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ShotMark v1.3 - Turn screenshots into useful notes, now with iCloud Sync
▲ 6 r/iosapps

ShotMark v1.3 - Turn screenshots into useful notes, now with iCloud Sync

A – Answer: What problem does it solve?

I built ShotMark because screenshots pile up fast, and it becomes almost impossible to find anything later.

Most of us screenshot things to remember them — receipts, conversations, ideas, product info, meaningful moments — but they just sit in Photos with no context and no clean way to organise them.

ShotMark turns screenshots into simple, useful cards:

  • Add notes
  • Search them later
  • Extract and copy text with OCR
  • Export clean shareable cards
  • Organise with folders
  • Now in v1.3: sync your library across iPhone and iPad with iCloud

B – Better: Why is it better than alternatives?

Compared to using Photos, Notes, or general note apps:

  • Screenshots are treated as first-class content, not just attachments
  • OCR is built in, so text inside screenshots can be detected and copied
  • Pro users can search directly through OCR text
  • Clean export cards, without noisy templates or overdesign
  • Fast capture flow through the share extension
  • No login, no account, no server upload — your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud
  • Still focused and lightweight, instead of becoming a bloated “everything app”

This update, v1.3, adds:

  • iCloud Sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Chinese localisation support
  • OCR access refined: detected text remains available to everyone, while OCR search is part of Pro
  • Pricing updated to reflect the larger feature set and ongoing maintenance

A lot of users asked for iCloud Sync after my previous posts, so I made it the main focus of this update. It is now live.

C – Cost: Pricing + link

  • App: Free to download
  • Up to 12 saved cards
  • OCR text detection and viewing
  • Export cards available with a subtle watermark

Pro — lifetime, one-time purchase: $1.99

  • Unlimited saved cards
  • OCR text search
  • Watermark-free export
  • iCloud Sync

App Store:
ShotMark on the App Store

Also, thank you to everyone who supported ShotMark so far.

In roughly the first month, the app reached:

  • 369 downloads
  • 120 Pro unlocks

That support gave me the confidence to keep pushing the app further instead of leaving it as a small side project.

The most requested feature from the last post was iCloud Sync, and it is now available in v1.3.

A native Mac version is also under development. I currently expect to release it after WWDC 2026, once I finish aligning the desktop workflow properly instead of rushing out a weak port.

Open to feedback, especially from people who already tried v1.2 and wanted sync.

u/lzchyi — 22 hours ago
▲ 35 r/iosapps

Can we stop the “I didn’t try your app, but here’s my product-manager critique” comments under dev posts?

I want to raise something that has been increasingly irritating under app promotion posts here.

There is a difference between:
Trying an app and giving honest feedback
Asking a sincere question before downloading
Dropping long, confident “product critique” comments based entirely on assumptions
The third one is becoming a problem.

One commenter in particular, u/Miserable_Sky5682, has been doing this repeatedly across developer posts. The pattern is almost always the same:
“The interesting part is not X, it’s whether Y…”
“The thing that usually breaks apps like this is…”
“What would make me stick with it is…”

It sounds thoughtful at first. But in several cases, the comments are not based on actually using the app. They are hypothetical critiques presented as if the developer overlooked something obvious.

On my IsoPack V1.2 post, he first wrote that the real value of iCloud sync is whether checked items stay reliable across devices and offline reconnects. That is already how the app works.

Then, after I did not reply, he returned with another comment saying repeat-trip workflows matter: templates should fork into trips without mutating the original base list, and users should be able to skip items on a specific trip without changing the master template. Again, that is already how IsoPack works.

So these were not issues he found. They were assumptions he projected onto the app without testing it.
I checked his recent activity because the style felt familiar, and this is not isolated. Similar speculative “what really matters is…” critiques appear under multiple app posts here over the last few days - task apps, countdown apps, camera apps, PDF readers, network tools, and more.

To be clear:
Feedback is good. Critical feedback is good. Developers should not expect only praise.

But if someone has not tried the app, they should not frame imagined product gaps as if they are informed evaluation. Ask instead:
“How does your app handle this?”
“Does it support this workflow?”
“I would care about this if I were to use it.”

That is fair. What is not fair is manufacturing critiques under post after post to sound insightful while skipping the basic step of checking whether the feature already exists.

And while I am at it, two other behaviours are also getting tiring in this sub:
People promoting their app-directory websites under unrelated developer posts
People who appear only to ask for free lifetime codes,regardless of what the app is

Developers post here to introduce work, answer real questions, and get genuine feedback. The comment section should not turn into:
pseudo-consulting theatre,
directory self-promo,
or a “free code?” queue.

I am curious whether other developers here have noticed the same pattern, especially the first one.

reddit.com
u/lzchyi — 5 days ago
▲ 31 r/iosapps

IsoPack V1.2 - a clean packing app with iCloud sync, 200+ presets, templates, and no subscription

I recently posted about IsoPack, a clean travel packing app I built because many packing apps felt bloated, outdated, or too complicated for something that should be simple.

The basic problem is still the same:

Packing should not require rebuilding the same checklist every trip.

IsoPack helps you prepare for trips with:

  • 200+ preset packing items
  • Packing templates for repeat trips
  • Progress tracking
  • Import / export support
  • Offline support
  • No login
  • No ads
  • No subscription

For V1.2, the main new update is:

>iCloud sync is now here. Some bugs fixed and also performance optimisation

B – Better:
Compared with apps like PackPoint, Packr, and Packing List Checklist, IsoPack is more focused, modern UI and lightweight. It is not trying to be a full travel planner. It is built mainly for packing: templates, presets, progress, and now iCloud sync.

C – Cost:
IsoPack is freemium.

The free version includes up to 3 trips, preset packing items, templates, progress tracking, import/export, and offline use.

The optional Pro lifetime unlock gives you unlimited trips and iCloud sync across Apple devices.

Pricing:

  • USD2.99 one-time purchase
  • No subscription
  • No ads

App Store link: IsoPack

Would love honest feedback, especially on whether iCloud sync makes the app more useful for your workflow.

u/lzchyi — 8 days ago
▲ 13 r/malaysians+2 crossposts

Hey guys, local indie dev here 👋

I built this app because I realised I screenshot *everything* — receipts, chats, ideas, random stuff from IG/TikTok — but after that… gone. Lost in Photos forever.

So I made ShotMark.

Simple idea:
turn screenshots into something actually useful.

In v1.2, it’s a lot more usable now:
- search text inside screenshots (OCR)
- copy text directly (no more retyping)
- add notes so you remember why you saved it
- export as a clean shareable card (no cringe templates)

Basically:
screenshot → note → searchable → shareable

I purposely kept it simple.
No AI fluff, no complicated system, just something fast that works.

Pricing:
- Free: up to 12 cards + export (with subtle watermark)
- Pro (lifetime): $0.99 (RM4.90)
- unlimited cards
- watermark-free export

Probably last version at this price, might adjust in next update because maintenance cost is going up. But trying to keep it affordable.

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shotmark/id6761759060

u/lzchyi — 18 days ago
▲ 55 r/iosapps

A – Answer (What problem does it solve?)
I built ShotMark because screenshots pile up fast, and it’s almost impossible to find anything later.

Most of us screenshot things to remember them — receipts, conversations, ideas, product info — but they just sit in Photos with no context and no easy way to search.

ShotMark turns screenshots into simple cards:
- add a note
- search them later
- now (v1.2) even search text inside the image itself

B – Better (Why is it better than alternatives?)
Compared to using Photos, Notes, or general note apps:

- Screenshots are treated as first-class, not just attachments
- OCR is built in, so you can search text inside screenshots directly
- You can copy detected text without retyping
- Clean export cards (no noisy templates, no overdesign)
- Fast capture flow, no heavy setup
- No AI-generated titles or cluttered features — stays focused and lightweight

>This update (v1.2) specifically adds:
- OCR text extraction
- search inside screenshots
- detected text section with copy support
- export card for sharing (free has subtle watermark, Pro removes it)
- fixed text editing behavior (selection, paste, cursor now work properly)

C – Cost (Pricing + link)
- App: Free to download
- Up to 12 saved cards
- Export cards available (includes subtle watermark)

- Pro (lifetime, one-time): $0.99 (currently)
- Unlimited saved cards
- Watermark-free export
- Cleaner sharing output

This will likely be the last version at $0.99.
Maintenance cost is increasing, so pricing may be adjusted in v1.3.
Still trying to keep it as affordable as possible.

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shotmark/id6761759060

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Also, thank you to the early supporters here.

We hit 20+ Pro unlocks within a few days after launch, which honestly means a lot.

And for those asking about free promo codes — sorry, I won’t be doing that. Need to keep it fair for everyone who supported early.

u/lzchyi — 19 days ago