Games app screenshots with a phone cropped below
The device runs off the bottom edge. Cropping the device at the bottom lets it be drawn larger, so the top of the screen is easier to read.
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
6% 6 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 11 of 567
The top ten
0 of 10 against 6 of the other 90
11 of the 567 Games screenshots read (2%) do this, across 6 of the top 100 apps (6%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 6 of the other 90 (7%): 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 Finance (70% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
All 11 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots with a phone cropped below on the chart, the highest app first.
“BONUS WIN 16,937.21”
“Secure, instant cashouts.”
“JUST $1”
“Solve new puzzles each day.”
“OPEN PACKS”
“Eye Friendly”
“COUNTLESS SLOTS GAMES”
“Climb the ranks.”
“Track your progress.”
“VIEW YOUR COLLECTION”
“ENJOY PREMIUM EXPERIENCE”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 11 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“BONUS WIN 16,937.21”
HIT THE JACKPOT WIN REAL CASHTang Luck: Casino Slots · #24 · screenshot 1- FAST AND SAFE
“Secure, instant cashouts.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 3 - Start for
“JUST $1”
CrownCards - Trading Cards · #64 · screenshot 3 “Solve new puzzles each day.”
NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword · #66 · screenshot 3“OPEN PACKS”
Pokémon & Sports Cards Worth Up To $25,000Packz · #80 · screenshot 1“Eye Friendly”
Designed for comfortable playPicture Blast Solitaire · #94 · screenshot 4“COUNTLESS SLOTS GAMES”
Tang Luck: Casino Slots · #24 · screenshot 2- 🏆 1V1 & GROUP
“Climb the ranks.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 6 “Track your progress.”
NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword · #66 · screenshot 5“VIEW YOUR COLLECTION”
Every card, securely vaultedPackz · #80 · screenshot 4“ENJOY PREMIUM EXPERIENCE”
Tang Luck: Casino Slots · #24 · screenshot 3
Top ten Games apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Tang Luck: Casino Slots, at #24.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 70% 70 of 100 | 33% 191 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 62% 62 of 100 | 23% 122 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 62% 62 of 100 | 25% 145 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 61% 61 of 100 | 21% 119 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 60% 60 of 100 | 21% 121 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 53% 52 of 99 | 22% 122 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 101 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 17% 95 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 49% 49 of 100 | 18% 98 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 47% 47 of 99 | 14% 77 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 47% 47 of 100 | 16% 90 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 46% 46 of 100 | 18% 102 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 45% 45 of 100 | 16% 90 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 82 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 41% 40 of 98 | 15% 79 of 517 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 83 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 36% 36 of 100 | 12% 65 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 32% 32 of 100 | 11% 63 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 28% 28 of 100 | 10% 57 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 26% 26 of 100 | 10% 52 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Games screenshots
- Words at the top64% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- Gradient background73% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
- States a benefit55% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Games screenshots
- Uses a number36% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Games screenshots
- Dark55% of these screenshots, against 26% 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 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 a phone cropped below?
6 of the top 100 Games apps (6%) have at least one, and 11 of their 567 screenshots (2%) 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 phone cropped below?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Tang Luck: Casino Slots (#24), Triumph Arcade (#32), CrownCards - Trading Cards (#64), NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword (#66) and Packz (#80), and 1 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
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 6 of the other 90 (7%), 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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