Games app screenshots with text at the top
The headline sits above the screen. The words are read first, and the screen below shows what they mean.
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
33% 33 of 100
Screenshots that do it
27% 153 of 567
The top ten
4 of 10 against 29 of the other 90
153 of the 567 Games screenshots read (27%) do this, across 33 of the top 100 apps (33%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 29 of the other 90 (32%): 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 Health & Fitness (99% of apps) and least common in Games (33%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 153 Games app screenshots with text at the top, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“BLOCK OUT!”
“Designed For Seniors”
“KNOCK EM' ALL!”
“Explore millions of experiences”
“HARVEST!”
“Clean the dormitory”
“BEAUTY IN ARROWS”
“MONOPOLY GO!”
“AIM, FIRE DESTROY!”
“NO ADS Relaxing”
“$15M+”
“ROLL”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 153 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“BLOCK OUT!”
Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle · #2 · screenshot 6“Designed For Seniors”
Vita Mahjong · #6 · screenshot 1“KNOCK EM' ALL!”
Smash Fest! · #8 · screenshot 1“Explore millions of experiences”
Roblox · #9 · screenshot 1“HARVEST!”
Township · #11 · screenshot 1“Clean the dormitory”
02:48Brain Puzzle 3: Crazy Mind · #13 · screenshot 1“BEAUTY IN ARROWS”
Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 1“MONOPOLY GO!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 1“AIM, FIRE DESTROY!”
Royal Smash! - Physics Puzzle · #22 · screenshot 1“NO ADS Relaxing”
EnjoyTasty Travels: Merge Game · #31 · screenshot 3“$15M+”
in payoutsTriumph Arcade · #32 · screenshot 1“ROLL”
Dice Dreams™ · #34 · screenshot 1“Challenge Yourself”
Word Tiles - Relaxing Puzzle · #42 · screenshot 1“Hair Customization”
Glow Fashion Idol · #43 · screenshot 2“265M+ PLAYERS”
Chess.com - Play and Learn · #44 · screenshot 1“100 Hidden Words to find”
Word Search Explorer® · #49 · screenshot 1“5 000 000+ 5-Star Ratings”
Sudoku.com - Number Games · #51 · screenshot 1“WIN!”
Solitaire Cash: Win Real Money · #55 · screenshot 1“Open Real Card Packs VALUED UP TO $100,000!”
CrownCards - Trading Cards · #64 · screenshot 1“Discover Fun Games”
Playtest Pro by BestPlay · #65 · screenshot 1“Play word and logic puzzles.”
NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword · #66 · screenshot 2“Prove your Skills”
Woodoku Blast: Block Puzzle · #68 · screenshot 1“MAHJONG CLASH: WIN REAL CASH”
Mahjong Clash: Win Real Cash · #69 · screenshot 3“Collect All the Items!”
Search It - Hidden Objects · #72 · screenshot 1“TWILIGHT TRAILS”
Pokémon GO · #73 · screenshot 1“Many Mini Games Only one App”
Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games · #74 · screenshot 1“OPEN PACKS”
Pokémon & Sports Cards Worth Up To $25,000Packz · #80 · screenshot 1“COIN MASTER”
Coin Master · #81 · screenshot 1“Help them clean the dorm”
1/10 05:20Brain Puzzle 2: Logic Twist · #82 · screenshot 1“MATCH!”
Match Factory! · #89 · screenshot 1“GEOMETRY DASH”
Geometry Dash Lite · #92 · screenshot 1“Story Mode”
Fall In Love With Every StoryPicture Blast Solitaire · #94 · screenshot 3“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
In the USCrownCoins Casino · #100 · screenshot 1“Large Tiles”
Vita Mahjong · #6 · screenshot 2“SMASH!”
Smash Fest! · #8 · screenshot 2“Find your next favorite game”
Roblox · #9 · screenshot 2“Grow crops”
Township · #11 · screenshot 2“Glow-Up Comeback”
02:48Brain Puzzle 3: Crazy Mind · #13 · screenshot 3“PLAY EPIC LEVELS”
Amaze GO! · #14 · screenshot 2“ROLL!”
MONOPOLY GO! · #19 · screenshot 2
Top ten Games apps that do it.
- #2Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Vita Mahjong6 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Smash Fest!5 of its 5 screenshots
- #9Roblox6 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | 99% 99 of 100 | 91% 525 of 574 | 10 of 10 |
| Productivity | 98% 97 of 99 | 91% 501 of 551 | 10 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 96% 96 of 100 | 74% 402 of 540 | 10 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 96% 96 of 100 | 88% 486 of 554 | 10 of 10 |
| Finance | 95% 95 of 100 | 88% 511 of 581 | 9 of 10 |
| Shopping | 95% 95 of 100 | 84% 470 of 562 | 10 of 10 |
| Travel | 95% 95 of 100 | 82% 462 of 561 | 10 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 94% 94 of 100 | 84% 469 of 556 | 10 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 94% 94 of 100 | 91% 517 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Utilities | 94% 94 of 100 | 86% 471 of 549 | 10 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 94% 93 of 99 | 90% 507 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 93% 93 of 100 | 86% 466 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Music | 93% 93 of 100 | 82% 452 of 550 | 9 of 10 |
| Sports | 92% 92 of 100 | 84% 469 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Navigation | 92% 91 of 99 | 85% 479 of 566 | 9 of 10 |
| Reference | 91% 91 of 100 | 85% 481 of 566 | 9 of 10 |
| Business | 87% 87 of 100 | 81% 448 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 85% 85 of 100 | 80% 443 of 555 | 8 of 10 |
| News | 83% 81 of 98 | 78% 401 of 517 | 10 of 10 |
| Medical | 81% 81 of 100 | 75% 412 of 548 | 10 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 75% 75 of 100 | 68% 347 of 507 | 6 of 10 |
| Weather | 62% 62 of 100 | 59% 328 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Games | 33% 33 of 100 | 27% 153 of 567 | 4 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Games screenshots
- Plain tone59% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Games screenshots
- Headline under five words86% of these screenshots, against 69% of all Games screenshots
- A word in a different colour39% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Games screenshots
- Tells you to do something58% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Games screenshots
- Has a subline19% of these screenshots, against 10% 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%
- 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%
- 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 text at the top?
33 of the top 100 Games apps (33%) have at least one, and 153 of their 567 screenshots (27%) 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 at the top?
In the top ten: Block Out! - Color Sort Puzzle (#2), Vita Mahjong (#6), Smash Fest! (#8) and Roblox (#9). Further down the chart: Township (#11), Brain Puzzle 3: Crazy Mind (#13), Amaze GO! (#14), MONOPOLY GO! (#19) and Royal Smash! - Physics Puzzle (#22), and 24 more.
Should my Games app have App Store screenshots with text at the top?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Games apps do it (40%), against 29 of the other 90 (32%), 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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