Sampled from 5 of Virtual Marshal's App Store screenshots — background, accent and theme, measured by LaunchShots (not something Apple publishes).
#742CCC bg
#8749D3
#B48CE4 accent
#FFFFFF text
Reading the caption text from the screenshots in your browser…
The Virtual Marshal app is auto timing app that is free to download and use by participants in sports events. For participants Virtual Marshal ensure snag free time stamping while they concentrate on the event route and navigation. Multiple map tools are at hand to help navigate using familiar map background on screen. Users also get information of nearby events that could interest them. For event organisers Virtual Marshal is a substitute for deploying physical marshals to note time of passage along the route. Virtual Marshal is quick and convenient to setup and deploy. Virtual Marshal retains accuracy of time stamping at all checkpoints set up at along the route. Easy and intuitive web based setup for events on sign up with our official Website. Use case scenarios are car or bike rally, trail driving, treasure hunts, cross country cycling, sailing regatta, hiking, trail blazing, cl…
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 5 screenshots above are Virtual Marshal's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
What the numbers say: Virtual Marshal runs a mixed light-and-dark set where the background shifts from screenshot to screenshot (first shot #742CCC) — each image has to stand on its own, so the captions carry more of the story. The accent colour we picked up, #B48CE4, 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 Sports apps approach the same problem? Browse more Sports apps in the showcase.
Open LaunchShots and design your App Store & Google Play screenshots — pick a device frame, drop captions, ship in minutes. Free, in your browser.
Open the screenshot editor →Closest background + accent colours among the listings we've analysed — useful when you want to see the same palette handled by a different team.