Music app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
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
23% 23 of 100
Screenshots that do it
7% 38 of 550
The top ten
1 of 10 against 22 of the other 90
38 of the 550 Music screenshots read (7%) do this, across 23 of the top 100 apps (23%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 22 of the other 90 (24%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 15th for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 38 Music app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“MUSIC YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE”
“SIRIUSXM ON CARPLAY”
“EXPLORE YOUR FAVORITE FESTIVALS”
“The world's #1 tuner app”
“Robyn K.”
“Piano made simple”
“The first DJ Masterclass”
“Easily Reverse Funny Audio & Song”
“LEARN TO SING WITH CHERYL PORTER”
“Play the Hottest New Tracks”
“CLEAN YOUR SPEAKERS WITH ONE TAP!”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 35 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“MUSIC YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE”
SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 1“SIRIUSXM ON CARPLAY”
Your favourite audio. Seamlessly on the road.SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News · #20 · screenshot 6“EXPLORE YOUR FAVORITE FESTIVALS”
Festiverse · #21 · screenshot 2“The world's #1 tuner app”
GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar · #22 · screenshot 1“Robyn K.”
“My voice is no longer breaking and I can finally reach the high notes”“My voice is no longer breaking and I can finally reach the high notes”Simply Sing: My Singing App · #23 · screenshot 6“Piano made simple”
Play. Learn. Now. Anywhere.Piano: Keyboard Lessons & Game · #24 · screenshot 1- NEW
“The first DJ Masterclass”
Edjing Mix: DJ Music Mixer App · #28 · screenshot 2 “Easily Reverse Funny Audio & Song”
Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge · #35 · screenshot 1“LEARN TO SING WITH CHERYL PORTER”
StarMaker-Sing Karaoke Songs · #43 · screenshot 1“Play the Hottest New Tracks”
Beat Maker Pro: Music Game · #48 · screenshot 1“CLEAN YOUR SPEAKERS WITH ONE TAP!”
Clear Wave · #52 · screenshot 3“CHECK YOUR WEEKLY RECAP”
Airbuds Widget · #58 · screenshot 6“Set as Ringtone”
MP3 Converter - Audio Trimmer · #59 · screenshot 3“VALLEY OF THE SEVEN STARS”
A COSMIC CAMPOUTSeven Stars Festival · #70 · screenshot 1“Learn and practice chords”
Guitar Tuner - Simply Tune · #73 · screenshot 6“Create songs with AI”
AI Song Generator - Zona · #76 · screenshot 1“Join viral reverse singing challenge”
Reverse Audio: Funny Voice · #80 · screenshot 1“RECORD WITH PRO AUDIO EFFECTS”
Smule: Sing, Duet & Record · #85 · screenshot 4“Cloud Music”
EnabledMelodista Music Offline Player · #86 · screenshot 5“Battle, singing game with scoring”
KaraFun: Karaoke, Battle, Quiz · #89 · screenshot 6“Dynamic Lyrics App”
Lyrix: Dynamic Lyricsㅤ · #90 · screenshot 1“Enjoy Your Audio Better”
Volume Booster - EQ Amplifier · #100 · screenshot 1“PERSONALIZE YOUR SCHEDULE”
& plan with friends!Festiverse · #21 · screenshot 3“A real piano in your pocket”
Piano: Keyboard Lessons & Game · #24 · screenshot 5“Instantly Isolates Vocals, Percussion And Instruments”
Edjing Mix: DJ Music Mixer App · #28 · screenshot 4“Record Voice, Sound, Anything Fun”
Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge · #35 · screenshot 2“RECORD WITH PRO AUDIO EFFECTS”
StarMaker-Sing Karaoke Songs · #43 · screenshot 5“Make & Share Your Own Beats”
Beat Maker Pro: Music Game · #48 · screenshot 4“Volume up with on Click”
Volume Booster - EQ Amplifier · #100 · screenshot 2“LEARN THE LINEUP”
Festiverse · #21 · screenshot 5“+20 sample packs”
made by pro DJsEdjing Mix: DJ Music Mixer App · #28 · screenshot 6“Explore Top Trending Now”
Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge · #35 · screenshot 3“Bass Booster & Equalizer”
Volume Booster - EQ Amplifier · #100 · screenshot 6“Easily Replay Audio Reverse”
Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge · #35 · screenshot 4“Voice Reverse Setting”
Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge · #35 · screenshot 6
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #4SoundCloud: The Music You Love1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A photograph84% of these screenshots, against 49% of all Music screenshots
- A person in the picture47% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Music screenshots
- Arrows or callouts32% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Music screenshots
- Blue37% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Music screenshots
- Photo background24% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Music screenshots
- Words aligned left24% of these screenshots, against 12% 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%
- 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%
- 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 hand-held phone?
23 of the top 100 Music apps (23%) have at least one, and 38 of their 550 screenshots (7%) 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 hand-held phone?
In the top ten: SoundCloud: The Music You Love (#4). Further down the chart: SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News (#20), Festiverse (#21), GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar (#22), Simply Sing: My Singing App (#23) and Piano: Keyboard Lessons & Game (#24), and 17 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
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 22 of the other 90 (24%), 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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