Games app screenshots with a ranking claim
#1, top, best, most popular. “#1” and “best” say that many others have already chosen the app, and are claims the reader cannot check on the page.
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
5 of the 567 Games screenshots read (1%) do this, across 5 of the top 100 apps (5%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 5 of the other 90 (6%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 22nd for this. It is most common in News (31% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (4%).
All 5 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots with a ranking claim on the chart, the highest app first.
“Hardest Word Game”
“AMERICA'S TOP-RATED SOCIAL CASINO”
“Consensus”
“The ultimate Sorting game”
“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 5 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Hardest Word Game”
Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 5“AMERICA'S TOP-RATED SOCIAL CASINO”
Cider Casino - Real Money · #58 · screenshot 1“Consensus”
Guess the most popular answersEveryday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 4“The ultimate Sorting game”
Goods Puzzle: Sort Challenge™ · #99 · screenshot 4“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1
Top ten Games apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle, at #42.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | 31% 30 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 30% 30 of 100 | 6% 35 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 22% 22 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 26 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 23 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 23 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 18% 18 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 19 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 16% 16 of 99 | 4% 23 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 16 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 14 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 10% 10 of 99 | 2% 10 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A hand holds the phone60% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Games screenshots
- Phone drawn60% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Games screenshots
- Words at the top60% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Games screenshots
- Plain tone60% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Games screenshots
- Headline under five words80% of these screenshots, against 69% of all Games screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
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