Navigation app screenshots with a solid background

One flat colour behind everything. A flat colour leaves the words and the screen as the only things to look at.

From the top 99 free Navigation 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

57% 56 of 99

Screenshots that do it

36% 206 of 566

The top ten

7 of 10 against 49 of the other 89

206 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (36%) do this, across 56 of the top 99 apps (57%). 7 of the top ten do it (70%), against 49 of the other 89 (55%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Navigation is 10th for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (68% of apps) and least common in Games (20%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 206 Navigation app screenshots with a solid background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

Google Maps App Store screenshot 1, headline “Never miss a turn”. Solid background. — **Google Maps**#1 in Navigation · screenshot 1“Never miss a turn”

All 206 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 196 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

“Never miss a turn”Google Maps · #1 · screenshot 1
“Get there faster with live traffic updates & precise ETAs”Waze Navigation & Live Traffic · #3 · screenshot 1
“Discover all of our offerings”ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. · #4 · screenshot 2
“Explore Your City with Retro Map Themes”Game Maps IRL · #7 · screenshot 2
“Save more with in-app offers”Shell: Fuel, Charge & More · #8 · screenshot 2
“Compare & book parking in 400+ cities”SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App · #9 · screenshot 1
“Earn points and save up to 50¢/gal off at participating Chevron stations”Chevron · #11 · screenshot 1
“Find parking that works for you”ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App · #12 · screenshot 1
“Tickets for LIRR & Metro-North”MTA TrainTime · #15 · screenshot 1
“Remarkable parking”Metropolis: Remarkable Parking · #16 · screenshot 1
“The Ultimate Transport App”Citymapper: All Live Transit · #18 · screenshot 1
“Start charging instantly”ChargePoint® · #20 · screenshot 6
“Book ahead for dining, care and style”NAVER Maps, Navigation · #22 · screenshot 4
“Travel with ease”Buy and validate your Navigo passes and t+ tickets with your phone, saving time and effort!Île-de-France Mobilités · #26 · screenshot 2
“Autocharge+ Charging Starts On Plug In”Enroll in Autocharge+ with ease!EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger · #28 · screenshot 5
“GPS navigation for Trucks”Trucker Path: Truck GPS & Fuel · #29 · screenshot 2
“MapQuest is back”“Your quest begins here!”MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps · #30 · screenshot 1
“Say Bonjour to the city”Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 1
“Select Pluses”, a new spot for great deals in Yandex Maps“Select Pluses” — a new spot for great deals in Yandex MapsYandex Maps & Navigator · #33 · screenshot 1
“Find EV Charging Stations”PlugShare: Charging Stations · #36 · screenshot 1
“OFFLINE MAPS”Navigate With PrivacyOrganic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS · #37 · screenshot 1
“Fog of War. Unlock the City.”Drive new roads to unlock the map. The more you explore, the more you own.Exit51 · #38 · screenshot 6
“Check live arrival times”MBTA Go — Official · #39 · screenshot 2
MUDFLAP“The #1 Trucking App for Big Diesel Discounts”Mudflap · #41 · screenshot 1
“BETTER MAPS. BETTER DAYS.”onX Backcountry: 3D Trail Maps · #42 · screenshot 1
“GET REWARDED WITH FUEL SAVINGS”Marathon Rewards · #43 · screenshot 1
“GET REWARDED WITH FUEL SAVINGS”ARCO Rewards · #44 · screenshot 1
“Fuel Your Journey, Go the ExtraMile™”ExtraMile® · #45 · screenshot 1
“Search over 3,400 carriers for jobs”Driver Pulse by Tenstreet · #46 · screenshot 3
“I want to hunt with a”GOHUNT empowers hunters with the research tools, technology, gear, and resources they need to get the most out of their time in the field.GOHUNT: Research & Maps · #50 · screenshot 1
“kakaomap 좋은 곳을 함께 찾아가는 카카오맵”KakaoMap - Korea No.1 Map · #51 · screenshot 1
“Find EV Charging Locations”Blink Charging Mobile App · #52 · screenshot 1
“Satellite View Features”Live Satellite View & GPS Maps · #53 · screenshot 1
“GET MORE WITH THE CLUB CITGO APP”Club CITGO - Gas Rewards · #60 · screenshot 1
“Automatically Track Your Drives”Wheelz - Social Drive Tracker · #62 · screenshot 1
“Find free parking”SpotAngels Parking & Gas · #63 · screenshot 1
“Space”Search for parking near your destinationPremium Parking · #65 · screenshot 1
“Choose the best route”TfL Go: Plan, Pay, Travel · #66 · screenshot 1
“Interactive railway map”Japan Travel - Smart Transit · #69 · screenshot 1
“Thousands of bikes. All around Chicago.”Divvy Bikes · #70 · screenshot 2

Top ten Navigation apps that do it.

#1Google Maps6 of its 6 screenshots
#3Waze Navigation & Live Traffic6 of its 6 screenshots
#4ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go.2 of its 6 screenshots
#6earnify1 of its 6 screenshots
#7Game Maps IRL2 of its 6 screenshots
#8Shell: Fuel, Charge & More2 of its 6 screenshots
#9SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App5 of its 5 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Food & Drink	68% 68 of 100	48% 257 of 540	9 of 10
Medical	68% 68 of 100	48% 265 of 548	4 of 10
Education	65% 65 of 100	40% 221 of 555	8 of 10
Shopping	63% 63 of 100	47% 264 of 562	8 of 10
Finance	60% 60 of 100	41% 240 of 581	7 of 10
Business	58% 58 of 100	37% 207 of 554	4 of 10
Developer Tools	58% 58 of 100	36% 183 of 507	7 of 10
Travel	58% 58 of 100	38% 211 of 561	5 of 10
Photo & Video	57% 57 of 100	42% 235 of 566	8 of 10
Navigation	57% 56 of 99	36% 206 of 566	7 of 10
News	54% 53 of 98	39% 202 of 517	7 of 10
Productivity	43% 43 of 99	34% 189 of 551	5 of 10
Lifestyle	43% 43 of 100	29% 160 of 556	5 of 10
Utilities	43% 43 of 100	25% 135 of 549	5 of 10
Social Networking	42% 42 of 100	30% 167 of 554	6 of 10
Reference	39% 39 of 100	27% 152 of 566	4 of 10
Health & Fitness	38% 38 of 100	26% 148 of 574	4 of 10
Music	38% 38 of 100	27% 149 of 550	7 of 10
Graphics & Design	37% 37 of 99	23% 129 of 564	4 of 10
Sports	32% 32 of 100	17% 96 of 558	3 of 10
Weather	30% 30 of 100	14% 75 of 555	6 of 10
Entertainment	25% 25 of 100	13% 73 of 544	2 of 10
Games	20% 20 of 100	12% 69 of 567	2 of 10

Solid background, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

Light54% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Navigation screenshots
Background is the icon’s colour47% of these screenshots, against 40% of all Navigation screenshots
Phone cut off at the foot23% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Navigation screenshots
Words aligned left20% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Navigation screenshots
Plain tone85% of these screenshots, against 80% of all Navigation screenshots
Tells you to do something52% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Navigation screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with a solid background?

56 of the top 99 Navigation apps (57%) have at least one, and 206 of their 566 screenshots (36%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.

Which Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with a solid background?

In the top ten: Google Maps (#1), Waze Navigation & Live Traffic (#3), ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. (#4), earnify (#6), Game Maps IRL (#7), Shell: Fuel, Charge & More (#8) and SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App (#9). Further down the chart: Chevron (#11), ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App (#12), MTA TrainTime (#15), Metropolis: Remarkable Parking (#16) and Citymapper: All Live Transit (#18), and 44 more.

Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with a solid background?

The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 7 of the top ten Navigation apps do it (70%), against 49 of the other 89 (55%), so the top ten do it more 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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