A PixelShot and Pixel Screenshots alternative
Short answer: Pixel Screenshots only runs on Pixel 9 phones. PixelShot brings a similar idea to other phones but sends the text of your screenshots to a cloud AI for summaries. Shotbox keeps everything on your phone and adds boxes, a swipe inbox and duplicate cleanup.
Comparison
| Shotbox | PixelShot | Pixel Screenshots | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phones | Android now, more coming | Android and iPhone | Pixel 9 series only |
| Text from screenshots | Read and searched on your phone | Read on your phone, then sent to a cloud AI for summaries (not stored, per the developer) | On your phone (Gemini Nano) |
| Organizing | Your own boxes, inbox with swipe | Automatic AI categories and tags | Collections |
| Duplicate cleanup | Yes | No | No |
| AI summaries | No | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Not set yet | Free, with a one-time Pro purchase | Included on Pixel 9 |
Who should switch
- You don't own a Pixel 9.
- You don't want your screenshot text sent anywhere.
- You want to decide where things go and clean out duplicates.
Who should stay
- You rely on AI summaries of each screenshot.
FAQ
Does Shotbox use AI?
It reads the text in your screenshots on your phone and suggests a box. Your screenshots and their text are never sent to a server.
Can I import my screenshots?
Shotbox sees all screenshots already on your phone. There's nothing to import.
Try Shotbox
Sort photos and screenshots into boxes, remove duplicates and find any picture by the words in it. Private, on your phone.
See how it works