App Store screenshots

Making your first set? Start with the complete workflow. Already have screenshots? Check the size reference, clean up a Simulator capture or set up a repeatable capture process. Mac App Store images have their own guide.

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Three App Store screenshots of Ellie side by side, headlined Put your tasks on your calendar, Dump every task in one place and Keep every detail with the task, each above an iPhone showing that screen

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How to make App Store screenshots, step by step

Plan the screenshot sequence, capture real app screens, add readable headlines and check the files before submission.

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An iPad showing Ellie’s week of tasks, an iPhone showing Ellie’s Brain Dump list and an Apple Watch Ultra showing Amy’s calories left, standing together on a soft lilac background

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App Store screenshot sizes: iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, from Apple’s own spec

Every screenshot size App Store Connect accepts, which sets are required, and what to do when an upload says the dimensions or the format are wrong.

Ellie's task list with a 9:41 status bar in a black iPhone 17 Pro frame on a soft teal background

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iOS Simulator screenshots: a device frame, a clean 9:41 status bar and where they save

How to take an iOS Simulator screenshot in Xcode 27 or earlier, find where it saved, set a clean 9:41 status bar and add a device frame.

An Ellie for Mac window on a pale lilac background under the headline See your tasks and events in one week, with a Brain Dump list, a week calendar and a Tasks list

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Mac App Store screenshots: the four sizes and how to make a set that looks good

Apple accepts four 16:10 sizes for Mac screenshots. How to get a window or full-screen capture to one of them without stretching it, with the crop math and a worked example set.

The upper parts of three App Store screenshots of Ellie side by side, headed Drag tasks onto your calendar, Plan a realistic day and A place to free up your mind, each above an iPhone on a pale lilac background

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App Store screenshots with Claude: four routes compared, and one real agent run

Four ways to get App Store screenshots out of Claude Code or Codex, which of them keep your real screens, and a three-screen set an agent made and measured.

Three iPhones on a pale lilac background showing Ellie’s day list, its calendar with the day’s tasks as blocks, and its Brain Dump list

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How to automate App Store screenshots: fastlane, Xcode test plans or an agent

What fastlane, Xcode test plans and an AI agent each automate when you redo App Store screenshots every release, what each leaves to you, and a check script to run before any upload.

An iPhone showing Ellie's Today list on a blurred meadow photo, with the Write the launch announcement task lifted forward on a white card

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Claude Code and Codex for iOS development: setting up Xcode and the Simulator

A setup assembled from the docs for Claude Code or Codex to build, run, check and capture an iOS app, with checks for each step and other ways to connect Xcode.

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App Store screenshot templates: where to get them and how to fill one

Where to find App Store screenshot templates for Figma, Canva, Sketch and Photoshop, which ones match Apple’s sizes today, and how to fill one.

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Three browser windows of App Store screenshot templates on a lilac background: a purple language app set in the middle, a beauty shopping set on the left and a green gratitude journal set on the right

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App Store screenshot generators: free plans, prices and whose screens they show

Twelve App Store screenshot generators, read from each tool’s own pages: which keep your real screens, and which free plans export an uploadable set.

Two browser windows on a pale pink watercolor-style background: the top of AppScreens’ homepage, headlined App Store Screenshot Generator, and the top of AppLaunchpad’s homepage, headlined App Screenshot Generator

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AppScreens vs AppLaunchpad: two App Store screenshot editors compared

AppScreens and AppLaunchpad compared on templates, device frames, languages, export sizes and price, from both makers’ own pages, read September 24, 2026.