Games app screenshots with a small app screen

The app’s screen takes under a third of the picture. A small screen leaves most of the picture to the words, a photograph or an illustration.

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

2% 2 of 100

Screenshots that do it

1% 3 of 567

The top ten

0 of 10 against 2 of the other 90

3 of the 567 Games screenshots read (1%) do this, across 2 of the top 100 apps (2%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 2 of the other 90 (2%): 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 Food & Drink (30% of apps) and least common in Games (2%).

All 3 examples from the chart.

Every one of the Games app screenshots with a small app screen on the chart, the highest app first.

All 3 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on all 3 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

“SECURE AND SMOOTH REDEMPTION”Jackpot Nights · #53 · screenshot 1
“DISCOVER SPECIAL EVENTS”Brawl Stars · #97 · screenshot 5
“CREATE GAME MAPS”Brawl Stars · #97 · screenshot 6

Top ten Games apps that do it.

None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Jackpot Nights, at #53.

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Food & Drink	30% 30 of 100	6% 35 of 540	3 of 10
Finance	25% 25 of 100	6% 35 of 581	4 of 10
Medical	24% 24 of 100	5% 28 of 548	4 of 10
Travel	21% 21 of 100	5% 27 of 561	2 of 10
Utilities	21% 21 of 100	4% 24 of 549	1 of 10
Lifestyle	18% 18 of 100	4% 21 of 556	0 of 10
Sports	18% 18 of 100	4% 21 of 558	3 of 10
Navigation	17% 17 of 99	4% 22 of 566	0 of 10
Music	17% 17 of 100	4% 22 of 550	0 of 10
Shopping	16% 16 of 100	4% 21 of 562	4 of 10
News	15% 15 of 98	4% 21 of 517	2 of 10
Productivity	15% 15 of 99	3% 18 of 551	1 of 10
Business	15% 15 of 100	3% 16 of 554	1 of 10
Entertainment	15% 15 of 100	3% 16 of 544	0 of 10
Social Networking	14% 14 of 100	3% 15 of 554	1 of 10
Education	12% 12 of 100	3% 18 of 555	1 of 10
Graphics & Design	11% 11 of 99	2% 14 of 564	0 of 10
Health & Fitness	11% 11 of 100	2% 12 of 574	0 of 10
Reference	11% 11 of 100	2% 11 of 566	0 of 10
Weather	11% 11 of 100	2% 13 of 555	2 of 10
Developer Tools	8% 8 of 100	2% 12 of 507	1 of 10
Photo & Video	5% 5 of 100	1% 5 of 566	0 of 10
Games	2% 2 of 100	1% 3 of 567	0 of 10

Screen is small, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

High contrast words100% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Games screenshots
Plain tone100% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Games screenshots
Rounded headline type100% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
Gradient background100% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Games screenshots
Headline readable at thumbnail size100% of these screenshots, against 44% of all Games screenshots
Words at the bottom100% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Games screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Games apps have App Store screenshots with a small app screen?

2 of the top 100 Games apps (2%) have at least one, and 3 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 with a small app screen?

None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Jackpot Nights (#53) and Brawl Stars (#97).

Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with a small app screen?

The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Games apps do it (0%), against 2 of the other 90 (2%), 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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