Graphics & Design app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
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
29% 29 of 99
Screenshots that do it
10% 54 of 564
The top ten
3 of 10 against 26 of the other 89
54 of the 564 Graphics & Design screenshots read (10%) do this, across 29 of the top 99 apps (29%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 26 of the other 89 (29%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Graphics & Design is 11th for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 54 Graphics & Design app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
“Cast Your AI Self”
“Use a camera”
“Birthday Effect”
“Turn Photos Into Cinematic✨ Videos”
“Create videos that actually perform”
“Trace & Draw Easy”
“Background Removal”
“Use camera to draw”
“think it. make it. cricut19”
“Learn to draw together”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 52 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
AI Maker: Photo Video Filters · #1 · 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“Birthday Effect”
AI Video Generator + Creator · #12 · screenshot 4“Turn Photos Into Cinematic✨ Videos”
Create stunning motion with one tapAI Video Generator - Vidmor · #15 · screenshot 1“Create videos that actually perform”
Adobe Express: Create Anything · #16 · screenshot 3“Trace & Draw Easy”
Using your mobileArtrace: AR Drawing & Sketch · #18 · screenshot 1“Background Removal”
Colliz – DIY Wallpaper Craft · #22 · screenshot 2“Use camera to draw”
PicTrace®: AR Drawing & Sketch · #26 · screenshot 1“think it. make it. cricut19”
Cricut Design Space · #27 · screenshot 1“Learn to draw together”
withArtmate: Drawing Together · #32 · screenshot 1“Pick a Cute Battery Icon”
Emoji Battery Charging · #38 · screenshot 2“Birthday Glam photos”
Glabu · #42 · screenshot 5“SPIN NOW”
Glow Finger Spinner Art App · #43 · screenshot 2“Drawing Made Easy”
4,200+ RatingsARtie Lab: AR Drawing & Sketch · #47 · screenshot 1“SKETCHIFY”
AR DRAWING APPAR Drawing App - Sketchify · #49 · screenshot 1“Decrease Fat”
Body Editor. · #53 · screenshot 3“SQUISH, MELT, INFLATE, CRUSH, AND MORE”
Pika - AI Video · #60 · screenshot 2- Interactive
“Music Widgets”
with retro icon packHandy - Live Widget Wallpaper · #64 · screenshot 2 “Rescue Yourself”
AI Generator - Photo Revive · #65 · screenshot 4- DA VINCI EYE
“AR Art Projector”
Trace Pictures Onto AnythingDa Vinci Eye: AR Trace & Draw · #66 · screenshot 1 “Folders for Templates & Files”
Organize Your Creations NeatlyMunbyn Print · #68 · screenshot 6“• Anime drawing • Learn how to draw • Trace & Sketch • 500+ Templates”
AR Drawing Sketch AI - ArtEasy · #72 · screenshot 2“Record A Drawing Video”
Drawsy: AR Draw for Sketching · #76 · screenshot 5“Draw with Your Camera”
AR Projector Tracing & Drawing · #79 · screenshot 3“Get your daily poster ready”
with Status everyday app.Status Everyday · #85 · screenshot 1“#1 App for acrylic painting”
ArtCoach:Learn to Draw & Paint · #97 · screenshot 1“Add magic to your everyday life”
yes&: AI Video & Camera · #100 · screenshot 3“TRENDY VIDEOS FROM PICTURES”
AI Maker: Photo Video Filters · #1 · screenshot 4“Dynamic Props”
Drop in fun props and creative visual effectsDreamina AI: Image&Video Maker · #5 · screenshot 3“Learn drawing”
in 21 daysAR Drawing: Sketch & Paint · #6 · screenshot 5“Photo To Video Ads✨”
AI Video Generator - Vidmor · #15 · screenshot 4“Edit videos and add effects instantly”
Adobe Express: Create Anything · #16 · screenshot 5“Make drawing video”
PicTrace®: AR Drawing & Sketch · #26 · screenshot 2“Draw with buddy”
Artmate: Drawing Together · #32 · screenshot 4“RELAX”
Glow Finger Spinner Art App · #43 · screenshot 3“From screen To Paper”
ARtie Lab: AR Drawing & Sketch · #47 · screenshot 2“SMART COLORING COLOR GUIDANCE”
AR Drawing App - Sketchify · #49 · screenshot 6“SWAP YOUR LOOK IN SECONDS”
Pika - AI Video · #60 · screenshot 6“MIndblowing Dynamic Island”
Handy - Live Widget Wallpaper · #64 · screenshot 4
Top ten Graphics & Design apps that do it.
- #1AI Maker: Photo Video Filters2 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker2 of its 6 screenshots
- #6AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint2 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Light69% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size50% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A photograph81% of these screenshots, against 62% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Tells you to do something57% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Photo background28% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A person in the picture48% of these screenshots, against 34% 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%
- Arrows or callouts70%
- 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%
- 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 a hand-held phone?
29 of the top 99 Graphics & Design apps (29%) have at least one, and 54 of their 564 screenshots (10%) 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 hand-held phone?
In the top ten: AI Maker: Photo Video Filters (#1), Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker (#5) and AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint (#6). Further down the chart: AI Video Generator + Creator (#12), AI Video Generator - Vidmor (#15), Adobe Express: Create Anything (#16), Artrace: AR Drawing & Sketch (#18) and Colliz – DIY Wallpaper Craft (#22), and 21 more.
Should my Graphics & Design app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Graphics & Design apps do it (30%), against 26 of the other 89 (29%), 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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