Developer Tools app screenshots with no app screen
A photo, a logo or a slogan: the app’s screen does not appear. These sell an idea, a promise or a brand before showing any interface. Apple’s App Review Guideline 2.3.3 says screenshots should show the app in use, and not only title art, a login page or a splash screen.
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
7 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (1%) do this, across 7 of the top 100 apps (7%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 7 of the other 90 (8%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 22nd for this. It is most common in Education (29% of apps) and least common in Weather (4%).
All 7 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots with no app screen on the chart, the highest app first.
“From Idea to App”
“Termiux”
“Access Supabase from anywhere.”
“Bluetooth Connect”
“USE EVERY CORNER OF YOUR DEVICE”
“Loved By Many”
“More than SSH”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 7 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“From Idea to App”
In minutes“Every retry costs, plan smart build once.”AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 1“Termiux”
Linux in your pocketTermiux · #55 · screenshot 1“Access Supabase from anywhere.”
Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 1“Bluetooth Connect”
Bluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 1“USE EVERY CORNER OF YOUR DEVICE”
Blink Shell, Build & Code · #67 · screenshot 3“Loved By Many”
“I've tried a few HTML editors on iOS, and most of them either feel outdated or overloaded with unnecessary features. This one is different.”HTML Viewer : Editor & Creator · #90 · screenshot 5“More than SSH”
Your All-in-One Sysadmin ToolboxWebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox · #97 · screenshot 4
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is AI App Builder Architect, at #54.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 29% 29 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 33 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 27 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 29 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 23% 23 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 27 of 556 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 28 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 23 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 25 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 25 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 24 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 24 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 23 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 12% 12 of 99 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 15 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot86% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline under five words86% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Solid background71% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour57% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Plain tone86% of these screenshots, against 54% 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%
- 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 no app screen?
Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with no app screen?
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with no app screen?
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