A lighter Mockuuups Studio alternative
Mockuuups puts your screen into photos. DudeShots puts it on real 3D devices you turn yourself, on backdrops made from your screenshot. Free to start, Pro from £3.75 a month.
Free to start. No signup to try. Nothing stamped on your exports.
Why people look for a Mockuuups Studio alternative
Mockuuups Studio is built around a very large library of scene mockups: your screen placed into photos of devices in hands, on desks and around the house, plus printed things like posters and cards. It runs in the browser, as a desktop app and inside Figma and Sketch. For lifestyle shots it is hard to beat.
DudeShots does a different job. Instead of a photo of a device at a fixed angle, you get the device itself: 45 of them, each a real 3D model on Pro that you turn and tilt until the shot looks right. It sits on a backdrop you style (over 30 styles, colours from your screenshot, a light you can drag), with callouts typed onto the image.
Flat frames, at least 13 backdrop styles and capture of the visible page are free with no account. Pro is £45 a year or £5 a month.
Your screenshot, any device, any angle
Mockuuups Studio alternative features
45 devices, flat and 3D
Eight browser windows, five MacBooks, eight monitors, ten phones, nine tablets and five watches, all free as flat frames. On Pro each one is also a real 3D model you turn and tilt. A new account gets a free Pro week to try every 3D device.
Backdrops from your shot
Over 30 styles, with a new one most weeks: studio light, mesh blends, patterns, grown and poured Liquid shapes, and ones made from the screenshot itself. Colours can come straight from your shot, with a grain or paper texture and a light you drag into place. At least 13 are free.
Capture from a link
Paste an address and the page lands on the canvas, captured at desktop size for a browser, MacBook or monitor (as wide as the monitor's screen) and at phone size for a phone or watch. The visible screen is free; every fold, each section or the full page is Pro.
Rain, frost, glass and paint
Surface puts an effect over the finished picture: rain, big drops, condensation, frost, snow, a waterline, cracked glass in 3D, paint drips, a paint splatter, spray paint and more, 14 in all. Each drop bends what's under it like a real lens. Surface is Pro, in the free first week too.
Callouts on the canvas
Headline, tape sticker, note with an arrow, badge, big number, chat bubble, hand-drawn ring and tooltip. Drag, resize, turn and type on the image itself. 3 on Free.
Edges and cast shadows
For a shot with no device: 12 edges, three corner styles, eight drop shadows, and 15 cast shadows (leaves, blinds, window panes) in front of the shot or behind it. Cast shadows are Pro.
Presets, a pinned mark, a team
Save a whole setup as a preset, pin your watermark so it is on every shot, and share both with a team, with no per seat price: starting one is Pro, joining is free. Saved watermarks and more than three presets are Pro.
DudeShots and Mockuuups, side by side.
| Feature | DudeShots | Mockuuups |
|---|---|---|
| Free to start | Yes | Free collection |
| No signup to try | Yes | ? |
| Photo scene mockups | No | Yes |
| Devices you turn to any angle | Pro, free first week | ? |
| Capture from a URL | Yes | Paid plan |
| Callouts typed on the image | Yes | ? |
| Figma, Sketch and desktop apps | No | Yes |
| Water, ice and paint over the picture | Pro, 14 effects | No |
| Shared presets and brand for a team | Pro owner, members free | Team plan, per seat |
| Paid plan | £45/yr or £5/mo | Monthly or yearly |
Compiled 2026 from each product's public site. "?" means we couldn't confirm it. Features change, so check the latest before deciding.
Straight answers.
- How is DudeShots different from Mockuuups Studio?
- Mockuuups places your screen into photographs of devices in real settings, from a library of thousands. DudeShots gives you the device as a 3D model you turn yourself, on a backdrop you style, with callouts and capture from a URL.
- Is DudeShots cheaper?
- DudeShots is free to start, and Pro is £45 a year or £5 a month. Mockuuups has its own free collection and paid plans; check its pricing page for current prices.
- Can DudeShots do lifestyle or scene mockups?
- No. If you need a screen in a photo of someone's hand or a café table, a scene mockup tool like Mockuuups is the right choice. DudeShots does devices and browser windows on styled backdrops.
- Does DudeShots have a Figma plugin?
- No. DudeShots runs in the browser, on any computer or phone, with nothing to install.
Try DudeShots free.
Free to start, no card needed. Open the studio and drop in an image.