Developer Tools app screenshots with a star rating
Stars or a rating figure drawn on the picture. The App Store already shows an app’s rating under its name. Drawing it on a screenshot repeats it at a larger size.
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
7% 7 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 8 of 507
The top ten
1 of 10 against 6 of the other 90
8 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (2%) do this, across 7 of the top 100 apps (7%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 6 of the other 90 (7%): 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 Shopping (40% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
All 8 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots with a star rating on the chart, the highest app first.
“View and respond to customer reviews”
“This app is the best IDE I've met so far.”
“Reply to reviews in real time”
“See App Details Across Countries”
“Bluetooth scanner finds nearby devices.”
“Plan before buildiing”
“Loved By Many”
“Inspect device services and characteristics.”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 8 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“View and respond to customer reviews”
App Store Connect · #10 · screenshot 5“This app is the best IDE I've met so far.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ by Steve M.Python Coding Editor & IDE App · #16 · screenshot 2“Reply to reviews in real time”
Google Play Console · #23 · screenshot 4“See App Details Across Countries”
Appboard: App Rankings · #33 · screenshot 3“Bluetooth scanner finds nearby devices.”
See what's around you.“every Bluetooth enabled device around my apartment and other units”Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 1“Plan before buildiing”
AI App Builder Architect · #54 · screenshot 2“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“I've tried a few HTML editors on iOS, and most of them either feel outdated or overloaded with unnecessary features.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“Inspect device services and characteristics.”
Interrogate & communicate.“a great app for awareness building”Bluetooth Inspector · #38 · screenshot 2
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #10App Store Connect1 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 40% 40 of 100 | 12% 66 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 31% 31 of 100 | 6% 32 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 29% 29 of 100 | 11% 60 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 28 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 9% 46 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 20% 20 of 99 | 4% 22 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 3% 19 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 20 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 12 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 8 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 8 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- User quote50% of these screenshots, against 1% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Gradient background88% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Phone cut off at the foot50% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour63% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Says “I” or “my”38% of these screenshots, against 1% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- User or download count38% of these screenshots, against 1% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
7 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (7%) have at least one, and 8 of their 507 screenshots (2%) 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 a star rating?
In the top ten: App Store Connect (#10). Further down the chart: Python Coding Editor & IDE App (#16), Google Play Console (#23), Appboard: App Rankings (#33), Bluetooth Inspector (#38) and AI App Builder Architect (#54), and 1 more.
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Developer Tools apps do it (10%), against 6 of the other 90 (7%), 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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