Graphics & Design app screenshots with arrows or callouts
Arrows, circles or notes drawn to point at something. A callout points the eye at the one control or number the headline is about.
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
70% 69 of 99
Screenshots that do it
33% 186 of 564
The top ten
5 of 10 against 64 of the other 89
186 of the 564 Graphics & Design screenshots read (33%) do this, across 69 of the top 99 apps (70%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 64 of the other 89 (72%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Graphics & Design is 1st for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (70% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (21%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 186 Graphics & Design app screenshots with arrows or callouts, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
“Cinema-Grade Native 4K”
“Generate Sketches”
“Over 28,000 Rich Materials”
“Customize Live Wallpaper”
“AI Video Generator”
“Amazing DIY Control Centers”
“YOUR FACE THE VIRAL MEME”
“Turn Photos Into Cinematic✨ Videos”
“Create a recognizable brand across content”
“AI Garden Planner”
“Import photo”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 184 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
AI Maker: Photo Video Filters · #1 · screenshot 1“Cinema-Grade Native 4K”
More Realistic Greater RefinementKling AI: AI Image&Video Maker · #2 · screenshot 2“Generate Sketches”
Generate a beautiful womanAR Drawing: Sketch & Paint · #6 · screenshot 4“Over 28,000 Rich Materials”
ibis Paint X · #7 · screenshot 4“Customize Live Wallpaper”
“You complete me.”ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper · #10 · screenshot 6“AI Video Generator”
AI Video Generator + Creator · #12 · screenshot 1“Amazing DIY Control Centers”
18 Million+ App Downloads“18 Million+ App Downloads”Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text · #13 · screenshot 3“YOUR FACE THE VIRAL MEME”
Pose: AI Photo Video Generator · #14 · screenshot 1“Turn Photos Into Cinematic✨ Videos”
Create stunning motion with one tapAI Video Generator - Vidmor · #15 · screenshot 1“Create a recognizable brand across content”
Adobe Express: Create Anything · #16 · screenshot 6“AI Garden Planner”
Just Upload a PhotoAI Home Design: Interior DecAI · #17 · screenshot 2“Import photo”
From gallery and cameraArtrace: AR Drawing & Sketch · #18 · screenshot 5“Cinematic visual effects Seedance 2”
Creati: Gen AI Content Creator · #19 · screenshot 1“Customize Icons Easily”
ThemeArt: Widgets & App icons · #21 · screenshot 3“Background Removal”
Colliz – DIY Wallpaper Craft · #22 · screenshot 2“Custom App Icons”
Themie: Wallpapers & Theme · #24 · screenshot 3“#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“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“Face Swap”
Change faces on photos & videos. Snap, swap, and shareReface: AI Face Swap & Editor · #31 · screenshot 1“Step - by - step”
Artmate: Drawing Together · #32 · screenshot 6“7000+ Themes”
ThemeKit: Widget & Icon Themes · #33 · screenshot 2“DRIVEWAY IN. CINEMA OUT.”
No photoshoot. No editing. Your truck.RevReel: AI Car Edits · #34 · screenshot 5“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
Themelia: Theme & Widget · #36 · screenshot 1“Make Your Battery Yours”
Emoji Battery Charging · #38 · screenshot 1“Instant Background Remover”
Walliz – DIY Wallpaper Collage · #39 · screenshot 6“Create a Personalized Desktop”
Themes: Wallpaper & Widgets · #40 · screenshot 1“Explore Creative Sparks”
Glabu · #42 · screenshot 1“SPIN NOW”
Glow Finger Spinner Art App · #43 · screenshot 2“Step-by-step Lessons”
ARtie Lab: AR Drawing & Sketch · #47 · screenshot 4“EXPLORE 1000+ TRENDY TEMPLATES”
AR Drawing App - Sketchify · #49 · screenshot 3“From Photo to Finished Room”
Home Style AI: Interior Design · #50 · screenshot 2“Discover New Theme Styles”
ThemeMate DIY Themes & Widgets · #51 · screenshot 2“POPULAR TOOLS”
PIXEL EFFECT, MANY BRUSHES, AND MORE!FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation · #52 · screenshot 3“Body Reshape”
Body Editor. · #53 · screenshot 1“WIDGETS, ICONS, WALLPAPERS”
ThemeX: App Icons & My Widgets · #54 · screenshot 2“INTERIOR DESIGN LAYOUTS”
50+ StylesHouse AI: AI Room Design, Home · #55 · screenshot 2“LEONARDO.AI AI Image & Video Generator”
The creator-first AI image and video generatorLeonardo.Ai - Image Generator · #56 · screenshot 1“High resolution image generation”
Adobe Firefly AI Video & Photo · #58 · screenshot 2
Top ten Graphics & Design apps that do it.
- #1AI Maker: Photo Video Filters3 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker3 of its 6 screenshots
- #6AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint3 of its 6 screenshots
- #7ibis Paint X3 of its 6 screenshots
- #10ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics & Design | 70% 69 of 99 | 33% 186 of 564 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 58% 58 of 100 | 25% 140 of 566 | 6 of 10 |
| Reference | 53% 53 of 100 | 22% 122 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 52% 52 of 100 | 19% 108 of 574 | 8 of 10 |
| Education | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 98 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 49% 49 of 100 | 17% 96 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Utilities | 48% 48 of 100 | 18% 100 of 549 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 47% 47 of 100 | 14% 80 of 581 | 7 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 46% 46 of 100 | 15% 86 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 45% 45 of 99 | 17% 96 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 45% 45 of 99 | 15% 82 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 39% 39 of 100 | 11% 61 of 544 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 39% 39 of 100 | 12% 69 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 38% 38 of 100 | 14% 75 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 85 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 37% 37 of 100 | 12% 67 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 63 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 35% 35 of 100 | 12% 69 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 35% 35 of 100 | 8% 48 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 35% 35 of 100 | 12% 67 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 9% 47 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 23% 23 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 21% 21 of 100 | 7% 35 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Zoomed detail of the UI35% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A person in the picture49% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Headline in Title Case49% of these screenshots, against 37% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A photograph73% of these screenshots, against 62% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- High contrast words52% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Words at the top98% of these screenshots, against 90% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Phone drawn96%
- Whole phone shown94%
- Words at the top94%
- A photograph86%
- Illustration or mascot77%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size69%
- A person in the picture65%
- Two or more screens55%
- Phone cut off at the foot47%
- Zoomed detail of the UI47%
- Headline too small to read40%
- No phone, bare screen38%
- App icon shown37%
- A hand holds the phone29%
- No app screen at all19%
- Phone at an angle17%
- Phone cut off at the head13%
- Screen is small11%
- Words aligned left11%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it7%
- Words at the bottom5%
- Words over the screen3%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Graphics & Design apps have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
69 of the top 99 Graphics & Design apps (70%) have at least one, and 186 of their 564 screenshots (33%) 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 arrows or callouts?
In the top ten: AI Maker: Photo Video Filters (#1), Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker (#2), AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint (#6), ibis Paint X (#7) and ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper (#10). Further down the chart: AI Video Generator + Creator (#12), Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text (#13), Pose: AI Photo Video Generator (#14), AI Video Generator - Vidmor (#15) and Adobe Express: Create Anything (#16), and 59 more.
Should my Graphics & Design app have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Graphics & Design apps do it (50%), against 64 of the other 89 (72%), so the top ten do it less 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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