Utilities app screenshots with a small app screen
The app’s screen takes under a third of the picture. A small screen leaves most of the picture to the words, a photograph or an illustration.
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
21% 21 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 24 of 549
The top ten
1 of 10 against 20 of the other 90
24 of the 549 Utilities screenshots read (4%) do this, across 21 of the top 100 apps (21%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 20 of the other 90 (22%): 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 Food & Drink (30% of apps) and least common in Games (2%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 24 Utilities app screenshots with a small app screen, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Cast Image to TV”
“Your privacy is our priority Swiss Privacy”
“Video on your car display”
“Privacy. mind.”
“Browse privately”
“All in One”
“Your Epic Games account on the go”
“ALL IN ONE”
“Search Offenders Easily”
“All-in-One”
“CAST PHOTOS & VIDEOS”
“ONE TAP TO CONNECT”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 24 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Cast Image to TV”
TV Remote - Universal Control · #9 · screenshot 5“Your privacy is our priority Swiss Privacy”
Proton VPN: Fast & Secure · #13 · screenshot 6“Video on your car display”
Wide-screen controls, designed for passengersCarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast · #18 · screenshot 1“Privacy. mind.”
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai · #19 · screenshot 2“Browse privately”
with the best VPN for iOSExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN · #28 · screenshot 1“All in One”
Universal TV Remote Control・ · #31 · screenshot 2“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“All-in-One”
Universal TV Remote™ Control · #47 · screenshot 3“CAST PHOTOS & VIDEOS”
Universal Remote・TV Control · #51 · screenshot 6“ONE TAP TO CONNECT”
Free VPN by Free VPN .org™ · #54 · screenshot 3“Full control for”
Power On/Off Channels Touchpad and CursorRemote for Firestick · Fire TV · #58 · screenshot 1“YOUR EYES ON THE STREET.”
Watcho — Por La Comunidad · #64 · screenshot 1“Secure your connection with one click”
VPNIFY - Unlimited VPN · #68 · screenshot 2- INCY
“Safe Connection right now”
Support for various protocolsincy · #69 · screenshot 1 “Cast Videos to TV”
Universal TV Remote Control＊ · #73 · screenshot 4“Authenticator App”
Easy QR SetupAuthenticator© App · #75 · screenshot 1“EFFORTLESS”
Make your life easier with Extra Space Storage!Extra Space Storage · #85 · screenshot 4“Change plans and manage your features”
myCricket App · #90 · screenshot 3“Unlimited Usage 125000+ Users”
QR Code Barcode Ai Reader · #98 · screenshot 2“For Any TV”
Universal TV Remote Control・ · #31 · screenshot 3“Get instant arrest reports.”
Offender Locator: Find & Watch · #34 · screenshot 2“For Any TV”
Universal TV Remote™ Control · #47 · screenshot 4
Top ten Utilities apps that do it.
- #9TV Remote - Universal Control1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 30% 30 of 100 | 6% 35 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 25% 25 of 100 | 6% 35 of 581 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 28 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 24 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 17% 17 of 99 | 4% 22 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| News | 15% 15 of 98 | 4% 21 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 15% 15 of 99 | 3% 18 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 18 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 11% 11 of 99 | 2% 14 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 13 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 12 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline readable at thumbnail size75% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Utilities screenshots
- Arrows or callouts46% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Utilities screenshots
- Dark54% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Utilities screenshots
- A hand holds the phone33% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Utilities screenshots
- Phone at an angle29% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Utilities screenshots
- Illustration or mascot67% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Utilities screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn98%
- Screen fills the picture98%
- Whole phone shown94%
- Words at the top94%
- Illustration or mascot80%
- 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%
- 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 a small app screen?
21 of the top 100 Utilities apps (21%) have at least one, and 24 of their 549 screenshots (4%) 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 small app screen?
In the top ten: TV Remote - Universal Control (#9). Further down the chart: Proton VPN: Fast & Secure (#13), CarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast (#18), DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai (#19), ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN (#28) and Universal TV Remote Control・ (#31), and 15 more.
Should my Utilities app have App Store screenshots with a small app screen?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Utilities apps do it (10%), against 20 of the other 90 (22%), 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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