AppStore Connect Screenshot Resolutions

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4 min readJul 6, 2019

This story will introduce the most important information any IOS developer can know…

Specifications of screenshots

One screenshot per localization is required and up to 4 more are optional.
Here are the size of screenshot as per the application:

Screenshot Properties

If your app is the same across device sizes and localizations, you can use the highest resolution screenshot for each device type; this set will scale appropriately for other device sizes when viewed on the App Store in each localization available in iTunes Connect. For example, if your app supports only the iPhone, you can provide 5.5-inch display screenshots and you do not need separate screenshots for the 4.7-inch, 4.0-inch and 3.5-inch displays. If your app supports iPad, a 12.9-Inch Display screenshot is required.

iPhone

5.5-Inch Retina Display Screenshots

Add up to four screenshots. Smaller iPhone devices can use this set of screenshots. Screenshot requirements are:

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
1242 x 2208 pixels for hi-res portrait
2208 x 1242 pixels for hi-res landscape

4.7-Inch Retina Display Screenshots

Add up to four custom screenshots with the below sizes or use iTunes Connect to indicate that you would like to use 5.5-inch display for this size. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
750 x 1334 pixels for hi-res portrait
1334 x 750 pixels for hi-res landscape

4-Inch Retina Display Screenshots

Add up to four custom screenshots with the below sizes or use iTunes Connect to indicate that you would like to use 5.5 or 4.7-Inch display for this size. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
Any of the following sizes:
640 x 1096 pixels for portrait (without status bar) minimum
640 x 1136 pixels for portrait (full screen) maximum
1136 x 600 pixels for landscape (without status bar) minimum
1136 x 640 pixels for landscape (full screen) minimum

3.5-Inch Retina Display Screenshots

Add up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
Any of the following sizes:
640 x 920 pixels for hi-res portrait (without status bar) minimum
640 x 960 pixels for hi-res portrait (full screen) maximum
960 x 600 pixels for hi-res landscape (without status bar) minimum
960 x 640 pixels for hi-res landscape (full screen) maximum

iPad

9.7-Inch Retina Display Screenshots

If your build indicates that your app runs on iPad, you’re required to upload at least one iPad screenshot. Up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
Any of the following sizes:
1024 x 748 pixels for landscape (without status bar) minimum
1024 x 768 pixels for landscape (full screen) maximum
2048 x 1496 pixels for hi-res (without status bar) minimum
2048 x 1536 pixels for hi-res landscape (full screen) maximum
768 x 1004 pixels for portrait (without status bar) minimum
768 x 1024 pixels for portrait (full screen) maximum
1536 x 2008 pixels for hi-res portrait (without status bar) minimum
1536 x 2048 pixels for hi-res portrait (full screen) maximum

12.9-Inch Retina Display Screenshots

If your build indicates that your app runs on iPad, you’re required to upload at least one 12.9-Inch iPad Pro screenshot. Up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
2048 x 2732 pixels for hi-res portrait
2732 x 2048 pixels for hi-res landscape

Mac (OS X)

One OS X screenshot is required for Mac apps; up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. Screenshots appear on the store in the order they were uploaded in iTunes Connect.

Mac Screenshots OS X

Screenshot requirements are:

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format in the RGB color space
16:10 aspect ratio
One of the following sizes:
1280 x 800 pixels
1440 x 900 pixels
2560 x 1600 pixels
2880 x 1800 pixels

tvOS

If your app is a tvOS app, at least one screenshot is required. Up to four additional screenshots can be uploaded. You can rearrange the screenshots when you create or edit the iTunes Connect record.

tvOS Screenshots

Screenshot requirements are:

72 dpi, RGB, flattened, no transparency
High-quality JPEG or PNG image file format
1920 X 1080

Apple Watch

If you upload an app with a WatchKit extension, the Apple Watch properties appear below the Version Information properties on the Version Summary page. There isn’t a separate WatchKit extension description. You need to provide these additional properties for apps with WatchKit extensions: