# Create App Store Screenshots That Convert

Store screenshots must meet strict platform specs and communicate value fast. This skill guides Claude, Codex, and Claude Code through sizing, ordering, captions, mockups, and preview video planning.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add halt-catch-fire/app-store-screenshots
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: halt-catch-fire-app-store-screenshots
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: e82706d8f2f8a8eea01578d3eaf8930a5b1e147104d4f63f4c8c7ce9d68f0e23
- Author: halt-catch-fire
- GitHub username: halt-catch-fire
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/halt-catch-fire/skills/tree/main/guides/design/app-store-screenshots/
- Ref: 0519034dad657fb1f7706e0550e962beeda73fdf
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: external\_commands, network
- Quality score: 50
- Quality tier: warning
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/halt-catch-fire-app-store-screenshots
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/halt-catch-fire-app-store-screenshots/manifest

## Capabilities

- Lists iOS screenshot dimensions for key iPhone and iPad sizes.
- Lists Google Play screenshot, feature graphic, and format requirements.
- Recommends first-three gallery order and content priorities.
- Provides caption writing rules and benefit-focused examples.
- Gives belt CLI examples for mockups, callouts, stitching, and preview videos.
- Summarizes localization, A/B testing, and common screenshot mistakes.

## Use Cases

- Prepare an iOS Launch Gallery: Plan screenshot sizes, order, captions, and hero messaging for a new App Store release.
- Refresh Google Play Assets: Create a concise asset plan for screenshots, feature graphics, and preview media before a listing update.
- Localize Store Screenshots: Prioritize markets and decide where captions, screenshots, and gallery order need local adaptation.

## Prompt Templates

### Plan a Screenshot Gallery

```
Use this skill to plan a screenshot gallery for my mobile app. The app is [app type], the top benefit is [benefit], and the target store is [Apple App Store or Google Play].
```

### Write Benefit Captions

```
Create benefit-focused captions for these app screens: [screen list]. Keep each caption readable in a store screenshot and limit it to two lines.
```

### Generate Mockup Prompts

```
Draft belt-compatible image generation prompts for a screenshot set. Include a hero mockup, a feature callout, and a lifestyle context image for [app details].
```

### Audit a Full Listing Strategy

```
Review my planned store screenshot strategy for [app]. Check platform fit, first-three impact, caption clarity, localization needs, and A/B testing opportunities.
```

## Limitations

- Requires the external belt CLI and an inference.sh account for generation examples.
- Store requirements can change, so users should verify current Apple and Google rules.
- Does not validate actual image files or upload assets to stores.
- Generated visuals need human review for brand accuracy and policy compliance.

## Best Practices

- Start with the strongest user outcome in the first screenshot.
- Keep captions short, benefit-focused, and readable at store thumbnail sizes.
- Verify dimensions and media rules against current store documentation before submission.

## Anti Patterns

- Using onboarding or settings screens as the first screenshots.
- Writing feature labels when a user benefit would be clearer.
- Submitting generated visuals without checking brand accuracy and store policy fit.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-09T11:38:05.168\+00:00
- Summary: Most static command hits are Markdown fences, inline CLI names, or documentation examples rather than dynamic shell execution. Confirmed risks are limited to third-party CLI installation guidance, belt commands that call external generation services, and remote processing of prompts or app imagery.

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