are a Gumroad checkout feature, so the 20% code only applies when you buy on Gumroad. Apple does not support checkout codes for paid Mac apps this way.
Pick Gumroad if you want ShotScreen Cloud today (link sharing with expiry and passwords), the optional Cloud Plus plan, the 20% discount, and instant updates. Pick the Mac App Store if you prefer purchases and updates managed by Apple and tied to your Apple ID — ShotScreen Cloud is coming there soon too.
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