Entertainment app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
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
14% 14 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 21 of 544
The top ten
2 of 10 against 12 of the other 90
21 of the 544 Entertainment screenshots read (4%) do this, across 14 of the top 100 apps (14%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Entertainment is 18th for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 21 Entertainment app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“TikTok Pro - Events”
“DO WHAT YOU LOVE”
“Immerse HD Streaming”
“Just answer directly”
“YOU'VE BEEN REPLACED, FIRST LOVE”
“Hit Drama & Addictive”
“Your entertainment sidekick is here”
“DISCOVER TRENDING GENRES”
“Auto-Resume.”
“WHERE YOUR THING IS A THING”
“Immersive HD Streaming Experience”
“Liar's Party”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 21 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“TikTok Pro - Events”
Keep up with festival vibes!TikTok Pro - Events · #2 · screenshot 4“DO WHAT YOU LOVE”
Well reward you for it.Freecash - Get Paid Real Money · #4 · screenshot 1“Immerse HD Streaming”
DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · #13 · screenshot 3“Just answer directly”
Soda Reels · #23 · screenshot 2“YOU'VE BEEN REPLACED, FIRST LOVE”
ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV · #30 · screenshot 1“Hit Drama & Addictive”
1M+ WatchingFlickReels - AI Story & Drama · #31 · screenshot 1“Your entertainment sidekick is here”
Amazon Fire TV · #40 · screenshot 1“DISCOVER TRENDING GENRES”
FREE EPISODES EVERYDAYPocket FM: Audio Dramas · #43 · screenshot 3“Auto-Resume.”
Never Lose Your Spot!GoodShort - Short Dramas Hub · #46 · screenshot 4“WHERE YOUR THING IS A THING”
Patreon · #50 · screenshot 1“Immersive HD Streaming Experience”
iDrama – Short Dramas & Reels · #78 · screenshot 4“Liar's Party”
Fantastic psychology V.S. Incredible good luckWePlay - Game and Party · #79 · screenshot 5“SUMMON THE PERKS”
Movie Tickets, Snacks, and Rewards.Regal: Movie Tickets Made Easy · #93 · screenshot 1“WATCH + STREAM NOW”
WE'RE ALL ADULTS HERESTARZ · #95 · screenshot 6“Exclusive Original Series”
FlickReels - AI Story & Drama · #31 · screenshot 2“Stream on your phone”
Amazon Fire TV · #40 · screenshot 5“CHANGE THE LANGUAGE”
Pocket FM: Audio Dramas · #43 · screenshot 5“A FEED THAT WON'T FEED ON YOU”
Patreon · #50 · screenshot 2“SHARE THE THE SAVINGS WITH FRIENDS”
4 Discounted Tickets a Month with Rewards+Regal: Movie Tickets Made Easy · #93 · screenshot 5“No Waiting Just Watch”
FlickReels - AI Story & Drama · #31 · screenshot 3“GET MORE OUT OF WHAT YOU'RE INTO”
Patreon · #50 · screenshot 3
Top ten Entertainment apps that do it.
- #2TikTok Pro - Events1 of its 5 screenshots
- #4Freecash - Get Paid Real Money1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Photo background67% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Entertainment screenshots
- High contrast words67% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Entertainment screenshots
- A person in the picture86% of these screenshots, against 49% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size57% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Orange43% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Entertainment screenshots
- No phone, bare screen38% of these screenshots, against 12% 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 cut off at the head20%
- Phone at an angle19%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it16%
- Screen is small15%
- 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 hand-held phone?
14 of the top 100 Entertainment apps (14%) have at least one, and 21 of their 544 screenshots (4%) 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 hand-held phone?
In the top ten: TikTok Pro - Events (#2) and Freecash - Get Paid Real Money (#4). Further down the chart: DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts (#13), Soda Reels (#23), ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV (#30), FlickReels - AI Story & Drama (#31) and Amazon Fire TV (#40), and 7 more.
Should my Entertainment app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Entertainment apps do it (20%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%), so the top ten do it about as often as 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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