Developer Tools app screenshots with no text
The screenshot is the app’s screen and nothing else. With no caption, the app’s own screen has to say what the app does.
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
33% 33 of 100
Screenshots that do it
26% 134 of 507
The top ten
4 of 10 against 29 of the other 90
134 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (26%) do this, across 33 of the top 100 apps (33%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 29 of the other 90 (32%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 3rd for this. It is most common in Weather (47% of apps) and least common in Social Networking (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 134 Developer Tools app screenshots with no text, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #2GitHub4 of its 4 screenshots
- #5LocalDevVPN3 of its 3 screenshots
- #7Apple Developer5 of its 5 screenshots
- #8Expo Go3 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | 47% 47 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 37% 37 of 100 | 24% 134 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 33% 33 of 100 | 26% 134 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 31% 31 of 100 | 19% 106 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 30% 29 of 98 | 16% 81 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 28% 28 of 100 | 9% 49 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 24% 24 of 100 | 14% 80 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 10% 54 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 13% 70 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 19% 19 of 99 | 9% 48 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 18% 18 of 100 | 8% 41 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 27 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 8% 47 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 22 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 15% 15 of 100 | 8% 46 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 37 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 34 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 46 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 6% 36 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 9% 9 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 8% 8 of 100 | 5% 27 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 18 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- The app itself is the background40% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- No phone, bare screen43% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Black, white or grey80% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Solid background48% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Light60% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Screen fills the picture96% of these screenshots, against 88% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in words
- Has a headline76%
- Headline under five words68%
- Tells you to do something56%
- Says “you” or “your”53%
- Has a subline40%
- Headline in Title Case39%
- Headline on one line32%
- Names the app14%
- Headline over eight words12%
- Uses a number11%
- Has a kicker9%
- Exclaims7%
- Headline in capitals6%
- Names another app3%
- Says “I” or “my”3%
- Uses an emoji2%
- Asks a question1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with no text?
33 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (33%) have at least one, and 134 of their 507 screenshots (26%) 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 no text?
In the top ten: GitHub (#2), LocalDevVPN (#5), Apple Developer (#7) and Expo Go (#8). Further down the chart: ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN (#13), Apps Connect (#14), Scriptable (#15), iSH Shell (#17) and a-Shell (#20), and 24 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with no text?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (40%), against 29 of the other 90 (32%), 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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