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App Store preview storyboard maker

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How to use App Store preview storyboard maker

What the tool does, how to run it, and what to expect from the result.

How to storyboard an App Store preview from screenshots

Apple wants device-captured footage, so this is a planning artefact: a timed sequence that lets the team argue about screen order, the poster frame and how many features actually fit before anyone records.

The draft is rendered on a canvas in the browser and downloaded.

  • Upload 2 to 8 app screenshots, each under 12 MB.
  • Keep the App Store portrait canvas at 886 x 1920, which is the real preview resolution.
  • Set the duration to 15 seconds, the only option that reaches Apple's minimum, and see how many screens actually fit.
  • Order the screens so that the strongest one is first, because the first frame becomes the poster frame.
  • Render the draft, review it with the team, then record the real preview on device and submit that.

Why a storyboard-first tool is still useful here

App teams often need to agree on screen order, headline pacing, and overall flow before anyone records a final store video. A screenshot-based storyboard tool is useful for that early planning step.

This page is intentionally honest about scope: it helps draft and review a sequence from screenshots, but it is not the final captured-on-device App Store preview workflow.

What this page should help with

Use it to block out a short portrait sequence, test pacing, and export a lightweight internal draft that helps the team review what the eventual App Store preview might communicate.

  • App Store preview draft planning
  • Screenshot-based preview storyboards
  • Feature sequence review before final recording
  • Local browser export with no server rendering
Tips

Getting a better result out of App Store preview storyboard maker

Specific settings and thresholds, not general advice.

  • Apple requires App Store previews to be captured on device. A video assembled from static screenshots is not a submittable app preview, no matter how good it looks, which is why this page is a storyboard and draft tool and not a submission tool.
  • App previews must run 15 to 30 seconds. The durations available here are 6, 10 and 15 seconds, so only the 15-second option even reaches Apple's minimum, and there is no way to reach 30 from this page.
  • The App Store portrait canvas is 886 x 1920, and the landscape one is 1920 x 886. Those are the real App Store preview dimensions, so a storyboard rendered at those sizes gives the team an accurate picture of what fits in the frame.
  • You get up to three previews per localisation, and the first frame of the first one is the poster frame shown before playback. Use the storyboard to argue about that first frame before anyone records anything.
  • What this is genuinely good for: pacing. Two to eight screens over 15 seconds is 1.9 to 7.5 seconds per screen, and seeing that timing play out is what tells you whether your six-feature preview is actually four features too many.
Limits

What App Store preview storyboard maker does not do

The honest boundary, so you do not lose time finding it yourself.

  • The output is not a submittable App Store preview. Apple requires footage captured on device, and App Store Connect will reject an assembled slideshow of screenshots.
  • The maximum duration is 15 seconds, which is Apple's floor. There is no 30-second option and no per-slide timing control.
  • There is no audio track, and App Store previews commonly carry music or narration.
  • It cannot record your app, add a device frame, or capture the screen. It animates stills you supply.
Reference

Terms used on this page

Short, plain-language definitions for the formats and settings above.

At a glance

Who App Store preview storyboard maker is for

A quick way to understand who this helps, what it solves, and where it connects next.

Best fit

App teams and marketers planning App Store preview structure, pacing, and screen order before a proper captured-on-device final export

Ideal for

Turning app screenshots into a storyboard-style promo draft that helps review sequence and messaging before a formal App Store preview workflow

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the questions people usually have before trying a utility like this.

Is this an official App Store preview recorder?

No. This page is a screenshot-based draft and storyboard builder. Official App Store previews should use footage captured on device and normally run 15 to 30 seconds.

Can I still change duration and screen order?

Yes. The page starts from an App Store-shaped draft preset, but the normal arrange, pacing, and style controls remain available.

Does export stay local?

Yes. Preview and export remain in the browser, so the screenshots and draft video do not need server-side rendering.

Can I submit this video as my App Store preview?

No. Apple requires app previews to be captured on device, and an assembled sequence of static screenshots is not that. This page exists to draft and review the sequence before someone records the real thing.

What are Apple's App Store preview requirements?

15 to 30 seconds, captured on device, up to three previews per localisation, with the first frame acting as the poster frame. The portrait resolution is 886 x 1920 and the landscape one is 1920 x 886, which are the canvases here.

Why does the tool stop at 15 seconds?

Because the duration options are 6, 10 and 15. That means only the longest option even touches Apple's 15-second floor, and there is no way to storyboard a full 30-second preview in one pass.

So what is the point of a storyboard?

Pacing and order. Recording an app preview is expensive, and most previews fail because they try to show six features in twenty seconds. Playing the sequence as a timed slideshow surfaces that before you book the capture session.

Does the draft video leave my device?

No. Frames are composed on a canvas and encoded in the browser, which matters because pre-launch app screenshots are usually the last thing you want on someone else's server.

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