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Developer Tools app screenshots in the app icon’s colour

The picture’s main colour is the app icon’s. In a search result the icon and the screenshots sit side by side, and a shared colour makes them read as one brand.

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
31% 31 of 100
Screenshots that do it
23% 119 of 507
The top ten
2 of 10 against 29 of the other 90

119 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (23%) do this, across 31 of the top 100 apps (31%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 29 of the other 90 (32%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 23rd for this. It is most common in Education (79% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (31%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 119 Developer Tools app screenshots in the app icon’s colour, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

TestFlight App Store screenshot 2, headline “Accept invitations to test beta apps”. Background is the icon’s colour.
TestFlight#1 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“Accept invitations to test beta apps”
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast App Store screenshot 1, headline “Build apps, agents, and anything”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast#4 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Build apps, agents, and anything”
Termius - Modern SSH Client App Store screenshot 1, headline “One click connection”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Termius - Modern SSH Client#11 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“One click connection”
Apps Connect App Store screenshot 1, headline “Connect”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Apps Connect#14 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Connect”
Python Coding Editor & IDE App App Store screenshot 6, headline “Code Smarter and Faster”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Python Coding Editor & IDE App#16 in Developer Tools · screenshot 6“Code Smarter and Faster”
ProxyPin - Open Source Capture App Store screenshot 4, no headline. Background is the icon’s colour.
ProxyPin - Open Source Capture#22 in Developer Tools · screenshot 4No headline
Desktop Browser • Zoomable App Store screenshot 3, no headline. Background is the icon’s colour.
Desktop Browser • Zoomable#25 in Developer Tools · screenshot 3No headline
Goiey - Collect, Share, Chat App Store screenshot 1, headline “Buddy”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Goiey - Collect, Share, Chat#32 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Buddy”
Appboard: App Rankings App Store screenshot 1, headline “See App Rankings Around the World”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Appboard: App Rankings#33 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“See App Rankings Around the World”
Runestone Text Editor App Store screenshot 6, no headline. Background is the icon’s colour.
Runestone Text Editor#35 in Developer Tools · screenshot 6No headline
Bluetooth Inspector App Store screenshot 1, headline “Bluetooth scanner finds nearby devices.”. Background is the icon’s colour.
Bluetooth Inspector#38 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Bluetooth scanner finds nearby devices.”
GDevelop - Create & Play Games App Store screenshot 1, headline “A WORLD”. Background is the icon’s colour.
GDevelop - Create & Play Games#39 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“A WORLD”

All 119 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 112 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Accept invitations to test beta apps”TestFlight · #1 · screenshot 2
  • “Build apps, agents, and anything”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 1
  • “One click connection”No re-entering IP addresses, ports, and passwords.Termius - Modern SSH Client · #11 · screenshot 1
  • “Connect”with the panel to useApps Connect · #14 · screenshot 1
  • “Code Smarter and Faster”Built in AI for generating codePython Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 6
  • “Buddy”Goiey - Collect, Share, Chat · #32 · screenshot 1
  • “See App Rankings Around the World”Appboard: App Rankings · #33 · 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
  • “Take Netlify With You!”Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 1
  • “DEVICE and SENSOR Information”View detailed information about your DEVICE.Device Monitor² · #45 · screenshot 1
  • “Bluetooth Assistant”Multi, Device SupportBluetoothAssistant · #47 · 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
  • “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
  • “Access Supabase from anywhere.”Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 1
  • “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
  • “Edit Text File”From your device or any cloud serviceText Editor. · #70 · screenshot 1
  • “GitHub,\nGitLab or your\nown server”Git client - Working Copy · #75 · screenshot 2
  • “Bring 3D Worlds to Life”Xogot: Godot for iPad & iPhone · #79 · screenshot 1
  • “Pyroid”IDE for Python 3Pyroid · #80 · screenshot 1
  • “Your whole account on one screen”Cloudflare Remote · #81 · screenshot 1
  • “Netlify in your pocket”Monitor and control every deploy, build, and domain, from your phone, with push alerts and home-screen widgets.Netli.fyi: Netlify Client · #83 · screenshot 1
  • “HTML Editor”HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator · #90 · screenshot 1
  • “from anywhere.”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 2
  • “AI Widget”Smart terminal assistantTermius - Modern SSH Client · #11 · screenshot 2
  • “Together”Goiey - Collect, Share, Chat · #32 · screenshot 3
  • “Explore Global App Trends”Appboard: App Rankings · #33 · screenshot 2
  • “Inspect device services and characteristics.”Interrogate & communicate.“a great app for awareness building”Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 2
  • “Advance Editing Options”Cookie-Editor · #41 · screenshot 2
  • “Sites”Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 2
  • “RAM & STORAGE Monitoring”Monitor RAM and STORAGE usage in real time.Device Monitor² · #45 · screenshot 2
  • “Read Peripherals”Services & CharacteristicsBluetoothAssistant · #47 · screenshot 2
  • “Dark Mode and Many Editor Themes”Textastic Code Editor · #53 · screenshot 2
  • “Plan before buildiing”AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 2
  • “Agentic AI, from query to deploy.”Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 2
  • “Bluetooth Connect”Wire-free pairing made simpleBluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 2
  • All Formats“Support All Formats”txt, rtf, html, ...Text Editor. · #70 · screenshot 2

Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.

  1. #1TestFlight1 of its 5 screenshots
  2. #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast3 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Education79% 79 of 10051% 281 of 5556 of 10
Food & Drink71% 71 of 10051% 278 of 5406 of 10
Medical68% 68 of 10046% 251 of 5487 of 10
Finance67% 67 of 10050% 288 of 5818 of 10
Business64% 64 of 10047% 258 of 5549 of 10
Reference64% 64 of 10049% 275 of 5667 of 10
Travel64% 64 of 10044% 245 of 5615 of 10
Music62% 62 of 10041% 225 of 5505 of 10
Entertainment61% 61 of 10045% 243 of 5444 of 10
Social Networking61% 61 of 10043% 237 of 5549 of 10
Productivity60% 59 of 9945% 249 of 5513 of 10
Shopping59% 59 of 10043% 241 of 5627 of 10
Lifestyle58% 58 of 10041% 230 of 5568 of 10
Weather57% 57 of 10038% 212 of 5556 of 10
News56% 55 of 9839% 204 of 5174 of 10
Health & Fitness56% 56 of 10039% 225 of 5743 of 10
Sports56% 56 of 10044% 245 of 5585 of 10
Games55% 55 of 10035% 198 of 5676 of 10
Utilities55% 55 of 10043% 238 of 5494 of 10
Graphics & Design54% 53 of 9926% 148 of 5646 of 10
Navigation53% 52 of 9940% 225 of 5667 of 10
Photo & Video45% 45 of 10022% 123 of 5662 of 10
Developer Tools31% 31 of 10023% 119 of 5072 of 10

Background is the icon’s colour, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

  • Blue69% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Gradient background82% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Has a headline94% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Words at the top88% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Headline under five words69% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Leads with a feature72% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots

More in look

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots in the app icon’s colour?
31 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (31%) have at least one, and 119 of their 507 screenshots (23%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots in the app icon’s colour?
In the top ten: TestFlight (#1) and Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4). Further down the chart: Termius - Modern SSH Client (#11), Apps Connect (#14), Python Coding Editor & IDE App (#16), ProxyPin - Open Source Capture (#22) and Desktop Browser • Zoomable (#25), and 24 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots in the app icon’s colour?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (20%), against 29 of the other 90 (32%), 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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