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Screenshot changes — detected by LaunchShots
Screenshot style breakdown
Sampled from 6 of ShadeTraceMap's App Store screenshots — background, accent and theme, measured by LaunchShots (not something Apple publishes).
#040C1C bg
#272E3B
#FCB41C accent
#FFFFFF text
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About this app
Explore sunlight, shade, and weather conditions anywhere in the world with ShadeTrace Map. ShadeTrace Map combines interactive maps, a live sun compass, sun-position calculations, weather forecasts, and a time-based sun simulator in one simple experience. KEY FEATURES • Interactive 2D/3D map with real building geometry, satellite imagery, and simulated shadows • Adjust the date and time to see how sunlight and shade change throughout the day • Live Sun Compass — point your phone to see exactly where the sun is right now • View the sun's path, direction, altitude, sunrise, and sunset for any date • Search for cities and places anywhere in the world • Check current weather conditions and forecasts • Automatically follows your device's light and dark mode Whether you are planning an outdoor activity, exploring a neighborhood, taking photographs, or simply curious about the movement of th…
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What you can learn from ShadeTraceMap
Every shipping app on the App Store has gone through the same decisions you're working through right now: which screenshot goes first, what caption sits over it, which device frame to show, what color the background should be. The 12 screenshots above are ShadeTraceMap's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
What the numbers say: ShadeTraceMap runs a dark set where the background shifts from screenshot to screenshot (first shot #040C1C) — each image has to stand on its own, so the captions carry more of the story. The accent colour we picked up, #FCB41C, is the one to reuse for badges, arrows and highlighted words if you borrow this look. Hit Use this style to open the editor with these exact colours and drop your own screenshot in.
Notice the first screenshot in particular. It's the one users see in search results and on the product page, and it's where most apps spend their best caption and tightest design. Look at the proportion of background to phone, where the text sits, what one thing the image is trying to communicate.
Want to see how other Weather apps approach the same problem? Browse more Weather apps in the showcase.
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Open the screenshot editor →Apps with a similar look
Closest background + accent colours among the listings we've analysed — useful when you want to see the same palette handled by a different team.