Games app screenshots that lead with price
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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
1 of the 567 Games screenshots read (under 1%) do this, across 1 of the top 100 apps (1%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 1 of the other 90 (1%): 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 Shopping (25% of apps) and least common in Weather (0%).
The one example from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots that lead with price on the chart, the highest app first.

“JUST $1”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on the one that carries any, as each app wrote them.
- Start for
“JUST $1”
CrownCards - Trading Cards · #64 · screenshot 3
Top ten Games apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is CrownCards - Trading Cards, at #64.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 25% 25 of 100 | 6% 34 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 25 of 540 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 23 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 19 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 8% 8 of 99 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 6 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 1% 1 of 98 | under 1% 1 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 1% 1 of 99 | under 1% 1 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 0% 0 of 99 | 0% 0 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 0% 0 of 100 | 0% 0 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
More in meaning
- Leads with a feature71%
- Plain tone66%
- States a benefit59%
- Playful tone48%
- Urgent tone19%
- Leads with an outcome17%
- Asks for an action12%
- Leads with trust11%
- Leads with what is new10%
- Subline explains the headline9%
- Subline adds a second benefit8%
- Premium tone7%
- Names its audience6%
- Compares with something3%
- Leads with a problem3%
- Leads with who it is for1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots that lead with price?
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots that lead with price?
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots that lead with price?
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