Developer Tools app screenshots without a phone frame
The app’s screen edge to edge, with no device body. Without a device body, the app’s screen can be shown larger in the same space.
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
27% 27 of 100
Screenshots that do it
14% 71 of 507
The top ten
5 of 10 against 22 of the other 90
71 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (14%) do this, across 27 of the top 100 apps (27%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 22 of the other 90 (24%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 14th for this. It is most common in Games (90% of apps) and least common in Productivity (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 71 Developer Tools app screenshots without a phone frame, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Collaborate in real time.”
“Learn”
“Connect”
“Easy access to your files”
“Phone numbers from around the world”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 14 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Collaborate in real time.”
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 6“Learn”
Learn the basics with bite-sized interactive lessons.Expo Go · #8 · screenshot 2“Connect”
with the panel to useApps Connect · #14 · screenshot 1“Easy access to your files”
Local and RemoteKoder Code Editor · #26 · screenshot 2“Phone numbers from around the world”
Temp Number | Receive SMS · #28 · screenshot 1“CRAFT THE PERFECT IMPRESSION”
Shopping bag with a smiley face formed from white space, warm colors, simple and modern design, symbolizes happy online shopping.Vibecode Apps IDE - LastApp · #36 · screenshot 5- Zhenyi Tan
“And Editing the HTML”
Web Inspector · #52 · screenshot 5 - SECURE EXITS
“Choose your secure exit”
Choose by distance, latency and stability. Selecting one returns you to Home.VPN - Feichi · #73 · screenshot 2 “Supabase Go”
SECURE MANAGEMENT TERMINALSupabase Go · #82 · screenshot 1“Tools that let you code syntaxhighlight, code autocompletion, find and replace, function list, screen lock, custom extra key, etc”
Koder Code Editor · #26 · screenshot 4“Save your favorite numbers”
Temp Number | Receive SMS · #28 · screenshot 2“Manage Access”
Your console is connected via a Personal Access Token (PAT) for secure management.Supabase Go · #82 · screenshot 4“One tap and the code is yours”
Temp Number | Receive SMS · #28 · screenshot 3“No sign-up. No SIM. No account.”
Temp Number | Receive SMS · #28 · screenshot 4
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #2GitHub2 of its 4 screenshots
- #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5LocalDevVPN3 of its 3 screenshots
- #7Apple Developer3 of its 5 screenshots
- #8Expo Go2 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 90% 90 of 100 | 76% 432 of 567 | 8 of 10 |
| Weather | 47% 47 of 100 | 25% 141 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 42% 42 of 100 | 23% 128 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 40% 40 of 100 | 18% 98 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 40% 40 of 100 | 12% 67 of 544 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 39% 39 of 100 | 11% 63 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 38% 38 of 99 | 13% 73 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| News | 35% 34 of 98 | 16% 81 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 32% 32 of 100 | 12% 66 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 57 of 574 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 30% 30 of 100 | 11% 64 of 558 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 29% 29 of 100 | 12% 65 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 27% 27 of 100 | 14% 71 of 507 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 27% 27 of 100 | 9% 52 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 27% 27 of 100 | 9% 50 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Medical | 26% 26 of 100 | 12% 68 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 26% 26 of 100 | 7% 40 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Utilities | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 45 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 24% 24 of 100 | 8% 43 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 23% 23 of 99 | 6% 36 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 581 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 20% 20 of 99 | 7% 38 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No words at all80% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- The app itself is the background37% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Black, white or grey63% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Light54% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Green10% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Solid background41% of these screenshots, against 36% 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%
- Phone cut off at the foot26%
- 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 without a phone frame?
27 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (27%) have at least one, and 71 of their 507 screenshots (14%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots without a phone frame?
In the top ten: GitHub (#2), Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4), LocalDevVPN (#5), Apple Developer (#7) and Expo Go (#8). Further down the chart: Apps Connect (#14), Scriptable (#15), iSH Shell (#17), ProxyPin - Open Source Capture (#22) and Surge 5 (#24), and 17 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots without a phone frame?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (50%), against 22 of the other 90 (24%), 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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