Games app screenshots with a star rating
Stars or a rating figure drawn on the picture. The App Store already shows an app’s rating under its name. Drawing it on a screenshot repeats it at a larger size.
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
6 of the 567 Games screenshots read (1%) do this, across 6 of the top 100 apps (6%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 4 of the other 90 (4%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 23rd for this. It is most common in Shopping (40% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
All 6 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots with a star rating on the chart, the highest app first.
“Remove Arrows!”
“Find your next favorite game”
“265M+ PLAYERS”
“5 000 000+ 5-Star Ratings”
“Loved By Our Players”
“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 6 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Remove Arrows!”
CubeAway - 3DPuzzle · #5 · screenshot 1“Find your next favorite game”
Roblox · #9 · screenshot 2“265M+ PLAYERS”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 1“5 000 000+ 5-Star Ratings”
Sudoku.com - Number Games · #51 · screenshot 1“Loved By Our Players”
Playtest Pro by BestPlay · #65 · screenshot 5“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1
Top ten Games apps that do it.
- #5CubeAway - 3DPuzzle1 of its 5 screenshots
- #9Roblox1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 40% 40 of 100 | 12% 66 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 31% 31 of 100 | 6% 32 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 29% 29 of 100 | 11% 60 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 28 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 9% 46 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 20% 20 of 99 | 4% 22 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 3% 19 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 20 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 12 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 8 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 8 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Plain tone100% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Games screenshots
- Gradient background100% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
- Words at the top83% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- Uses a number50% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Games screenshots
- A hand holds the phone50% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Games screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Games screenshots
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Questions, answered from the chart.
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