Games app screenshots with an angled phone
The device is tilted or in perspective. A tilted device adds depth to the picture.
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
5% 5 of 100
Screenshots that do it
1% 6 of 567
The top ten
0 of 10 against 5 of the other 90
6 of the 567 Games screenshots read (1%) do this, across 5 of the top 100 apps (5%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 5 of the other 90 (6%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 23rd for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (30% of apps) and least common in Games (5%).
All 6 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots with an angled phone on the chart, the highest app first.
“$15M+”
“MATCH!”
“VS”
“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
“Always real opponents.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 5 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“$15M+”
in payoutsTriumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 1“MATCH!”
Solitaire Cash: Win Real Money · #55 · screenshot 4“VS”
Bingo Cash - Win Real Money · #71 · screenshot 4“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1- SKILL-BASED MATCHING
“Always real opponents.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 5
Top ten Games apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Triumph Arcade, at #32.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 30% 30 of 100 | 10% 54 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 26% 26 of 100 | 6% 33 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 30 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 41 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 29 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 29 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 20% 20 of 100 | 6% 31 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 28 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 19% 19 of 99 | 5% 28 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 19% 19 of 100 | 6% 30 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 29 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 17% 17 of 99 | 4% 24 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 21 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 19 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 13% 13 of 98 | 3% 18 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 21 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 11% 11 of 99 | 3% 18 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 15 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 10 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Games screenshots
- A photograph83% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Games screenshots
- Two or more screens67% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Games screenshots
- A word in a different colour83% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Games screenshots
- Gradient background83% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
- Black, white or grey50% of these screenshots, against 8% 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%
- Arrows or callouts35%
- 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%
- 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 an angled phone?
5 of the top 100 Games apps (5%) have at least one, and 6 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 with an angled phone?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Triumph Arcade (#32), Solitaire Cash: Win Real Money (#55), NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword (#66), Bingo Cash - Win Real Money (#71) and CrownCoins Casino (#100).
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
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 5 of the other 90 (6%), 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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