Entertainment app screenshots that lead with what’s new
New, now, just added, introducing. Screenshots can change with each release, so they are one place to announce a feature to people who have not installed yet.
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
9% 9 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 11 of 544
The top ten
1 of 10 against 8 of the other 90
11 of the 544 Entertainment screenshots read (2%) do this, across 9 of the top 100 apps (9%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 8 of the other 90 (9%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Entertainment is 3rd for this. It is most common in Shopping (15% of apps) and least common in Weather (0%).
All 11 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Entertainment app screenshots that lead with what’s new on the chart, the highest app first.
“New Episodes Every Day”
“New Release Every Week”
“Weekly New Dramas”
“New Shows Added Daily”
“Welcome to a new era of anime.”
“New Release Every Week”
“NEW SHOWS EVERY WEEK”
“And now watch video episodes of fan-favorite stories”
“The latest 2026 Ringtones”
“New episode every day.”
“Explore what’s new and trending under Watch”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 11 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“New Episodes Every Day”
BlinkDrama - Short Dramas · #5 · screenshot 3“New Release Every Week”
DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · #13 · screenshot 6- ReelShort
“Weekly New Dramas”
ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV · #30 · screenshot 4 “New Shows Added Daily”
Drama: Watch Short Stories · #44 · screenshot 5“Welcome to a new era of anime.”
Micro stories, made to fit your life.Pocket Saga - Short Dramas · #58 · screenshot 1“New Release Every Week”
Inkitt CandyJar: TV & Shorts · #60 · screenshot 5“NEW SHOWS EVERY WEEK”
DramaBox Lite - Mini Drama TV · #66 · screenshot 4“And now watch video episodes of fan-favorite stories”
WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa · #73 · screenshot 2“The latest 2026 Ringtones”
ZEDGE™ Ringtones & Wallpapers · #91 · screenshot 2“New episode every day.”
Forget long waits. Enjoy fresh drops daily.Pocket Saga - Short Dramas · #58 · screenshot 3“Explore what’s new and trending under Watch”
WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa · #73 · screenshot 5
Top ten Entertainment apps that do it.
- #5BlinkDrama - Short Dramas1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 17 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 11 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 8 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 3% 3 of 99 | 1% 3 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 561 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 2% 2 of 99 | under 1% 2 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 1% 1 of 99 | under 1% 1 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 0% 0 of 100 | 0% 0 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Badge55% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour82% of these screenshots, against 45% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Plain tone100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Headline in Title Case45% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Purple27% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size45% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Entertainment screenshots
More in meaning
- Plain tone93%
- Leads with a feature87%
- States a benefit80%
- Playful tone32%
- Subline explains the headline32%
- Premium tone23%
- Subline adds a second benefit20%
- Asks for an action18%
- Names its audience14%
- Leads with an outcome11%
- Leads with price10%
- Urgent tone10%
- Leads with who it is for8%
- Compares with something4%
- Leads with trust3%
- Technical tone2%
- Leads with a problem1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Entertainment apps have App Store screenshots that lead with what’s new?
9 of the top 100 Entertainment apps (9%) have at least one, and 11 of their 544 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Entertainment apps have App Store screenshots that lead with what’s new?
In the top ten: BlinkDrama - Short Dramas (#5). Further down the chart: DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts (#13), ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV (#30), Drama: Watch Short Stories (#44), Pocket Saga - Short Dramas (#58) and Inkitt CandyJar: TV & Shorts (#60), and 3 more.
Should my Entertainment app have App Store screenshots that lead with what’s new?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Entertainment apps do it (10%), against 8 of the other 90 (9%), 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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