Photo & Video app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
From the top 100 free Photo & Video 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
39% 39 of 100
Screenshots that do it
10% 58 of 566
The top ten
2 of 10 against 37 of the other 90
58 of the 566 Photo & Video screenshots read (10%) do this, across 39 of the top 100 apps (39%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 37 of the other 90 (41%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Photo & Video is 1st for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 58 Photo & Video app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Discover Shorts”
“Design anything”
“Upload and share anywhere on your terms”
“Turn Your Photos To AI Video”
“Stand out with your collages”
“Creative Companion for Any Occasion”
“Rediscover your best moments”
“AI Video Editor”
“bedazzle your selfie”
“WE GOT YOU”
“Fade-free images on premium paper for the very best prints”
“Apply captions that keep viewers hooked”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 58 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Discover Shorts”
More entertainment in less than a minuteYouTube · #3 · screenshot 2“Design anything”
Canva AI Photo & Video Editor · #6 · screenshot 1“Upload and share anywhere on your terms”
Vimeo · #13 · screenshot 2“Turn Your Photos To AI Video”
AI Video Generator - Vixel · #16 · screenshot 4“Stand out with your collages”
SCRL: Photo Collage Maker · #17 · screenshot 1“Creative Companion for Any Occasion”
DJI Mimo · #24 · screenshot 1“Rediscover your best moments”
Amazon Photos: Photo & Video · #25 · screenshot 3“AI Video Editor”
And Slideshow MakerInShot - Video Editor · #26 · screenshot 1“bedazzle your selfie”
FaceLab: Face Age, Hair Filter · #28 · screenshot 6“WE GOT YOU”
Lighting too dark?WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor · #33 · screenshot 3- Quality
“Fade-free images on premium paper for the very best prints”
FreePrints – Print Photos · #38 · screenshot 5 “Apply captions that keep viewers hooked”
Captions: AI Edits Your Video · #39 · screenshot 5“ISM EXCLUSIVE UNIQUE FILTERS”
ism: Retro Camera & Vintage · #40 · screenshot 1“Hundreds of Filters”
Airbrush: Face Photo Editor · #41 · screenshot 5“AI Flash”
Meitu AI Photo & Video Editor · #45 · screenshot 1“Become photogenic”
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor · #48 · screenshot 3- 1-hour
“Photo Gifts & Prints”
Picta x CVS Photo · #53 · screenshot 1 “The full experience”
Frameo · #54 · screenshot 1“WALLPAPER MAKER”
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor · #55 · screenshot 3“Crystal Clear Audio”
VN: Photo & Video Editor · #56 · screenshot 5“Share more joy”
From phone to frame, enjoy all your memories with easeAura Frames · #57 · screenshot 1“Add captions for social media”
AI Avatar Generator - HeyGen · #61 · screenshot 4“Get photos off your phone and into your home.”
Over 26 years. Millions of happy customers. Trust your memories with the experts.Shutterfly: Prints Cards Gifts · #66 · screenshot 1“Video editing without the price tag.”
Adobe Premiere AI Video Editor · #67 · screenshot 1“Create eye-catching videos”
intoLive - Live Wallpapers · #70 · screenshot 2“Quick Edit”
Simply move your phone, swipe the screen or use the virtual joystick to point the camera where you want in you shot.Insta360 · #71 · screenshot 5“Cool Stickers”
Muse: Reels Video Editor · #72 · screenshot 4“fontmaker”
Now you can use your own HandwhittingFontmaker - Font Keyboard App · #74 · screenshot 1“EDIT PHOTOS AND VIDEO JOIN THE COMMUNITY PROMOTE YOUR WORK”
Elevate your photography with quality tools and opportunities to expand your work.VSCO: Photo & Video Editor · #77 · screenshot 1“Sharpen and Unblur”
Citrus 1 Tap Photo Enhancer AI · #78 · screenshot 5“Makeup Editor”
Natural to glam makeup filtersYouCam Makeup: Face Editor · #84 · screenshot 1“Makeup”
Color your beautyPeachy - AI Face & Body Editor · #85 · screenshot 5“Make images as unique as you are.”
Adobe Photoshop: Photo Editor · #89 · screenshot 6“Quik creates videos synced to music, automatically.”
GoPro Quik · #93 · screenshot 1“Tether Seamlessly, Preview Every Detail”
Evoto: Photo Editor & Retouch · #94 · screenshot 1“TEETH CORRECTION”
Show Your Grin with Perfect TeethBeautyCam-Digicam&Photo Editor · #96 · screenshot 4“Vintage Photo & Video Editor”
Esti: Aesthetic Photo Editor · #97 · screenshot 3“PHOTO COLLAGE MAKER”
Photo Collage Maker PicJointer · #99 · screenshot 1- Reshape
“Restore distorted backgrounds”
EPIK - AI Photo & Video Editor · #100 · screenshot 5 “Manage and collaborate securely”
Vimeo · #13 · screenshot 3
Top ten Photo & Video apps that do it.
- #3YouTube1 of its 5 screenshots
- #6Canva AI Photo & Video Editor1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Photo background26% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- A person in the picture86% of these screenshots, against 72% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour33% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- A photograph97% of these screenshots, against 86% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Rounded headline type17% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Says “you” or “your”29% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Photo & Video screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture100%
- A photograph99%
- Words at the top94%
- A person in the picture90%
- Phone drawn89%
- Whole phone shown86%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size64%
- Arrows or callouts58%
- Headline too small to read53%
- Illustration or mascot48%
- Zoomed detail of the UI46%
- No phone, bare screen42%
- Phone cut off at the foot28%
- Two or more screens27%
- App icon shown24%
- Words aligned left22%
- Phone cut off at the head12%
- No app screen at all10%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it9%
- Words at the bottom8%
- Phone at an angle6%
- Screen is small5%
- Words over the screen3%
- Continues into the next screenshot1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Photo & Video apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
39 of the top 100 Photo & Video apps (39%) have at least one, and 58 of their 566 screenshots (10%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Photo & Video apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
In the top ten: YouTube (#3) and Canva AI Photo & Video Editor (#6). Further down the chart: Vimeo (#13), AI Video Generator - Vixel (#16), SCRL: Photo Collage Maker (#17), DJI Mimo (#24) and Amazon Photos: Photo & Video (#25), and 32 more.
Should my Photo & Video app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Photo & Video apps do it (20%), against 37 of the other 90 (41%), 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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