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CaptainShot vs Night Crew

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CaptainShot compared with Night Crew
DetailCaptainShot logo CaptainShotNight Crew logo Night Crew
What it doesOrganize and find screenshots on iPhone, iPad and Mac with on-device AI Keep your Mac awake while AI coding agents work, then let it sleep
StageStartup Startup
Founded2025 2026
Based inFR IN
Pricing modelFreemium Free trial
PricingFree trial: 7 days with full access. Then €0.99/month, €4.99/year, or €6.99 lifetime purchase. Pricing in USD: $0.99/month, $4.99/year, or $6.99 lifetime. Free trial for 14 days (no account or card required). Licence: $9 once for 2 Macs (price increases to $12 from 1 December 2026). Team licences: $9 per seat for the first 20 seats, $7 per seat after 20 (one-time payment, one invoice). 30-day refund, no questions asked.
Key features
  • Automatic collections and manual collection creation with incremental analysis
  • Dynamic custom selections with readable rules combining multiple criteria
  • Natural language, visual and OCR search with relevance ranking
  • SmartData extraction of dates, amounts, contacts, flights, deliveries and QR codes
  • Local summaries, translations and AI reminders on compatible devices
  • Continuous background analysis with persistent queue
  • Image import from Photos, camera, drag-and-drop and share sheet
  • Collection sharing as independent importable copy with code
  • Image annotation with text, shapes, arrows, highlighting and blur
  • Hidden images protected with Face ID or Touch ID
  • Automatic agent detection for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI
  • Lid mode to keep working with laptop closed
  • Activity history tracking for 90 days
  • Journal with 14 days of sleep and wake events
  • Adjustable grace period (0 to 10 minutes)
  • Settings backups before changes
  • Privacy-focused with no analytics or code storage
  • 24-hour time cap on any hold
  • Offline support for 30 days
What makes it different
  • No account, no ads and no data profiling required
  • One subscription covers iPhone, iPad and Mac native apps
  • Continuous automatic analysis with persistent queue technology
  • Dynamic custom selections with readable rules that auto-update
  • One-time purchase, no subscription, with future updates included
  • Intelligent sleep: keeps Mac awake only while agents work, not all the time
  • Works with lid closed using approved system helper
  • 30-day refund policy with no questions asked
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)18 no change since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)160
Referring domains (Majestic)250

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