Photo & Video app screenshots with illustrations
Drawn art around the screen. Drawn art gives a set a character of its own, apart from the interface.
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
48% 48 of 100
Screenshots that do it
17% 98 of 566
The top ten
5 of 10 against 43 of the other 90
98 of the 566 Photo & Video screenshots read (17%) do this, across 48 of the top 100 apps (48%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 43 of the other 90 (48%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Photo & Video is 22nd for this. It is most common in Games (100% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (47%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 98 Photo & Video app screenshots with illustrations, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“AI generated effect”
“Post the little moments”
“Snap”
“Design anything”
“Turn imagination into characters”
“HOME WHAT'S PICKED FOR YOU”
“Discover new streams, clips, and stories”
“Watch videos from award winning creators”
“Discover New Styles”
“Turn images to AI videos”
“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 92 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“AI generated effect”
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor · #1 · screenshot 2“Post the little moments”
Instagram · #2 · screenshot 6“Snap”
Share the momentSnapchat · #5 · screenshot 1“Design anything”
Canva AI Photo & Video Editor · #6 · screenshot 1“Turn imagination into characters”
Cantina: AI Video & Characters · #9 · screenshot 1“HOME WHAT'S PICKED FOR YOU”
KICK - Live Streaming · #11 · screenshot 1“Discover new streams, clips, and stories”
Twitch: Live Streaming · #12 · screenshot 1“Watch videos from award winning creators”
Vimeo · #13 · screenshot 1“Discover New Styles”
Momo: AI Photo & Video Maker · #14 · screenshot 6“Turn images to AI videos”
Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video · #15 · screenshot 3“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“Best in AI Videos”AI Video Generator - Vixel · #16 · screenshot 1“Trending Now Tap To Create”
PixVerse Lite · #21 · screenshot 3“AI filters”
Discover more possibilitiesHypic - Photo Editor & AI Art · #31 · screenshot 5“Analog Vintage Cameras”
Photos and VideosDazz Cam - Vintage Camera · #35 · screenshot 1“Refine your edit with a prompt”
Captions: AI Edits Your Video · #39 · screenshot 4“Create any image or video you can imagine.”
ElevenLabs: AI Voice Generator · #42 · screenshot 2“Canon Camera Connect”
Connect to the cameraCanon Camera Connect · #43 · screenshot 1“GENERATED IN SECONDS”
VideoGPT - AI Video Generator · #50 · screenshot 2“50k+ Stickers And Backgrounds”
PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor · #51 · screenshot 4“Designed to protect your privacy”
Frameo secures your memories with industry-leading protection and complianceFrameo · #54 · screenshot 6“FUNNY PET AVATAR”
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor · #55 · screenshot 6“Private”
Share precious moments, with the people who matter mostAura Frames · #57 · screenshot 5“STICKERS”
Leave stickers & comments on your friends clipMedal - Game Clipping · #59 · screenshot 3“Create Fun AI Videos”
AI Catch: AI Video Generator · #60 · screenshot 5“90s anime version of yourself.”
Remini - AI Photo Enhancer · #63 · screenshot 2- NEW!
“Browse GIFs & Clips,”
now with Sound!GIPHY: The GIF Search Engine · #64 · screenshot 1 “Photo to Fantasy video”
AI Photo Video Editor, Enhance · #65 · screenshot 6“Color Analysis”
Glowify - AI Hairstyle Try On · #68 · screenshot 4“TOP TRENDS”
Toonapp: AI Video & Toon Photo · #69 · screenshot 1“AI Warp”
Use custom keywords to add a dynamic twist to your videos with AI.Insta360 · #71 · screenshot 4“Perfect Shots From One Selfie”
AI Photo Generator: ARTA · #73 · screenshot 4“fontmaker”
Now you can use your own HandwhittingFontmaker - Font Keyboard App · #74 · screenshot 1“Camera”
Build dynamic scenes with moving cameras, parallax animation, focus blurring, and more!Alight Motion · #75 · screenshot 2“Flight Interface”
Effortless Aerial PhotographyDJI Fly · #79 · screenshot 1“SCREEN SHARE”
SO THEY SEE WHAT YOU SEEKICK - Go Live · #80 · screenshot 4“Revolutionize Your Photos with AI”
AI Mirror: AI Photo Editor · #81 · screenshot 1“App New Upgrade”
Fresh look, faster access Your security, simplified.Hik-Connect - for End user · #83 · screenshot 1“Pick your perfect color scheme in seconds”
Popsa | Print Your Photos · #86 · screenshot 4“20000+ LAYOUTS”
Collage Maker - LiveCollage · #88 · screenshot 2“New version”
Better experienceViidure · #90 · screenshot 1
Top ten Photo & Video apps that do it.
- #1CapCut: Photo & Video Editor1 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Instagram1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Snapchat3 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Canva AI Photo & Video Editor3 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Cantina: AI Video & Characters3 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 100% 100 of 100 | 88% 497 of 567 | 10 of 10 |
| Education | 86% 86 of 100 | 56% 309 of 555 | 10 of 10 |
| Finance | 85% 85 of 100 | 39% 228 of 581 | 9 of 10 |
| Utilities | 80% 80 of 100 | 43% 235 of 549 | 7 of 10 |
| Navigation | 78% 77 of 99 | 39% 220 of 566 | 9 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 77% 76 of 99 | 50% 282 of 564 | 8 of 10 |
| Medical | 76% 76 of 100 | 39% 212 of 548 | 6 of 10 |
| Productivity | 73% 72 of 99 | 32% 174 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 72% 72 of 100 | 39% 223 of 574 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 71% 71 of 100 | 34% 188 of 550 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 70% 70 of 100 | 33% 188 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 69% 69 of 100 | 36% 197 of 544 | 8 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 69% 69 of 100 | 34% 188 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Travel | 69% 69 of 100 | 31% 173 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 67% 67 of 100 | 29% 163 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 67% 67 of 100 | 29% 163 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 64% 64 of 100 | 31% 169 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 62% 62 of 100 | 27% 149 of 558 | 8 of 10 |
| News | 60% 59 of 98 | 25% 128 of 517 | 7 of 10 |
| Shopping | 55% 55 of 100 | 21% 118 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Weather | 52% 52 of 100 | 21% 118 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 48% 48 of 100 | 17% 98 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 47% 47 of 100 | 22% 113 of 507 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Blue28% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Gradient background53% of these screenshots, against 42% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Whole phone shown69% of these screenshots, against 60% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Playful tone13% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Headline too small to read24% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Has a subline33% of these screenshots, against 25% 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%
- Zoomed detail of the UI46%
- No phone, bare screen42%
- A hand holds the phone39%
- 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 illustrations?
48 of the top 100 Photo & Video apps (48%) have at least one, and 98 of their 566 screenshots (17%) 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 illustrations?
In the top ten: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor (#1), Instagram (#2), Snapchat (#5), Canva AI Photo & Video Editor (#6) and Cantina: AI Video & Characters (#9). Further down the chart: KICK - Live Streaming (#11), Twitch: Live Streaming (#12), Vimeo (#13), Momo: AI Photo & Video Maker (#14) and Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video (#15), and 38 more.
Should my Photo & Video app have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Photo & Video apps do it (50%), against 43 of the other 90 (48%), 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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