Productivity 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 99 free Productivity 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
73% 72 of 99
Screenshots that do it
32% 174 of 551
The top ten
4 of 10 against 68 of the other 89
174 of the 551 Productivity screenshots read (32%) do this, across 72 of the top 99 apps (73%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 68 of the other 89 (76%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Productivity is 8th 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 174 Productivity app screenshots with illustrations, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Your personal agent that takes things off your plate”
“Generate and edit videos with Gemini Omni”
“Greater security across your accounts”
“Choose from trending templates”
“Everyday email and calendar”
“Your team of always-on agents that finish the work”
“Enjoy global content from 80+ locations”
“Find the best local spots around you.”
“From birthdays to appointments, keep track of them all”
“Get insights on your data”
“Draft emails with ease”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 167 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Your personal agent that takes things off your plate”
Muse from Meta · #1 · screenshot 1“Generate and edit videos with Gemini Omni”
Google Gemini · #3 · screenshot 1“Greater security across your accounts”
Microsoft Authenticator · #6 · screenshot 1“Choose from trending templates”
Grok AI · #8 · screenshot 3“Everyday email and calendar”
Microsoft Outlook · #11 · screenshot 1“Your team of always-on agents that finish the work”
Grok Bot · #12 · screenshot 1“Enjoy global content from 80+ locations”
VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy · #15 · screenshot 2“Find the best local spots around you.”
Meta AI · #16 · screenshot 2“From birthdays to appointments, keep track of them all”
Google Calendar: Get Organized · #17 · screenshot 1“Get insights on your data”
Microsoft Excel · #19 · screenshot 1“Draft emails with ease”
Yahoo Mail: Your Email & Inbox · #21 · screenshot 5“Get set up in minutes”
HP · #22 · screenshot 2“GET REAL-TIME RECOMMENDATIONS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS”
Smart Home Manager · #24 · screenshot 1“SCAN”
with your PhoneCamScanner - PDF Scanner App · #25 · screenshot 1“One Tap”
Secure Your PrivacyVPN - Fast & Secure VPN ™ · #26 · screenshot 1“Enhance your storytelling”
Microsoft PowerPoint · #27 · screenshot 1“Share files and photos securely - up to 100GB”
Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup · #28 · screenshot 5“Scan to pair a device”
PingID · #30 · screenshot 3“Search like never before”
Perplexity - AI Search & Chat · #31 · screenshot 1“Your codes, all in one place”
ID.me Authenticator · #32 · screenshot 2- RECLAIM
“Your Screen Time”
BePresent: Screen Time Control · #33 · screenshot 1 “Create podcast-style overviews with your AI research assistant 🤖”
The new app is hereGemini Notebook · #34 · screenshot 1“Never take notes again”
When recording with (mic icon) Summary AISummary - AI Note Taker · #35 · screenshot 1“The calendar for you and your friends”
Saturn Calendar · #37 · screenshot 1“craft your Aesthetic”
Widgetsmith · #38 · screenshot 2“Your Voice AI Assistant”
Speechify – Text to Speech PDF · #39 · screenshot 3“No-Logs Policy Verified”
Assessed by one of the Big Four audit firmsX-VPN: VPN Fast & Secure · #41 · screenshot 1“Simplify moving with all your to-dos in one place.”
FolioSpace Online Portal · #43 · screenshot 1“No computer required”
iPhone directly makes ringtonesRingtones Maker - the ring app · #44 · screenshot 1“AI Image Creation”
TeraBox: 1TB Cloud & AI Space · #45 · screenshot 5“Snap & Solve”
Find the volume of the hollow cylinder in terms of r and h.Chatbot AI Assistant - Genie · #47 · screenshot 4“Your life, beautifully organized.”
Notion: Notes, Tasks, AI · #48 · screenshot 1- TranslateAll: Live Translator
“Translate All Languages, Connect the World”
TranslateAll: Live Translator · #49 · screenshot 1 “Instagram without Reels”
SocialLite-Block Reels&Shorts · #50 · screenshot 2“Print Without Drivers”
Smart Printer App℠ for HP · · #51 · screenshot 6“Back up the important things on your phone.”
Google One · #52 · screenshot 1“Join and create Fundraisers”
Double Good · #53 · screenshot 2“Quick access to your Google Forms”
Forms for Google Docs · #55 · screenshot 1“Submit and Manage Time Off Requests”
Workcloud Shift · #56 · screenshot 4“ButterflyMX”
Property access made simpleButterflyMX · #57 · screenshot 1
Top ten Productivity apps that do it.
- #1Muse from Meta5 of its 6 screenshots
- #3Google Gemini2 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Microsoft Authenticator5 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Grok AI2 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
- Background is the icon’s colour55% of these screenshots, against 45% of all Productivity screenshots
- Dark22% of these screenshots, against 16% of all Productivity screenshots
- Headline in Title Case25% of these screenshots, against 19% of all Productivity screenshots
- Blue40% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Productivity screenshots
- Pattern or texture11% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Productivity screenshots
- Words aligned left17% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Productivity screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture100%
- Phone drawn99%
- Words at the top98%
- Whole phone shown91%
- A photograph76%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size72%
- A person in the picture63%
- Headline too small to read59%
- Phone cut off at the foot53%
- App icon shown52%
- Arrows or callouts45%
- Words aligned left26%
- No app screen at all23%
- No phone, bare screen20%
- Two or more screens20%
- Phone cut off at the head19%
- Zoomed detail of the UI17%
- Screen is small15%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it13%
- A hand holds the phone12%
- Words at the bottom12%
- Phone at an angle11%
- Words over the screen7%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Productivity apps have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
72 of the top 99 Productivity apps (73%) have at least one, and 174 of their 551 screenshots (32%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Productivity apps have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
In the top ten: Muse from Meta (#1), Google Gemini (#3), Microsoft Authenticator (#6) and Grok AI (#8). Further down the chart: Microsoft Outlook (#11), Grok Bot (#12), VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy (#15), Meta AI (#16) and Google Calendar: Get Organized (#17), and 63 more.
Should my Productivity app have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Productivity apps do it (40%), against 68 of the other 89 (76%), 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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