Music app screenshots with text at the bottom
The headline sits below the screen. The screen comes first, and the words read as its caption.
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
17% 17 of 100
Screenshots that do it
5% 30 of 550
The top ten
3 of 10 against 14 of the other 90
30 of the 550 Music screenshots read (5%) do this, across 17 of the top 100 apps (17%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 14 of the other 90 (16%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 10th for this. It is most common in Games (52% of apps) and least common in Graphics & Design (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 30 Music app screenshots with text at the bottom, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“IMPORT YOUR PLAYLISTS AND LIKES”
“Name any song in seconds”
“Record and edit on the fly”
“Keep firmware up-to-date”
“Explore the best events near you”
“EVERY MOOD, EVERY MOMENT, AD-FREE.”
“Robyn K.”
“All your favorite sounds in one app”
“Make ringtones from video”
“Play Songs You Love”
“Generate chords from anywhere”
“It works!”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 30 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“IMPORT YOUR PLAYLISTS AND LIKES”
SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 6“Name any song in seconds”
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts · #5 · screenshot 1“Record and edit on the fly”
BandLab – Music Maker & Beats · #8 · screenshot 2“Keep firmware up-to-date”
Shokz · #17 · screenshot 5“Explore the best events near you”
LOCALLY RELEVANTDICE: Live Shows · #19 · screenshot 2“EVERY MOOD, EVERY MOMENT, AD-FREE.”
We’ve got you covered.SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News · #20 · screenshot 2“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“All your favorite sounds in one app”
Sonos · #26 · screenshot 2“Make ringtones from video”
Garage Ringtones for iPhone · #38 · screenshot 4“Play Songs You Love”
Piano ٞ · #42 · screenshot 2“Generate chords from anywhere”
Strum - Play Guitar · #47 · screenshot 4“It works!”
Tried so many steps but its not working then I found this app! Its working again and I can recharge my phone again“Tried so many steps but its not working then I found this app! Its working again and I can recharge my phone again”Clear Wave · #52 · screenshot 2“Unlimited Music Streaming”
MusiPlayer - Music X Streaming · #55 · screenshot 2“Match the key to your voice”
Moises: The Musician's App · #56 · screenshot 6“Radio App”
Radio App - FM Radio Stations · #69 · screenshot 2“CONTROL PLAYBACK”
Marshall Bluetooth · #78 · screenshot 3“500,000+”
Satisfied Users!Ringtones: for iPhone · #88 · screenshot 2“Give your vocals the polish they deserve”
BandLab – Music Maker & Beats · #8 · screenshot 3“No surprise fees at the end”
TRANSPARENT PRICINGDICE: Live Shows · #19 · screenshot 4“UNFILTERED TALK & NONSTOP COMEDY”
Hosts you love, jokes youll remember.SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News · #20 · screenshot 4“Search across all your services”
Sonos · #26 · screenshot 4“Customize Keyboard Keys”
Piano ٞ · #42 · screenshot 6“MEASURE”
SURROUNDING DB LEVELSClear Wave · #52 · screenshot 4“PERSONALISE YOUR SETTINGS”
Marshall Bluetooth · #78 · screenshot 5“Record”
Any SoundsRingtones: for iPhone · #88 · screenshot 4“Build on your wildest ideas with AI”
BandLab – Music Maker & Beats · #8 · screenshot 4“Get in to sold out shows”
THE WAIT LISTDICE: Live Shows · #19 · screenshot 6“TEST”
SPEAKERS WITH LEFT, RIGHT, AND BASS SOUNDSClear Wave · #52 · screenshot 5“Pull quality beats to fast-track a hit”
BandLab – Music Maker & Beats · #8 · screenshot 5“Master songs to sound studio-made”
BandLab – Music Maker & Beats · #8 · screenshot 6
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #4SoundCloud: The Music You Love1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Shazam: Find Music & Concerts1 of its 6 screenshots
- #8BandLab – Music Maker & Beats5 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 52% 52 of 100 | 47% 264 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 17% 93 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Travel | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 33 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 7% 42 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 29 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 6% 33 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 31 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 32 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 33 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 25 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 25 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 4% 23 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 11% 11 of 98 | 4% 19 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 4% 18 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Solid background47% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Music screenshots
- States a benefit50% of these screenshots, against 31% of all Music screenshots
- Words aligned left30% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Music screenshots
- Has a subline37% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Music screenshots
- High contrast words43% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Music screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size43% of these screenshots, against 30% 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%
- A hand holds the phone23%
- Zoomed detail of the UI22%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it21%
- Screen is small17%
- 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 text at the bottom?
17 of the top 100 Music apps (17%) have at least one, and 30 of their 550 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Music apps have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
In the top ten: SoundCloud: The Music You Love (#4), Shazam: Find Music & Concerts (#5) and BandLab – Music Maker & Beats (#8). Further down the chart: Shokz (#17), DICE: Live Shows (#19), SiriusXM: Music, Sports & News (#20), Simply Sing: My Singing App (#23) and Sonos (#26), and 9 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Music apps do it (30%), against 14 of the other 90 (16%), so the top ten do it more 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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