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Developer Tools app screenshots with a top-cropped phone

The device runs off the top edge. Cropping the device at the top shows the lower part of the screen larger: tab bars, buttons, keyboards.

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
12% 12 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 15 of 507
The top ten
1 of 10 against 11 of the other 90

15 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (3%) do this, across 12 of the top 100 apps (12%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 18th for this. It is most common in Finance (30% of apps) and least common in Games (3%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 15 Developer Tools app screenshots with a top-cropped phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast App Store screenshot 1, headline “Build apps, agents, and anything”. Phone cut off at the head.
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast#4 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Build apps, agents, and anything”
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN App Store screenshot 5, no headline. Phone cut off at the head.
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN#13 in Developer Tools · screenshot 5No headline
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy App Store screenshot 1, headline “Unlin”. Phone cut off at the head.
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy#18 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Unlin”
Orca IDE App Store screenshot 4, headline “Start a project from anywhere”. Phone cut off at the head.
Orca IDE#21 in Developer Tools · screenshot 4“Start a project from anywhere”
Dashify for Netlify.com App Store screenshot 2, headline “Sites”. Phone cut off at the head.
Dashify for Netlify.com#43 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“Sites”
AI App Builder Architect App Store screenshot 4, headline “Skip the UI guesswork”. Phone cut off at the head.
AI App Builder Architect#54 in Developer Tools · screenshot 4“Skip the UI guesswork”
OpenCode Mobile App App Store screenshot 2, no headline. Phone cut off at the head.
OpenCode Mobile App#57 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2No headline
Blink Shell, Build & Code App Store screenshot 4, headline “Use hardware keyboards. Customize Ctrl, Alt, Caps, Shift.”. Phone cut off at the head.
Blink Shell, Build & Code#67 in Developer Tools · screenshot 4“Use hardware keyboards. Customize Ctrl, Alt, Caps, Shift.”
HTML Editor App Store screenshot 3, headline “Dark Mode”. Phone cut off at the head.
HTML Editor#77 in Developer Tools · screenshot 3“Dark Mode”
Netli.fyi: Netlify Client App Store screenshot 3, headline “Real-time deploy & build status across all sites”. Phone cut off at the head.
Netli.fyi: Netlify Client#83 in Developer Tools · screenshot 3“Real-time deploy & build status across all sites”
HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator App Store screenshot 4, headline “Manage Multiple Files”. Phone cut off at the head.
HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator#90 in Developer Tools · screenshot 4“Manage Multiple Files”
Codex Relay - Remote Codex App App Store screenshot 6, headline “Check the page from your your phone.”. Phone cut off at the head.
Codex Relay - Remote Codex App#96 in Developer Tools · screenshot 6“Check the page from your your phone.”

All 15 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on all 13 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Build apps, agents, and anything”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 1
  • “Unlin”NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy · #18 · screenshot 1
  • “Start a project from anywhere”Orca IDE · #21 · screenshot 4
  • “Sites”Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 2
  • “Skip the UI guesswork”AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 4
  • “Use hardware keyboards. Customize Ctrl, Alt, Caps, Shift.”Blink Shell, Build & Code · #67 · screenshot 4
  • “Dark Mode”HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 3
  • Netli.fyi“Real-time deploy & build status across all sites”Push notifications for when deploy starts, succeeds, or failsNetli.fyi: Netlify Client · #83 · screenshot 3
  • “Manage Multiple Files”HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator · #90 · screenshot 4
  • WEB CHANGES“Check the page from your your phone.”Codex Relay - Remote Codex App · #96 · screenshot 6
  • “from anywhere.”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 2
  • “Build with a complete”blueprint.AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 6
  • “Use external display as separate terminal”Blink Shell, Build & Code · #67 · screenshot 5

Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.

  1. #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast2 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Finance30% 30 of 1007% 43 of 5812 of 10
Food & Drink26% 26 of 1006% 35 of 5402 of 10
Music25% 25 of 1005% 26 of 5502 of 10
Business24% 24 of 1006% 33 of 5542 of 10
Travel24% 24 of 1006% 33 of 5614 of 10
Health & Fitness23% 23 of 1005% 31 of 5742 of 10
Lifestyle23% 23 of 1005% 26 of 5563 of 10
Sports22% 22 of 1004% 25 of 5580 of 10
Utilities22% 22 of 1005% 28 of 5492 of 10
Navigation21% 21 of 995% 26 of 5661 of 10
Entertainment20% 20 of 1005% 27 of 5440 of 10
Productivity19% 19 of 994% 23 of 5513 of 10
Reference19% 19 of 1005% 26 of 5661 of 10
Education18% 18 of 1004% 23 of 5552 of 10
Social Networking18% 18 of 1004% 24 of 5542 of 10
News16% 16 of 984% 21 of 5172 of 10
Graphics & Design13% 13 of 993% 15 of 5641 of 10
Developer Tools12% 12 of 1003% 15 of 5071 of 10
Medical12% 12 of 1002% 13 of 5481 of 10
Photo & Video12% 12 of 1002% 14 of 5661 of 10
Shopping9% 9 of 1002% 9 of 5623 of 10
Weather7% 7 of 1002% 9 of 5551 of 10
Games3% 3 of 1001% 4 of 5670 of 10

Phone cut off at the head, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

  • Screen is small40% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Orange33% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Words aligned left40% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Plain tone80% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Background is the icon’s colour47% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Tells you to do something53% of these screenshots, against 31% of all Developer Tools screenshots

More in layout

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
12 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (12%) have at least one, and 15 of their 507 screenshots (3%) 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 top-cropped phone?
In the top ten: Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4). Further down the chart: ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN (#13), NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy (#18), Orca IDE (#21), Dashify for Netlify.com (#43) and AI App Builder Architect (#54), and 6 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (10%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%), so the top ten do it about as often as 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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