Music app screenshots with a phone cropped below
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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
44% 44 of 100
Screenshots that do it
17% 94 of 550
The top ten
4 of 10 against 40 of the other 90
94 of the 550 Music screenshots read (17%) do this, across 44 of the top 100 apps (44%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 40 of the other 90 (44%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 14th for this. It is most common in Finance (70% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 94 Music app screenshots with a phone cropped below, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“FIND PODCASTS YOU LOVE”
“START SHARING YOUR SOUND”
“Discover music around you”
“Stream and Download great new music.”
“Switch sound modes at any time”
“Powerful Music Manager”
“Secure and easy access to your tickets”
“MUSIC, SPORTS, TALK, PODCASTS, & MORE”
“COLLECT YOUR SETS”
“Learn melodies in no time”
“CONTROL YOUR FEATURES.”
“Total control of your speakers and settings”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 94 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“FIND PODCASTS YOU LOVE”
Spotify: Music and Podcasts · #1 · screenshot 2“START SHARING YOUR SOUND”
Make your track public.SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 2“Discover music around you”
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts · #5 · screenshot 2“Stream and Download great new music.”
Audiomack - Play Music Offline · #9 · screenshot 1“Switch sound modes at any time”
Shokz · #17 · screenshot 2“Powerful Music Manager”
Tunecho Music-Play Offline · #18 · screenshot 2- NO RESELLERS, NO PDFS
“Secure and easy access to your tickets”
DICE: Live Shows · #19 · screenshot 5 “MUSIC, SPORTS, TALK, PODCASTS, & MORE”
SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News · #20 · screenshot 1“COLLECT YOUR SETS”
Festiverse · #21 · screenshot 4“Learn melodies in no time”
Piano: Keyboard Lessons & Game · #24 · screenshot 3“CONTROL YOUR FEATURES.”
Skullcandy · #25 · screenshot 5“Total control of your speakers and settings”
Sonos · #26 · screenshot 5“Your Music Your Stations Your Podcasts”
ALL FREEiHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts · #29 · screenshot 2“Create ringtones from your favorite songs”
ClipTone: Ringtone & AI Cover · #30 · screenshot 2“Discover New Music”
Over 100 million songsDemus: Easy Music Streaming · #34 · screenshot 1“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“Make ringtones from video”
Garage Ringtones for iPhone · #38 · screenshot 4“Step-by-step courses & tutorials”
World-class music teachersUltimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs · #39 · screenshot 6“Create Stunning AI Covers With Any Voice”
Music Creator - Make Songs · #40 · screenshot 3“Play Piano Keyboard”
Simple to Learn SongsPiano ٞ · #42 · screenshot 1“NEW SONGS KEEP UPDATING”
StarMaker-Sing Karaoke Songs · #43 · screenshot 3“Discover Your Perfect Ringtone”
Ringtones for iphone: Ringtune · #44 · screenshot 3“Free Live Radio”
Radio App · #45 · screenshot 1“Choose from over 1 million songs”
Strum - Play Guitar · #47 · screenshot 2“Play the Hottest New Tracks”
Beat Maker Pro: Music Game · #48 · screenshot 1“Get tickets from official sellers”
Bandsintown Concerts · #49 · screenshot 1“Adjust the tempo to lock in with the groove”
Moises: The Musician's App · #56 · screenshot 5- NEW
“WANT SOME QUIET TIME? ENABLE GHOST MODE”
Airbuds Widget · #58 · screenshot 2 “MP3 Converter”
4.7 28K ratingsMP3 Converter - Audio Trimmer · #59 · screenshot 1“4 Cleaning Modes”
Speaker Cleaner: Eject Water · #61 · screenshot 3“Build your library”
Musicana - Organizer & Player · #62 · screenshot 5“Make Songs With Your Voice”
AI Music Video Generator・Shoom · #63 · screenshot 1“Easy to use Great music selection in our Jukebox”
No login requiredSimple Radio - FM AM Stations · #64 · screenshot 6“YOUR DESTINATION FOR MUSIC AND SPORTS.”
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports · #65 · screenshot 1“Brain upgrade: binaural beats.”
Moongate: Binaural Beats · #66 · screenshot 1“Turn Image into Music”
Beatron: AI Song Generator · #67 · screenshot 6“Global FM & AM Radio”
Radio App - FM Radio Stations · #69 · screenshot 4“Share lyrics as Quotes”
“I don't know what it is, but I got that feeling Wakin' up in this bed next to you”Speaker & Headphones Connect · #71 · screenshot 4“YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY”
Marshall Bluetooth · #78 · screenshot 1“Explore Our Expanding Catalog”
KaraFun: Karaoke, Battle, Quiz · #89 · screenshot 2
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #1Spotify: Music and Podcasts2 of its 6 screenshots
- #4SoundCloud: The Music You Love2 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Shazam: Find Music & Concerts5 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Audiomack - Play Music Offline3 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 70% 70 of 100 | 33% 191 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 62% 62 of 100 | 23% 122 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 62% 62 of 100 | 25% 145 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 61% 61 of 100 | 21% 119 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 60% 60 of 100 | 21% 121 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 53% 52 of 99 | 22% 122 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 101 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 17% 95 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 49% 49 of 100 | 18% 98 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 47% 47 of 99 | 14% 77 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 47% 47 of 100 | 16% 90 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 46% 46 of 100 | 18% 102 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 45% 45 of 100 | 16% 90 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 82 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 41% 40 of 98 | 15% 79 of 517 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 83 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 36% 36 of 100 | 12% 65 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 32% 32 of 100 | 11% 63 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 28% 28 of 100 | 10% 57 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 26% 26 of 100 | 10% 52 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Says “you” or “your”43% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Music screenshots
- Plain tone85% of these screenshots, against 71% of all Music screenshots
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 87% of all Music screenshots
- Tells you to do something64% of these screenshots, against 52% of all Music screenshots
- Words at the top94% of these screenshots, against 82% of all Music screenshots
- Leads with a feature72% of these screenshots, against 62% 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%
- Headline too small to read42%
- Arrows or callouts38%
- 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 a phone cropped below?
44 of the top 100 Music apps (44%) have at least one, and 94 of their 550 screenshots (17%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Music apps have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
In the top ten: Spotify: Music and Podcasts (#1), SoundCloud: The Music You Love (#4), Shazam: Find Music & Concerts (#5) and Audiomack - Play Music Offline (#9). Further down the chart: Shokz (#17), Tunecho Music-Play Offline (#18), DICE: Live Shows (#19), SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News (#20) and Festiverse (#21), and 35 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Music apps do it (40%), against 40 of the other 90 (44%), 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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