Utilities 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 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
80% 80 of 100
Screenshots that do it
43% 235 of 549
The top ten
7 of 10 against 73 of the other 90
235 of the 549 Utilities screenshots read (43%) do this, across 80 of the top 100 apps (80%). 7 of the top ten do it (70%), against 73 of the other 90 (81%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Utilities is 4th 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 235 Utilities app screenshots with illustrations, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Search what you see”
“Browse fast with Google Chrome”
“Stronger security with Google Authenticator”
“Clean Up”
“Total Control at Your Fingertips”
“Universal Remote For All TV Brands”
“See data usage and control internet access”
“The easiest way to manage”
“Manage Your Mobile Services”
“Worldwide privacy, instantly”
“Set up and monitor Starlink”
“Authenticator App”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 221 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Search what you see”
Google · #1 · screenshot 6“Browse fast with Google Chrome”
Google Chrome · #3 · screenshot 1“Stronger security with Google Authenticator”
Get verification codes for all your accounts using 2-Step VerificationGoogle Authenticator · #4 · screenshot 1“Clean Up”
iPhone & iCloudCleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner · #5 · screenshot 1“Total Control at Your Fingertips”
Govee Home · #6 · screenshot 3“Universal Remote For All TV Brands”
TV Remote - Universal Control · #9 · screenshot 1“See data usage and control internet access”
AT&T · #10 · screenshot 2“The easiest way to manage”
your Xfinity experienceXfinity · #11 · screenshot 1“Manage Your Mobile Services”
My Spectrum · #12 · screenshot 4“Worldwide privacy, instantly”
Proton VPN: Fast & Secure · #13 · screenshot 2“Set up and monitor Starlink”
Starlink · #15 · screenshot 1- EASY QR CODE SET UP
“Authenticator App”
Authenticator ℠ App · #16 · screenshot 1 “KEEP IT PRIVATE”
Opera Browser with VPN · #17 · screenshot 6“Protection Peace of”
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai · #19 · screenshot 1“The app has been renewed!”
Sony | Sound Connect · #20 · screenshot 1“UK ETA”
Apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation to come to the UKUK ETA · #21 · screenshot 1“The Privacy Browser”
Trusted by 125 million people“Trusted by 125 million people”Brave Browser & Search Engine · #23 · screenshot 1“All-in-one app”
Advanced VPN with scam and phishing protectionNordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure · #24 · screenshot 2“Add your servers as simply as possible”
Happ - Proxy Utility · #25 · screenshot 1“AI for Energy”
Analyze energy usage and offer saving suggestionsTuya: Smart Life, Smart Living · #26 · screenshot 4“Open the Internet with Firefox”
Fast. Private. Safe.Firefox Fast & Private Browser · #27 · screenshot 1“Worldwide privacy”
ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN · #28 · screenshot 2“Goodbye Spam Auto-Block On”
Truecaller: Premium Caller ID · #29 · screenshot 2“Easy Setup”
Simple, straightforward configurationTP-Link Tether · #30 · screenshot 1“Universal Remote”
Universal TV Remote Control・ · #31 · screenshot 1“Your Epic Games account on the go”
Epic Games · #32 · screenshot 1“ALL IN ONE”
Universal Remote TV Control · · #33 · screenshot 2“Search Offenders Easily”
Offender Locator: Find & Watch · #34 · screenshot 1“Safe Shopping”
Provides alerts and blocks suspicious websites to help protect your money and dataAT&T ActiveArmor® · #35 · screenshot 3“Get started quickly”
with several signup optionsPayRange · #36 · screenshot 2“Customize Keyboard”
Facemoji AI Emoji Keyboard · #37 · screenshot 1“SETUP”
Set up your Brother printer quickly from your mobile device!Brother Mobile Connect · #38 · screenshot 2- JumpJump
“Trusted by 79,000,000+Users”
JumpJumpVPN: Fast & Secure · #39 · screenshot 1 “One-Step Printing”
Lower the technical barriers to make 3D printing more accessible and enjoyable.Bambu Handy · #42 · screenshot 2- Access All
“Viral Sound Library”
myCar: Car Widgets & Dashboard · #43 · screenshot 5 “Touchpad & Cursor”
Remote for Samsung TV Smart · #46 · screenshot 2“Universal TV Remote”
Universal TV Remote™ Control · #47 · screenshot 1“DAILY VERSE DAILY PRAYER OFFLINE BIBLE”
Holy Bible Faith:Verse&Audio · #48 · screenshot 1“Access your favorite content”
VPN - Free VPN Potato ™ · #49 · screenshot 1“Never lose devices again”
4.6 users favourite star rating with 1.7M+ downloadsFind Air - My Device Tracker · #50 · screenshot 1
Top ten Utilities apps that do it.
- #1Google1 of its 6 screenshots
- #3Google Chrome2 of its 6 screenshots
- #4Google Authenticator4 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner4 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Govee Home2 of its 6 screenshots
- #9TV Remote - Universal Control2 of its 6 screenshots
- #10AT&T1 of its 6 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
- Blue43% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Utilities screenshots
- Low contrast words23% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Utilities screenshots
- Words aligned left21% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Utilities screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour49% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Utilities screenshots
- Light60% of these screenshots, against 55% of all Utilities screenshots
- Has a subline32% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Utilities screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn98%
- Screen fills the picture98%
- Whole phone shown94%
- Words at the top94%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size78%
- A photograph70%
- Phone cut off at the foot49%
- Arrows or callouts48%
- App icon shown47%
- A person in the picture43%
- Headline too small to read39%
- Words aligned left37%
- A hand holds the phone35%
- Two or more screens31%
- No phone, bare screen26%
- Zoomed detail of the UI23%
- Phone cut off at the head22%
- No app screen at all21%
- Screen is small21%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it20%
- Phone at an angle19%
- Words at the bottom17%
- Words over the screen6%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Utilities apps have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
80 of the top 100 Utilities apps (80%) have at least one, and 235 of their 549 screenshots (43%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Utilities apps have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
In the top ten: Google (#1), Google Chrome (#3), Google Authenticator (#4), Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner (#5), Govee Home (#6), TV Remote - Universal Control (#9) and AT&T (#10). Further down the chart: Xfinity (#11), My Spectrum (#12), Proton VPN: Fast & Secure (#13), Starlink (#15) and Authenticator ℠ App (#16), and 68 more.
Should my Utilities app have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 7 of the top ten Utilities apps do it (70%), against 73 of the other 90 (81%), 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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