Music app screenshots with arrows or callouts
Arrows, circles or notes drawn to point at something. A callout points the eye at the one control or number the headline is about.
From the top 100 free Music 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
38% 38 of 100
Screenshots that do it
14% 75 of 550
The top ten
2 of 10 against 36 of the other 90
75 of the 550 Music screenshots read (14%) do this, across 38 of the top 100 apps (38%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 36 of the other 90 (40%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 14th for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (70% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (21%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 75 Music app screenshots with arrows or callouts, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“MUSIC YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE”
“Sing along to synced lyrics”
“JBL Headphones”
“LISTEN”
“Powerful Music Manager”
“EXPLORE YOUR FAVORITE FESTIVALS”
“A real piano in your pocket”
“Enjoy Lossless Music”
“Instantly Isolates Vocals, Percussion And Instruments”
“JBL PORTABLE”
“Easily Reverse Funny Audio & Song”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 73 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“MUSIC YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE”
SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 1“Sing along to synced lyrics”
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts · #5 · screenshot 4“JBL Headphones”
* Former My JBL Headphones App NEW ARRIVALJBL Headphones · #14 · screenshot 1“LISTEN”
Personalized listening.Pandora: Music & Podcasts · #15 · screenshot 1“Powerful Music Manager”
Tunecho Music-Play Offline · #18 · screenshot 2“EXPLORE YOUR FAVORITE FESTIVALS”
Festiverse · #21 · screenshot 2“A real piano in your pocket”
Piano: Keyboard Lessons & Game · #24 · screenshot 5“Enjoy Lossless Music”
Musiboot: Get Lossless Music · #27 · screenshot 3“Instantly Isolates Vocals, Percussion And Instruments”
Edjing Mix: DJ Music Mixer App · #28 · screenshot 4“JBL PORTABLE”
* Former JBL Connect App NEW ARRIVALJBL Portable · #31 · screenshot 1“Easily Reverse Funny Audio & Song”
Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge · #35 · screenshot 1“Let Automix DJ for you”
djay - DJ App & AI Mixer · #36 · screenshot 5“Set the mood - play music or videos on any AMI jukebox Use your credits at any AMI venue Build and play custom playlists with ease Quickly revisit your recent plays”
AMI Play · #37 · screenshot 2“Discover 10.000+”
new ringtonesGarage Ringtones for iPhone · #38 · screenshot 1“Discover over 2M+ tabs & chords”
Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs · #39 · screenshot 2“One Sentence Generates Exclusive Music”
Music Creator - Make Songs · #40 · screenshot 1“NEW SONGS KEEP UPDATING”
StarMaker-Sing Karaoke Songs · #43 · screenshot 3“RINGTONE ANY SONG”
Ringtones for iphone: Ringtune · #44 · screenshot 1“Listen Music Anywhere, Anytime!”
Offline Music Player · #46 · screenshot 1“Master Songs with Interactive Lessons”
Beat Maker Pro: Music Game · #48 · screenshot 3“YOUR STORY YOUR SONG”
AI Song Generator: Mozart · #54 · screenshot 1“SNOOP ON REPEATERS”
Airbuds Widget · #58 · screenshot 3“MP3 Converter”
4.7 28K ratingsMP3 Converter - Audio Trimmer · #59 · screenshot 1“Speaker Cleaner”
Remove Water Fix Muffled Sound Boost VolumeSpeaker Cleaner: Eject Water · #61 · screenshot 1“Create Videos From Your Photo”
AI Music Video Generator・Shoom · #63 · screenshot 3“YOUR DESTINATION FOR MUSIC AND SPORTS.”
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports · #65 · screenshot 1“Find your frequency.”
Brainwaves Healing frequencies 432 Hz and Solfeggio“I have used 20 different sound and meditation apps and I find these binaural beats to be the best!”Moongate: Binaural Beats · #66 · screenshot 2“Invite Friends Get Free Songs”
Beatron: AI Song Generator · #67 · screenshot 2“Multi Speed playback & Loop”
Slow down tab playback to learn difficult parts of songsSongsterr Tabs & Chords · #74 · screenshot 5“Pick your instrument”
electric, acoustic, ukulele, bassFender Tune: Guitar Tuner App · #75 · screenshot 3“Create songs with AI”
AI Song Generator - Zona · #76 · screenshot 1“See Your Community Hot Takes”
Join the conversationEQUALS - Music Social Network · #83 · screenshot 6“HOST OR JOIN A LIVE KARAOKE PARTY”
Smule: Sing, Duet & Record · #85 · screenshot 5“Colorful Light Dark Themes”
Melodista Music Offline Player · #86 · screenshot 1“VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE AND MAKE IT WIN”
TREBEL Music - Download Songs · #87 · screenshot 6“CarPlay Lyrics”
Lyrix: Dynamic Lyricsㅤ · #90 · screenshot 2“Volume up with on Click”
Volume Booster - EQ Amplifier · #100 · screenshot 2“START SHARING YOUR SOUND”
Make your track public.SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 2“Add songs to your playlists”
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts · #5 · screenshot 6“FOR YOU”
A new kind of Browse, powered by you.Pandora: Music & Podcasts · #15 · screenshot 2
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #4SoundCloud: The Music You Love4 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Shazam: Find Music & Concerts2 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics & Design | 70% 69 of 99 | 33% 186 of 564 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 58% 58 of 100 | 25% 140 of 566 | 6 of 10 |
| Reference | 53% 53 of 100 | 22% 122 of 566 | 7 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 52% 52 of 100 | 19% 108 of 574 | 8 of 10 |
| Education | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 98 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 49% 49 of 100 | 17% 96 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Utilities | 48% 48 of 100 | 18% 100 of 549 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 47% 47 of 100 | 14% 80 of 581 | 7 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 46% 46 of 100 | 15% 86 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 45% 45 of 99 | 17% 96 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 45% 45 of 99 | 15% 82 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 39% 39 of 100 | 11% 61 of 544 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 39% 39 of 100 | 12% 69 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 38% 38 of 100 | 14% 75 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 85 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 37% 37 of 100 | 12% 67 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 63 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 35% 35 of 100 | 12% 69 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 35% 35 of 100 | 8% 48 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 35% 35 of 100 | 12% 67 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 9% 47 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 23% 23 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 21% 21 of 100 | 7% 35 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Zoomed detail of the UI27% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Music screenshots
- Words at the top97% of these screenshots, against 82% of all Music screenshots
- Headline in Title Case35% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Music screenshots
- High contrast words41% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Music screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size43% of these screenshots, against 30% of all Music screenshots
- Illustration or mascot47% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Music screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture98%
- Phone drawn95%
- Words at the top93%
- Whole phone shown87%
- A photograph86%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size72%
- Illustration or mascot71%
- A person in the picture59%
- Phone cut off at the foot44%
- Headline too small to read42%
- App icon shown37%
- Words aligned left31%
- No phone, bare screen27%
- Phone at an angle26%
- Two or more screens26%
- Phone cut off at the head25%
- A hand holds the phone23%
- Zoomed detail of the UI22%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it21%
- Screen is small17%
- Words at the bottom17%
- No app screen at all16%
- Words over the screen6%
- Continues into the next screenshot1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Music apps have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
38 of the top 100 Music apps (38%) have at least one, and 75 of their 550 screenshots (14%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Music apps have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
In the top ten: SoundCloud: The Music You Love (#4) and Shazam: Find Music & Concerts (#5). Further down the chart: JBL Headphones (#14), Pandora: Music & Podcasts (#15), MusiChic-Offline Music Player (#16), Tunecho Music-Play Offline (#18) and Festiverse (#21), and 31 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots with arrows or callouts?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Music apps do it (20%), against 36 of the other 90 (40%), 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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