Graphics & Design app screenshots with photography
A photograph as background or beside the screen. A photograph sets the app in the real world: the place, the activity or the result.
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
86% 85 of 99
Screenshots that do it
62% 349 of 564
The top ten
9 of 10 against 76 of the other 89
349 of the 564 Graphics & Design screenshots read (62%) do this, across 85 of the top 99 apps (86%). 9 of the top ten do it (90%), against 76 of the other 89 (85%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Graphics & Design is 12th for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (100% of apps) and least common in Games (24%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 349 Graphics & Design app screenshots with photography, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“AI BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT”
“KlingAI 3.0”
“Create and edit images and videos with Google's generative models”
“Explore Stunning Wallpapers”
“Cast Your AI Self”
“Use a camera”
“Customize Lock & Home Screen”
“3000+ Aesthetic Themes”
“AI Video Generator”
“DIY Live Wallpaper”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 326 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“Create and edit images and videos with Google's generative models”
Google Flow · #3 · screenshot 2“Explore Stunning Wallpapers”
Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper · #4 · screenshot 4“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“Customize Lock & Home Screen”
Themify - Widget & Icon Themes · #8 · screenshot 1“3000+ Aesthetic Themes”
18 Million+ App DownloadsThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper · #10 · screenshot 1“OS27 Extra Large Widgets”
iScreen - Widgets & Wallpaper · #11 · screenshot 3“AI Video Generator”
AI Video Generator + Creator · #12 · screenshot 1“DIY Live Wallpaper”
Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text · #13 · screenshot 5“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“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 “Cinematic visual effects Seedance 2”
Creati: Gen AI Content Creator · #19 · screenshot 1“Live Wallpapers”
WallPics - Live Wallpapers 4K · #20 · screenshot 2“Stylish Widgets For You”
ThemeArt: Widgets & App icons · #21 · screenshot 2“Explore DIY Wallpaper”
Colliz – DIY Wallpaper Craft · #22 · screenshot 1“Collage Maker”
Layout - Photo Collage Maker · #23 · screenshot 3“Daily Updates”
Themie: Wallpapers & Theme · #24 · screenshot 2“#1 AI Video App”
Over 100 million AI Videos madePiñata Farms Meme Generator · #25 · screenshot 1“Use camera to draw”
PicTrace®: AR Drawing & Sketch · #26 · screenshot 1“think it. make it. cricut19”
Cricut Design Space · #27 · screenshot 1“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“Face Swap”
Change faces on photos & videos. Snap, swap, and shareReface: AI Face Swap & Editor · #31 · screenshot 1“Learn to draw together”
withArtmate: Drawing Together · #32 · 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“DIY Photo Wallpaper”
Walliz – DIY Wallpaper Collage · #39 · screenshot 1“A Fresh Look, Every Day”
Themes: Wallpaper & Widgets · #40 · screenshot 2“Explore Creative Sparks”
Glabu · #42 · screenshot 1“Drawing Made Easy”
4,200+ RatingsARtie Lab: AR Drawing & Sketch · #47 · screenshot 1- WIDGY
“Make room for your style.”
Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/Watch · #48 · screenshot 4 “SKETCHIFY”
AR DRAWING APPAR Drawing App - Sketchify · #49 · screenshot 1“REDESIGN”
Your Home with AIHome Style AI: Interior Design · #50 · 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
- #3Google Flow3 of its 5 screenshots
- #4Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper2 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker6 of its 6 screenshots
- #6AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint2 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Themify - Widget & Icon Themes5 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Gallerie Wallpapers1 of its 5 screenshots
- #10ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper4 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 100% 100 of 100 | 74% 400 of 540 | 10 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 99% 99 of 100 | 86% 488 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Shopping | 99% 99 of 100 | 71% 398 of 562 | 10 of 10 |
| Travel | 94% 94 of 100 | 60% 337 of 561 | 10 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 93% 93 of 100 | 64% 356 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 89% 87 of 98 | 60% 310 of 517 | 9 of 10 |
| Reference | 88% 88 of 100 | 48% 272 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 87% 87 of 100 | 62% 335 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 86% 86 of 100 | 59% 328 of 556 | 9 of 10 |
| Music | 86% 86 of 100 | 49% 269 of 550 | 10 of 10 |
| Weather | 86% 86 of 100 | 50% 276 of 555 | 10 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 86% 85 of 99 | 62% 349 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Sports | 85% 85 of 100 | 51% 286 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 83% 83 of 100 | 40% 229 of 574 | 8 of 10 |
| Business | 80% 80 of 100 | 39% 215 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Navigation | 76% 75 of 99 | 32% 183 of 566 | 9 of 10 |
| Productivity | 76% 75 of 99 | 38% 209 of 551 | 9 of 10 |
| Medical | 74% 74 of 100 | 31% 168 of 548 | 8 of 10 |
| Utilities | 70% 70 of 100 | 35% 190 of 549 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 64% 64 of 100 | 31% 171 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 58% 58 of 100 | 24% 121 of 507 | 8 of 10 |
| Finance | 57% 57 of 100 | 23% 131 of 581 | 8 of 10 |
| Games | 24% 24 of 100 | 9% 49 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A person in the picture48% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- High contrast words51% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Tells you to do something46% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Arrows or callouts39% of these screenshots, against 33% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Orange30% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
- Dark43% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Graphics & Design screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Phone drawn96%
- Whole phone shown94%
- Words at the top94%
- 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%
- 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 photography?
85 of the top 99 Graphics & Design apps (86%) have at least one, and 349 of their 564 screenshots (62%) 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 photography?
In the top ten: AI Maker: Photo Video Filters (#1), Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker (#2), Google Flow (#3), Silly Fun Smile Live Wallpaper (#4), Dreamina AI: Image&Video Maker (#5), AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint (#6), Themify - Widget & Icon Themes (#8), Gallerie Wallpapers (#9) and ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper (#10). Further down the chart: iScreen - Widgets & Wallpaper (#11), AI Video Generator + Creator (#12), Cool Themes & Fonts: Cute Text (#13), Pose: AI Photo Video Generator (#14) and AI Video Generator - Vidmor (#15), and 71 more.
Should my Graphics & Design app have App Store screenshots with photography?
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 76 of the other 89 (85%), 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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