Developer Tools app screenshots with a gradient background
A colour that shades into another. A gradient adds depth without adding anything to look at.
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
55% 55 of 100
Screenshots that do it
46% 233 of 507
The top ten
6 of 10 against 49 of the other 90
233 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (46%) do this, across 55 of the top 100 apps (55%). 6 of the top ten do it (60%), against 49 of the other 90 (54%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 16th for this. It is most common in Entertainment (79% of apps) and least common in Food & Drink (43%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 233 Developer Tools app screenshots with a gradient background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Manage the devices you use to test apps”
“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
“Build from anywhere”
“Home Efficient Management”
“Track important status updates in one place”
“One click connection”
“你的服务器 随时在手”
“That's done. Scriptable says: "The pollen count for grass is 4"”
“Join 5M+ Devs coding Python on the go”
“Every agent, every machine, one inbox.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 222 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Manage the devices you use to test apps”
TestFlight · #1 · screenshot 4“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
Sekai: Create · Remix · Play · #3 · screenshot 1“Build from anywhere”
Kick off new agents and manage existing onesCursor · #6 · screenshot 1“Home Efficient Management”
Unified management of multiple devices, clear status at a glanceO-KAM Pro · #9 · screenshot 1“Track important status updates in one place”
App Store Connect · #10 · screenshot 1“One click connection”
No re-entering IP addresses, ports, and passwords.Termius - Modern SSH Client · #11 · screenshot 1“你的服务器 随时在手”
Termini - SSH Terminal · #12 · screenshot 1“That's done. Scriptable says: "The pollen count for grass is 4"”
Scriptable · #15 · screenshot 6“Join 5M+ Devs coding Python on the go”
Python Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 1“Every agent, every machine, one inbox.”
T3 Code - Remote Claude & more · #19 · screenshot 1“Quickly access your KPIs”
Google Play Console · #23 · screenshot 1“Light and Dark”
themesKoder Code Editor · #26 · screenshot 1“Phone numbers from around the world”
Temp Number | Receive SMS · #28 · screenshot 1“Buddy”
Goiey - Collect, Share, Chat · #32 · screenshot 1“See App Rankings Around the World”
Appboard: App Rankings · #33 · screenshot 1“Vercel Anywhere!”
Rev for Vercel · #34 · screenshot 1“PROMPT TO START GOING LIVE IN UNDER 5 MINUTES”
Vibecode Apps IDE - LastApp · #36 · screenshot 1“Bluetooth scanner finds nearby devices.”
See what's around you.“every Bluetooth enabled device around my apartment and other units”Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 1“A WORLD”
of quirky, joyful indie gamesGDevelop - Create & Play Games · #39 · screenshot 1“Quickly View Your Cookies”
Cookie-Editor · #41 · screenshot 1“Visualize Data with Charts”
Python Coding · #42 · screenshot 3“Take Netlify With You!”
Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 1“Keep agents running”
Reconnect without losing workMoshi: herdr/tmux on SSH/MOSH · #44 · screenshot 1“DEVICE and SENSOR Information”
View detailed information about your DEVICE.Device Monitor² · #45 · screenshot 1“Your Hermes agent, anywhere.”
Start tasks, monitor progress, and stay in sync from your phone.Hermes Conduit · #46 · screenshot 1“Bluetooth Assistant”
Multi, Device SupportBluetoothAssistant · #47 · screenshot 1“Reach Everywhere Unlimited Traffic”
V2Lite VPN - Super VPN Proxy · #48 · screenshot 1“Mobile IDE”
File based IDE with code editor, suggestions,and local execution. Includes a Python 3.10 interpreter, with the standard libraries, Cython and more than 100 third party pre-installed packages.Pyto IDE · #49 · screenshot 1“Your Railway projects. In your pocket.”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 1“Plan before buildiing”
AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 2“Code On the go”
Start coding nowOpenCode Mobile App · #57 · screenshot 1“Sniff HTTP&HTTPS”
Stream - Network Debug Tool · #58 · screenshot 1“Professional grade SQL editor on iOS.”
Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 4“Capture HTTPS on your iPhone”
See every request your apps make, right on your device. No Mac needed.Proxyman - Capture HTTPS · #63 · screenshot 1“Bluetooth Connect”
Bluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 1“SYNTAX HIGHLIGHT FOR 110+ LANGUAGES”
Code Editor - Compiler & IDE · #69 · screenshot 1“Edit Text File”
From your device or any cloud serviceText Editor. · #70 · screenshot 1“Build Your Own Portfolio”
Organize and manage all of your game projects in one place.GameForge AI: Code & Build · #71 · screenshot 1- FEICHI · PRIVATE PASSAGE
“Feichi Passage Light Launch”
Secure exits, connection time and membership benefits live in one clean pan...VPN - Feichi · #73 · screenshot 1 “system-wide Git support”
Git client - Working Copy · #75 · screenshot 1
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #1TestFlight1 of its 5 screenshots
- #2GitHub1 of its 4 screenshots
- #3Sekai: Create · Remix · Play6 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Cursor6 of its 6 screenshots
- #9O-KAM Pro5 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 | 79% 79 of 100 | 65% 352 of 544 | 9 of 10 |
| Utilities | 78% 78 of 100 | 64% 352 of 549 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 77% 76 of 99 | 60% 337 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 330 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 315 of 550 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 71% 71 of 100 | 50% 279 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 68% 68 of 100 | 52% 290 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 67% 67 of 100 | 41% 233 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 66% 66 of 100 | 49% 275 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 65% 65 of 100 | 52% 294 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Productivity | 65% 64 of 99 | 49% 270 of 551 | 6 of 10 |
| Business | 63% 63 of 100 | 44% 243 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 62% 62 of 100 | 37% 208 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Finance | 62% 62 of 100 | 46% 266 of 581 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 60% 60 of 100 | 42% 236 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 55% 55 of 100 | 46% 233 of 507 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 54% 54 of 100 | 33% 183 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| News | 53% 52 of 98 | 38% 196 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 52% 51 of 99 | 33% 189 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Travel | 50% 50 of 100 | 31% 173 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 49% 49 of 100 | 32% 181 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 45% 45 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 24% 130 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Has a headline95% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Words at the top90% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour42% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Leads with a feature71% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline under five words67% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Blue41% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in look
- Black, white or grey68%
- Light60%
- Solid background58%
- Dark55%
- Blue42%
- A word in a different colour38%
- High contrast words37%
- Background is the icon’s colour31%
- Low contrast words29%
- The app itself is the background23%
- Rounded headline type15%
- Teal13%
- Orange12%
- Pattern or texture10%
- Green9%
- Photo background6%
- Yellow5%
- Condensed or display type4%
- Red3%
- Pink2%
- Purple2%
- Serif headline2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
55 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (55%) have at least one, and 233 of their 507 screenshots (46%) 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 gradient background?
In the top ten: TestFlight (#1), GitHub (#2), Sekai: Create · Remix · Play (#3), Cursor (#6), O-KAM Pro (#9) and App Store Connect (#10). Further down the chart: Termius - Modern SSH Client (#11), Termini - SSH Terminal (#12), Apps Connect (#14), Scriptable (#15) and Python Coding Editor & IDE App (#16), and 44 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 6 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (60%), against 49 of the other 90 (54%), 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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