Entertainment app screenshots with text over the UI
The headline is laid over the app’s screen itself. The screen fills the picture and the words share its space, so nothing is given up to a margin.
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
10% 10 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 14 of 544
The top ten
3 of 10 against 7 of the other 90
14 of the 544 Entertainment screenshots read (3%) do this, across 10 of the top 100 apps (10%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 7 of the other 90 (8%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Entertainment is 8th for this. It is most common in Shopping (19% of apps) and least common in Photo & Video (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 14 Entertainment app screenshots with text over the UI, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Your Next Favorite Show”
“Sharing Moments Together”
“My Ex-Wife Called Me Worthless Then the Mafia Donna Made Me Her Husband”
“NetShort”
“Just answer directly”
“All Of Your Favorites On Hulu”
“STREAM NOW.”
“STREAMING ON FOX ONE”
“WHERE YOUR THING IS A THING”
“Sneak into their backup phone”
“Live TV With 85+ Channels”
“BINGE HIT SERIES”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 14 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Your Next Favorite Show”
Bite-Sized DramaPineDrama - Short Dramas · #3 · screenshot 1“Sharing Moments Together”
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE · #6 · screenshot 1“My Ex-Wife Called Me Worthless Then the Mafia Donna Made Me Her Husband”
StoryReel: Drama Shorts & TV · #8 · screenshot 1“NetShort”
Infinite Story Library 10000+Short DramasNetShort - Popular Dramas & TV · #11 · screenshot 1“Just answer directly”
Soda Reels · #23 · screenshot 2“All Of Your Favorites On Hulu”
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies · #27 · screenshot 1“STREAM NOW.”
PAY NEVER.Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies/TV · #38 · screenshot 1“STREAMING ON FOX ONE”
Sign up for FOX Nation or sign in with your existing account on the FOX One app.FOX One: Live News, Sports, TV · #42 · screenshot 6“WHERE YOUR THING IS A THING”
Patreon · #50 · screenshot 1“Sneak into their backup phone”
Texts. Apps. Hidden chats.ColdTrace: Cold Case Mystery · #100 · screenshot 3“Live TV With 85+ Channels”
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies · #27 · screenshot 3“BINGE HIT SERIES”
ON DEMAND.Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies/TV · #38 · screenshot 3“GET MORE OUT OF WHAT YOU'RE INTO”
Patreon · #50 · screenshot 3“Download Shows & Movies”
Hulu (No Ads) and Hulu + Live TV plans only. A few excluded shows may contain ads. Select content available for download.Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies · #27 · screenshot 5
Top ten Entertainment apps that do it.
- #3PineDrama - Short Dramas1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE1 of its 6 screenshots
- #8StoryReel: Drama Shorts & TV1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 18 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 2% 14 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 14 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 8 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 11 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 2% 10 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 3% 3 of 99 | 1% 3 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No phone, bare screen57% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Photo background57% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Entertainment screenshots
- High contrast words71% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Entertainment screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size64% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Entertainment screenshots
- A person in the picture86% of these screenshots, against 49% of all Entertainment screenshots
- A word in a different colour64% of these screenshots, against 29% 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%
- A hand holds the phone14%
- Words at the bottom12%
- No app screen at all11%
- Continues into the next screenshot1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Entertainment apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
10 of the top 100 Entertainment apps (10%) have at least one, and 14 of their 544 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Entertainment apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
In the top ten: PineDrama - Short Dramas (#3), TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE (#6) and StoryReel: Drama Shorts & TV (#8). Further down the chart: NetShort - Popular Dramas & TV (#11), Soda Reels (#23), Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies (#27), Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies/TV (#38) and FOX One: Live News, Sports, TV (#42), and 2 more.
Should my Entertainment app have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Entertainment apps do it (30%), against 7 of the other 90 (8%), so the top ten do it more 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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