u/wooing0306

Hi r/macapps, I’m the developer of Shotomatic, a Mac screenshot automation app.

Problem

After shipping a feature, you still need to show users how it works. For indie developers and small product teams, making even a short onboarding or support guide means stopping at every step, taking a screenshot, marking the click, and assembling everything into a document.

Hence... the Action Capture feature.

Shotomatic lets you perform the workflow once and turns each click into a captured step with a marker in the right place. You can then adjust the framing, add text and shapes, reorder the steps, and export the result as a PDF or a set of annotated images.

The result can become a feature walkthrough, onboarding guide, help-center article, visual reply to a customer, or a precise bug reproduction. Instead of repeatedly explaining where to click, you create something customers, teammates, or testers can follow at their own pace.

Comparison

There are plenty of screenshot apps out there in the market. I understand that, and I'm trying to pick up a more specific niche that I can target with Shotomatic. Figuring it out.

CleanShot X is better suited to polished individual screenshots and recordings. Scribe is a more complete platform for teams that want cloud-hosted guides, link sharing, embeds, and collaboration.

Shotomatic is a better fit if you want a focused Mac app and prefer to keep the capture and editing workflow on your computer. It also goes beyond process guides: click-driven guides, timed screen capture, and batch website capture all feed into the same local document and editor.

Scribe's Mac desktop capture requires its Pro plan, which starts at $25/month when billed annually. Shotomatic Pro starts at $7.99/month and also offers an $89 lifetime license.

Pricing

Free: up to 5 steps per Action Capture. Limited editing tools.

Pro: $7.99/month, $49/year, or $89 lifetime for up to 3 Macs. Unlimited steps, all editing tools available.

Links

Download: https://www.shotomatic.com

Pricing: https://www.shotomatic.com/pricing

Developer: LinkedIn | GitHub

Contact: support@shotomatic.com | Privacy | Terms

The free version lets you try a five-step Action Capture. If you build or support a product, I’d love to know whether it could replace any part of the way you currently make guides.

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance! 😁

Hi r/apple,

I’m the solo developer behind Chessmate, an iPhone app I built because I kept forgetting the chess openings I studied.

I could watch an opening video and understand the moves, but I often went blank when the same position appeared in a game. Chessmate turns each opening into a series of positions where you have to find the next move. Important moves have short explanations, and positions you struggle with come back for review.

The part I’m still working on is the balance between explanation and practice. Too much text interrupts the session, but short explanations can leave out useful context.

You can try it for free on the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6780793638

If you give it a try, I’d be interested to know whether the move explanations feel useful and whether the practice flow makes sense. You can leave feedback in the comments or send me a DM.

Full disclosure: I built the app myself.

Hi, I’m looking for a few iPhone users to test Chessmate, an app I built for practicing chess openings.

The app gives you an opening position and asks you to find the next move. Important moves have short explanations, and missed positions come back later for review.

I’d like feedback on a few things:

• Does the onboarding make sense?
• Does moving pieces on the board feel smooth?
• Are the explanations helpful?
• Where did you feel confused or frustrated?

Please try the onboarding and complete one Study session. It should take around 5 to 10 minutes.

The monthly plan includes a 7-day free trial. It renews at the price shown in the App Store unless canceled through your App Store subscriptions.

Try it here: https://trychessmate.com/

You can leave your feedback in the comments or send me a DM. A few quick notes are enough:

• What felt confusing?
• What did you like or dislike?
• Would you use the app again?

Honest criticism is more useful to me than a positive review. No App Store review is required.

I could watch an opening video, understand every move, and then completely blank when the same position appeared in a game.

So I built Chessmate, an iOS app for practicing openings one position at a time. It also brings back moves you struggled with so you can review them later.

You can try it here: https://trychessmate.com/

I built it by myself, and I’m especially curious whether the practice flow makes sense without much explanation. Honest feedback is welcome!