App Store screenshot guides

Practical guides to designing, sizing, and researching app store screenshots — written against the AppScreens archive of real listings rather than generic advice. Start with sizes if you are about to export, or with the pattern examples if you are still deciding what to design.

• App Store Screenshot Sizes & Requirements (2026)

  Every App Store and Google Play screenshot resolution for 2026 — 6.9", 6.5", 6.3", 6.1", iPad, and Android — with the format rules that get uploads rejected.

  Start here if App Store Connect just rejected an upload, or if you need the exact pixel dimensions before you start designing.

  Updated July 2026

• ASO Screenshot Examples: 8 Patterns Top Apps Use

  Real screenshot sets from the archive illustrating all four layout patterns and all four ASO marketing strategies, with links to the live listings.

  The visual reference — see each pattern as top apps actually ship it, not as an abstract description.

  Updated July 2026

• How to Create App Store Screenshots

  A step-by-step process for designing App Store screenshots that convert — from picking a layout to exporting every required resolution.

  The end-to-end workflow, from blank canvas to a set of files App Store Connect will accept.

  Updated July 2026

• ASO Screenshot Patterns Explained

  A reference guide to the four screenshot layout patterns and four ASO marketing strategies, and which categories each one works in.

  The taxonomy behind every tag in the archive, with archive data on how often each pattern appears.

  Updated July 2026

• How to Research App Store Screenshots

  A competitive research methodology for app store screenshots: which competitors to study, what to record, and how to turn findings into a test plan.

  For ASO managers running a competitive audit before a listing refresh.

  Updated July 2026

• App Store Preview Video Specs & How to Make One

  App preview video requirements for the App Store and Google Play — length, resolution, codecs — plus how to build one from your screenshots.

  Everything the video slot needs, including the specs Apple rejects uploads for.

  Updated July 2026

• Time Machine: Track App Store Screenshot History

  How to use the Time Machine to compare a listing's screenshot versions over time and spot A/B tests, seasonal campaigns, and rebrands.

  For spotting what a competitor changed, and when — the signal most ASO teams never get to see.

  Updated July 2026

• AppScreens MCP: Connect AI Agents to the Archive

  Full tool reference, connector setup for claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Design, token setup for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, and what each surface does with screenshot URLs.

  For anyone who wants the archive answering questions inside Claude — paste one URL, or use a token from your dev tooling.

  Updated August 2026