Games app screenshots with text over the UI
The headline is laid over the app’s screen itself. The screen fills the picture and the words share its space, so nothing is given up to a margin.
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
11% 11 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 12 of 567
The top ten
0 of 10 against 11 of the other 90
12 of the 567 Games screenshots read (2%) do this, across 11 of the top 100 apps (11%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Games is 6th for this. It is most common in Shopping (19% of apps) and least common in Photo & Video (3%).
All 12 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Games app screenshots with text over the UI on the chart, the highest app first.
“BONUS WIN 16,937.21”
“BREAK THE RULES WITH OVERRIDES”
“OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”
“Ana Walsh Help! Big date, no outfit! Harlee Angelino Please, something stunning for the ball! Mai Valentine ASAP! Party look needed!”
“AMAZING!”
“BONUS GAME!”
“Live in 46 States”
“MASSIVE JACKPOT AWAITS”
“ADOPT A TRUE FRIEND”
“RIDE YOUR ROCKET THROUGH DANGEROUS PASSAGES”
“WOW! YOUR PLACE IS LIT! CRAZY! SEE YOU AT THE PARTY TONIGHT?”
“VS”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 12 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“BONUS WIN 16,937.21”
HIT THE JACKPOT WIN REAL CASHTang Luck: Casino Slots · #24 · screenshot 1“BREAK THE RULES WITH OVERRIDES”
Fortnite · #30 · screenshot 2“OFFICIAL LICENSED MUSIC GAME”
Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game · #37 · screenshot 1“Ana Walsh Help! Big date, no outfit! Harlee Angelino Please, something stunning for the ball! Mai Valentine ASAP! Party look needed!”
Glow Fashion Idol · #43 · screenshot 5“AMAZING!”
LEARN NEW WORDS!Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 3- 100%
“BONUS GAME!”
Paper.io 2 · #52 · screenshot 3 “Live in 46 States”
Bingo Cash - Win Real Money · #71 · screenshot 3“MASSIVE JACKPOT AWAITS”
Grand Fortune Club · #78 · screenshot 3“ADOPT A TRUE FRIEND”
Sunday City: Life Simulator · #88 · screenshot 5“RIDE YOUR ROCKET THROUGH DANGEROUS PASSAGES”
Geometry Dash Lite · #92 · screenshot 3- MOLLY
“WOW! YOUR PLACE IS LIT! CRAZY! SEE YOU AT THE PARTY TONIGHT?”
Lamar - Idle Vlogger · #95 · screenshot 3 “VS”
Bingo Cash - Win Real Money · #71 · screenshot 4
Top ten Games apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Tang Luck: Casino Slots, at #24.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 18 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 2% 14 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 14 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 8 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 11 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 2% 10 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 3% 3 of 99 | 1% 3 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline readable at thumbnail size92% of these screenshots, against 44% of all Games screenshots
- A person in the picture58% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Games screenshots
- Headline in capitals75% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Games screenshots
- Words aligned left33% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Games screenshots
- A word in a different colour50% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Games screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 76% 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%
- A photograph24%
- 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%
- 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 text over the UI?
11 of the top 100 Games apps (11%) have at least one, and 12 of their 567 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Games apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Tang Luck: Casino Slots (#24), Fortnite (#30), Magic Tiles 3™: Piano Game (#37), Glow Fashion Idol (#43) and Word Search Explorer® (#49), and 6 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
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 11 of the other 90 (12%), 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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