Developer Tools app screenshots that lead with price
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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
1 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (under 1%) do this, across 1 of the top 100 apps (1%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 1 of the other 90 (1%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 17th for this. It is most common in Shopping (25% of apps) and least common in Weather (0%).
The one example from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots that lead with price on the chart, the highest app first.

“PRO Features One Purchase”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on the one that carries any, as each app wrote them.
“PRO Features One Purchase”
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Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is WebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox, at #97.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 25% 25 of 100 | 6% 34 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 25 of 540 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 23 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 19 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 8% 8 of 99 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 6 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 1% 1 of 98 | under 1% 1 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 1% 1 of 99 | under 1% 1 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 0% 0 of 99 | 0% 0 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 0% 0 of 100 | 0% 0 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
More in meaning
- Plain tone73%
- Leads with a feature71%
- States a benefit58%
- Subline explains the headline36%
- Technical tone21%
- Playful tone10%
- Subline adds a second benefit10%
- Leads with trust9%
- Asks for an action8%
- Names its audience7%
- Leads with an outcome5%
- Premium tone4%
- Compares with something3%
- Urgent tone3%
- Leads with a problem2%
- Leads with what is new2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots that lead with price?
Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots that lead with price?
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots that lead with price?
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