Games app screenshots that show the app icon
The app’s icon appears in the picture. The icon is what the reader will look for on the home screen after installing.
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
20% 20 of 100
Screenshots that do it
9% 53 of 567
The top ten
2 of 10 against 18 of the other 90
53 of the 567 Games screenshots read (9%) do this, across 20 of the top 100 apps (20%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 18 of the other 90 (20%): 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 Business (54% of apps) and least common in Games (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 53 Games app screenshots that show the app icon, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Find your next favorite game”
“MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY”
“ROLL!”
“ENJOY PREMIUM EXPERIENCE”
“Manage Workforce”
“EXPLORE & EXPAND”
“PUZZLES”
“SECURE AND SMOOTH REDEMPTION”
“START WITH A BIG BONUS!”
“Open Real Card Packs VALUED UP TO $100,000!”
“Discover Fun Games”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 49 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Find your next favorite game”
Roblox · #9 · screenshot 2“MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY”
Play Classic 6, Full 12 or compete 1v1!All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 1“ROLL!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 2“ENJOY PREMIUM EXPERIENCE”
Tang Luck: Casino Slots · #24 · screenshot 3“Manage Workforce”
Whiteout Survival · #25 · screenshot 4“EXPLORE & EXPAND”
Kingshot · #26 · screenshot 2“PUZZLES”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 3“SECURE AND SMOOTH REDEMPTION”
Jackpot Nights · #53 · screenshot 1“START WITH A BIG BONUS!”
Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 4“Open Real Card Packs VALUED UP TO $100,000!”
CrownCards - Trading Cards · #64 · screenshot 1“Discover Fun Games”
Playtest Pro by BestPlay · #65 · screenshot 1“MAHJONG CLASH: WIN REAL CASH”
Mahjong Clash: Win Real Cash · #69 · screenshot 3“Word Chain”
Link the words, build the chain.Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 2“SMOOTH & SECURE REDEMPTION”
Grand Fortune Club · #78 · screenshot 1“TWO WAYS TO PLAY”
Classic with full stats, or pure HoopIQ from memory.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 1“BIG WIN ENERGY IS ON!”
Cash Avalanche:Casino Slot · #87 · screenshot 4“SAFE PLAY, SMOOTH REDEEM”
Victory Blast Casino · #93 · screenshot 1“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1“SPIN FOR YOUR SQUAD”
Draw a team and a decade, then draft a legend.All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 2“FRIENDS”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 6“SPIN & BIG WIN”
Jackpot Nights · #53 · screenshot 4“BANK-LEVEL SECURITY”
Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 5“Secret Word”
The smaller the number, the closer your guessEveryday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 3“UNLOCK YOUR DAILY REWARDS”
Grand Fortune Club · #78 · screenshot 2“SPIN FOR YOUR SQUAD”
Draw a team and a decade, then draft a legend.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 2“GET READY BIG REWARDS!”
Cash Avalanche:Casino Slot · #87 · screenshot 5“UNLIMITED SLOT GAMES”
Victory Blast Casino · #93 · screenshot 2“EXCLUSIVE GAMES”
& All-time favortiesCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 2“DRAFT WITH FULL STATS”
Compare the numbers and build the perfect roster.All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 3“STEP INTO JACKPOT FUN”
Jackpot Nights · #53 · screenshot 5“Consensus”
Guess the most popular answersEveryday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 4“MASSIVE JACKPOT AWAITS”
Grand Fortune Club · #78 · screenshot 3“DRAFT WITH FULL STATS”
Compare the numbers and build the perfect roster.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 3“LAND THE JACKPOT WIN”
Victory Blast Casino · #93 · screenshot 4“PURE THRILLS REAL WINS”
CrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 3“CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD”
Battle players worldwide or start a private board.All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 5“24/7 CUSTOMER SUPPORT”
Jackpot Nights · #53 · screenshot 6“Connected”
Group related wordsEveryday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 5“BIG WINS START HERE”
Grand Fortune Club · #78 · screenshot 4“BUILD YOUR LEGACY”
Track every game, your best score and record.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 4
Top ten Games apps that do it.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 54% 54 of 100 | 15% 84 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Finance | 54% 54 of 100 | 13% 75 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 52% 51 of 98 | 16% 83 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 52% 51 of 99 | 16% 90 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 51% 51 of 100 | 22% 118 of 544 | 9 of 10 |
| Sports | 51% 51 of 100 | 13% 75 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| Weather | 48% 48 of 100 | 19% 107 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 47% 47 of 100 | 13% 68 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 47% 47 of 100 | 15% 84 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 47% 47 of 100 | 14% 78 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 45% 45 of 100 | 12% 66 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 88 of 507 | 7 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 41% 41 of 100 | 12% 68 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Reference | 41% 41 of 100 | 11% 65 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 40% 40 of 99 | 12% 67 of 566 | 6 of 10 |
| Travel | 40% 40 of 100 | 10% 57 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 37% 37 of 99 | 13% 71 of 564 | 5 of 10 |
| Education | 37% 37 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 37% 37 of 100 | 10% 54 of 550 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 36% 36 of 100 | 10% 56 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Medical | 27% 27 of 100 | 8% 43 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 35 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 20% 20 of 100 | 9% 53 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Phone drawn75% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Games screenshots
- Whole phone shown66% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Games screenshots
- Dark57% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Games screenshots
- Headline in capitals75% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Games screenshots
- Subline explains the headline32% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Games screenshots
- Has a subline36% of these screenshots, against 10% 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%
- 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 that show the app icon?
20 of the top 100 Games apps (20%) have at least one, and 53 of their 567 screenshots (9%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots that show the app icon?
In the top ten: Roblox (#9) and All Dubs (#10). Further down the chart: MONOPOLY GO! (#19), Tang Luck: Casino Slots (#24), Whiteout Survival (#25), Kingshot (#26) and Chess.com - Play and Learn (#44), and 13 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots that show the app icon?
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 18 of the other 90 (20%), 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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