Graphics & Design app screenshots with a dark background
A dark picture overall. The App Store follows the device’s light or dark appearance, so a dark screenshot stands out in one and blends into the other.
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
54% 53 of 99
Screenshots that do it
39% 220 of 564
The top ten
6 of 10 against 47 of the other 89
220 of the 564 Graphics & Design screenshots read (39%) do this, across 53 of the top 99 apps (54%). 6 of the top ten do it (60%), against 47 of the other 89 (53%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Graphics & Design is 7th for this. It is most common in Entertainment (79% of apps) and least common in Food & Drink (14%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 220 Graphics & Design app screenshots with a dark background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
“KlingAI 3.0”
“Smiley 4K Live Wallpapers”
“Cast Your AI Self”
“Custom App Icons”
“AI Video Generator”
“Amazing Charging Animations”
“AI VIRAL VIDEOS”
“Photo To Video✨”
“Remodel & Design Dream Home”
“Cinematic visual effects Seedance 2”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 199 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
AI Maker: Photo Video Filters · #1 · screenshot 1“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“Custom App Icons”
Themify - Widget & Icon Themes · #8 · screenshot 4- “JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY & TODAY & FOREVER. HEBREWS 13:8”Gallerie Wallpapers · #9 · screenshot 4
“AI Video Generator”
AI Video Generator + Creator · #12 · screenshot 1“Amazing Charging Animations”
Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text · #13 · screenshot 1“AI VIRAL VIDEOS”
Pose: AI Photo Video Generator · #14 · screenshot 2“Photo To Video✨”
AI Video Generator - Vidmor · #15 · screenshot 2“Remodel & Design Dream Home”
AI Home Design: Interior DecAI · #17 · screenshot 3“Cinematic visual effects Seedance 2”
Creati: Gen AI Content Creator · #19 · screenshot 1“iOS26 Wallpapers”
WallPics - Live Wallpapers 4K · #20 · screenshot 1“#1 AI Video App”
Over 100 million AI Videos madePiñata Farms Meme Generator · #25 · screenshot 1“think it. make it. cricut19”
Cricut Design Space · #27 · screenshot 1“Face Swap”
Change faces on photos & videos. Snap, swap, and shareReface: AI Face Swap & Editor · #31 · screenshot 1“7000+ Themes”
ThemeKit: Widget & Icon Themes · #33 · screenshot 2“CUSTOMIZE YOUR CAR.”
RevReel: AI Car Edits · #34 · screenshot 1“Create”
Pocket: Make Gizmos · #35 · screenshot 1“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
Themelia: Theme & Widget · #36 · screenshot 1“Explore Creative Sparks”
Glabu · #42 · screenshot 1“SPINNER VARIETY”
Glow Finger Spinner Art App · #43 · screenshot 1“Lexy PDF Viewer”
Lexy PDF Viewer-Maker,Builder · #45 · screenshot 1“100+ Visuals”
Lazy Lighting · #46 · screenshot 4- WIDGY
“Your screen. Your style.”
Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/Watch · #48 · screenshot 1 “REGULAR UPDATES”
ThemeX: App Icons & My Widgets · #54 · screenshot 4“AI ROOM DESIGN”
House AI: AI Room Design, Home · #55 · screenshot 1“LEONARDO.AI AI Image & Video Generator”
The creator-first AI image and video generatorLeonardo.Ai - Image Generator · #56 · screenshot 1“Creative Control Themes”
iThemes - Easy Widgets & Icons · #57 · screenshot 1“Create cinematic videos”
Adobe Firefly AI Video & Photo · #58 · screenshot 1“GET WEIRD WITH IT”
Pika - AI Video · #60 · screenshot 5“AI Emojis”
Generate new EmojisGenmoji: AI Emoji Maker - Mix · #61 · screenshot 1“AI Image Generator”
10,000+ Users3DMockups – Clothes Designer · #62 · screenshot 1“Cool Design Themes”
WidgetClub:Widget, Theme, Icon · #63 · screenshot 6“Widgets on your Lock Screen and home screen”
2,500,000+ users well loved worldwideHandy - Live Widget Wallpaper · #64 · screenshot 1“AI Restore Old Photos”
AI Generator - Photo Revive · #65 · screenshot 1“Photo to Film”
Multiple Cinematic ShotsFilmit : AI Cinematic Video · #67 · screenshot 1“Create Trending AI Videos”
Nsketch: Viral Video Generator · #70 · screenshot 1“DISCOVER”
New Watch Faces and Widgets Uploaded DailyClockology Watch Faces · #71 · screenshot 1“Modify your vehicle with AI”
Mods: AI Car Designer & Tuning · #73 · screenshot 1
Top ten Graphics & Design apps that do it.
- #1AI Maker: Photo Video Filters6 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker6 of its 6 screenshots
- #4Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper6 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker5 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Themify - Widget & Icon Themes1 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Gallerie Wallpapers5 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 79% 79 of 100 | 69% 376 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Music | 71% 71 of 100 | 57% 311 of 550 | 10 of 10 |
| Weather | 70% 70 of 100 | 48% 266 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Sports | 67% 67 of 100 | 52% 288 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 55% 55 of 100 | 41% 208 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 55% 55 of 100 | 41% 232 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 54% 53 of 99 | 39% 220 of 564 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 50% 49 of 98 | 34% 177 of 517 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 48% 48 of 99 | 26% 146 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 45% 45 of 100 | 28% 157 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 44% 44 of 100 | 26% 147 of 567 | 5 of 10 |
| Utilities | 44% 44 of 100 | 29% 157 of 549 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 41% 41 of 100 | 24% 138 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 38% 38 of 100 | 16% 87 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 36% 36 of 100 | 23% 134 of 574 | 6 of 10 |
| Finance | 34% 34 of 100 | 15% 89 of 581 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 33% 33 of 99 | 16% 87 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 33% 33 of 100 | 18% 98 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Education | 29% 29 of 100 | 13% 73 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 22% 22 of 100 | 9% 50 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 6% 32 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 9% 48 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 35 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- High contrast words60% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Black, white or grey36% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A word in a different colour36% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A person in the picture43% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Screen fills the picture95% of these screenshots, against 88% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Solid background30% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
More in look
- Gradient background77%
- High contrast words65%
- Orange58%
- Black, white or grey56%
- Light56%
- Background is the icon’s colour54%
- 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 dark background?
53 of the top 99 Graphics & Design apps (54%) have at least one, and 220 of their 564 screenshots (39%) 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 dark 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), Themify - Widget & Icon Themes (#8) and Gallerie Wallpapers (#9). 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 AI Home Design: Interior DecAI (#17), and 42 more.
Should my Graphics & Design app have App Store screenshots with a dark background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 6 of the top ten Graphics & Design apps do it (60%), against 47 of the other 89 (53%), 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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