Graphics & Design app screenshots with a gradient background
A colour that shades into another. A gradient adds depth without adding anything to look at.
From the top 99 free Graphics & Design 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
77% 76 of 99
Screenshots that do it
60% 337 of 564
The top ten
9 of 10 against 67 of the other 89
337 of the 564 Graphics & Design screenshots read (60%) do this, across 76 of the top 99 apps (77%). 9 of the top ten do it (90%), against 67 of the other 89 (75%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Graphics & Design is 3rd for this. It is most common in Entertainment (79% of apps) and least common in Food & Drink (43%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 337 Graphics & Design app screenshots with a gradient background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“CREATE ACTION VIDEOS INSTANTLY”
“KlingAI 3.0”
“Smiley 4K Live Wallpapers”
“Cast Your AI Self”
“Use a camera”
“Anyone from Children to Adults Can Draw Freely !”
“Aesthetic Themes, Widgets, Icons”
“3000+ Aesthetic Themes”
“OS 27 Ready”
“Amazing Charging Animations”
“YOUR FACE THE VIRAL MEME”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 330 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“CREATE ACTION VIDEOS INSTANTLY”
AI Maker: Photo Video Filters · #1 · screenshot 3“KlingAI 3.0”
All-in-One, One for AllKling AI: AI Image&Video Maker · #2 · screenshot 1“Smiley 4K Live Wallpapers”
Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper · #4 · screenshot 1“Cast Your AI Self”
Step into the magic of Dreamina Seedance 2.0Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker · #5 · screenshot 1“Use a camera”
to drawAR Drawing: Sketch & Paint · #6 · screenshot 1“Anyone from Children to Adults Can Draw Freely !”
ibis Paint X · #7 · screenshot 1“Aesthetic Themes, Widgets, Icons”
Themify - Widget & Icon Themes · #8 · screenshot 3“3000+ Aesthetic Themes”
18 Million+ App DownloadsThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper · #10 · screenshot 1“OS 27 Ready”
Customize Lock & Home Screen.“Featured by Apple”iScreen - Widgets & Wallpaper · #11 · screenshot 1“Amazing Charging Animations”
Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text · #13 · screenshot 1“YOUR FACE THE VIRAL MEME”
Pose: AI Photo Video Generator · #14 · screenshot 1“Create Viral ✨ Dance Videos”
AI Video Generator - Vidmor · #15 · screenshot 3“Clean up any image in seconds”
Adobe Express: Create Anything · #16 · screenshot 1“Lesson Drawing”
Improve your skill drawArtrace: AR Drawing & Sketch · #18 · screenshot 4“Cinematic visual effects Seedance 2”
Creati: Gen AI Content Creator · #19 · screenshot 1“iOS26 Wallpapers”
WallPics - Live Wallpapers 4K · #20 · screenshot 1“Various Theme Collections”
ThemeArt: Widgets & App icons · #21 · screenshot 1“Explore DIY Wallpaper”
Colliz – DIY Wallpaper Craft · #22 · screenshot 1“1000+ Aesthetic Themes”
Themie: Wallpapers & Theme · #24 · screenshot 1“#1 AI Video App”
Over 100 million AI Videos madePiñata Farms Meme Generator · #25 · screenshot 1“Make drawing video”
PicTrace®: AR Drawing & Sketch · #26 · screenshot 2“Tell us what you want to make”
Cricut Design Space · #27 · screenshot 2“Watch Empty Spaces Come Alive”
AI Remodel — Interior Design · #28 · screenshot 2“OS 27 ready”
fresh liquid glass aestheticMico - Widget & Live Wallpaper · #30 · screenshot 1“Learn to draw together”
withArtmate: Drawing Together · #32 · screenshot 1“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
20000+ Widgets & IconsThemeKit: Widget & Icon Themes · #33 · screenshot 1“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
Themelia: Theme & Widget · #36 · screenshot 1“Make Your Battery Yours”
Emoji Battery Charging · #38 · screenshot 1“DIY Photo Wallpaper”
Walliz – DIY Wallpaper Collage · #39 · screenshot 1“Create a Personalized Desktop”
Themes: Wallpaper & Widgets · #40 · screenshot 1“Explore Creative Sparks”
Glabu · #42 · screenshot 1“SPINNER VARIETY”
Glow Finger Spinner Art App · #43 · screenshot 1“Convert multiple formats to PDF”
Lexy PDF Viewer-Maker,Builder · #45 · screenshot 4“Projection Mapping”
AnywhereLazy Lighting · #46 · screenshot 1“Drawing Made Easy”
4,200+ RatingsARtie Lab: AR Drawing & Sketch · #47 · screenshot 1- WIDGY
“Your screen. Your style.”
Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/Watch · #48 · screenshot 1 “TRACE ANYTHING”
NO SKILLS NEEDEDAR Drawing App - Sketchify · #49 · screenshot 2“From Photo to Finished Room”
Home Style AI: Interior Design · #50 · screenshot 2“1000+ Trending Themes”
ThemeMate DIY Themes & Widgets · #51 · screenshot 1“LEARN ANIMATION”
fast!FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation · #52 · screenshot 1
Top ten Graphics & Design apps that do it.
- #1AI Maker: Photo Video Filters2 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker6 of its 6 screenshots
- #4Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper2 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker5 of its 6 screenshots
- #6AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint6 of its 6 screenshots
- #7ibis Paint X6 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Themify - Widget & Icon Themes4 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Gallerie Wallpapers1 of its 5 screenshots
- #10ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper5 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 79% 79 of 100 | 65% 352 of 544 | 9 of 10 |
| Utilities | 78% 78 of 100 | 64% 352 of 549 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 77% 76 of 99 | 60% 337 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 330 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 315 of 550 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 71% 71 of 100 | 50% 279 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 68% 68 of 100 | 52% 290 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 67% 67 of 100 | 41% 233 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 66% 66 of 100 | 49% 275 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 65% 65 of 100 | 52% 294 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Productivity | 65% 64 of 99 | 49% 270 of 551 | 6 of 10 |
| Business | 63% 63 of 100 | 44% 243 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 62% 62 of 100 | 37% 208 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Finance | 62% 62 of 100 | 46% 266 of 581 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 60% 60 of 100 | 42% 236 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 55% 55 of 100 | 46% 233 of 507 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 54% 54 of 100 | 33% 183 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| News | 53% 52 of 98 | 38% 196 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 52% 51 of 99 | 33% 189 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Travel | 50% 50 of 100 | 31% 173 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 49% 49 of 100 | 32% 181 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 45% 45 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 24% 130 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Background is the icon’s colour34% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Headline under five words75% of these screenshots, against 69% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Has a headline98% of these screenshots, against 91% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Words at the top96% of these screenshots, against 90% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Phone drawn89% of these screenshots, against 83% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Blue22% of these screenshots, against 16% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
More in look
- High contrast words65%
- Orange58%
- Black, white or grey56%
- Light56%
- Background is the icon’s colour54%
- Dark54%
- A word in a different colour53%
- Blue48%
- Solid background37%
- Rounded headline type32%
- Red31%
- Photo background28%
- Low contrast words27%
- Pink27%
- Purple24%
- Teal20%
- Pattern or texture14%
- Green13%
- Serif headline10%
- Yellow10%
- Condensed or display type8%
- The app itself is the background6%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Graphics & Design apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
76 of the top 99 Graphics & Design apps (77%) have at least one, and 337 of their 564 screenshots (60%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Graphics & Design apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
In the top ten: AI Maker: Photo Video Filters (#1), Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker (#2), Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper (#4), Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker (#5), AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint (#6), ibis Paint X (#7), Themify - Widget & Icon Themes (#8), Gallerie Wallpapers (#9) and ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper (#10). Further down the chart: iScreen - Widgets & Wallpaper (#11), Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text (#13), Pose: AI Photo Video Generator (#14), AI Video Generator - Vidmor (#15) and Adobe Express: Create Anything (#16), and 62 more.
Should my Graphics & Design app have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 9 of the top ten Graphics & Design apps do it (90%), against 67 of the other 89 (75%), 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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