Developer Tools app screenshots with a serif headline
The headline is set in a serif typeface. Serif type is associated with print and editorial design.
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
2% 2 of 100
Screenshots that do it
1% 7 of 507
The top ten
1 of 10 against 1 of the other 90
7 of the 507 Developer Tools screenshots read (1%) do this, across 2 of the top 100 apps (2%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 1 of the other 90 (1%): 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 Reference (21% of apps) and least common in Navigation (0%).
All 7 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Developer Tools app screenshots with a serif headline on the chart, the highest app first.
“Home Efficient Management”
“Your Railway projects. In your pocket.”
“Intelligent device configuration”
“See how everything is performing.”
“Real time logs. Every service.”
“Get notified before your users do.”
“Chat with your infrastructure”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 7 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Home Efficient Management”
Unified management of multiple devices, clear status at a glanceO-KAM Pro · #9 · screenshot 1“Your Railway projects. In your pocket.”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 1“Intelligent device configuration”
Parameters can be adjusted according to your preferences,making security more satisfactoryO-KAM Pro · #9 · screenshot 5“See how everything is performing.”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 2“Real time logs. Every service.”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 3“Get notified before your users do.”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 4“Chat with your infrastructure”
Railway.com · #51 · screenshot 5
Top ten Developer Tools apps that do it.
- #9O-KAM Pro2 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | 21% 21 of 100 | 15% 86 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 18% 18 of 100 | 12% 67 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 12% 64 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 16% 16 of 98 | 15% 80 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 9% 53 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 11% 59 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 12% 12 of 100 | 10% 54 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 11% 11 of 100 | 9% 50 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 10% 10 of 99 | 7% 39 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 8% 8 of 99 | 8% 45 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 8% 8 of 100 | 7% 38 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 7% 7 of 100 | 4% 21 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 7% 7 of 100 | 4% 23 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 6% 6 of 100 | 6% 35 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 5% 5 of 100 | 5% 25 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 5% 5 of 100 | 3% 18 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 4% 4 of 100 | 4% 24 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 4% 4 of 100 | 4% 21 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 3% 3 of 100 | 2% 13 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 7 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 0% 0 of 99 | 0% 0 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Gradient background100% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Black, white or grey100% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Says “you” or “your”57% of these screenshots, against 19% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Whole phone shown100% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Leads with a feature86% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Developer Tools screenshots
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 68% of all Developer Tools screenshots
More in look
- Black, white or grey68%
- Light60%
- Solid background58%
- Dark55%
- Gradient background55%
- Blue42%
- A word in a different colour38%
- High contrast words37%
- Background is the icon’s colour31%
- Low contrast words29%
- The app itself is the background23%
- Rounded headline type15%
- Teal13%
- Orange12%
- Pattern or texture10%
- Green9%
- Photo background6%
- Yellow5%
- Condensed or display type4%
- Red3%
- Pink2%
- Purple2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Developer Tools apps have App Store screenshots with a serif headline?
2 of the top 100 Developer Tools apps (2%) have at least one, and 7 of their 507 screenshots (1%) 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 serif headline?
In the top ten: O-KAM Pro (#9). Further down the chart: Railway.com (#51).
Should my Developer Tools app have App Store screenshots with a serif headline?
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 1 of the other 90 (1%), 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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