Games app screenshots with photography
A photograph as background or beside the screen. A photograph sets the app in the real world: the place, the activity or the result.
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
24% 24 of 100
Screenshots that do it
9% 49 of 567
The top ten
1 of 10 against 23 of the other 90
49 of the 567 Games screenshots read (9%) do this, across 24 of the top 100 apps (24%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 23 of the other 90 (26%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 23rd for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (100% of apps) and least common in Games (24%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 49 Games app screenshots with photography, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY”
“ROLL!”
“Always real opponents.”
“HOT ARTISTS AVAILABLE”
“Challenge Yourself”
“PLAY”
“HERE FOR YOU 24/7”
“RELAX & PLAY!”
“MATCH!”
“START WITH A BIG BONUS!”
“Train Your Brain”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 43 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY”
Play Classic 6, Full 12 or compete 1v1!All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 1“ROLL!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 2- SKILL-BASED MATCHING
“Always real opponents.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 5 “HOT ARTISTS AVAILABLE”
Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 3“Challenge Yourself”
Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 1“PLAY”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 2“HERE FOR YOU 24/7”
“Hi, Avia Support here. How can I help you today? 😁”Mahjong Rumble: Win Real Cash · #45 · screenshot 6“RELAX & PLAY!”
Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 2“MATCH!”
Solitaire Cash: Win Real Money · #55 · screenshot 4“START WITH A BIG BONUS!”
Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 4“Train Your Brain”
Jigsaw Drop: Solitaire Puzzle · #62 · screenshot 3“Collect Themed Treasures!”
Jigsawcard Solitaire Puzzle · #63 · screenshot 1“Loved By Our Players”
Playtest Pro by BestPlay · #65 · screenshot 5“COMPETE AGAINST PLAYERS”
Mahjong Clash: Win Real Cash · #69 · screenshot 4“VS”
Bingo Cash - Win Real Money · #71 · screenshot 4“CATCH POKÉMON”
Pokémon GO · #73 · screenshot 4“Connected”
Group related wordsEveryday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 5“SELL YOUR CARDS BACK”
Instant buyback offers based on fair market valuePackz · #80 · screenshot 2“FAST, FLUID GAMEPLAY”
EA SPORTS FC Soccer Mobile 27 · #83 · screenshot 5“TWO WAYS TO PLAY”
Classic with full stats, or pure HoopIQ from memory.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 1“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1“DRAFT WITH FULL STATS”
Compare the numbers and build the perfect roster.All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 3“STEAL!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 4- 🏆 1V1 & GROUP
“Climb the ranks.”
Triumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 6 “Learn New Words”
Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 4“FRIENDS”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 6“AMAZING!”
LEARN NEW WORDS!Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 3“Pieces Keep Dropping”
Jigsaw Drop: Solitaire Puzzle · #62 · screenshot 4“High-Quality Pictures!”
Jigsawcard Solitaire Puzzle · #63 · screenshot 2“...OR SHIP THEM OUT”
Express shipping on every cardPackz · #80 · screenshot 3“DRAFT WITH FULL STATS”
Compare the numbers and build the perfect roster.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 3“LEGIT, SAFE AND SECURE”
Upon signup, for new users only No Purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. 19+, except per T&Cs.CrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 6“CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD”
Battle players worldwide or start a private board.All Dubs · #10 · screenshot 5“WIN!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 6“Thousands of puzzles to play!”
Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 4“Swap & Chain”
Jigsaw Drop: Solitaire Puzzle · #62 · screenshot 5“Challenge Yourself!”
Jigsawcard Solitaire Puzzle · #63 · screenshot 3“BUILD YOUR LEGACY”
Track every game, your best score and record.82-0.com · #86 · screenshot 4“Boost your IQ”
Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 5“Combo Fever”
Jigsaw Drop: Solitaire Puzzle · #62 · screenshot 6
Top ten Games apps that do it.
- #10All Dubs3 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 100% 100 of 100 | 74% 400 of 540 | 10 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 99% 99 of 100 | 86% 488 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Shopping | 99% 99 of 100 | 71% 398 of 562 | 10 of 10 |
| Travel | 94% 94 of 100 | 60% 337 of 561 | 10 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 93% 93 of 100 | 64% 356 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 89% 87 of 98 | 60% 310 of 517 | 9 of 10 |
| Reference | 88% 88 of 100 | 48% 272 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 87% 87 of 100 | 62% 335 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 86% 86 of 100 | 59% 328 of 556 | 9 of 10 |
| Music | 86% 86 of 100 | 49% 269 of 550 | 10 of 10 |
| Weather | 86% 86 of 100 | 50% 276 of 555 | 10 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 86% 85 of 99 | 62% 349 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Sports | 85% 85 of 100 | 51% 286 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 83% 83 of 100 | 40% 229 of 574 | 8 of 10 |
| Business | 80% 80 of 100 | 39% 215 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Navigation | 76% 75 of 99 | 32% 183 of 566 | 9 of 10 |
| Productivity | 76% 75 of 99 | 38% 209 of 551 | 9 of 10 |
| Medical | 74% 74 of 100 | 31% 168 of 548 | 8 of 10 |
| Utilities | 70% 70 of 100 | 35% 190 of 549 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 64% 64 of 100 | 31% 171 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 58% 58 of 100 | 24% 121 of 507 | 8 of 10 |
| Finance | 57% 57 of 100 | 23% 131 of 581 | 8 of 10 |
| Games | 24% 24 of 100 | 9% 49 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Phone drawn59% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Games screenshots
- Whole phone shown43% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Games screenshots
- Photo background31% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Games screenshots
- A person in the picture45% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- Subline explains the headline22% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Games screenshots
- Dark43% of these screenshots, against 26% 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%
- App icon shown20%
- 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 with photography?
24 of the top 100 Games apps (24%) have at least one, and 49 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 with photography?
In the top ten: All Dubs (#10). Further down the chart: MONOPOLY GO! (#19), Triumph Arcade (#32), Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game (#37), Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle (#42) and Chess.com - Play and Learn (#44), and 18 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with photography?
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 23 of the other 90 (26%), so the top ten do it less than 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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