Games app screenshots with arrows or callouts
Arrows, circles or notes drawn to point at something. A callout points the eye at the one control or number the headline is about.
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
35% 35 of 100
Screenshots that do it
8% 48 of 567
The top ten
2 of 10 against 33 of the other 90
48 of the 567 Games screenshots read (8%) do this, across 35 of the top 100 apps (35%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 33 of the other 90 (37%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 18th for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (70% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (21%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 48 Games app screenshots with arrows or callouts, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“New Logic Puzzle”
“Remove Arrows!”
“HARVEST!”
“Helo Them”
“EXPLORE NEW LEVELS!”
“Rebuild Upon the Frost”
“KEY to SUCCESS”
“Launch”
“Always real opponents.”
“OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”
“SNIPER STRIKE!”
“Sharpen Your Mind”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 46 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“New Logic Puzzle”
Meowdoku! · #1 · screenshot 2“Remove Arrows!”
CubeAway - 3DPuzzle · #5 · screenshot 1“HARVEST!”
Township · #11 · screenshot 1“Helo Them”
Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story · #17 · screenshot 1“EXPLORE NEW LEVELS!”
Bus Traffic Fever! · #18 · screenshot 5“Rebuild Upon the Frost”
Whiteout Survival · #25 · screenshot 3“KEY to SUCCESS”
Kingshot · #26 · screenshot 4“Launch”
Tasty Travels: Merge Game · #31 · screenshot 1- SKILL-BASED MATCHING
“Always real opponents.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 5 “OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”
Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 1“SNIPER STRIKE!”
Warline: Sniper Strike · #41 · screenshot 3“Sharpen Your Mind”
Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 3“Ana Walsh Help! Big date, no outfit! Harlee Angelino Please, something stunning for the ball! Mai Valentine ASAP! Party look needed!”
Glow Fashion Idol · #43 · screenshot 5“PLAY”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 2“HERE FOR YOU 24/7”
“Hi, Avia Support here. How can I help you today? 😁”Mahjong Rumble: Win Real Cash · #45 · screenshot 6“AMAZING!”
LEARN NEW WORDS!Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 3“Enjoy Classic Sudoku”
Sudoku.com - Number Games · #51 · screenshot 2“SECURE AND SMOOTH REDEMPTION”
Jackpot Nights · #53 · screenshot 1“CHOOSE WISELY!”
Mob Control · #54 · screenshot 2“AMERICA'S TOP-RATED SOCIAL CASINO”
Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 1“Help her”
Hollywood Merge · #60 · screenshot 2“Serve”
Hotel Legacy: Merge Game · #61 · screenshot 3“Drag & Match”
Jigsaw Drop: Solitaire Puzzle · #62 · screenshot 1“Easy to Play!”
Jigsawcard Solitaire Puzzle · #63 · screenshot 5“Discover Fun Games”
Playtest Pro by BestPlay · #65 · screenshot 1“Relaxing Puzzle Game”
Woodoku Blast: Block Puzzle · #68 · screenshot 2“Collect All the Items!”
Search It - Hidden Objects · #72 · screenshot 1“Many Mini Games Only one App”
Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 1“ALWAYS READY: 24/7 SUPPORT”
Grand Fortune Club · #78 · screenshot 5“ATTACK!”
Coin Master · #81 · screenshot 3“GET YOUR DAILY REWARDS!”
Cash Avalanche:Casino Slot · #87 · screenshot 2“SAFE PLAY, SMOOTH REDEEM”
Victory Blast Casino · #93 · screenshot 1“Swap Tiles”
To Complete ImagesPicture Blast Solitaire · #94 · screenshot 1“SOLVE PROBLEMS”
Township · #11 · screenshot 4“NO ADS Relaxing”
EnjoyTasty Travels: Merge Game · #31 · screenshot 3“PUZZLES”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 3“Merge”
Hollywood Merge · #60 · screenshot 5“Renovate”
Hotel Legacy: Merge Game · #61 · screenshot 4“Perfect Match”
Jigsaw Drop: Solitaire Puzzle · #62 · screenshot 2“Find Hidden Objects!”
Search It - Hidden Objects · #72 · screenshot 4
Top ten Games apps that do it.
- #1Meowdoku!1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5CubeAway - 3DPuzzle1 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics & Design | 70% 69 of 99 | 33% 186 of 564 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 58% 58 of 100 | 25% 140 of 566 | 6 of 10 |
| Reference | 53% 53 of 100 | 22% 122 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 52% 52 of 100 | 19% 108 of 574 | 8 of 10 |
| Education | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 98 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 49% 49 of 100 | 17% 96 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Utilities | 48% 48 of 100 | 18% 100 of 549 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 47% 47 of 100 | 14% 80 of 581 | 7 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 46% 46 of 100 | 15% 86 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 45% 45 of 99 | 17% 96 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 45% 45 of 99 | 15% 82 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 39% 39 of 100 | 11% 61 of 544 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 39% 39 of 100 | 12% 69 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 38% 38 of 100 | 14% 75 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 85 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 37% 37 of 100 | 12% 67 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 63 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 35% 35 of 100 | 12% 69 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 35% 35 of 100 | 8% 48 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 35% 35 of 100 | 12% 67 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 9% 47 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 23% 23 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 21% 21 of 100 | 7% 35 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline on one line73% of these screenshots, against 37% of all Games screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size69% of these screenshots, against 44% of all Games screenshots
- A hand holds the phone33% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Games screenshots
- Plain tone60% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Games screenshots
- Has a headline96% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Games screenshots
- A person in the picture46% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
More in layout
- Illustration or mascot100%
- Screen fills the picture100%
- No phone, bare screen90%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size70%
- A person in the picture53%
- Words at the bottom52%
- Phone drawn33%
- Words at the top33%
- A hand holds the phone31%
- Whole phone shown28%
- A photograph24%
- App icon shown20%
- No app screen at all20%
- Two or more screens18%
- Headline too small to read17%
- Words aligned left13%
- Zoomed detail of the UI13%
- Words over the screen11%
- Phone cut off at the foot6%
- Phone at an angle5%
- Continues into the next screenshot4%
- Phone cut off at the head3%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it3%
- Screen is small2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
35 of the top 100 Games apps (35%) have at least one, and 48 of their 567 screenshots (8%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
In the top ten: Meowdoku! (#1) and CubeAway - 3DPuzzle (#5). Further down the chart: Township (#11), Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story (#17), Bus Traffic Fever! (#18), Whiteout Survival (#25) and Kingshot (#26), and 28 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Games apps do it (20%), against 33 of the other 90 (37%), so the top ten do it less 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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