Developer Tools app screenshots with a pattern or texture
A repeating pattern or texture behind 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
10% 10 of 100
Screenshots that do it
5% 23 of 507
The top ten
0 of 10 against 10 of the other 90
23 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (5%) do this, across 10 of the top 100 apps (10%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 10 of the other 90 (11%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 20th for this. It is most common in Navigation (25% of apps) and least common in Weather (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 23 Developer Tools app screenshots with a pattern or texture, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Choose the notifications you want to receive”
“Steer your Hermes agent Chat with it and watch it think and work”
“Stylish Static Wallpapers”
“Know what agents need”
“Waste less AI Credits”
“Live Preview Rendering”
“定时任务 全新上线”
“Command Prompt For iOS”
“Take Codex with you.”
“Meet your bots”
“Go from idea to build-ready”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 19 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Choose the notifications you want to receive”
Google Play Console · #23 · screenshot 6“Steer your Hermes agent Chat with it and watch it think and work”
Hermex · #30 · screenshot 1“Stylish Static Wallpapers”
Digital Neon Night Clock · #37 · screenshot 3“Know what agents need”
Track every agent from one feedMoshi: herdr/tmux on SSH/MOSH · #44 · screenshot 5“Waste less AI Credits”
AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 3“Live Preview Rendering”
HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 2“定时任务 全新上线”
AI新闻到技术博客，定时推送你关心的知识CSDN-技术开发者社区 · #87 · screenshot 3“Command Prompt For iOS”
Command Prompt CMD is the ultimate network diagnostic tool for iOS.CMD: SSH, Terminal, DOS, Ping · #95 · screenshot 1- CODEX RELAY
“Take Codex with you.”
Codex Relay - Remote Codex App · #96 · screenshot 1 “Meet your bots”
Give each one a face, a model and a jobHermex · #30 · screenshot 2- In seconds
“Go from idea to build-ready”
"A mobile app for planning day trips with friends. with voting options and"AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 5 “知识共享”
跨多端同步知识库，多端分享交流CSDN-技术开发者社区 · #87 · screenshot 6- SSH SESSIONS
“Run terminal”
Codex Relay - Remote Codex App · #96 · screenshot 2 “Stay in control”
Approve or deny risky commands before they runHermex · #30 · screenshot 3- LIVE WORK
“Keep Git work moving.”
Codex Relay - Remote Codex App · #96 · screenshot 4 “Stay in the loop”
Get notified when your agent finishes or needs youHermex · #30 · screenshot 4- FILES
“Inspect repo files.”
Codex Relay - Remote Codex App · #96 · screenshot 5 “Pick up where you left off”
Browse, search and resume every sessionHermex · #30 · screenshot 5“Any model you run”
Pick from every provider on your serverHermex · #30 · screenshot 6
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Google Play Console, at #23.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation | 25% 25 of 99 | 14% 78 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 25% 25 of 100 | 13% 72 of 558 | 4 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 23% 23 of 100 | 12% 64 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 21% 21 of 100 | 8% 45 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 19% 19 of 100 | 6% 36 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 19% 19 of 100 | 8% 45 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 17% 17 of 100 | 8% 44 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 16% 16 of 99 | 7% 38 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 16% 16 of 100 | 7% 38 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 6% 35 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 25 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 14% 14 of 98 | 7% 36 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 14% 14 of 99 | 5% 26 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 29 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 29 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 6% 33 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 23 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 10% 10 of 100 | 5% 23 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 10% 10 of 100 | 4% 25 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 9% 9 of 100 | 3% 17 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot70% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Dark78% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Words aligned left48% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Black, white or grey78% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Tells you to do something52% of these screenshots, against 31% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Subline explains the headline39% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in look
- Black, white or grey68%
- Light60%
- Solid background58%
- Dark55%
- Gradient background55%
- 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%
- 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 pattern or texture?
10 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (10%) 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 pattern or texture?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Google Play Console (#23), Hermex (#30), Digital Neon Night Clock (#37), Moshi: herdr/tmux on SSH/MOSH (#44) and AI App Builder Architect (#54), and 5 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a pattern or texture?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (0%), against 10 of the other 90 (11%), so the top ten do it less 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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