Music app screenshots with condensed type
A narrow or decorative display face. A condensed face fits more letters into a line at a large size.
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
10% 10 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 16 of 550
The top ten
1 of 10 against 9 of the other 90
16 of the 550 Music screenshots read (3%) do this, across 10 of the top 100 apps (10%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 4th for this. It is most common in Sports (26% of apps) and least common in Productivity (0%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 16 Music app screenshots with condensed type, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“LISTEN”
“CONTROL YOUR FEATURES.”
“Step-by-step courses & tutorials”
“VALLEY OF THE SEVEN STARS”
“Courses from Zero to Pro”
“CONNECT TO YOUR DEVICE”
“IDENTIFY SONGS WITH SONGID”
“PLAY ON SCREEN, OR YOUR KARTIER PIANO”
“CREATE WITH FILTERS, MASHUPS, AND MORE”
“SEARCH & PLAY”
“CONTROL PLAYBACK”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 15 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“LISTEN”
Personalized listening.Pandora: Music & Podcasts · #15 · screenshot 1“CONTROL YOUR FEATURES.”
Skullcandy · #25 · screenshot 5“Step-by-step courses & tutorials”
World-class music teachersUltimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs · #39 · screenshot 6“VALLEY OF THE SEVEN STARS”
A COSMIC CAMPOUTSeven Stars Festival · #70 · screenshot 1“Courses from Zero to Pro”
MuseScore－Sheet Music & Chords · #72 · screenshot 5“CONNECT TO YOUR DEVICE”
Marshall Bluetooth · #78 · screenshot 2“IDENTIFY SONGS WITH SONGID”
TREBEL Music - Download Songs · #87 · screenshot 4“PLAY ON SCREEN, OR YOUR KARTIER PIANO”
DJ Kartier · #92 · screenshot 2“CREATE WITH FILTERS, MASHUPS, AND MORE”
Hook - The Social Music App · #94 · screenshot 4“SEARCH & PLAY”
Enjoy on-demand and ad-free songs, albums, and playlists with Pandora Premium.Pandora: Music & Podcasts · #15 · screenshot 5“CONTROL PLAYBACK”
Marshall Bluetooth · #78 · screenshot 3“VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE AND MAKE IT WIN”
TREBEL Music - Download Songs · #87 · screenshot 6“PHONK SIMULATOR EARN MONEY & BUILD AN EMPIRE”
DJ Kartier · #92 · screenshot 5“SIRIUSXM's TOP PICKS”
Exclusive SiriusXM talkshows, comedy & more.Pandora: Music & Podcasts · #15 · screenshot 6“LEARN ABOUT YOUR PRODUCT”
Marshall Bluetooth · #78 · screenshot 6
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #10Head Trip Indio1 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports | 26% 26 of 100 | 11% 62 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 28 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 34 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 16 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 8% 8 of 99 | 4% 23 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 8% 8 of 99 | 3% 19 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 14 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 13 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 5% 5 of 100 | 2% 9 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 5% 5 of 100 | 2% 9 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 2% 11 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 7 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 5 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 5 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 1% 1 of 98 | under 1% 2 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 0% 0 of 99 | 0% 0 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline in capitals75% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Music screenshots
- High contrast words50% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Music screenshots
- A person in the picture44% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Music screenshots
- Illustration or mascot50% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Music screenshots
- Yellow19% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Music screenshots
- Has a subline31% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Music screenshots
More in look
- Gradient background73%
- Dark71%
- Background is the icon’s colour62%
- High contrast words57%
- A word in a different colour47%
- Black, white or grey46%
- Solid background38%
- Blue37%
- Low contrast words36%
- Light35%
- Orange29%
- Photo background26%
- Teal21%
- Red19%
- Rounded headline type19%
- Purple17%
- Pattern or texture15%
- Pink13%
- Green10%
- Yellow7%
- The app itself is the background6%
- Serif headline5%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Music apps have App Store screenshots with condensed type?
10 of the top 100 Music apps (10%) have at least one, and 16 of their 550 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Music apps have App Store screenshots with condensed type?
In the top ten: Head Trip Indio (#10). Further down the chart: Pandora: Music & Podcasts (#15), Skullcandy (#25), Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs (#39), Seven Stars Festival (#70) and MuseScore－Sheet Music & Chords (#72), and 4 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots with condensed type?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Music apps do it (10%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%), 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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