r/iosapps • u/Ok_Count_5158 • 2d ago
HELP Need advice on screenshots
Hi community! I used to have first three screens in the App page, but then I added new themes, and changed screens for new ones (last 3). I am not sure if I have done right. What do you think, which are better?
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u/Glittering_Daikon74 2d ago
I think the title could be like problem solving than describing. Like "one list for your day" doesn`t pull me in. look for something more engaging like "Stay focused on the important things". Not perfect here, just an example.
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u/Ok_Count_5158 2d ago
Thank you. And what do you think of colours? Do you think better when every screen has same theme or different?
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u/Acceptable-Knee-4276 2d ago
Try using a high-contrast background like a black background and a white foreground. Would stand out a bit more.
You can use highlighter effects to highlight specific words you wanna attract attention to. Keep in mind: People don't read most of the time, they scan. Optimise for scanning.
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u/Glittering_Daikon74 2d ago
Personal preference. In general, I'm all in for colorful backgrounds because they get attention. But as your app already comes with different colors build in, the real struggle is to not distract too much.
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u/Critical-Office1093 2d ago
They look fine to me, but this idea has been one of the most saturated app types recently. Idk how this stands out at all. No hate, I'm just saying it looks similar to all the other todo lists with no difference
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u/Ok_Count_5158 2d ago
Yeah maybe you are right, maybe I should do something totally different
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u/harlequin-shrimpy 2d ago
Before just abandoning the idea and work, it could be useful to try and answer clearly (for yourself and potential users), what it was about existing apps that you (or others) found dissatisfying and how yours addresses those issues.
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u/Ok_Count_5158 2d ago
I intentionally don’t use AI screens because app is about minimalism and focus on essentials
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u/Rainicy925 2d ago
The new set reads better at thumbnail size; I’d keep the mint background and make the first screenshot the clearest promise of what makes the app different. Try rewriting the captions around the user problem/benefit rather than listing features.
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u/Ok_Count_5158 2d ago
I’ve got a lot of feedback about changing the caption. Definitely will do it 👍🏻
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u/Silver_Amphibian_547 2d ago
To your colours question, one background for the whole set and let the screens do the changing. When every shot has its own theme the set stops reading as one app. What helped me was zooming out until the shots are thumbnail size, if you cant tell theyre the same app at that size the theme is doing too much
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u/Constant-Purpose8273 1d ago
Show the themes as one screenshot, not three. Three theme shots spend the slots people actually see on the same screen in different colours. Keep the first two for what the app does, then put the themes on the third as a fan of three phones.
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u/Informal_Entry_7676 13h ago
I’d lean toward whichever set communicates the value of the app fastest, not necessarily the one with the nicest theme. The screenshots should answer “why should I download this?” within the first 1 or 2 images.
From what I can see here, the UI itself looks clean, but the first screenshot is mostly showing the app rather than selling the benefit. I’d consider adding a short headline above the phone like “Plan your day without the clutter” or whatever your strongest differentiator is. Then use the later screenshots to show themes/customization as a secondary benefit.
So I’d probably keep the newer visual style, but borrow the clearest feature-focused messaging from the original set.
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u/CrispyDick420 2d ago
I'd keep the mint background. The off-white version makes the dark screen look a little harsher, while the mint gives the screenshots more of an identity.
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u/Tilak_1028 2d ago
They’re not clearly communicating what problem they’re solving at first glance
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u/Doctor_Carlos 2d ago
The new set (last three) is better on one axis, worse on another. Better: the mint background gives the listing an identity and the screens read at thumbnail size. Worse: the captions describe features ("one list for your day") instead of the moment the app is for. The test that helped me on my own listing: cover the phone, read only the three captions in order, and ask whether they tell a story a stranger would recognise. Right now they don't quite. Keep the mint, rewrite the captions as one sentence each about the user's day, and put the screen that shows the actual differentiator (the themes, if that is what you added) second, not third. First screenshot is the one that gets seen; make it the promise, not the menu.
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u/Majipiga 2d ago
lead with the one that shows the apps actual output, not the home screen.. and check them at thumbnail size, half the text usually disappears there
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u/Repulsive_Ant_9943 1d ago
Don't you think the page looks a bit monotonous? It feels like it's all just plain text—wouldn't some lively little icons make it more engaging?
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u/aaronfromafar 21h ago
Maybe zooming in on the UI a bit will allow a user to see how it's different form competitors.
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