Navigation 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 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
65% 64 of 99
Screenshots that do it
47% 265 of 566
The top ten
7 of 10 against 57 of the other 89
265 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (47%) do this, across 64 of the top 99 apps (65%). 7 of the top ten do it (70%), against 57 of the other 89 (64%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Navigation is 13th 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 265 Navigation app screenshots with a light background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Never miss a turn”
“Get there faster with live traffic updates & precise ETAs”
“Discover all of our offerings”
“See all nearby departures instantly”
“Use the Shell® Fuel Rewards® program in the Shell App & save more”
“Find your ideal spot and savings”
“Use any payment method for contactless pay”
“Find parking that works for you”
“GPS Locati”
“Lane-level navigation”
“Tickets for LIRR & Metro-North”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 230 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“See all nearby departures instantly”
Transit • Subway & Bus Times · #5 · screenshot 1“Use the Shell® Fuel Rewards® program in the Shell App & save more”
Shell: Fuel, Charge & More · #8 · screenshot 1“Find your ideal spot and savings”
SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App · #9 · screenshot 3“Use any payment method for contactless pay”
Chevron · #11 · screenshot 4“Find parking that works for you”
ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App · #12 · screenshot 1“GPS Locati”
Real-time GPS Location Sharing · #13 · screenshot 1- This image is for reference only, actual products or events are subject to official information.
“Lane-level navigation”
AMap Global · #14 · screenshot 1 “Tickets for LIRR & Metro-North”
MTA TrainTime · #15 · screenshot 1“Remarkable parking”
Metropolis: Remarkable Parking · #16 · screenshot 1“in 6 min”
Citymapper: All Live Transit · #18 · screenshot 4“Find available charging stations”
ChargePoint® · #20 · screenshot 1“Discover”
today's hottest spotsNAVER Maps, Navigation · #22 · screenshot 3“Smart Navigation”
Radar GO-X : Navigation, Map · #23 · screenshot 2“Find the essential functionalities and information you need to organise your trips in the Île-de-France region.”
Île-de-France Mobilités · #26 · screenshot 1“Charge Any Electric Vehicle”
EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger · #28 · screenshot 3“Join the #1 App for Truck Drivers”
Used by millions of truckers to find places over-the-roadTrucker Path: Truck GPS & Fuel · #29 · screenshot 1“Reliable, turn-by-turn guidance”
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps · #30 · screenshot 2“Find your itinerary in seconds”
Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 2“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“Thousands of bikes. All across NYC.”
Citi Bike · #34 · screenshot 2“See details and recent activity for each geocache”
Geocaching® · #35 · screenshot 3“Reliable station information”
PlugShare: Charging Stations · #36 · screenshot 2“Official MBTA”
Live transit informationMBTA Go — Official · #39 · screenshot 1“Remotely start your charging session”
Electrify America · #40 · screenshot 5“Buy Fuel Securely With Your Debit or Credit Card”
Mudflap · #41 · screenshot 4“BETTER MAPS. BETTER DAYS.”
onX Backcountry: 3D Trail Maps · #42 · screenshot 1“FIND STORES NEAR YOU”
ARCO Rewards · #44 · screenshot 2“Fuel Your Journey, Go the ExtraMile™”
ExtraMile® · #45 · screenshot 1“Tenstreet’s first app for drivers”
Driver Pulse by Tenstreet · #46 · screenshot 1“Your ride is just a click away”
TripShot · #48 · screenshot 1“kakaomap 좋은 곳을 함께 찾아가는 카카오맵”
KakaoMap - Korea No.1 Map · #51 · screenshot 1“Satellite View Features”
Live Satellite View & GPS Maps · #53 · screenshot 1“Offline Maps”
No cell service? No problem. Download maps for offline use.Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps · #55 · screenshot 2“Get Any Country's Details”
Locator: My Family & Friend · #58 · screenshot 1“SR 导航”
车机级时空智能 手机同享百度地图-路线规划,出行必备 · #59 · screenshot 1“GET MORE WITH THE CLUB CITGO APP”
Club CITGO - Gas Rewards · #60 · screenshot 1“GO! Sacramento Airport Park & Ride”
Passio GO · #61 · screenshot 1
Top ten Navigation apps that do it.
- #1Google Maps6 of its 6 screenshots
- #3Waze Navigation & Live Traffic5 of its 6 screenshots
- #4ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go.3 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Transit • Subway & Bus Times6 of its 6 screenshots
- #6earnify3 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Shell: Fuel, Charge & More6 of its 6 screenshots
- #9SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App1 of its 5 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
- Solid background42% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Navigation screenshots
- Screen fills the picture85% of these screenshots, against 79% of all Navigation screenshots
- No words at all13% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Navigation screenshots
- Headline too small to read18% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Navigation screenshots
- The app itself is the background6% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Navigation screenshots
- Whole phone shown66% of these screenshots, against 64% of all Navigation screenshots
More in look
- Solid background57%
- Background is the icon’s colour53%
- Gradient background52%
- High contrast words51%
- Blue48%
- Dark48%
- Black, white or grey47%
- A word in a different colour40%
- Photo background30%
- Low contrast words27%
- Pattern or texture25%
- Green22%
- Teal22%
- Rounded headline type21%
- Orange20%
- Red11%
- Condensed or display type8%
- The app itself is the background6%
- Yellow6%
- Pink3%
- Purple2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with a light background?
64 of the top 99 Navigation apps (65%) have at least one, and 265 of their 566 screenshots (47%) 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 light background?
In the top ten: Google Maps (#1), Waze Navigation & Live Traffic (#3), ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. (#4), Transit • Subway & Bus Times (#5), earnify (#6), Shell: Fuel, Charge & More (#8) and SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App (#9). Further down the chart: Chevron (#11), ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App (#12), Real-time GPS Location Sharing (#13), AMap Global (#14) and MTA TrainTime (#15), and 52 more.
Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with a light 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 57 of the other 89 (64%), 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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