Games app screenshots with an award or laurel

An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.

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

8% 8 of 100

Screenshots that do it

2% 9 of 567

The top ten

0 of 10 against 8 of the other 90

9 of the 567 Games screenshots read (2%) do this, across 8 of the top 100 apps (8%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 8 of the other 90 (9%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 17th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).

All 9 examples from the chart.

Every one of the Games app screenshots with an award or laurel on the chart, the highest app first.

Block Blast！ App Store screenshot 4, headline “EXCELLENT”. Laurel or award. — **Block Blast！**#12 in Games · screenshot 4“EXCELLENT”

All 9 on the wall

Real headline examples, word for word.

The words on all 8 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

“EXCELLENT”Block Blast！ · #12 · screenshot 4
“Unstoppable Mind”Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 6
🏆 1V1 & GROUP“Climb the ranks.”Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 6
“OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 1
“5 000 000+ 5-Star Ratings”Sudoku.com - Number Games · #51 · screenshot 1
“COMPETE!”Solitaire Cash: Win Real Money · #55 · screenshot 5
“AMERICA'S TOP-RATED SOCIAL CASINO”Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 1
“500+ VIRTUAL SLOTS TO ENJOY”Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 3

Top ten Games apps that do it.

None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Block Blast！, at #12.

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Education	34% 34 of 100	7% 37 of 555	4 of 10
Graphics & Design	33% 33 of 99	6% 35 of 564	3 of 10
Health & Fitness	28% 28 of 100	6% 35 of 574	2 of 10
Reference	26% 26 of 100	5% 28 of 566	3 of 10
Productivity	24% 24 of 99	5% 26 of 551	0 of 10
Music	20% 20 of 100	4% 22 of 550	2 of 10
Utilities	16% 16 of 100	3% 17 of 549	1 of 10
Entertainment	15% 15 of 100	4% 24 of 544	2 of 10
Lifestyle	15% 15 of 100	3% 15 of 556	1 of 10
Social Networking	15% 15 of 100	3% 16 of 554	0 of 10
Finance	14% 14 of 100	3% 15 of 581	1 of 10
Photo & Video	11% 11 of 100	2% 11 of 566	0 of 10
Weather	11% 11 of 100	2% 12 of 555	1 of 10
Sports	10% 10 of 100	2% 10 of 558	1 of 10
Travel	10% 10 of 100	2% 11 of 561	0 of 10
News	9% 9 of 98	2% 9 of 517	2 of 10
Games	8% 8 of 100	2% 9 of 567	0 of 10
Navigation	7% 7 of 99	1% 7 of 566	0 of 10
Medical	7% 7 of 100	2% 9 of 548	0 of 10
Shopping	7% 7 of 100	1% 7 of 562	1 of 10
Business	6% 6 of 100	1% 6 of 554	0 of 10
Food & Drink	6% 6 of 100	2% 9 of 540	1 of 10
Developer Tools	5% 5 of 100	1% 6 of 507	1 of 10

Laurel or award, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

Badge56% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Games screenshots
Gradient background78% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
Headline on one line67% of these screenshots, against 37% of all Games screenshots
Orange56% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Games screenshots
Uses a number33% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Games screenshots
Arrows or callouts33% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Games screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?

8 of the top 100 Games apps (8%) have at least one, and 9 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 an award or laurel?

None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Block Blast！ (#12), Amaze GO! (#14), Triumph Arcade (#32), Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game (#37) and 8 Ball Pool™ (#47), and 3 more.

Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?

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 8 of the other 90 (9%), 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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