Music app screenshots in the app icon’s colour
The picture’s main colour is the app icon’s. In a search result the icon and the screenshots sit side by side, and a shared colour makes them read as one brand.
From the top 100 free Music 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
62% 62 of 100
Screenshots that do it
41% 225 of 550
The top ten
5 of 10 against 57 of the other 90
225 of the 550 Music screenshots read (41%) do this, across 62 of the top 100 apps (62%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 57 of the other 90 (63%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 8th for this. It is most common in Education (79% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (31%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 225 Music app screenshots in the app icon’s colour, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Create your own radio station”
“MUSIC YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE”
“Name any song in seconds”
“100 Million Songs,”
“Where your ideas become music”
“Connect to 65,000 jukeboxes”
“Play Music”
“PERSONALIZE”
“MusiChic”
“MUSIC, SPORTS, TALK, PODCASTS, & MORE”
“Feel more confident with every song”
“Your Music Your Stations Your Podcasts”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 214 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Create your own radio station”
YouTube Music · #3 · screenshot 1“MUSIC YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE”
SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 1“Name any song in seconds”
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts · #5 · screenshot 1“100 Million Songs,”
Ad-FreeAmazon Music: Songs & Podcasts · #6 · screenshot 1“Where your ideas become music”
BandLab – Music Maker & Beats · #8 · screenshot 1“Connect to 65,000 jukeboxes”
TouchTunes: Jukebox Music · #11 · screenshot 2“Play Music”
All your songs in one placeMusic : Cloud Music Streaming · #12 · screenshot 1“PERSONALIZE”
HEADPHONESJBL Headphones · #14 · screenshot 2“MusiChic”
MusiChic-Offline Music Player · #16 · screenshot 1“MUSIC, SPORTS, TALK, PODCASTS, & MORE”
SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News · #20 · screenshot 1“Feel more confident with every song”
Simply Sing: My Singing App · #23 · screenshot 1“Your Music Your Stations Your Podcasts”
ALL FREEiHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts · #29 · screenshot 2“Trusted by millions”
of usersClipTone: Ringtone & AI Cover · #30 · screenshot 1“JBL PORTABLE”
* Former JBL Connect App NEW ARRIVALJBL Portable · #31 · screenshot 1“NEW ARRIVAL”
JBL One · #32 · screenshot 1“Discover New Music”
Over 100 million songsDemus: Easy Music Streaming · #34 · screenshot 1“Isolate vocals and instruments”
djay - DJ App & AI Mixer · #36 · screenshot 4“Discover 10.000+”
new ringtonesGarage Ringtones for iPhone · #38 · screenshot 1“Discover over 2M+ tabs & chords”
Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs · #39 · screenshot 2“One Sentence Generates Exclusive Music”
Music Creator - Make Songs · #40 · screenshot 1“Record from microphone”
Reverse Audio · #41 · screenshot 1“RINGTONE ANY SONG”
Ringtones for iphone: Ringtune · #44 · screenshot 1“Free Live Radio”
Radio App · #45 · screenshot 1“Listen Music Anywhere, Anytime!”
Offline Music Player · #46 · screenshot 1“Choose from over 1 million songs”
Strum - Play Guitar · #47 · screenshot 2“Find any show or festival worldwide”
Bandsintown Concerts · #49 · screenshot 3“WATER EJECT”
Speaker CleanerClear Wave · #52 · screenshot 1“YOUR STORY YOUR SONG”
AI Song Generator: Mozart · #54 · screenshot 1“24/7·365”
MusiPlayer - Music X Streaming · #55 · screenshot 1“iPad App of the Year”
Winner 2024Moises: The Musician's App · #56 · screenshot 1“Hear the melody instantly know”
Music Recognition- Song Finder · #57 · screenshot 3“MP3 Converter”
4.7 28K ratingsMP3 Converter - Audio Trimmer · #59 · screenshot 1“Speaker Cleaner”
Remove Water Fix Muffled Sound Boost VolumeSpeaker Cleaner: Eject Water · #61 · screenshot 1“Discover new music”
Musicana - Organizer & Player · #62 · screenshot 1“Music, news, talk & sports.”
Simple Radio - FM AM Stations · #64 · screenshot 1“YOUR DESTINATION FOR MUSIC AND SPORTS.”
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports · #65 · screenshot 1“Brain upgrade: binaural beats.”
Moongate: Binaural Beats · #66 · screenshot 1“Invite Friends Get Free Songs”
Beatron: AI Song Generator · #67 · screenshot 2“MUSIC NEWS TALK & SPORTS”
Radio App - FM Radio Stations · #69 · screenshot 1“VALLEY OF THE SEVEN STARS”
A COSMIC CAMPOUTSeven Stars Festival · #70 · screenshot 1
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #3YouTube Music2 of its 5 screenshots
- #4SoundCloud: The Music You Love4 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Shazam: Find Music & Concerts1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts6 of its 6 screenshots
- #8BandLab – Music Maker & Beats3 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 79% 79 of 100 | 51% 281 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 71% 71 of 100 | 51% 278 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 68% 68 of 100 | 46% 251 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| Finance | 67% 67 of 100 | 50% 288 of 581 | 8 of 10 |
| Business | 64% 64 of 100 | 47% 258 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Reference | 64% 64 of 100 | 49% 275 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Travel | 64% 64 of 100 | 44% 245 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 62% 62 of 100 | 41% 225 of 550 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 61% 61 of 100 | 45% 243 of 544 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 61% 61 of 100 | 43% 237 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Productivity | 60% 59 of 99 | 45% 249 of 551 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 59% 59 of 100 | 43% 241 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 58% 58 of 100 | 41% 230 of 556 | 8 of 10 |
| Weather | 57% 57 of 100 | 38% 212 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 56% 55 of 98 | 39% 204 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 56% 56 of 100 | 39% 225 of 574 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 56% 56 of 100 | 44% 245 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Games | 55% 55 of 100 | 35% 198 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 55% 55 of 100 | 43% 238 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 54% 53 of 99 | 26% 148 of 564 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 53% 52 of 99 | 40% 225 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 45% 45 of 100 | 22% 123 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 31% 31 of 100 | 23% 119 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Blue29% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Music screenshots
- Headline in capitals31% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Music screenshots
- Headline under five words57% of these screenshots, against 51% of all Music screenshots
- Gradient background63% of these screenshots, against 57% of all Music screenshots
- Illustration or mascot40% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Music screenshots
- Has a headline95% of these screenshots, against 90% of all Music screenshots
More in look
- Gradient background73%
- Dark71%
- High contrast words57%
- A word in a different colour47%
- Black, white or grey46%
- Solid background38%
- Blue37%
- Low contrast words36%
- Light35%
- Orange29%
- Photo background26%
- Teal21%
- Red19%
- Rounded headline type19%
- Purple17%
- Pattern or texture15%
- Pink13%
- Condensed or display type10%
- Green10%
- Yellow7%
- The app itself is the background6%
- Serif headline5%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Music apps have App Store screenshots in the app icon’s colour?
62 of the top 100 Music apps (62%) have at least one, and 225 of their 550 screenshots (41%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Music apps have App Store screenshots in the app icon’s colour?
In the top ten: YouTube Music (#3), SoundCloud: The Music You Love (#4), Shazam: Find Music & Concerts (#5), Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts (#6) and BandLab – Music Maker & Beats (#8). Further down the chart: TouchTunes: Jukebox Music (#11), Music : Cloud Music Streaming (#12), JBL Headphones (#14), MusiChic-Offline Music Player (#16) and SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News (#20), and 52 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots in the app icon’s colour?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Music apps do it (50%), against 57 of the other 90 (63%), 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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