Entertainment app screenshots with a top-cropped phone
The device runs off the top edge. Cropping the device at the top shows the lower part of the screen larger: tab bars, buttons, keyboards.
From the top 100 free Entertainment apps on the US App Store, read on October 9, 2026. Screenshots are the developers’ own, shown from Apple’s servers with a link to each app.
The numbers
Apps that do it
20% 20 of 100
Screenshots that do it
5% 27 of 544
The top ten
0 of 10 against 20 of the other 90
27 of the 544 Entertainment screenshots read (5%) do this, across 20 of the top 100 apps (20%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 20 of the other 90 (22%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Entertainment is 11th for this. It is most common in Finance (30% of apps) and least common in Games (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 27 Entertainment app screenshots with a top-cropped phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Premium Immersive Drama Series”
“Diverse Content Selection”
“KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING YOU LOVE IN MY NETFLIX”
“Speak it, type it, find it, love it”
“Find the best ticket deals”
“Find your faves with ease”
“DOUBLE YOUR COINS”
“Download games to your PlayStation console.”
“CHANGE THE LANGUAGE”
“Daily updates are all on Shortmax.”
“BROADCAST”
“New Release Every Week”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 26 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Premium Immersive Drama Series”
NetShort - Popular Dramas & TV · #11 · screenshot 2“Diverse Content Selection”
DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · #13 · screenshot 2“KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING YOU LOVE IN MY NETFLIX”
Netflix · #14 · screenshot 4“Speak it, type it, find it, love it”
VIZIO | WatchFree+ · #19 · screenshot 5“Find the best ticket deals”
with Deal ScoreSeatGeek - Buy Event Tickets · #22 · screenshot 1“Find your faves with ease”
YouTube TV · #25 · screenshot 4“DOUBLE YOUR COINS”
JustPlay: Earn Loyalty Rewards · #32 · screenshot 4“Download games to your PlayStation console.”
PlayStation App · #39 · screenshot 5“CHANGE THE LANGUAGE”
Pocket FM: Audio Dramas · #43 · screenshot 5“Daily updates are all on Shortmax.”
ShortMax - Short Dramas & TV · #48 · screenshot 2“BROADCAST”
to TVAPTV - Car Play Connect & Cast · #55 · screenshot 3“New Release Every Week”
Inkitt CandyJar: TV & Shorts · #60 · screenshot 5“Fast & Secure Payout”
VYBS: Earn Rewards · #69 · screenshot 3“Top Picks Just For You”
iDrama – Short Dramas & Reels · #78 · screenshot 3“Survival Challenge”
Play and get rewardsWePlay - Game and Party · #79 · screenshot 6“CASH OUT GIFT CARDS”
Mistplay: Play Games Earn Cash · #80 · screenshot 3- REAL MEMORY
“He remembers every word.”
Heyyyy: Stories that text back · #90 · screenshot 2 “Fresh stories daily.”
Your library of stories, expanding every 24 hours.Reel.AI · #97 · screenshot 4“Sneak into their backup phone”
Texts. Apps. Hidden chats.ColdTrace: Cold Case Mystery · #100 · screenshot 3“Simplify purchases and get offers with Walmart account”
VIZIO | WatchFree+ · #19 · screenshot 6“No surprises at checkout”
with Transparent PricingSeatGeek - Buy Event Tickets · #22 · screenshot 3“TV made with you in mind”
YouTube TV · #25 · screenshot 5“Offline Download”
ShortMax - Short Dramas & TV · #48 · screenshot 6“Top Charts - What's Buzzing”
iDrama – Short Dramas & Reels · #78 · screenshot 5- HE'S PAYING ATTENTION
“Some men actually listen.”
Heyyyy: Stories that text back · #90 · screenshot 5 - NEVER A DULL DAY
“Some girls keep you guessing.”
Heyyyy: Stories that text back · #90 · screenshot 6
Top ten Entertainment apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is NetShort - Popular Dramas & TV, at #11.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 43 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 6% 35 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 26 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 33 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 31 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 22% 22 of 100 | 4% 25 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 28 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 21% 21 of 99 | 5% 26 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 27 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 23 of 551 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 26 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 23 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 24 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 16% 16 of 98 | 4% 21 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 13% 13 of 99 | 3% 15 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 15 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 14 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 9 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline readable at thumbnail size44% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Gradient background81% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 85% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Serif headline19% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Screen is small15% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Black, white or grey33% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Entertainment screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture100%
- Phone drawn97%
- Whole phone shown93%
- Words at the top93%
- A photograph87%
- A person in the picture85%
- Illustration or mascot69%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size67%
- Headline too small to read57%
- App icon shown51%
- No phone, bare screen40%
- Two or more screens40%
- Arrows or callouts39%
- Phone cut off at the foot36%
- Zoomed detail of the UI23%
- Words aligned left21%
- Phone at an angle19%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it16%
- Screen is small15%
- A hand holds the phone14%
- Words at the bottom12%
- No app screen at all11%
- Words over the screen10%
- Continues into the next screenshot1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Entertainment apps have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
20 of the top 100 Entertainment apps (20%) have at least one, and 27 of their 544 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Entertainment apps have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: NetShort - Popular Dramas & TV (#11), DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts (#13), Netflix (#14), VIZIO | WatchFree+ (#19) and SeatGeek - Buy Event Tickets (#22), and 15 more.
Should my Entertainment app have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Entertainment apps do it (0%), against 20 of the other 90 (22%), so the top ten do it less than the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.
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