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Capture filled, realistic screens of your app; plan five frames (promise, core action, second reason, proof, nudge); write a two-line headline for each; design them with an AI generator, a screenshot editor or Figma; export 1206 × 2622 and 1320 × 2868 (plus 2064 × 2752 for iPad); then upload in App Store Connect under your version’s screenshots.
The seven steps
- Capture your screens
Run the app on a modern iPhone or the simulator with realistic, fictional data: full lists, real-looking numbers, no empty states, no login. Capture one screen per frame you plan.
- Choose what to show
Pick the five screens that best prove what the app does. Your strongest, most representative screen goes first.
- Plan the story
Give each frame one job: the promise, the core action, the second reason, the proof, the last nudge. See the strategy guide.
- Write the headlines
Two short lines per frame, about twelve characters each, specific to your app. No prices, no “#1”.
- Design the frames
One background, one headline style, a big phone cropped at the bottom. Three ways to do it are below.
- Export the right sizes
1206 × 2622 for the required iPhone slot, 1320 × 2868 for the large slot, and 2064 × 2752 if you support iPad. PNG or JPEG, no transparency. Check them in the size checker.
- Upload and review
In App Store Connect, open your app version, choose each display size and drag in the files in order. Check the order in the preview before submitting.
Three ways to design them
| AI generator | Screenshot editor | Figma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You do | Describe the app, upload screens, review | Pick a template, place screens, write text | Everything |
| Time for a set | Minutes | An hour or two | Hours to days |
| Design skill | None | Some taste | Real skill |
| Headlines | Written for you | You write them | You write them |
| Control | Edit by asking | Drag and drop | Total |
| Examples | Nuvex, SnapMonk | AppScreens, Screenshots.pro | Figma, Sketch |
Not sure? Start with an AI generator to see a direction in minutes; if you want more control later, rebuild that direction in an editor. The round-up of tools compares twelve options.
Making them with Nuvex
- Describe your app
One or two sentences: what it does, for whom, and why it is better. A mood or colour if you have one.
- Add your screens
The filled, realistic screens from step one.
- Generate
Claude plans the set and writes the headlines; GPT Image paints each frame at 1320 × 2868.
- Edit any frame
Click a frame, say what to change, keep the version you like.
- Download
One click downloads the set at 1320 × 2868, Apple’s largest iPhone size, scaled evenly and never stretched.
Before you submit
- Every file is an accepted size, to the pixel
- The first three frames make the case alone
- Text is readable at thumbnail size
- Screens show the current version
- Every name and number is fictional
- Prices, “free” or discount badges
- Ratings or awards you can’t prove
- Other platforms’ devices or logos
- Login or splash screens as frames
- Transparent PNG backgrounds
Questions
What size should App Store screenshots be?
Upload 1206 × 2622 for the required iPhone slot and 1320 × 2868 for the large iPhones; add 2064 × 2752 if your app runs on iPad. See the full size list.
How many screenshots do I need?
At least one per required size; up to ten. Five tells a full story, and the first three matter most because they show in search.
Can I make App Store screenshots for free?
Yes: free editors like AppMockUp, or Figma’s free plan. Nuvex gives 6 free credits for three AI-designed frames (watermarked).
How long does it take to make App Store screenshots?
Minutes with an AI generator, an hour or two with an editor, and hours to days designing by hand.
