Developer Tools app screenshots with a badge
A badge such as Editors’ Choice or Featured. A badge is a small mark of recognition, such as a feature by Apple, set beside the headline or the screen.
From the top 100 free Developer Tools 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
20% 20 of 100
Screenshots that do it
5% 23 of 507
The top ten
3 of 10 against 17 of the other 90
23 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (5%) do this, across 20 of the top 100 apps (20%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 17 of the other 90 (19%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 23rd for this. It is most common in Entertainment (48% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 23 Developer Tools app screenshots with a badge, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Home Efficient Management”
“Promote your app with exciting marketing assets”
“temporary phone numbers”
“Write values to set characteristics”
“LEARN GAME DEVELOPMENT”
“View Details”
“From Idea to App”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 14 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Home Efficient Management”
Unified management of multiple devices, clear status at a glanceO-KAM Pro · #9 · screenshot 1“Promote your app with exciting marketing assets”
App Store Connect · #10 · screenshot 3- Receive SMS
“temporary phone numbers”
Receive SMS & verification codes online. No SIM. No sign up. Ready in seconds.Temp Number | Receive SMS · #28 · screenshot 6 “Write values to set characteristics”
Respond & configure.Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 3- Become a Game Creator
“LEARN GAME DEVELOPMENT”
GDevelop - Create & Play Games · #39 · screenshot 6 “View Details”
Easy DebuggingBluetoothAssistant · #47 · screenshot 4“From Idea to App”
In minutes“Every retry costs, plan smart build once.”AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 1“Push notifications. Never miss downtime.”
Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 5- SECURE EXITS
“Choose your secure exit”
Choose by distance, latency and stability. Selecting one returns you to Home.VPN - Feichi · #73 · screenshot 2 “Code With AI.”
Understand your code faster with built-in AI assistance.Pyroid · #80 · screenshot 2“DNS, security and SSL in one place”
Cloudflare Remote · #81 · screenshot 3“C知道定时任务”
你的AI自动化技术情报助理CSDN-技术开发者社区 · #87 · screenshot 2“HTML Editor”
HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator · #90 · screenshot 1“Follow all discoveries and changes.”
Export .log file.Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 5
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #2GitHub1 of its 4 screenshots
- #9O-KAM Pro1 of its 5 screenshots
- #10App Store Connect1 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 48% 48 of 100 | 15% 84 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 48% 48 of 100 | 16% 88 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Education | 45% 45 of 100 | 12% 67 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 45% 45 of 100 | 13% 74 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 41% 41 of 100 | 9% 52 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 41% 41 of 100 | 12% 70 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 38% 38 of 100 | 10% 52 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 36% 36 of 100 | 10% 57 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 35% 35 of 100 | 11% 61 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 34% 34 of 100 | 9% 51 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 32% 32 of 100 | 8% 45 of 556 | 4 of 10 |
| Reference | 32% 32 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 31% 31 of 99 | 8% 43 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 40 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 28% 28 of 99 | 6% 34 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 28% 27 of 98 | 8% 39 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 25% 25 of 100 | 7% 39 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 6% 31 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 27 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 30 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 23 of 507 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot48% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Gradient background65% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- A word in a different colour35% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Light65% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour39% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Blue39% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a badge?
20 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (20%) have at least one, and 23 of their 507 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a badge?
In the top ten: GitHub (#2), O-KAM Pro (#9) and App Store Connect (#10). Further down the chart: Apps Connect (#14), Surge 5 (#24), Desktop Browser • Zoomable (#25), Temp Number | Receive SMS (#28) and Bluetooth Inspector (#38), and 12 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a badge?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (30%), against 17 of the other 90 (19%), so the top ten do it more than 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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