Overall Winner

CleanShot X

beats Loom by 36 points

Loom 27/100
CleanShot X 🏆 63/100
Loom

Loom

From $18/mo

VS
CleanShot X

CleanShot X

$29/yr

The verdict

CleanShot X scores 63/100 against Loom's 27/100. Compare the full breakdown of scores, features, pricing, and user reviews below.

Score breakdown

Dimension
Loom
CleanShot X
Price & Value
★★☆☆☆
★★★☆☆ wins
Features
★★★☆☆
★★★★★ wins
Ease of Use
★★☆☆☆
★★★★☆ wins
Reviews
★☆☆☆☆
★★★★☆ wins

Each dimension rated 1–5. Higher is better across all four.

What users say

Loom

"Cloud async video with a 1.3 average; cancel and record-fail comments dominate."

Pros

The desktop app makes it easy to capture videos to send to colleagues. Videos are easy to share

CleanShot X

"Paid Mac swiss-army with recording and scrolling; Shottr stays the cheaper stills pick."

Pros

The scrolling capture plus built-in annotation tools save me from opening a separate editor every time, and the cloud upload with auto-copied link is genuinely fast If you want more of a swiss-army-knife tool (screen recording, OCR, self-timer included), CleanShot X is worth it I've been using CleanShot X for 3 yrs or so, and haven't looked back

Pricing & value

Metric Loom CleanShot X Winner
Free tier Yes No Loom
Starting price From $18/mo $29/yr Loom

Our pick

🏆 CleanShot X