Games app screenshots with a badge
A badge such as Editors’ Choice or Featured. A badge is a small mark of recognition, such as a feature by Apple, set beside the headline or the screen.
From the top 100 free Games 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
25% 25 of 100
Screenshots that do it
7% 39 of 567
The top ten
3 of 10 against 22 of the other 90
39 of the 567 Games screenshots read (7%) do this, across 25 of the top 100 apps (25%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 22 of the other 90 (24%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 17th for this. It is most common in Entertainment (48% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 39 Games app screenshots with a badge, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“UNIQUE OBSTACLES!”
“Find your next favorite game”
“BEAUTY IN ARROWS”
“TRAIN YOUR BRAIN”
“KEY to SUCCESS”
“FIND MATCHING IMAGES”
“NO ADS Relaxing”
“Play and win cash.”
“OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 32 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“UNIQUE OBSTACLES!”
Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle · #2 · screenshot 4“Find your next favorite game”
Roblox · #9 · screenshot 2“BEAUTY IN ARROWS”
Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 1“TRAIN YOUR BRAIN”
Bus Traffic Fever! · #18 · screenshot 1“KEY to SUCCESS”
Kingshot · #26 · screenshot 4“FIND MATCHING IMAGES”
Solitaire Associations Journey · #29 · screenshot 2“NO ADS Relaxing”
EnjoyTasty Travels: Merge Game · #31 · screenshot 3- WAGER IN GAMES
“Play and win cash.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 2 “OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”
Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 1“FRIENDS”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 6- 100%
“BONUS GAME!”
Paper.io 2 · #52 · screenshot 3 “COMPETE!”
Solitaire Cash: Win Real Money · #55 · screenshot 5“AMERICA'S TOP-RATED SOCIAL CASINO”
Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 1“Test your Brain Age”
Woodoku Blast: Block Puzzle · #68 · screenshot 3“MAHJONG CLASH: WIN REAL CASH”
Mahjong Clash: Win Real Cash · #69 · screenshot 3“Collect All the Items!”
Search It - Hidden Objects · #72 · screenshot 1“TWILIGHT TRAILS”
Pokémon GO · #73 · screenshot 1“Many Mini Games Only one App”
Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 1“EARN PROMOTIONS”
More Packs, More RewardsPackz · #80 · screenshot 5“BEAT THE CLOCK!”
Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle · #2 · screenshot 5“PLAY EPIC LEVELS”
Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 2“EXPLORE NEW LEVELS!”
Bus Traffic Fever! · #18 · screenshot 5“LEARN NEW WORDS”
Solitaire Associations Journey · #29 · screenshot 5“Collect”
Tasty Travels: Merge Game · #31 · screenshot 6- FREE TO PLAY
“Many games, one app.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 4 “ALL TRENDING MUSIC”
Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 2“No Time, No Rush!”
Search It - Hidden Objects · #72 · screenshot 2“FREE THE BLUE ARROW”
Level 326Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 3- 🏆 1V1 & GROUP
“Climb the ranks.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 6 “Explore the Map!”
Search It - Hidden Objects · #72 · screenshot 5“CHALLENGE YOURSELF”
Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 4“TRAIN YOUR BRAIN”
Level 2499Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 5
Top ten Games apps that do it.
- #2Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle2 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Bus Fever Party!1 of its 5 screenshots
- #9Roblox1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 48% 48 of 100 | 15% 84 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 48% 48 of 100 | 16% 88 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Education | 45% 45 of 100 | 12% 67 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 45% 45 of 100 | 13% 74 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 41% 41 of 100 | 9% 52 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 41% 41 of 100 | 12% 70 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 38% 38 of 100 | 10% 52 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 36% 36 of 100 | 10% 57 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 35% 35 of 100 | 11% 61 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 34% 34 of 100 | 9% 51 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 32% 32 of 100 | 8% 45 of 556 | 4 of 10 |
| Reference | 32% 32 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 31% 31 of 99 | 8% 43 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 40 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 28% 28 of 99 | 6% 34 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 28% 27 of 98 | 8% 39 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 25% 25 of 100 | 7% 39 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 6% 31 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 27 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 30 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 23 of 507 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Words at the top51% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- Gradient background54% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
- Arrows or callouts21% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Games screenshots
- A word in a different colour36% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Games screenshots
- Laurel or award13% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Games screenshots
- Orange38% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Games screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots with a badge?
25 of the top 100 Games apps (25%) have at least one, and 39 of their 567 screenshots (7%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots with a badge?
In the top ten: Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle (#2), Bus Fever Party! (#7) and Roblox (#9). Further down the chart: Amaze GO! (#14), Colony Flow! (#16), Bus Traffic Fever! (#18), Kingshot (#26) and Solitaire Associations Journey (#29), and 17 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with a badge?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Games apps do it (30%), against 22 of the other 90 (24%), 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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