Developer Tools app screenshots with a ranking claim
#1, top, best, most popular. “#1” and “best” say that many others have already chosen the app, and are claims the reader cannot check on the page.
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
4 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (1%) do this, across 4 of the top 100 apps (4%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 3 of the other 90 (3%): 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 News (31% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (4%).
All 4 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots with a ranking claim on the chart, the highest app first.
“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
“Fastest Servers”
“This app is the best IDE I've met so far.”
“Command Prompt For iOS”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 4 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
Sekai: Create · Remix · Play · #3 · screenshot 1“Fastest Servers”
ZenVPN - Free Super Fast VPN · #13 · screenshot 1“This app is the best IDE I've met so far.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ by Steve M.Python Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 2“Command Prompt For iOS”
Command Prompt CMD is the ultimate network diagnostic tool for iOS.CMD: SSH, Terminal, DOS, Ping · #95 · screenshot 1
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #3Sekai: Create · Remix · Play1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | 31% 30 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 30% 30 of 100 | 6% 35 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 22% 22 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 26 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 23 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 23 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 18% 18 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 19 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 16% 16 of 99 | 4% 23 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 16 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 14 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 10% 10 of 99 | 2% 10 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Headline under five words75% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Plain tone75% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 85% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
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Which Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a ranking claim?
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