Developer Tools app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
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
3% 3 of 100
Screenshots that do it
1% 3 of 507
The top ten
1 of 10 against 2 of the other 90
3 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (1%) do this, across 3 of the top 100 apps (3%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 2 of the other 90 (2%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 23rd for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
All 3 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots with a hand-held phone on the chart, the highest app first.
“Collaborate in real time.”
“Access Supabase from anywhere.”
“Bluetooth Connect”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 3 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Collaborate in real time.”
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 6“Access Supabase from anywhere.”
Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 1“Bluetooth Connect”
Bluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 1
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A person in the picture100% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- A photograph100% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline under five words100% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Leads with a feature100% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Plain tone100% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 68% 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%
- 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%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
3 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (3%) have at least one, and 3 of their 507 screenshots (1%) 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 hand-held phone?
In the top ten: Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4). Further down the chart: Supanator: Supabase Manager (#61) and Bluetooth Auto Connect (#64).
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held 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 2 of the other 90 (2%), 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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