Photo & Video 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 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
50% 50 of 100
Screenshots that do it
32% 179 of 566
The top ten
5 of 10 against 45 of the other 90
179 of the 566 Photo & Video screenshots read (32%) do this, across 50 of the top 100 apps (50%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 45 of the other 90 (50%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Photo & Video is 18th 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 179 Photo & Video app screenshots with a light background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Amazing templates”
“Create”
“Chat”
“Thousands of templates for social media”
“Get up to 15 GB of storage* 3x more than many other cloud storage services”
“PixVerse Lite”
“Keep it in the Circle”
“Unlimited photo storage”
“Professional Headshots”
“face shape hairstyles”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 162 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“Chat”
Have fun messaging your friendsSnapchat · #5 · screenshot 2“Thousands of templates for social media”
Canva AI Photo & Video Editor · #6 · screenshot 2“Get up to 15 GB of storage* 3x more than many other cloud storage services”
Google Photos: Backup & Edit · #8 · screenshot 1“PixVerse Lite”
AI Creative StudioPixVerse Lite · #21 · screenshot 1“Keep it in the Circle”
Share PrivatelyPhotoCircle · #22 · screenshot 1“Unlimited photo storage”
for prime membersAmazon Photos: Photo & Video · #25 · screenshot 1“Professional Headshots”
Facetune: Photo & Video Editor · #27 · screenshot 3“face shape hairstyles”
FaceLab: Face Age, Hair Filter · #28 · screenshot 2“Share Photos That Show up in Seconds”
Skylight App · #34 · screenshot 2“Get topic insights with search”
TikTok Studio · #36 · screenshot 1“UNCOMPROMISING CREATIVE CONTROL.”
Snapseed: Photo Editor · #37 · screenshot 6- Free!
“Get 1,000 free 4x6 photo prints a year”
FreePrints – Print Photos · #38 · screenshot 1 “Refine your edit with a prompt”
Captions: AI Edits Your Video · #39 · screenshot 4“Hundreds of Filters”
Airbrush: Face Photo Editor · #41 · screenshot 5“Bring your voice to life with lip sync.”
ElevenLabs: AI Voice Generator · #42 · screenshot 1“Canon Camera Connect”
Connect to the cameraCanon Camera Connect · #43 · screenshot 1“Create AI backgrounds”
Photoroom: AI Photo Editor · #44 · screenshot 1“Retake your photos with AI”
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor · #48 · screenshot 2“Animated Wallpaper”
Wink: Video Enhancer & Editor · #49 · screenshot 4“Layouts For All Occasions”
PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor · #51 · screenshot 1- 1-hour
“Photo Gifts & Prints”
Picta x CVS Photo · #53 · screenshot 1 “From phone to frame”
Frameo · #54 · screenshot 2“PHOTO & VIDEO MAKER”
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor · #55 · screenshot 1“Body Effects”
VN: Photo & Video Editor · #56 · screenshot 2“Share more joy”
From phone to frame, enjoy all your memories with easeAura Frames · #57 · screenshot 1“150+ Editorial Story Templates”
Tezza: Aesthetic Photo Editor · #58 · screenshot 4“AI edits like your favorite creators”
AI Avatar Generator - HeyGen · #61 · screenshot 2- PHOTO BOOKS
“No one does photo books better.”
Supercharge your creativity with intuitive AI-powered tools and 100+ designs.Shutterfly: Prints Cards Gifts · #66 · screenshot 2 “Multi-track timeline & frame-accurate controls.”
Adobe Premiere AI Video Editor · #67 · screenshot 6“AI Edit”
Better scene recognition for AI generated highlights!Insta360 · #71 · screenshot 1“Aspect Ratio”
Motion graphics in any aspect ratio, from square to widescreen!Alight Motion · #75 · screenshot 5“IMPRESSION”
FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor · #76 · screenshot 1“Photo Dumps Batch Editor”
Citrus 1 Tap Photo Enhancer AI · #78 · screenshot 3“QuickTransfer”
Wireless Content Transferred Swiftly to Your PhoneDJI Fly · #79 · screenshot 2“App New Upgrade”
Fresh look, faster access Your security, simplified.Hik-Connect - for End user · #83 · screenshot 1“Face Editor”
Fine-tune facial featuresYouCam Makeup: Face Editor · #84 · screenshot 2“Reshape”
Firm & shapely figurePeachy - AI Face & Body Editor · #85 · screenshot 2- 50% off in our Black Friday Sale
“The easiest way to print your memories”
Popsa | Print Your Photos · #86 · screenshot 1
Top ten Photo & Video apps that do it.
- #1CapCut: Photo & Video Editor3 of its 6 screenshots
- #3YouTube5 of its 5 screenshots
- #5Snapchat2 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Canva AI Photo & Video Editor5 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Google Photos: Backup & Edit4 of its 6 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
- Has a subline34% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Subline explains the headline24% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Words aligned left21% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Black, white or grey30% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- No words at all9% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Pink7% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Photo & Video screenshots
More in look
- Orange69%
- Gradient background60%
- Black, white or grey59%
- Solid background57%
- High contrast words56%
- Dark55%
- 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 a light background?
50 of the top 100 Photo & Video apps (50%) have at least one, and 179 of their 566 screenshots (32%) 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 light background?
In the top ten: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor (#1), YouTube (#3), Snapchat (#5), Canva AI Photo & Video Editor (#6) and Google Photos: Backup & Edit (#8). Further down the chart: Canon PRINT (#18), PixVerse Lite (#21), PhotoCircle (#22), Amazon Photos: Photo & Video (#25) and Facetune: Photo & Video Editor (#27), and 40 more.
Should my Photo & Video app have App Store screenshots with a light background?
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 45 of the other 90 (50%), 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.
See your own app against this.
Pagefully reads your screenshots the same way, and makes a custom product page for each search people type, from your real screens.
Preview your pages