Business app screenshots with a photo background
A photograph behind the screen. A photograph behind the screen sets a scene, and the words need enough contrast to be read over it.
From the top 100 free Business apps on the US App Store, read on October 9, 2026. Screenshots are the developers’ own, shown from Apple’s servers with a link to each app.
The numbers
Apps that do it
17% 17 of 100
Screenshots that do it
6% 33 of 554
The top ten
2 of 10 against 15 of the other 90
33 of the 554 Business screenshots read (6%) do this, across 17 of the top 100 apps (17%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Business is 17th for this. It is most common in Weather (46% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 33 Business app screenshots with a photo background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Meeting with Soccer club”
“DELIVER WITH DOORDASH”
“GROW WITH AMAZON”
“Get started quickly.”
“Earn money, help others & start shopping”
“Store not ready? Sell anyway”
“Decide when, where, and what items you want to deliver.”
“Start earning fast”
“Get paid to shop.”
“Get paid fast for completed shifts”
“MyWalmart. Empowering store associates.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 31 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Meeting with Soccer club”
teams.microsoft.com/meetup-joinMicrosoft Teams · #1 · screenshot 2“DELIVER WITH DOORDASH”
YOUR DOOR TO MOREDoorDash - Dasher · #6 · screenshot 1“GROW WITH AMAZON”
Amazon Flex · #16 · screenshot 2“Get started quickly.”
Take any payment.Square Point of Sale (POS) · #27 · screenshot 1- instacart
“Earn money, help others & start shopping”
Instacart Shopper: Earn money · #28 · screenshot 1 “Store not ready? Sell anyway”
Shopify: Sell. Run a business. · #31 · screenshot 2“Decide when, where, and what items you want to deliver.”
Roadie Driver · #41 · screenshot 1“Start earning fast”
Lyft Driver · #42 · screenshot 1“Get paid to shop.”
Reach your goals, pay off debt, and help your community.Drive and Shop with Shipt · #46 · screenshot 1- EARN YOUR WAY
“Get paid fast for completed shifts”
Shiftsmart - Find Work · #58 · screenshot 2 “MyWalmart. Empowering store associates.”
MyWalmart · #60 · screenshot 1- INBOX
“All your customer messages in one place.”
GoDaddy: Websites & Marketing · #62 · screenshot 4 “SCAN”
to PDF, JPG or TXTiScanner: PDF Document Scanner · #66 · screenshot 1- Get discovered
“BUILD TRUST. GET BOOKED INSTANTLY.”
Your professional booking site, reviews, and portfolio, everywhere they search.Booksy Biz: Booking & Payments · #75 · screenshot 3 “Member Dashboard”
Auctions, Vehicles, Bids & MoreCopart - Online Auto Auctions · #85 · screenshot 2“Connect with anyone on video meetings and calls”
Microsoft Teams · #1 · screenshot 3“Scan barcodes, track inventory”
Shopify: Sell. Run a business. · #31 · screenshot 6“Use your vehicle to make money without delivering food or passengers.”
Roadie Driver · #41 · screenshot 2“Earn bonuses and rewards”
Lyft Driver · #42 · screenshot 2“No.1”
Mobile Scanner in the U.S.iScanner: PDF Document Scanner · #66 · screenshot 2“Join Auctions”
Bid & Buy Vehicles on the GoCopart - Online Auto Auctions · #85 · screenshot 4“Bring your community together in one place”
Microsoft Teams · #1 · screenshot 4“Upfront ride and pay details”
Lyft Driver · #42 · screenshot 3“EDIT and sign PDFs”
iScanner: PDF Document Scanner · #66 · screenshot 3“Get work and projects done in shared team spaces”
Microsoft Teams · #1 · screenshot 5“Choose where you drive”
Lyft Driver · #42 · screenshot 4“SHARE”
via email and cloudiScanner: PDF Document Scanner · #66 · screenshot 4“24/7 support and safety tools”
Lyft Driver · #42 · screenshot 5“COUNT”
objects with a snapiScanner: PDF Document Scanner · #66 · screenshot 5“Get on your way with CarPlay®”
Lyft Driver · #42 · screenshot 6“CONVERT”
to multiple formatsiScanner: PDF Document Scanner · #66 · screenshot 6
Top ten Business apps that do it.
- #1Microsoft Teams4 of its 6 screenshots
- #6DoorDash - Dasher1 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | 46% 46 of 100 | 30% 166 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 40% 40 of 100 | 16% 92 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 39% 39 of 100 | 25% 138 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 36% 36 of 100 | 17% 92 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 33% 33 of 100 | 15% 81 of 540 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 33% 33 of 100 | 16% 92 of 558 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 31% 31 of 100 | 14% 76 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 12% 67 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 30% 30 of 99 | 13% 74 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 28% 28 of 99 | 11% 61 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 27% 27 of 100 | 11% 60 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 26% 26 of 100 | 9% 47 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 26% 26 of 100 | 10% 59 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 20% 20 of 99 | 8% 46 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 19% 19 of 100 | 9% 48 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 18% 18 of 100 | 7% 43 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 14% 14 of 98 | 9% 45 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 32 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 25 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 14 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A photograph94% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Business screenshots
- High contrast words42% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Business screenshots
- A hand holds the phone30% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Business screenshots
- Headline under five words55% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Business screenshots
- A person in the picture42% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Business screenshots
- Tells you to do something67% of these screenshots, against 51% of all Business screenshots
More in look
- Light86%
- Background is the icon’s colour64%
- Gradient background63%
- Solid background58%
- Blue56%
- Black, white or grey44%
- A word in a different colour37%
- Low contrast words37%
- High contrast words28%
- Dark21%
- Teal17%
- Orange16%
- Green15%
- Pattern or texture15%
- The app itself is the background11%
- Purple9%
- Red9%
- Rounded headline type8%
- Serif headline7%
- Yellow7%
- Condensed or display type5%
- Pink5%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Business apps have App Store screenshots with a photo background?
17 of the top 100 Business apps (17%) have at least one, and 33 of their 554 screenshots (6%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Business apps have App Store screenshots with a photo background?
In the top ten: Microsoft Teams (#1) and DoorDash - Dasher (#6). Further down the chart: Amazon Flex (#16), Square Point of Sale (POS) (#27), Instacart Shopper: Earn money (#28), Shopify: Sell. Run a business. (#31) and USPS Mobile® (#36), and 10 more.
Should my Business app have App Store screenshots with a photo background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Business apps do it (20%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%), so the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.
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