Games app screenshots that make a comparison

Better than, unlike, instead of. A comparison borrows what the reader already knows: the old way, the usual price, the other kind of app.

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

3% 3 of 100

Screenshots that do it

1% 3 of 567

The top ten

0 of 10 against 3 of the other 90

3 of the 567 Games screenshots read (1%) do this, across 3 of the top 100 apps (3%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 3 of the other 90 (3%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 21st for this. It is most common in Finance (17% of apps) and least common in Travel (2%).

All 3 examples from the chart.

Every one of the Games app screenshots that make a comparison on the chart, the highest app first.

All 3 on the wall

Real headline examples, word for word.

The words on all 3 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

“AMERICA'S TOP-RATED SOCIAL CASINO”Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 1
“TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE”Beat their squad. Prove yours is better.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 5
“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1

Top ten Games apps that do it.

None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Cider Casino - Real Money, at #58.

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Finance	17% 17 of 100	3% 18 of 581	1 of 10
Education	16% 16 of 100	3% 18 of 555	4 of 10
Sports	14% 14 of 100	3% 15 of 558	1 of 10
Weather	11% 11 of 100	2% 11 of 555	3 of 10
News	9% 9 of 98	2% 9 of 517	0 of 10
Productivity	9% 9 of 99	2% 11 of 551	2 of 10
Food & Drink	9% 9 of 100	2% 9 of 540	2 of 10
Reference	9% 9 of 100	2% 11 of 566	1 of 10
Social Networking	9% 9 of 100	2% 9 of 554	0 of 10
Music	8% 8 of 100	1% 8 of 550	1 of 10
Health & Fitness	7% 7 of 100	1% 7 of 574	1 of 10
Lifestyle	7% 7 of 100	1% 7 of 556	1 of 10
Graphics & Design	6% 6 of 99	1% 6 of 564	0 of 10
Business	6% 6 of 100	1% 6 of 554	1 of 10
Navigation	5% 5 of 99	1% 5 of 566	0 of 10
Medical	5% 5 of 100	1% 6 of 548	0 of 10
Photo & Video	5% 5 of 100	1% 5 of 566	1 of 10
Utilities	5% 5 of 100	1% 5 of 549	0 of 10
Entertainment	4% 4 of 100	1% 4 of 544	0 of 10
Shopping	4% 4 of 100	1% 4 of 562	0 of 10
Developer Tools	3% 3 of 100	1% 3 of 507	0 of 10
Games	3% 3 of 100	1% 3 of 567	0 of 10
Travel	2% 2 of 100	under 1% 2 of 561	0 of 10

Compares with something, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Games screenshots
Headline in capitals100% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Games screenshots
Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Games screenshots
Screen fills the picture100% of these screenshots, against 95% of all Games screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots that make a comparison?

3 of the top 100 Games apps (3%) have at least one, and 3 of their 567 screenshots (1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.

Which Games apps have App Store screenshots that make a comparison?

None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Cider Casino - Real Money (#58), 82-0.com (#86) and CrownCoins Casino (#100).

Should my Games app have App Store screenshots that make a comparison?

The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Games apps do it (0%), against 3 of the other 90 (3%), 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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