Productivity app screenshots with no text
The screenshot is the app’s screen and nothing else. With no caption, the app’s own screen has to say what the app does.
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
9% 9 of 99
Screenshots that do it
3% 19 of 551
The top ten
1 of 10 against 8 of the other 89
19 of the 551 Productivity screenshots read (3%) do this, across 9 of the top 99 apps (9%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 8 of the other 89 (9%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Productivity is 21st for this. It is most common in Weather (47% of apps) and least common in Social Networking (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 19 Productivity app screenshots with no text, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
Top ten Productivity apps that do it.
- #6Microsoft Authenticator1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | 47% 47 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 37% 37 of 100 | 24% 134 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 33% 33 of 100 | 26% 134 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 31% 31 of 100 | 19% 106 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 30% 29 of 98 | 16% 81 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 28% 28 of 100 | 9% 49 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 24% 24 of 100 | 14% 80 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 10% 54 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 13% 70 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 19% 19 of 99 | 9% 48 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 18% 18 of 100 | 8% 41 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 27 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 8% 47 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 22 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 15% 15 of 100 | 8% 46 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 37 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 34 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 46 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 6% 36 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 9% 9 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 8% 8 of 100 | 5% 27 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 18 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- The app itself is the background42% of these screenshots, against 1% of all Productivity screenshots
- No phone, bare screen42% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Productivity screenshots
- Light100% of these screenshots, against 67% of all Productivity screenshots
- Photo background37% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Productivity screenshots
- Black, white or grey53% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Productivity screenshots
- Screen fills the picture84% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Productivity screenshots
More in words
- Has a headline99%
- Tells you to do something93%
- Headline under five words79%
- Says “you” or “your”78%
- Has a subline38%
- Headline in Title Case32%
- Uses a number24%
- Headline on one line22%
- Names the app19%
- Headline over eight words16%
- Says “I” or “my”10%
- Headline in capitals8%
- Has a kicker6%
- Names another app5%
- Exclaims2%
- Uses an emoji1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Productivity apps have App Store screenshots with no text?
9 of the top 99 Productivity apps (9%) have at least one, and 19 of their 551 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Productivity apps have App Store screenshots with no text?
In the top ten: Microsoft Authenticator (#6). Further down the chart: Link to Windows (#18), Double Good (#53), Granola - AI Meeting Notes (#65), Microsoft OneNote (#67) and Wepa Print (#72), and 3 more.
Should my Productivity app have App Store screenshots with no text?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Productivity apps do it (10%), against 8 of the other 89 (9%), 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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