See what Rotato costs, which 3D device mockup and animation features it offers, and whether this Mac-only lifetime-license tool fits your product marketing…
Rotato is a Mac-only application for creating 3D device mockups and animated product videos from ordinary screenshots or screen recordings. Founded in 2019 by former Google incubator employee Morten and based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company is self-funded, has never taken outside investment, and remains profitable while serving a global base of indie makers, marketers, and design agencies.
Instead of requiring specialized 3D software like Cinema 4D or After Effects, Rotato provides a real-time 3D engine with pre-built device models and animation presets, letting non-designers produce studio-quality mockup videos in minutes.
Rotato ships with more than 30 photorealistic device mockups spanning iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Android hardware, plus a library of prebuilt video and image templates that can be customized by dragging in a screenshot or screen recording. Users can freely rotate devices in 3D space, adjust lighting and backgrounds, and set camera keyframes for automatic rotate, float, or zoom animations.
Export options scale by plan, from standard H.264 video up to 4K and 8K resolution, with Premium adding ProRes4444 (including alpha channel) and HEVC/H.265 for professional post-production pipelines, along with a Figma plugin and clay-render mode.
Rotato uses a one-time lifetime-license model rather than a subscription. The Basic tier costs $79 and covers phone mockups only with six months of included updates; Standard costs $89 and unlocks the full 30-plus device library with 12 months of updates and 4K export; Premium costs $199 and adds the full template library, 8K export, ProRes4444/HEVC, the Figma plugin, and clay mode.
There is no permanent free plan, but prospective buyers can try Rotato via a watermarked free trial before purchasing a license.
Rotato has no permanent free tier. It offers a watermarked free trial so users can test the app before purchasing one of its one-time-payment license tiers, which start at $79.
No. Rotato is built exclusively for macOS and has no native Windows or web-based version.
No. Rotato is sold as a one-time lifetime-license purchase across three tiers (Basic, Standard, Premium), each including a fixed window of free updates rather than ongoing monthly billing.
Rotato exports MP4, MOV, GIF, and static PNG files, with resolution up to 4K on Standard and 8K on Premium; Premium also adds ProRes4444 with alpha channel and HEVC/H.265.
The Standard and Premium tiers include more than 30 device mockups spanning iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Android hardware; the Basic tier is limited to phone mockups only.
Yes, but only on the Premium plan, which includes a dedicated Figma plugin for pulling screens directly into a 3D scene.
Rotato was founded in 2019 by Morten, a former Google in-house incubator employee, and is a self-funded, profitable company based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Rotato is aimed at SaaS founders, indie app developers, and design agencies who need App Store previews, Product Hunt launch visuals, or client UX presentation videos without hiring a 3D motion designer.