Photo & Video app screenshots with high-contrast text
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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
56% 56 of 100
Screenshots that do it
30% 170 of 566
The top ten
6 of 10 against 50 of the other 90
170 of the 566 Photo & Video screenshots read (30%) do this, across 56 of the top 100 apps (56%). 6 of the top ten do it (60%), against 50 of the other 90 (56%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Photo & Video is 5th for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (65% of apps) and least common in Medical (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 170 Photo & Video app screenshots with high-contrast text, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Amazing templates”
“Create”
“AI Video”
“Chat”
“Turn imagination into characters”
“AI Dance Generator”
“AI PHOTO & VIDEO GENERATOR”
“Explore your styles with AI try on”
“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“Stand out with your collages”
“Your creative partner”
“The pro-quality photo app for everyone.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 170 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Amazing templates”
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor · #1 · screenshot 1“Create”
Fun videos easily with ShortsYouTube · #3 · screenshot 1“AI Video”
GeneratorShots: Photo & Video Generator · #4 · screenshot 1“Chat”
Have fun messaging your friendsSnapchat · #5 · screenshot 2“Turn imagination into characters”
Cantina: AI Video & Characters · #9 · screenshot 1“AI Dance Generator”
Dance AI - Video Generator · #10 · screenshot 1- MOMO
“AI PHOTO & VIDEO GENERATOR”
take a photo, apply any style, animate instantlyMomo: AI Photo & Video Maker · #14 · screenshot 1 “Explore your styles with AI try on”
Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video · #15 · screenshot 1“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“Best in AI Videos”AI Video Generator - Vixel · #16 · screenshot 1“Stand out with your collages”
SCRL: Photo Collage Maker · #17 · screenshot 1“Your creative partner”
YouTube Studio · #20 · screenshot 1“The pro-quality photo app for everyone.”
Lightroom: AI Photo Editor · #23 · screenshot 1“Unlimited photo storage”
for prime membersAmazon Photos: Photo & Video · #25 · screenshot 1“Apply Super Transitions”
InShot - Video Editor · #26 · screenshot 2“Hair Editor”
Dark Ombré Beach WavesFacetune: Photo & Video Editor · #27 · screenshot 1“Analog Vintage Cameras”
Photos and VideosDazz Cam - Vintage Camera · #35 · screenshot 1“EVERY EDIT, ALWAYS REVERSIBLE. EDIT STACK EDIT STACK EDIT STACK”
Snapseed: Photo Editor · #37 · screenshot 5“ISM EXCLUSIVE UNIQUE FILTERS”
ism: Retro Camera & Vintage · #40 · screenshot 1“Create AI backgrounds”
Photoroom: AI Photo Editor · #44 · screenshot 1“Hair Salon”
Meitu AI Photo & Video Editor · #45 · screenshot 2“YOUR LOVE YOUR MOMENT”
ReelMe: AI Photo & Video · #46 · screenshot 2“AI Video Video Generator”
SorAI - AI Video Generator · #47 · screenshot 1“Fix your bad photos”
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor · #48 · screenshot 4“Make It HD”
Wink: Video Enhancer & Editor · #49 · screenshot 1“MAKE ANYTHING”
VideoGPT - AI Video Generator · #50 · screenshot 1“Layouts For All Occasions”
PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor · #51 · screenshot 1- The viral
“DIGI CAM”
EFFECTPrequel: Photo & Video Editor · #52 · screenshot 2 “WALLPAPER MAKER”
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor · #55 · screenshot 3“A Slick Mobile Video Editor”
VN: Photo & Video Editor · #56 · screenshot 1“The Best Film Effects”
Tezza: Aesthetic Photo Editor · #58 · screenshot 1“Create your avatar in under 30 seconds”
AI Avatar Generator - HeyGen · #61 · screenshot 1“REEL & TIK TOK”
TEMPLATESVids AI - Reels Video Editor · #62 · screenshot 1“Enhance your photos' quality.”
Remini - AI Photo Enhancer · #63 · screenshot 1“Enhance Photo Quality”
AI Photo Video Editor, Enhance · #65 · screenshot 1“Video editing without the price tag.”
Adobe Premiere AI Video Editor · #67 · screenshot 1“AI Hairstyle Try-On”
Glowify - AI Hairstyle Try On · #68 · screenshot 1“TOP TRENDS”
Toonapp: AI Video & Toon Photo · #69 · screenshot 1“Unlimited Use of Background Music”
intoLive - Live Wallpapers · #70 · screenshot 5“Movement”
A perfect movement in a single tap.Insta360 · #71 · screenshot 2“1000+ Reels & TikTok Templates”
Muse: Reels Video Editor · #72 · screenshot 1
Top ten Photo & Video apps that do it.
- #1CapCut: Photo & Video Editor3 of its 6 screenshots
- #3YouTube3 of its 5 screenshots
- #4Shots: Photo & Video Generator5 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Snapchat1 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Cantina: AI Video & Characters4 of its 5 screenshots
- #10Dance AI - Video Generator4 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics & Design | 65% 64 of 99 | 43% 241 of 564 | 8 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 64% 64 of 100 | 30% 164 of 540 | 8 of 10 |
| Sports | 64% 64 of 100 | 41% 230 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 57% 57 of 100 | 28% 152 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 56% 56 of 100 | 30% 170 of 566 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 51% 50 of 99 | 21% 119 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 50% 50 of 100 | 29% 159 of 544 | 8 of 10 |
| Shopping | 48% 48 of 100 | 20% 112 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Utilities | 47% 47 of 100 | 26% 142 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 45% 45 of 100 | 21% 122 of 581 | 4 of 10 |
| Reference | 45% 45 of 100 | 25% 141 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 42% 42 of 100 | 22% 127 of 567 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 42% 42 of 100 | 19% 111 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 41% 41 of 100 | 22% 121 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 40% 40 of 100 | 20% 111 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Education | 39% 39 of 100 | 13% 74 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 38% 38 of 100 | 18% 100 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 37% 37 of 100 | 22% 111 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 37% 37 of 100 | 17% 95 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 36% 36 of 99 | 20% 108 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 34% 33 of 98 | 20% 102 of 517 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 28% 28 of 100 | 15% 83 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 20% 20 of 100 | 7% 38 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline under five words76% of these screenshots, against 64% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Solid background53% of these screenshots, against 42% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Orange44% of these screenshots, against 33% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Leads with a feature76% of these screenshots, against 66% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Plain tone82% of these screenshots, against 73% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- A person in the picture82% of these screenshots, against 72% of all Photo & Video screenshots
More in look
- Orange69%
- Gradient background60%
- Black, white or grey59%
- Solid background57%
- Dark55%
- Light50%
- A word in a different colour48%
- Background is the icon’s colour45%
- Blue40%
- Low contrast words38%
- Red29%
- Photo background26%
- Rounded headline type25%
- Teal22%
- Green12%
- Pattern or texture12%
- Pink12%
- The app itself is the background8%
- Purple7%
- Serif headline6%
- Yellow6%
- Condensed or display type1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Photo & Video apps have App Store screenshots with high-contrast text?
56 of the top 100 Photo & Video apps (56%) have at least one, and 170 of their 566 screenshots (30%) 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 high-contrast text?
In the top ten: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor (#1), YouTube (#3), Shots: Photo & Video Generator (#4), Snapchat (#5), Cantina: AI Video & Characters (#9) and Dance AI - Video Generator (#10). Further down the chart: Momo: AI Photo & Video Maker (#14), Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video (#15), AI Video Generator - Vixel (#16), SCRL: Photo Collage Maker (#17) and YouTube Studio (#20), and 45 more.
Should my Photo & Video app have App Store screenshots with high-contrast text?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 6 of the top ten Photo & Video apps do it (60%), against 50 of the other 90 (56%), 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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