Games app screenshots that name the app
The app’s own name appears in the words. Repeating the name ties the screenshot to the brand wherever the picture is seen.
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
5% 5 of 100
Screenshots that do it
1% 5 of 567
The top ten
1 of 10 against 4 of the other 90
5 of the 567 Games screenshots read (1%) do this, across 5 of the top 100 apps (5%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 4 of the other 90 (4%): 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 Shopping (34% of apps) and least common in Games (5%).
All 5 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots that name the app on the chart, the highest app first.
“BLOCK OUT!”
“MONOPOLY GO!”
“WORD TILES”
“MAHJONG CLASH: WIN REAL CASH”
“COIN MASTER”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 5 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“BLOCK OUT!”
Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle · #2 · screenshot 6“MONOPOLY GO!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 1“WORD TILES”
Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 6“MAHJONG CLASH: WIN REAL CASH”
Mahjong Clash: Win Real Cash · #69 · screenshot 3“COIN MASTER”
Coin Master · #81 · screenshot 1
Top ten Games apps that do it.
- #2Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 34% 34 of 100 | 9% 50 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 33% 33 of 100 | 10% 56 of 581 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 29% 29 of 100 | 8% 43 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 25% 25 of 100 | 7% 37 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 24% 24 of 98 | 7% 36 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 32 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 27 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 21% 21 of 100 | 6% 31 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 27 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 24 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 24 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 27 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 17% 17 of 100 | 3% 18 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 21 of 549 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 19 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 19 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 20 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 12 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 11% 11 of 99 | 2% 11 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- No app screen at all60% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Games screenshots
- Headline in capitals100% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Games screenshots
- Gradient background80% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
- A word in a different colour60% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Games screenshots
- Blue60% of these screenshots, against 31% of all Games screenshots
More in words
- Has a headline82%
- Headline under five words81%
- Tells you to do something74%
- Headline in capitals57%
- Headline on one line51%
- No words at all37%
- Exclaims36%
- Says “you” or “your”31%
- Uses a number24%
- Headline in Title Case19%
- Has a subline18%
- Has a kicker7%
- Headline over eight words5%
- Asks a question3%
- Uses an emoji3%
- Says “I” or “my”2%
- Uses a percentage2%
- Names another app1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots that name the app?
5 of the top 100 Games apps (5%) have at least one, and 5 of their 567 screenshots (1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots that name the app?
In the top ten: Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle (#2). Further down the chart: MONOPOLY GO! (#19), Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle (#42), Mahjong Clash: Win Real Cash (#69) and Coin Master (#81).
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots that name the app?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Games apps do it (10%), against 4 of the other 90 (4%), 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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