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Developer Tools app screenshots with photography

A photograph as background or beside the screen. A photograph sets the app in the real world: the place, the activity or the result.

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
58% 58 of 100
Screenshots that do it
24% 121 of 507
The top ten
8 of 10 against 50 of the other 90

121 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (24%) do this, across 58 of the top 100 apps (58%). 8 of the top ten do it (80%), against 50 of the other 90 (56%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Developer Tools is 21st for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (100% of apps) and least common in Games (24%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 121 Developer Tools app screenshots with photography, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

TestFlight App Store screenshot 2, headline “Accept invitations to test beta apps”. A photograph.
TestFlight#1 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“Accept invitations to test beta apps”
GitHub App Store screenshot 2, no headline. A photograph.
GitHub#2 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2No headline
Sekai: Create · Remix · Play App Store screenshot 1, headline “#1 Interactive Creation Platform”. A photograph.
Sekai: Create · Remix · Play#3 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast App Store screenshot 1, headline “Build apps, agents, and anything”. A photograph.
Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast#4 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Build apps, agents, and anything”
Cursor App Store screenshot 1, headline “Build from anywhere”. A photograph.
Cursor#6 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Build from anywhere”
Apple Developer App Store screenshot 1, no headline. A photograph.
Apple Developer#7 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1No headline
O-KAM Pro App Store screenshot 2, headline “Real, time HD preview”. A photograph.
O-KAM Pro#9 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“Real, time HD preview”
App Store Connect App Store screenshot 3, headline “Promote your app with exciting marketing assets”. A photograph.
App Store Connect#10 in Developer Tools · screenshot 3“Promote your app with exciting marketing assets”
Termini - SSH Terminal App Store screenshot 2, headline “完整 SSH 终端”. A photograph.
Termini - SSH Terminal#12 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“完整 SSH 终端”
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy App Store screenshot 1, headline “Unlin”. A photograph.
NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy#18 in Developer Tools · screenshot 1“Unlin”
T3 Code - Remote Claude & more App Store screenshot 2, headline “Every machine you own, one tap away.”. A photograph.
T3 Code - Remote Claude & more#19 in Developer Tools · screenshot 2“Every machine you own, one tap away.”
a-Shell App Store screenshot 5, no headline. A photograph.
a-Shell#20 in Developer Tools · screenshot 5No headline

All 121 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 95 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Accept invitations to test beta apps”TestFlight · #1 · screenshot 2
  • “#1 Interactive Creation Platform”Sekai: Create · Remix · Play · #3 · screenshot 1
  • “Build apps, agents, and anything”Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast · #4 · screenshot 1
  • “Build from anywhere”Kick off new agents and manage existing onesCursor · #6 · screenshot 1
  • “Real, time HD preview”Low latency, remote monitoring with an immersive experienceO-KAM Pro · #9 · screenshot 2
  • “Promote your app with exciting marketing assets”App Store Connect · #10 · screenshot 3
  • “完整 SSH 终端”Termini - SSH Terminal · #12 · screenshot 2
  • “Unlin”NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy · #18 · screenshot 1
  • “Every machine you own, one tap away.”T3 Code - Remote Claude & more · #19 · screenshot 2
  • “Build with any agent, anywhere”Orca IDE · #21 · screenshot 1
  • “Quickly access your KPIs”Google Play Console · #23 · screenshot 1
  • “Buddy”Goiey - Collect, Share, Chat · #32 · screenshot 1
  • “See App Rankings Around the World”Appboard: App Rankings · #33 · screenshot 1
  • “PROMPT TO START GOING LIVE IN UNDER 5 MINUTES”Vibecode Apps IDE - LastApp · #36 · screenshot 1
  • “Smart Clock Designs”Digital Neon Night Clock · #37 · screenshot 2
  • “Personalise the UI to rearrange and reorder the details that matter most.”Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 6
  • “Multi Sessions”Connect to servers and switch anywhere anytimexTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell · #40 · screenshot 1
  • “Visualize Data with Charts”Python Coding · #42 · screenshot 3
  • “Sites”Dashify for Netlify.com · #43 · screenshot 2
  • “CPU, GPU & NETWORK Monitoring”Track CPU, GPU and NETWORK usage with detailed performance metrics.Device Monitor² · #45 · screenshot 3
  • “Rich markdown, beautifully rendered.”Code, tables, math, and diagrams stay readable on the go.Hermes Conduit · #46 · screenshot 2
  • “Multi-Protocol Privacy Protection”V2Lite VPN - Super VPN Proxy · #48 · screenshot 4
  • “Build basic user interfaces”PytoUI is a bridge between Python and UIKit, that now includes a graphical UI editor that supports SwiftUI-like space managment.Pyto IDE · #49 · screenshot 3
  • “Chat with your infrastructure”Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 5
  • “Linux Terminal”No Setup RequiredTermiux · #55 · screenshot 2
  • “Run a team of coding agents from your iPhone”Conductor.build · #56 · screenshot 1
  • “Code On the go”Start coding nowOpenCode Mobile App · #57 · screenshot 1
  • “Sniffing History”Stream - Network Debug Tool · #58 · screenshot 3
  • “Stay private online”Shield VPN - Secure FastVPN · #60 · screenshot 3
  • “Access Supabase from anywhere.”Supanator: Supabase Manager · #61 · screenshot 1
  • “Bluetooth Connect”Bluetooth Auto Connect · #64 · screenshot 1
  • “Turn your ideas into apps”v0 · #65 · screenshot 1
  • “Base set of UNIX Tools”Blink Shell, Build & Code · #67 · screenshot 2
  • “Your Local AI Fully Private”Reins: for Ollama & LM Studio · #68 · screenshot 1
  • “SYNTAX HIGHLIGHT FOR 110+ LANGUAGES”Code Editor - Compiler & IDE · #69 · screenshot 1
  • “Build Your Own Portfolio”Organize and manage all of your game projects in one place.GameForge AI: Code & Build · #71 · screenshot 1
  • “Edit with favourite apps”Git client - Working Copy · #75 · screenshot 3
  • “Live Preview Rendering”HTML Editor · #77 · screenshot 2
  • “Pyroid”IDE for Python 3Pyroid · #80 · screenshot 1
  • “Advanced Features”Subtext · #85 · screenshot 1

Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.

  1. #1TestFlight1 of its 5 screenshots
  2. #2GitHub2 of its 4 screenshots
  3. #3Sekai: Create · Remix · Play2 of its 6 screenshots
  4. #4Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast5 of its 6 screenshots
  5. #6Cursor2 of its 6 screenshots
  6. #7Apple Developer2 of its 5 screenshots
  7. #9O-KAM Pro3 of its 5 screenshots
  8. #10App Store Connect1 of its 5 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Food & Drink100% 100 of 10074% 400 of 54010 of 10
Photo & Video99% 99 of 10086% 488 of 56610 of 10
Shopping99% 99 of 10071% 398 of 56210 of 10
Travel94% 94 of 10060% 337 of 56110 of 10
Social Networking93% 93 of 10064% 356 of 5549 of 10
News89% 87 of 9860% 310 of 5179 of 10
Reference88% 88 of 10048% 272 of 5668 of 10
Entertainment87% 87 of 10062% 335 of 54410 of 10
Lifestyle86% 86 of 10059% 328 of 5569 of 10
Music86% 86 of 10049% 269 of 55010 of 10
Weather86% 86 of 10050% 276 of 55510 of 10
Graphics & Design86% 85 of 9962% 349 of 5649 of 10
Sports85% 85 of 10051% 286 of 55810 of 10
Health & Fitness83% 83 of 10040% 229 of 5748 of 10
Business80% 80 of 10039% 215 of 5549 of 10
Navigation76% 75 of 9932% 183 of 5669 of 10
Productivity76% 75 of 9938% 209 of 5519 of 10
Medical74% 74 of 10031% 168 of 5488 of 10
Utilities70% 70 of 10035% 190 of 5499 of 10
Education64% 64 of 10031% 171 of 5557 of 10
Developer Tools58% 58 of 10024% 121 of 5078 of 10
Finance57% 57 of 10023% 131 of 5818 of 10
Games24% 24 of 1009% 49 of 5671 of 10

A photograph, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

  • A person in the picture19% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Plain tone63% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Phone drawn92% of these screenshots, against 85% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Photo background9% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Solid background42% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Developer Tools screenshots
  • Has a headline79% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Developer Tools screenshots

More in layout

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with photography?
58 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (58%) have at least one, and 121 of their 507 screenshots (24%) 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 photography?
In the top ten: TestFlight (#1), GitHub (#2), Sekai: Create · Remix · Play (#3), Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast (#4), Cursor (#6), Apple Developer (#7), O-KAM Pro (#9) and App Store Connect (#10). Further down the chart: Termini - SSH Terminal (#12), NextVPN: Fast & Secure Proxy (#18), T3 Code - Remote Claude & more (#19), a-Shell (#20) and Orca IDE (#21), and 45 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with photography?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 8 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (80%), against 50 of the other 90 (56%), 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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