Utilities app screenshots with a pattern or texture
A repeating pattern or texture behind the screen.
From the top 100 free Utilities 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
13% 13 of 100
Screenshots that do it
5% 27 of 549
The top ten
0 of 10 against 13 of the other 90
27 of the 549 Utilities screenshots read (5%) do this, across 13 of the top 100 apps (13%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 13 of the other 90 (14%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Utilities is 15th for this. It is most common in Navigation (25% of apps) and least common in Weather (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 27 Utilities app screenshots with a pattern or texture, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Set up and monitor Starlink”
“Protect & Manage Passwords”
“Private, Optional AI”
“Settings tailored to your changing scene.”
“The Privacy Browser”
“Add your servers as simply as possible”
“Universal Remote”
“UNIVERSAL REMOTE”
“Massive High-quality Models”
“check your neighborhood live”
“2FA ALL PLATFORMS QR CODE MFA OTP”
“UNLIMITED CALLS TEXTS”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 27 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Set up and monitor Starlink”
Starlink · #15 · screenshot 1“Protect & Manage Passwords”
Authenticator ℠ App · #16 · screenshot 4“Private, Optional AI”
Chat privately with popular AI models in Duck.ai.DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai · #19 · screenshot 4“Settings tailored to your changing scene.”
Sony | Sound Connect · #20 · screenshot 4“The Privacy Browser”
Trusted by 125 million people“Trusted by 125 million people”Brave Browser & Search Engine · #23 · screenshot 1“Add your servers as simply as possible”
Happ - Proxy Utility · #25 · screenshot 1“Universal Remote”
Universal TV Remote Control・ · #31 · screenshot 1“UNIVERSAL REMOTE”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 1“Massive High-quality Models”
Multi-color 3D printing journey with models of diverse categories.Bambu Handy · #42 · screenshot 1“check your neighborhood live”
Watcho — Por La Comunidad · #64 · screenshot 2“2FA ALL PLATFORMS QR CODE MFA OTP”
Authenticator© App · #75 · screenshot 3“UNLIMITED CALLS TEXTS”
textPlus: Text Message + Call · #77 · screenshot 2“PAYMENTS”
Enroll in automatic payments and view payment history.Extra Space Storage · #85 · screenshot 2“Find the right place to install”
Starlink · #15 · screenshot 2“DuckDuckGo VPN”
Secure your connection, anytime, anywhere.DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai · #19 · screenshot 6- Convenient server
“lists and testing capabilities”
Happ - Proxy Utility · #25 · screenshot 2 “ALL IN ONE”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 2“One-Step Printing”
Lower the technical barriers to make 3D printing more accessible and enjoyable.Bambu Handy · #42 · screenshot 2“CHOOSE YOUR OWN NUMBER”
textPlus: Text Message + Call · #77 · screenshot 5“Manage your network and devices”
Starlink · #15 · screenshot 3“Complete anonymity and no data collection”
Happ - Proxy Utility · #25 · screenshot 4“FOR ANY TV”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 3“Review and modify your service”
Starlink · #15 · screenshot 4“TV CHANNELS”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 4“Monitor speeds, uptime,”
and healthStarlink · #15 · screenshot 5“TOUCHPAD”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 5“KEYPAD”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 6
Top ten Utilities apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Starlink, at #15.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation | 25% 25 of 99 | 14% 78 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 25% 25 of 100 | 13% 72 of 558 | 4 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 23% 23 of 100 | 12% 64 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 21% 21 of 100 | 8% 45 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 19% 19 of 100 | 6% 36 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 19% 19 of 100 | 8% 45 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 17% 17 of 100 | 8% 44 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 16% 16 of 99 | 7% 38 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 16% 16 of 100 | 7% 38 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 6% 35 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 25 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 14% 14 of 98 | 7% 36 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 14% 14 of 99 | 5% 26 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 29 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 29 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 6% 33 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 23 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 10% 10 of 100 | 5% 23 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 10% 10 of 100 | 4% 25 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 9% 9 of 100 | 3% 17 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot74% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Utilities screenshots
- Headline in capitals37% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Utilities screenshots
- Dark48% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Utilities screenshots
- Black, white or grey44% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Utilities screenshots
- Headline on one line26% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Utilities screenshots
- Green15% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Utilities screenshots
More in look
- Gradient background78%
- Light71%
- Background is the icon’s colour55%
- A word in a different colour52%
- Blue51%
- High contrast words47%
- Black, white or grey45%
- Dark44%
- Solid background43%
- Low contrast words42%
- Teal19%
- Orange16%
- Rounded headline type14%
- Photo background13%
- Green12%
- Purple11%
- Red8%
- The app itself is the background7%
- Pink6%
- Yellow5%
- Serif headline4%
- Condensed or display type3%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Utilities apps have App Store screenshots with a pattern or texture?
13 of the top 100 Utilities apps (13%) have at least one, and 27 of their 549 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Utilities apps have App Store screenshots with a pattern or texture?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Starlink (#15), Authenticator ℠ App (#16), DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai (#19), Sony | Sound Connect (#20) and Brave Browser & Search Engine (#23), and 8 more.
Should my Utilities app have App Store screenshots with a pattern or texture?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Utilities apps do it (0%), against 13 of the other 90 (14%), 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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