Black, white or grey Developer Tools app screenshots
No strong colour: black, white or grey.
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
68% 68 of 100
Screenshots that do it
54% 275 of 507
The top ten
9 of 10 against 59 of the other 90
275 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (54%) do this, across 68 of the top 100 apps (68%). 9 of the top ten do it (90%), against 59 of the other 90 (66%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 1st for this. It is most common in Developer Tools (68% of apps) and least common in Games (15%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 275 black, white or grey Developer Tools app screenshots, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Access your beta apps and view updates”
“All you need. One app.”
“Build from anywhere”
“Home Efficient Management”
“Track important status updates in one place”
“你的服务器 随时在手”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 168 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Access your beta apps and view updates”
TestFlight · #1 · screenshot 1“All you need. One app.”
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 4“Build from anywhere”
Kick off new agents and manage existing onesCursor · #6 · screenshot 1“Learn”
Learn the basics with bite-sized interactive lessons.Expo Go · #8 · screenshot 2“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“你的服务器 随时在手”
Termini - SSH Terminal · #12 · screenshot 1“Join 5M+ Devs coding Python on the go”
Python Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 1“Unlin”
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy · #18 · screenshot 1“Every agent, every machine, one inbox.”
T3 Code - Remote Claude & more · #19 · screenshot 1“Build with any agent, anywhere”
Orca IDE · #21 · screenshot 1“Quickly access your KPIs”
Google Play Console · #23 · screenshot 1“Light and Dark”
themesKoder Code Editor · #26 · screenshot 1“Steer your Hermes agent Chat with it and watch it think and work”
Hermex · #30 · screenshot 1“Vercel Anywhere!”
Rev for Vercel · #34 · screenshot 1“Digital Neon Night Clock”
Digital Neon Night Clock · #37 · screenshot 1- Language based instructions
“NO CODE APPROACH”
GDevelop - Create & Play Games · #39 · screenshot 4 “Smart Code Editor for Python”
Python Coding · #42 · screenshot 1“Keep agents running”
Reconnect without losing workMoshi: herdr/tmux on SSH/MOSH · #44 · screenshot 1“Your Hermes agent, anywhere.”
Start tasks, monitor progress, and stay in sync from your phone.Hermes Conduit · #46 · screenshot 1“Reach Everywhere Unlimited Traffic”
V2Lite VPN - Super VPN Proxy · #48 · screenshot 1“Your Railway projects. In your pocket.”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 1“Termiux”
Linux in your pocketTermiux · #55 · screenshot 1“Run a team of coding agents from your iPhone”
Conductor.build · #56 · screenshot 1“Code On the go”
Start coding nowOpenCode Mobile App · #57 · screenshot 1“Take N8N With You!”
N8N Automations — Nathan · #59 · screenshot 1“One-tap to connect”
Shield VPN - Secure FastVPN · #60 · 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“Tools Work Together”
Reins: for Ollama & LM Studio · #68 · screenshot 4“SYNTAX HIGHLIGHT FOR 110+ LANGUAGES”
Code Editor - Compiler & IDE · #69 · screenshot 1“Build Your Own Portfolio”
Organize and manage all of your game projects in one place.GameForge AI: Code & Build · #71 · screenshot 1“Edit your HTML”
HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 1“Fix DNS in seconds”
Cloudflare Remote · #81 · screenshot 4“Advanced Features”
Subtext · #85 · screenshot 1“Learn Coding through exploring labs.”
Spck Editor · #92 · screenshot 1“Network Utility Toolkit”
avoGate · #93 · screenshot 2“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 “More than SSH”
Your All-in-One Sysadmin ToolboxWebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox · #97 · screenshot 4
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #1TestFlight4 of its 5 screenshots
- #2GitHub3 of its 4 screenshots
- #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast2 of its 6 screenshots
- #5LocalDevVPN3 of its 3 screenshots
- #6Cursor4 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Apple Developer5 of its 5 screenshots
- #8Expo Go4 of its 4 screenshots
- #9O-KAM Pro5 of its 5 screenshots
- #10App Store Connect4 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer Tools | 68% 68 of 100 | 54% 275 of 507 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 60% 59 of 98 | 41% 212 of 517 | 7 of 10 |
| Productivity | 60% 59 of 99 | 41% 225 of 551 | 9 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 59% 59 of 100 | 27% 152 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 56% 55 of 99 | 23% 131 of 564 | 7 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 53% 53 of 100 | 31% 179 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 52% 52 of 100 | 30% 166 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Shopping | 50% 50 of 100 | 27% 152 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Navigation | 47% 47 of 99 | 25% 141 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 46% 46 of 100 | 22% 118 of 544 | 5 of 10 |
| Medical | 46% 46 of 100 | 27% 146 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Music | 46% 46 of 100 | 27% 146 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 46% 46 of 100 | 29% 164 of 561 | 7 of 10 |
| Weather | 46% 46 of 100 | 23% 128 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Finance | 45% 45 of 100 | 25% 146 of 581 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 45% 45 of 100 | 28% 152 of 549 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 44% 44 of 100 | 27% 151 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 29% 158 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 41% 41 of 100 | 21% 121 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 40% 40 of 100 | 25% 138 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 31% 31 of 100 | 17% 90 of 540 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 30% 30 of 100 | 16% 87 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Games | 15% 15 of 100 | 8% 48 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No words at all39% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Dark49% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- The app itself is the background17% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Solid background42% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- No phone, bare screen16% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Screen fills the picture90% of these screenshots, against 88% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in look
- 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%
- 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 black, white or grey App Store screenshots?
68 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (68%) have at least one, and 275 of their 507 screenshots (54%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Developer Tools apps have black, white or grey App Store screenshots?
In the top ten: TestFlight (#1), GitHub (#2), Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4), LocalDevVPN (#5), Cursor (#6), Apple Developer (#7), Expo Go (#8), O-KAM Pro (#9) and App Store Connect (#10). Further down the chart: Termini - SSH Terminal (#12), ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN (#13), Apps Connect (#14), Scriptable (#15) and Python Coding Editor & IDE App (#16), and 54 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have black, white or grey App Store screenshots?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 9 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (90%), against 59 of the other 90 (66%), 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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