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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
58% 58 of 100
Screenshots that do it
36% 183 of 507
The top ten
7 of 10 against 51 of the other 90

183 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (36%) do this, across 58 of the top 100 apps (58%). 7 of the top ten do it (70%), against 51 of the other 90 (57%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 6th for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (68% of apps) and least common in Games (20%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 183 Developer Tools app screenshots with a solid background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

TestFlight App Store screenshot 1, headline “Access your beta apps and view updates”. Solid background.
TestFlight#1 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Access your beta apps and view updates”
GitHub App Store screenshot 2, no headline. Solid background.
GitHub#2 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2No headline
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast App Store screenshot 3, headline “Build in voice ▂▂▂▂▂ mode.”. Solid background.
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast#4 in Developer Tools · screenshot 3“Build in voice ▂▂▂▂▂ mode.”
LocalDevVPN App Store screenshot 1, no headline. Solid background.
LocalDevVPN#5 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1No headline
Apple Developer App Store screenshot 1, no headline. Solid background.
Apple Developer#7 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1No headline
Expo Go App Store screenshot 1, no headline. Solid background.
Expo Go#8 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1No headline
App Store Connect App Store screenshot 2, headline “Manage your app across Apple platforms”. Solid background.
App Store Connect#10 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“Manage your app across Apple platforms”
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN App Store screenshot 1, headline “Fastest Servers”. Solid background.
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN#13 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Fastest Servers”
Apps Connect App Store screenshot 1, headline “Connect”. Solid background.
Apps Connect#14 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Connect”
Scriptable App Store screenshot 1, no headline. Solid background.
Scriptable#15 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1No headline
iSH Shell App Store screenshot 1, no headline. Solid background.
iSH Shell#17 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1No headline
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy App Store screenshot 1, headline “Unlin”. Solid background.
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy#18 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Unlin”

All 183 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 119 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Access your beta apps and view updates”TestFlight · #1 · screenshot 1
  • “Build in voice ▂▂▂▂▂ mode.”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 3
  • “Learn”Learn the basics with bite-sized interactive lessons.Expo Go · #8 · screenshot 2
  • “Manage your app across Apple platforms”App Store Connect · #10 · screenshot 2
  • “Fastest Servers”ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN · #13 · screenshot 1
  • “Connect”with the panel to useApps Connect · #14 · screenshot 1
  • “Unlin”NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy · #18 · screenshot 1
  • “Talk to the agent, not the laptop.”T3 Code - Remote Claude & more · #19 · screenshot 3
  • “Build with any agent, anywhere”Orca IDE · #21 · screenshot 1
  • “Multi Sessions”Connect to servers and switch anywhere anytimexTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell · #40 · screenshot 1
  • “Smart Code Editor for Python”Python Coding · #42 · screenshot 1
  • Zhenyi Tan“And Editing the HTML”Web Inspector · #52 · screenshot 4
  • “Code Editor, SFTP Client, SSH Terminal”Textastic Code Editor · #53 · screenshot 1
  • “From Idea to App”In minutes“Every retry costs, plan smart build once.”AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 1
  • “Termiux”Linux in your pocketTermiux · #55 · screenshot 1
  • “Run a team of coding agents from your iPhone”Conductor.build · #56 · screenshot 1
  • Quick Response“Don't forget your running tasks”OpenCode Mobile App · #57 · screenshot 3
  • “Take N8N With You!”N8N Automations — Nathan · #59 · screenshot 1
  • “One-tap to connect”Shield VPN - Secure FastVPN · #60 · screenshot 1
  • “Access Supabase from anywhere.”Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 1
  • “Turn your ideas into apps”v0 · #65 · screenshot 1
  • “Persistent connections that even survive a device reboot. Go Mosh!”Blink Shell, Build & Code · #67 · screenshot 1
  • “Your Local AI Fully Private”Reins: for Ollama & LM Studio · #68 · screenshot 1
  • “CODE ASSIST AUTO COMPLETION”Code Editor - Compiler & IDE · #69 · screenshot 2
  • “Your Dashboard at a Glance”Proxmox VE Companion · #76 · screenshot 1
  • “Edit your HTML”HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 1
  • “Advanced Features”Subtext · #85 · screenshot 1
  • “Spin the Wheel”Let's Spin!Wheel of Names: Random Picker · #88 · screenshot 1
  • “Provider-agnostic Trojan Client”avoGate · #93 · screenshot 1
  • , CODE EDITS“Edit code too.”Codex Relay - Remote Codex App · #96 · screenshot 3
  • “Your Trusted SSH Client”Since 2012 !WebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox · #97 · screenshot 1
  • “Rotate. Zoom. Explore.”Inspect every angle with smooth controlsSTL & 3D Model Viewer - Mes3D · #98 · screenshot 2
  • “Code everything, everywhere, all at once”Happy: Codex & Claude Code App · #99 · screenshot 1
  • “Accept invitations to test beta apps”TestFlight · #1 · screenshot 2
  • “All you need. One app.”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 4
  • “Promote your app with exciting marketing assets”App Store Connect · #10 · screenshot 3
  • “One Click Privacy”ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN · #13 · screenshot 2
  • “nited”NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy · #18 · screenshot 2
  • “Read every line”before it ships.T3 Code - Remote Claude & more · #19 · screenshot 5
  • “Control Orca IDE from your phone”Orca IDE · #21 · screenshot 2

Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.

  1. #1TestFlight4 of its 5 screenshots
  2. #2GitHub2 of its 4 screenshots
  3. #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast2 of its 6 screenshots
  4. #5LocalDevVPN2 of its 3 screenshots
  5. #7Apple Developer3 of its 5 screenshots
  6. #8Expo Go3 of its 4 screenshots
  7. #10App Store Connect4 of its 5 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Food & Drink68% 68 of 10048% 257 of 5409 of 10
Medical68% 68 of 10048% 265 of 5484 of 10
Education65% 65 of 10040% 221 of 5558 of 10
Shopping63% 63 of 10047% 264 of 5628 of 10
Finance60% 60 of 10041% 240 of 5817 of 10
Business58% 58 of 10037% 207 of 5544 of 10
Developer Tools58% 58 of 10036% 183 of 5077 of 10
Travel58% 58 of 10038% 211 of 5615 of 10
Photo & Video57% 57 of 10042% 235 of 5668 of 10
Navigation57% 56 of 9936% 206 of 5667 of 10
News54% 53 of 9839% 202 of 5177 of 10
Productivity43% 43 of 9934% 189 of 5515 of 10
Lifestyle43% 43 of 10029% 160 of 5565 of 10
Utilities43% 43 of 10025% 135 of 5495 of 10
Social Networking42% 42 of 10030% 167 of 5546 of 10
Reference39% 39 of 10027% 152 of 5664 of 10
Health & Fitness38% 38 of 10026% 148 of 5744 of 10
Music38% 38 of 10027% 149 of 5507 of 10
Graphics & Design37% 37 of 9923% 129 of 5644 of 10
Sports32% 32 of 10017% 96 of 5583 of 10
Weather30% 30 of 10014% 75 of 5556 of 10
Entertainment25% 25 of 10013% 73 of 5442 of 10
Games20% 20 of 10012% 69 of 5672 of 10

Solid background, across all categories

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Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a solid background?
58 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (58%) have at least one, and 183 of their 507 screenshots (36%) 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 solid background?
In the top ten: TestFlight (#1), GitHub (#2), Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4), LocalDevVPN (#5), Apple Developer (#7), Expo Go (#8) and App Store Connect (#10). Further down the chart: ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN (#13), Apps Connect (#14), Scriptable (#15), iSH Shell (#17) and NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy (#18), and 46 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a solid background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 7 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (70%), against 51 of the other 90 (57%), 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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