Finance app screenshots with an award or laurel
An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.
From the top 100 free Finance 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
3% 15 of 581
The top ten
1 of 10 against 13 of the other 90
15 of the 581 Finance screenshots read (3%) do this, across 14 of the top 100 apps (14%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 13 of the other 90 (14%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Finance is 11th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 15 Finance app screenshots with an award or laurel, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Trade real-world events”
“America's #1 Rated Brokerage for DIY Investor Satisfaction.”
“#1 in Customer Satisfaction with U.S. Mobile Credit Card Apps”
“In the News”
“Complete Tasks Earn Rewards”
“Join over 12 million”
“BORROW. EARN. WIN.”
“Instant $200”
“Trusted by over 3 Million credit builders”
“Unlock $1,000 in 30 seconds”
“Change the way you money”
“Check your EBT balance instantly”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 15 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Trade real-world events”
Explore markets across sports, politics, culture, crypto, and more.Kalshi: Trade Football & more · #2 · screenshot 2“America's #1 Rated Brokerage for DIY Investor Satisfaction.”
SoFi: Bank, Invest & Crypto · #19 · screenshot 6“#1 in Customer Satisfaction with U.S. Mobile Credit Card Apps”
Amex · #25 · screenshot 1“In the News”
Tilt's making headlinesTilt: Cash Advance & Credit · #30 · screenshot 6“Complete Tasks Earn Rewards”
Receive a $5 Signup Bonus*Testerup: Test & Earn Rewards · #36 · screenshot 1“Join over 12 million”
Brigit usersBrigit: Cash Advance & Credit · #46 · screenshot 6“BORROW. EARN. WIN.”
MoneyLion: Cash Advance App · #48 · screenshot 1“Instant $200”
Cash AdvanceLenme: Borrowing and Lending · #49 · screenshot 1“Trusted by over 3 Million credit builders”
Kikoff: Build Credit Quickly · #51 · screenshot 3“Unlock $1,000 in 30 seconds”
Perpay - Shop and Build Credit · #64 · screenshot 1“Change the way you money”
Join 80 million customers worldwide. Sign up in minutes.Revolut: send, spend, and save · #65 · screenshot 1“Check your EBT balance instantly”
Propel: EBT, SNAP, WIC, & more · #66 · screenshot 2- Monarch
“Your entire financial life. One clear view.”
Best Budgeting App Wall Street Journal, 2025Monarch: Budget & Track Money · #77 · screenshot 1 “Get up to $500* in minutes^”
Possible: Fast Cash & Credit · #82 · screenshot 1- COLLABORATION
“Manage money together. No drama.”
“Best App for Couples”Monarch: Budget & Track Money · #77 · screenshot 4
Top ten Finance apps that do it.
- #2Kalshi: Trade Football & more1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 34% 34 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 33% 33 of 99 | 6% 35 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 28% 28 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 28 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 24 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 9% 9 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 9 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 9 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Press logo53% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Finance screenshots
- Uses a number67% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Finance screenshots
- User or download count33% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Finance screenshots
- A word in a different colour53% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Finance screenshots
- Badge33% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Finance screenshots
- Ranking claim27% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Finance screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Finance apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
14 of the top 100 Finance apps (14%) have at least one, and 15 of their 581 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Finance apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
In the top ten: Kalshi: Trade Football & more (#2). Further down the chart: SoFi: Bank, Invest & Crypto (#19), Amex (#25), Tilt: Cash Advance & Credit (#30), Testerup: Test & Earn Rewards (#36) and Brigit: Cash Advance & Credit (#46), and 8 more.
Should my Finance app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Finance apps do it (10%), against 13 of the other 90 (14%), 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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