Graphics & Design app screenshots with a light background
A light picture overall. The App Store follows the device’s light or dark appearance, so a light 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
56% 55 of 99
Screenshots that do it
48% 268 of 564
The top ten
4 of 10 against 51 of the other 89
268 of the 564 Graphics & Design screenshots read (48%) do this, across 55 of the top 99 apps (56%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 51 of the other 89 (57%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Graphics & Design is 17th for this. It is most common in Shopping (90% of apps) and least common in Entertainment (25%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 268 Graphics & Design app screenshots with a light background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Use a camera”
“Anyone from Children to Adults Can Draw Freely !”
“Customize Lock & Home Screen”
“3000+ Aesthetic Themes”
“Dynamic Panel”
“OS 26 Control Center”
“Clean up any image in seconds”
“Home Designs”
“Trace & Draw Easy”
“Various Theme Collections”
“Explore DIY Wallpaper”
“500+ Layouts”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 250 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“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“Customize Lock & Home Screen”
Themify - Widget & Icon Themes · #8 · screenshot 1“3000+ Aesthetic Themes”
18 Million+ App DownloadsThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper · #10 · screenshot 1“Dynamic Panel”
iScreen - Widgets & Wallpaper · #11 · screenshot 4“OS 26 Control Center”
Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text · #13 · screenshot 2“Clean up any image in seconds”
Adobe Express: Create Anything · #16 · screenshot 1- Generate
“Home Designs”
in Seconds with AIAI Home Design: Interior DecAI · #17 · screenshot 1 “Trace & Draw Easy”
Using your mobileArtrace: AR Drawing & Sketch · #18 · screenshot 1“Various Theme Collections”
ThemeArt: Widgets & App icons · #21 · screenshot 1“Explore DIY Wallpaper”
Colliz – DIY Wallpaper Craft · #22 · screenshot 1“500+ Layouts”
for InstagramLayout - Photo Collage Maker · #23 · screenshot 1“1000+ Aesthetic Themes”
Themie: Wallpapers & Theme · #24 · screenshot 1“Use camera to draw”
PicTrace®: AR Drawing & Sketch · #26 · screenshot 1“Tell us what you want to make”
Cricut Design Space · #27 · screenshot 2“Upload A Photo & Let AI Work!”
AI Remodel — Interior Design · #28 · screenshot 1“Easily create professional images”
Pixelcut: AI Photo & Video · #29 · screenshot 1“OS 27 ready”
fresh liquid glass aestheticMico - Widget & Live Wallpaper · #30 · screenshot 1“Learn to draw together”
withArtmate: Drawing Together · #32 · screenshot 1“Unique Icons”
Themelia: Theme & Widget · #36 · screenshot 3“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“A Complete Artist’s Toolkit”
Sketchbook® · #41 · screenshot 1“Drawing Made Easy”
4,200+ RatingsARtie Lab: AR Drawing & Sketch · #47 · screenshot 1“SKETCHIFY”
AR DRAWING APPAR Drawing App - Sketchify · #49 · screenshot 1“REDESIGN”
Your Home with AIHome Style AI: Interior Design · #50 · screenshot 1“1000+ Trending Themes”
ThemeMate DIY Themes & Widgets · #51 · screenshot 1“LEARN ANIMATION”
fast!FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation · #52 · screenshot 1“Body Reshape”
Body Editor. · #53 · screenshot 1“PERSONALIZE LOCK & HOME SCREEN”
ThemeX: App Icons & My Widgets · #54 · screenshot 1“INTERIOR DESIGN LAYOUTS”
50+ StylesHouse AI: AI Room Design, Home · #55 · screenshot 2“Give and get feedback on the go”
Figma · #59 · screenshot 2“START CREATING”
Pika - AI Video · #60 · screenshot 1“Aesthetic themes for iPhone”
WidgetClub:Widget, Theme, Icon · #63 · screenshot 1“MIndblowing Dynamic Island”
Handy - Live Widget Wallpaper · #64 · screenshot 4- DA VINCI EYE
“AR Art Projector”
Trace Pictures Onto AnythingDa Vinci Eye: AR Trace & Draw · #66 · screenshot 1 “All-In-One Label Printing Hub”
Templates for Home, Business & MoreMunbyn Print · #68 · screenshot 1“#1 App for AI Home Design & Renovation”
Remodel AI - Home Design · #69 · screenshot 1“DRAW WITH YOUR CAMERA”
AR Drawing Sketch AI - ArtEasy · #72 · screenshot 1
Top ten Graphics & Design apps that do it.
- #6AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint6 of its 6 screenshots
- #7ibis Paint X6 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Themify - Widget & Icon Themes3 of its 6 screenshots
- #10ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper6 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 90% 90 of 100 | 67% 374 of 562 | 9 of 10 |
| Business | 86% 86 of 100 | 71% 396 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 86% 86 of 100 | 66% 364 of 555 | 9 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 86% 86 of 100 | 66% 354 of 540 | 8 of 10 |
| Medical | 85% 85 of 100 | 73% 398 of 548 | 9 of 10 |
| Productivity | 85% 84 of 99 | 67% 371 of 551 | 9 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 81% 81 of 100 | 59% 328 of 556 | 9 of 10 |
| Finance | 78% 78 of 100 | 59% 343 of 581 | 8 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 78% 78 of 100 | 61% 352 of 574 | 7 of 10 |
| Travel | 73% 73 of 100 | 54% 301 of 561 | 6 of 10 |
| Reference | 71% 71 of 100 | 51% 290 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Utilities | 71% 71 of 100 | 55% 304 of 549 | 9 of 10 |
| Navigation | 65% 64 of 99 | 47% 265 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 61% 61 of 100 | 45% 252 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 60% 60 of 100 | 48% 245 of 507 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 58% 57 of 98 | 41% 214 of 517 | 6 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 56% 55 of 99 | 48% 268 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 50% 50 of 100 | 32% 179 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Games | 48% 48 of 100 | 31% 176 of 567 | 7 of 10 |
| Weather | 43% 43 of 100 | 25% 140 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 38% 38 of 100 | 25% 137 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 35% 35 of 100 | 24% 133 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 25% 25 of 100 | 15% 82 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot61% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Plain tone76% of these screenshots, against 67% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Rounded headline type25% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Low contrast words17% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- App icon shown18% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- A hand holds the phone14% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
More in look
- Gradient background77%
- High contrast words65%
- Orange58%
- Black, white or grey56%
- 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 light background?
55 of the top 99 Graphics & Design apps (56%) have at least one, and 268 of their 564 screenshots (48%) 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 light background?
In the top ten: AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint (#6), ibis Paint X (#7), Themify - Widget & Icon Themes (#8) and ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper (#10). Further down the chart: iScreen - Widgets & Wallpaper (#11), Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text (#13), Adobe Express: Create Anything (#16), AI Home Design: Interior DecAI (#17) and Artrace: AR Drawing & Sketch (#18), and 46 more.
Should my Graphics & Design app have App Store screenshots with a light background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Graphics & Design apps do it (40%), against 51 of the other 89 (57%), 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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