Lingue vs. template screenshot tools
Most App Store and Play Store screenshot tools hand you a template: a fixed layout with a few slots to drop a screen and a headline into. That gets you something quickly, but it also means every app ends up looking the same, and you hit a wall the moment you want to move an element, support an extra device, or localize into more than a handful of languages.
Lingue takes the opposite approach. It gives you a real design canvas built only for store screenshots: every element is yours to move, resize, and restyle, and the export sizes are always correct for the App Store and Google Play.
Comparison at a glance
| Capability | Lingue | Template tools | By hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move and restyle every element | Yes | No | Partial |
| Exact store resolutions, no resizing | Yes | Partial | No |
| Device frames for iPhone, iPad and Android | Yes | Partial | No |
| Localize into every store language | Yes | Partial | No |
| Versioning of screenshot sets | Yes | No | No |
| Custom font uploads | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| One project, every device size | Yes | No | No |
Where template tools fall short
- Limited layouts. You're constrained to the template's slots, so your screenshots
look like everyone else's.
- Localization caps. Many tools support only a handful of locales, and switching
languages often means duplicating files for each one.
- Resizing headaches. Designing at one size and resizing for others leads to cropped
text and soft images.
- No history. When you redesign a set, the previous version is usually gone.
Where Lingue fits
- Full control. Layer text, images, shapes, gradients, and device frames anywhere on
the canvas. Nothing is locked.
- Every store language. Localize a set into every language the App Store and Google
Play support, with right-to-left layouts handled automatically — all in one project.
- Versioning. Snapshot a set before a redesign, branch directions side by side, and
roll back when you change your mind (included on Pro).
- Exact exports. Export the precise resolutions both stores require for every device,
ready to upload.
When a template tool is fine
If you only need one quick set in one language and never plan to iterate, a template tool can be enough. But if you ship across multiple apps, devices, and markets — and you care about how your listing looks — a canvas you actually control pays off fast.