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Games app screenshots with illustrations

Drawn art around the screen. Drawn art gives a set a character of its own, apart from the interface.

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
100% 100 of 100
Screenshots that do it
88% 497 of 567
The top ten
10 of 10 against 90 of the other 90

497 of the 567 Games screenshots read (88%) do this, across 100 of the top 100 apps (100%). 10 of the top ten do it (100%), against 90 of the other 90 (100%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 1st for this. It is most common in Games (100% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (47%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 497 Games app screenshots with illustrations, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

Meowdoku! App Store screenshot 1, headline “Find the Cats”. Illustration or mascot.
Meowdoku!#1 in Games · screenshot 1“Find the Cats”
Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle App Store screenshot 1, headline “CLEAR THE BOARD!”. Illustration or mascot.
Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle#2 in Games · screenshot 1“CLEAR THE BOARD!”
Magic Sort! App Store screenshot 1, headline “SORT WATER!”. Illustration or mascot.
Magic Sort!#3 in Games · screenshot 1“SORT WATER!”
Rotate Rings App Store screenshot 1, headline “TWIST ALIGN UNLOCK”. Illustration or mascot.
Rotate Rings#4 in Games · screenshot 1“TWIST ALIGN UNLOCK”
CubeAway - 3DPuzzle App Store screenshot 1, headline “Remove Arrows!”. Illustration or mascot.
CubeAway - 3DPuzzle#5 in Games · screenshot 1“Remove Arrows!”
Vita Mahjong App Store screenshot 1, headline “Designed For Seniors”. Illustration or mascot.
Vita Mahjong#6 in Games · screenshot 1“Designed For Seniors”
Bus Fever Party! App Store screenshot 1, no headline. Illustration or mascot.
Bus Fever Party!#7 in Games · screenshot 1No headline
Smash Fest! App Store screenshot 1, headline “KNOCK EM' ALL!”. Illustration or mascot.
Smash Fest!#8 in Games · screenshot 1“KNOCK EM' ALL!”
Roblox App Store screenshot 2, headline “Find your next favorite game”. Illustration or mascot.
Roblox#9 in Games · screenshot 2“Find your next favorite game”
All Dubs App Store screenshot 2, headline “SPIN FOR YOUR SQUAD”. Illustration or mascot.
All Dubs#10 in Games · screenshot 2“SPIN FOR YOUR SQUAD”
Township App Store screenshot 1, headline “HARVEST!”. Illustration or mascot.
Township#11 in Games · screenshot 1“HARVEST!”
Block Blast！ App Store screenshot 1, headline “RELAXING!”. Illustration or mascot.
Block Blast！#12 in Games · screenshot 1“RELAXING!”

All 497 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 374 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Find the Cats”Meowdoku! · #1 · screenshot 1
  • “CLEAR THE BOARD!”Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle · #2 · screenshot 1
  • “SORT WATER!”Magic Sort! · #3 · screenshot 1
  • “TWIST ALIGN UNLOCK”Rotate Rings · #4 · screenshot 1
  • “Remove Arrows!”CubeAway - 3DPuzzle · #5 · screenshot 1
  • “Designed For Seniors”Vita Mahjong · #6 · screenshot 1
  • “KNOCK EM' ALL!”Smash Fest! · #8 · screenshot 1
  • “Find your next favorite game”Roblox · #9 · screenshot 2
  • “SPIN FOR YOUR SQUAD”Draw a team and a decade, then draft a legend.All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 2
  • “HARVEST!”Township · #11 · screenshot 1
  • “RELAXING!”Block Blast！ · #12 · screenshot 1
  • “Clean the dormitory”02:48Brain Puzzle 3: Crazy Mind · #13 · screenshot 1
  • “BEAUTY IN ARROWS”Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 1
  • “RELIVE THE EXCITEMENT!”Disney Solitaire · #15 · screenshot 1
  • “Helo Them”Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story · #17 · screenshot 1
  • “TRAIN YOUR BRAIN”Bus Traffic Fever! · #18 · screenshot 1
  • “MONOPOLY GO!”MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 1
  • “Match”Mahjong Blast · #20 · screenshot 1
  • “Super Relaxing”Colorever: Gem Art Puzzle · #21 · screenshot 1
  • “AIM, FIRE DESTROY!”Royal Smash! - Physics Puzzle · #22 · screenshot 1
  • “BONUS WIN 16,937.21”HIT THE JACKPOT WIN REAL CASHTang Luck: Casino Slots · #24 · screenshot 1
  • “Explore and Collect”Whiteout Survival · #25 · screenshot 2
  • “DEFEAT ENEMIES”Kingshot · #26 · screenshot 1
  • “RELIEVE STRESS”Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle · #28 · screenshot 2
  • “SHARPEN YOUR MIND”Solitaire Associations Journey · #29 · screenshot 1
  • “DROP INTO A NEW SEASON OF BATTLE ROYALE”Fortnite · #30 · screenshot 1
  • “Launch”Tasty Travels: Merge Game · #31 · screenshot 1
  • WAGER IN GAMES“Play and win cash.”Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 2
  • “ROLL”Dice Dreams™ · #34 · screenshot 1
  • “OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 1
  • “DESTROY ENEMY CASTLE!”Castle Busters · #38 · screenshot 1
  • “ENEMY SPOTTED!”Warline: Sniper Strike · #41 · screenshot 1
  • “Keep Your Brain Young”Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 2
  • “Hair Customization”Glow Fashion Idol · #43 · screenshot 2
  • “265M+ PLAYERS”Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 1
  • “SKILL-BASED MAHJONG GAME”Mahjong Rumble: Win Real Cash · #45 · screenshot 1
  • “Play Now”Candy Crush Saga · #48 · screenshot 1
  • “100 Hidden Words to find”Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 1
  • “STRESS RELIEVER!”Pixel Flow! · #50 · screenshot 1
  • “5 000 000+ 5-Star Ratings”Sudoku.com - Number Games · #51 · screenshot 1

Top ten Games apps that do it.

  1. #1Meowdoku!6 of its 6 screenshots
  2. #2Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle6 of its 6 screenshots
  3. #3Magic Sort!6 of its 6 screenshots
  4. #4Rotate Rings6 of its 6 screenshots
  5. #5CubeAway - 3DPuzzle5 of its 5 screenshots
  6. #6Vita Mahjong3 of its 6 screenshots
  7. #7Bus Fever Party!5 of its 5 screenshots
  8. #8Smash Fest!5 of its 5 screenshots
  9. #9Roblox3 of its 6 screenshots
  10. #10All Dubs2 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Games100% 100 of 10088% 497 of 56710 of 10
Education86% 86 of 10056% 309 of 55510 of 10
Finance85% 85 of 10039% 228 of 5819 of 10
Utilities80% 80 of 10043% 235 of 5497 of 10
Navigation78% 77 of 9939% 220 of 5669 of 10
Graphics & Design77% 76 of 9950% 282 of 5648 of 10
Medical76% 76 of 10039% 212 of 5486 of 10
Productivity73% 72 of 9932% 174 of 5514 of 10
Health & Fitness72% 72 of 10039% 223 of 5747 of 10
Music71% 71 of 10034% 188 of 5505 of 10
Reference70% 70 of 10033% 188 of 5667 of 10
Entertainment69% 69 of 10036% 197 of 5448 of 10
Social Networking69% 69 of 10034% 188 of 5547 of 10
Travel69% 69 of 10031% 173 of 5615 of 10
Business67% 67 of 10029% 163 of 5545 of 10
Lifestyle67% 67 of 10029% 163 of 5565 of 10
Food & Drink64% 64 of 10031% 169 of 5406 of 10
Sports62% 62 of 10027% 149 of 5588 of 10
News60% 59 of 9825% 128 of 5177 of 10
Shopping55% 55 of 10021% 118 of 5627 of 10
Weather52% 52 of 10021% 118 of 5555 of 10
Photo & Video48% 48 of 10017% 98 of 5665 of 10
Developer Tools47% 47 of 10022% 113 of 5073 of 10

Illustration or mascot, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

More in layout

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
100 of the top 100 Games apps (100%) have at least one, and 497 of their 567 screenshots (88%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
In the top ten: Meowdoku! (#1), Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle (#2), Magic Sort! (#3), Rotate Rings (#4), CubeAway - 3DPuzzle (#5), Vita Mahjong (#6), Bus Fever Party! (#7), Smash Fest! (#8), Roblox (#9) and All Dubs (#10). Further down the chart: Township (#11), Block Blast！ (#12), Brain Puzzle 3: Crazy Mind (#13), Amaze GO! (#14) and Disney Solitaire (#15), and 85 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with illustrations?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 10 of the top ten Games apps do it (100%), against 90 of the other 90 (100%), 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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