Navigation app screenshots with a call to action
Download, start, try, join. A screenshot is a picture and not a button, so a call to action on it can only point at the Get button beside it.
From the top 99 free Navigation 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 99
Screenshots that do it
3% 17 of 566
The top ten
3 of 10 against 14 of the other 89
17 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (3%) do this, across 17 of the top 99 apps (17%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 14 of the other 89 (16%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Navigation is 8th for this. It is most common in Finance (32% of apps) and least common in Weather (2%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 17 Navigation app screenshots with a call to action, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Get real-time traffic updates”
“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”
“RESCUE COVERAGE”
“Get your digital receipt and be on your way”
“Start charging instantly”
“Autocharge+ Charging Starts On Plug In”
“Join the #1 App for Truck Drivers”
“Download the map to find places even without a connection”
“Unlock a bike and get going.”
“Get special New Member Rewards when you sign up”
“Offline Maps”
“Get street cleaning notifications”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 17 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Get real-time traffic updates”
Google Maps · #1 · screenshot 3“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”
ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. · #4 · screenshot 1“RESCUE COVERAGE”
Add on professional dispatch, SAR, and medevac with onX SOS.onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps · #10 · screenshot 2“Get your digital receipt and be on your way”
Chevron · #11 · screenshot 5“Start charging instantly”
ChargePoint® · #20 · screenshot 6“Autocharge+ Charging Starts On Plug In”
Enroll in Autocharge+ with ease!EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger · #28 · screenshot 5“Join the #1 App for Truck Drivers”
Used by millions of truckers to find places over-the-roadTrucker Path: Truck GPS & Fuel · #29 · screenshot 1“Download the map to find places even without a connection”
Yandex Maps & Navigator · #33 · screenshot 3“Unlock a bike and get going.”
Citi Bike · #34 · screenshot 4“Get special New Member Rewards when you sign up”
ExtraMile® · #45 · screenshot 2“Offline Maps”
No cell service? No problem. Download maps for offline use.Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps · #55 · screenshot 2“Get street cleaning notifications”
SpotAngels Parking & Gas · #63 · screenshot 3“Unlock a bike and get going.”
Divvy Bikes · #70 · screenshot 4“Get Turn-By-Turn Navigation Plus Traffic Jam Forecasts”
Maps 4u · #71 · screenshot 4- Download games to earn rewards
“HIGH SCORES. BIG DISCOUNTS.”
DINOPAY - Sinclair Oil · #72 · screenshot 2 “FOR OFFLINE USE”
Download mapsCalTopo: Backcountry Mapping · #92 · screenshot 6“Download offline maps before your trip”
Offline RouteMap 3D · #94 · screenshot 2
Top ten Navigation apps that do it.
- #1Google Maps1 of its 6 screenshots
- #4ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go.1 of its 6 screenshots
- #10onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 32% 32 of 100 | 7% 43 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 31% 31 of 100 | 6% 34 of 540 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 28 of 554 | 4 of 10 |
| News | 24% 24 of 98 | 5% 26 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 22% 22 of 100 | 4% 24 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 21 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 17% 17 of 99 | 3% 17 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Music | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 561 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 17 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 16 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 13% 13 of 99 | 2% 14 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 16 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 12 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 12 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 14 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 10% 10 of 99 | 2% 10 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 8 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot71% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Navigation screenshots
- Headline over eight words29% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Navigation screenshots
- High contrast words41% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Navigation screenshots
- Light65% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Navigation screenshots
- Tells you to do something65% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Navigation screenshots
- Solid background53% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Navigation screenshots
More in meaning
- Plain tone93%
- Leads with a feature91%
- States a benefit83%
- Subline explains the headline35%
- Names its audience28%
- Leads with an outcome26%
- Playful tone10%
- Leads with price8%
- Leads with trust8%
- Subline adds a second benefit8%
- Urgent tone8%
- Technical tone7%
- Leads with who it is for6%
- Compares with something5%
- Premium tone4%
- Leads with what is new2%
- Leads with a problem1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with a call to action?
17 of the top 99 Navigation apps (17%) have at least one, and 17 of their 566 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with a call to action?
In the top ten: Google Maps (#1), ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. (#4) and onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps (#10). Further down the chart: Chevron (#11), ChargePoint® (#20), EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger (#28), Trucker Path: Truck GPS & Fuel (#29) and Yandex Maps & Navigator (#33), and 9 more.
Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with a call to action?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Navigation apps do it (30%), against 14 of the other 89 (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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