Developer Tools app screenshots with a phone cropped below
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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
26% 26 of 100
Screenshots that do it
10% 52 of 507
The top ten
0 of 10 against 26 of the other 90
52 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (10%) do this, across 26 of the top 100 apps (26%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 26 of the other 90 (29%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 22nd for this. It is most common in Finance (70% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 52 Developer Tools app screenshots with a phone cropped below, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Fastest Servers”
“Join 5M+ Devs coding Python on the go”
“Manage all of your worktrees”
“Reply to reviews in real time”
“Any model you run”
“Deployment Logs”
“BUILD FOR ANY PLATFORM FROM”
“Inspect device services and characteristics.”
“Support vi/vim”
“Deployment Output Files”
“Read Peripherals”
“Fast and Secure servers”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 52 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Fastest Servers”
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN · #13 · screenshot 1“Join 5M+ Devs coding Python on the go”
Python Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 1“Manage all of your worktrees”
Orca IDE · #21 · screenshot 3“Reply to reviews in real time”
Google Play Console · #23 · screenshot 4“Any model you run”
Pick from every provider on your serverHermex · #30 · screenshot 6“Deployment Logs”
Rev for Vercel · #34 · screenshot 4“BUILD FOR ANY PLATFORM FROM”
YOUR PHONEVibecode Apps IDE - LastApp · #36 · screenshot 2“Inspect device services and characteristics.”
Interrogate & communicate.“a great app for awareness building”Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 2“Support vi/vim”
Enojy standard editor. Use arrows, ctrl and keysxTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell · #40 · screenshot 2“Deployment Output Files”
Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 3“Read Peripherals”
Services & CharacteristicsBluetoothAssistant · #47 · screenshot 2“Fast and Secure servers”
V2Lite VPN - Super VPN Proxy · #48 · screenshot 3“Build basic user interfaces”
PytoUI is a bridge between Python and UIKit, that now includes a graphical UI editor that supports SwiftUI-like space managment.Pyto IDE · #49 · screenshot 3“Plan before buildiing”
AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 2“Bluetooth Connect”
Wire-free pairing made simpleBluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 2“SEARCH AND REPLACE WITH REGEX SUPPORT”
Code Editor - Compiler & IDE · #69 · screenshot 4“Build Your Own Portfolio”
Organize and manage all of your game projects in one place.GameForge AI: Code & Build · #71 · screenshot 1“GitHub,\nGitLab or your\nown server”
Git client - Working Copy · #75 · screenshot 2“Edit your HTML”
HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 1“Code With AI.”
Understand your code faster with built-in AI assistance.Pyroid · #80 · screenshot 2“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“Advanced Features”
Subtext · #85 · screenshot 1“Live Preview”
HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator · #90 · screenshot 2“Privacy.\nPeriod.”
iCloud on Demand\nNo Analytics\nNo AdsWebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox · #97 · screenshot 2“Keep Your Models in One Place”
Access your files anytime from your librarySTL & 3D Model Viewer - Mes3D · #98 · screenshot 1“Realtime Voice with multiple sessions”
Happy: Codex & Claude Code App · #99 · screenshot 2“One Click Privacy”
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN · #13 · screenshot 2“This app is the best IDE I've met so far.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ by Steve M.Python Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 2“Shortcuts PRO to scan and interrogate”
Enumerate and read values.Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 4“Form Submissions”
Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 5“Install packages with PyPI”
Comes with pip and a graphical PyPI browser, as well as setuptools for local project managments. pip will try to compile packages C extensions but that can fail due to toPyto IDE · #49 · screenshot 6“Waste less AI Credits”
AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 3“Car Bluetooth”
Fast, stable, and clear in-car audioBluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 3“SUPPORT FTP/GITHUB AND CLOUD STORAGE”
Code Editor - Compiler & IDE · #69 · screenshot 5“Edit with favourite apps”
Git client - Working Copy · #75 · screenshot 3“Live Preview Rendering”
HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 2“190+ Libraries, Preinstalled”
Search and install pure-Python packages.Pyroid · #80 · screenshot 4“Beautiful Dark Mode”
Subtext · #85 · screenshot 2“Multiple - Themes Search & Replace Custom Font & Size Shortcuts & Tree View”
HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator · #90 · screenshot 3“PRO Features One Purchase”
Yours ForeverWebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox · #97 · screenshot 3
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN, at #13.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 70% 70 of 100 | 33% 191 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 62% 62 of 100 | 23% 122 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 62% 62 of 100 | 25% 145 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 61% 61 of 100 | 21% 119 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 60% 60 of 100 | 21% 121 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 53% 52 of 99 | 22% 122 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 101 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 17% 95 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 49% 49 of 100 | 18% 98 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 47% 47 of 99 | 14% 77 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 47% 47 of 100 | 16% 90 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 46% 46 of 100 | 18% 102 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 45% 45 of 100 | 16% 90 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 82 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 41% 40 of 98 | 15% 79 of 517 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 83 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 36% 36 of 100 | 12% 65 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 32% 32 of 100 | 11% 63 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 28% 28 of 100 | 10% 57 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 26% 26 of 100 | 10% 52 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Words at the top94% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size52% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Leads with a feature75% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Gradient background65% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Illustration or mascot40% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Phone drawn94%
- Whole phone shown91%
- Words at the top75%
- A photograph58%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size55%
- Illustration or mascot47%
- App icon shown44%
- Headline too small to read31%
- No phone, bare screen27%
- Words aligned left25%
- Arrows or callouts21%
- Two or more screens17%
- A person in the picture15%
- Zoomed detail of the UI13%
- Phone cut off at the head12%
- Phone at an angle9%
- Words at the bottom9%
- Screen is small8%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it8%
- No app screen at all7%
- Words over the screen4%
- A hand holds the phone3%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
26 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (26%) have at least one, and 52 of their 507 screenshots (10%) 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 phone cropped below?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN (#13), Python Coding Editor & IDE App (#16), Orca IDE (#21), Google Play Console (#23) and Hermex (#30), and 21 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
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 26 of the other 90 (29%), 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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