Health & Fitness app screenshots with a gradient background
A colour that shades into another. A gradient adds depth without adding anything to look at.
From the top 100 free Health & Fitness 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
73% 73 of 100
Screenshots that do it
57% 330 of 574
The top ten
5 of 10 against 68 of the other 90
330 of the 574 Health & Fitness screenshots read (57%) do this, across 73 of the top 100 apps (73%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 68 of the other 90 (76%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Health & Fitness is 4th for this. It is most common in Entertainment (79% of apps) and least common in Food & Drink (43%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 330 Health & Fitness app screenshots with a gradient background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Apple Watch App of the Year”
“Log your activities . . .”
“WALK TO EARN”
“ANALYZE products in a single scan”
“Walk against your friends”
“GET STRONGER, WITH A PLAN.”
“Everything you need to crush it.”
“The app that converts your steps into rewards”
“Self-care is better together”
“Build healthy habits,”
“EASY NAVIGATION”
“Schedule a massage, facial or sauna session”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 326 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Apple Watch App of the Year”
WinnerStrava: Run, Bike, Walk · #1 · screenshot 1“Log your activities . . .”
Planet Fitness · #2 · screenshot 2“WALK TO EARN”
Scrambly: Earn Money Walking · #4 · screenshot 1“ANALYZE products in a single scan”
Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner · #5 · screenshot 1“Walk against your friends”
Stompers: Walking Step Counter · #6 · screenshot 1“GET STRONGER, WITH A PLAN.”
LADDER Strength Training Plans · #11 · screenshot 1“Everything you need to crush it.”
New EōS Fitness · #12 · screenshot 1“The app that converts your steps into rewards”
WeWard - Walking Rewards App · #13 · screenshot 1“Self-care is better together”
Finch: Self-Care Pet · #14 · screenshot 1“Build healthy habits,”
get younger, earn pointsAHEALTH: Get Healthy Get Paid · #16 · screenshot 1“EASY NAVIGATION”
Crunch Fitness · #18 · screenshot 1“Schedule a massage, facial or sauna session”
ClassPass: Fitness, Spa, Salon · #19 · screenshot 4“Walk more with friends!”
StepUp Pedometer Step Counter · #20 · screenshot 1“Track your cycle”
Garmin Connect™ · #22 · screenshot 4- BETTER SLEEP, BETTER LIFE
“Become a morning person”
TRUSTED BYRISE: Sleep Tracker · #24 · screenshot 1 “Start building healthy sleep habits”
Hatch Sleep · #26 · screenshot 1“Your personal health dashboard with actionable guidance”
Hume Health · #27 · screenshot 1“Automatic Step Counter”
Now with WorkoutsStepsApp Pedometer · #28 · screenshot 1“Stay connected anytime, anywhere.”
Kaiser Permanente · #29 · screenshot 1- 01
“Search Any Restaurant”
MenuFit has every type of restuarant.MenuFit - Healthy Eating Out · #30 · screenshot 3 “ANALYZE YOUR WORKOUTS”
Hevy - Workout Tracker Gym Log · #31 · screenshot 3“Your good assistant For health”
Pocket Blood Pressure&BP log · #32 · screenshot 1“Track BLOOD PRESSURE”
Blood Pressure App-BP Tracker · #36 · screenshot 1“Discover local deals & try something new for less”
Mindbody: Fitness & Wellness · #38 · screenshot 3“Your Hormonal Health Universe Awaits”
Stardust Period Tracker · #39 · screenshot 1“Dietitians, covered by insurance”
Nourish: Eating Well Made Easy · #40 · screenshot 1“The Complete Weight Loss Solution”
Loved by 32M+ peopleCalorie Counter - MyNetDiary · #41 · screenshot 1- Trusted by
“300M”
womenPeriod Tracker Period Calendar · #42 · screenshot 1 “Review every measurement clearly”
Quick BloodPressure · #43 · screenshot 4- sweatcoin
“It Pays to Walk”
Sweatcoin Walking Step Counter · #44 · screenshot 1 “Fall asleep to Sleep Stories™ with your favorite voices”
Calm · #45 · screenshot 3“Track team progress on the go”
Walktober · #46 · screenshot 2“Explore Your Health & Wellness”
Easily view your current health data.InBody · #47 · screenshot 1“Monitor Your Heart Rate”
Powered by PPG TechnologyHeartica: Heart Rate Monitor · #48 · screenshot 1“Measure your HEART RATE with cardiogram”
iCardiac: Heart Rate & Health · #49 · screenshot 1“Simple and quick workout tracking”
Used by over 5 million liftersLyfta: Gym Workout Tracker Log · #54 · screenshot 1“A Better Way to Support Your Home Exercise Program”
Limber Health Home Exercise · #57 · screenshot 1“Understand Your Sleep Better”
SleepSense: Sleep Tracker · #58 · screenshot 1“LA Fitness Mobile App”
LA Fitness Mobile · #59 · screenshot 1“Better health starts with WHOOP”
WHOOP · #60 · screenshot 1
Top ten Health & Fitness apps that do it.
- #1Strava: Run, Bike, Walk6 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Planet Fitness4 of its 6 screenshots
- #4Scrambly: Earn Money Walking6 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner6 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Stompers: Walking Step Counter6 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 79% 79 of 100 | 65% 352 of 544 | 9 of 10 |
| Utilities | 78% 78 of 100 | 64% 352 of 549 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 77% 76 of 99 | 60% 337 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 330 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 315 of 550 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 71% 71 of 100 | 50% 279 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 68% 68 of 100 | 52% 290 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 67% 67 of 100 | 41% 233 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 66% 66 of 100 | 49% 275 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 65% 65 of 100 | 52% 294 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Productivity | 65% 64 of 99 | 49% 270 of 551 | 6 of 10 |
| Business | 63% 63 of 100 | 44% 243 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 62% 62 of 100 | 37% 208 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Finance | 62% 62 of 100 | 46% 266 of 581 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 60% 60 of 100 | 42% 236 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 55% 55 of 100 | 46% 233 of 507 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 54% 54 of 100 | 33% 183 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| News | 53% 52 of 98 | 38% 196 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 52% 51 of 99 | 33% 189 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Travel | 50% 50 of 100 | 31% 173 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 49% 49 of 100 | 32% 181 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 45% 45 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 24% 130 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot49% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Health & Fitness screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour49% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Health & Fitness screenshots
- Headline under five words65% of these screenshots, against 55% of all Health & Fitness screenshots
- Arrows or callouts25% of these screenshots, against 19% of all Health & Fitness screenshots
- Headline in Title Case27% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Health & Fitness screenshots
- Teal16% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Health & Fitness screenshots
More in look
- Light78%
- Background is the icon’s colour56%
- Black, white or grey53%
- Low contrast words44%
- High contrast words42%
- A word in a different colour39%
- Solid background38%
- Dark36%
- Blue35%
- Orange28%
- Teal20%
- Photo background18%
- Rounded headline type18%
- Green17%
- Pattern or texture14%
- Red13%
- Serif headline11%
- Condensed or display type8%
- Purple8%
- Pink6%
- Yellow6%
- The app itself is the background2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Health & Fitness apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
73 of the top 100 Health & Fitness apps (73%) have at least one, and 330 of their 574 screenshots (57%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Health & Fitness apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
In the top ten: Strava: Run, Bike, Walk (#1), Planet Fitness (#2), Scrambly: Earn Money Walking (#4), Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner (#5) and Stompers: Walking Step Counter (#6). Further down the chart: LADDER Strength Training Plans (#11), New EōS Fitness (#12), WeWard - Walking Rewards App (#13), Finch: Self-Care Pet (#14) and AHEALTH: Get Healthy Get Paid (#16), and 63 more.
Should my Health & Fitness app have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Health & Fitness apps do it (50%), against 68 of the other 90 (76%), 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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