Navigation app screenshots with a phone frame
A device body is drawn round the screen: bezel, corners, shadow. A frame says at once that the picture is an app on a phone, and separates the screen from the background.
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
517 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (91%) do this, across 99 of the top 99 apps (100%). 10 of the top ten do it (100%), against 89 of the other 89 (100%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Navigation is 1st for this. It is most common in Finance (100% of apps) and least common in Games (33%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 517 Navigation app screenshots with a phone frame, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

“Never miss a turn”

“Real Places Live See Them Now”

“Get there faster with live traffic updates & precise ETAs”

“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”

“See all nearby departures instantly”


“TURN YOUR MAPS INTO A GAME”

“Use the Shell® Fuel Rewards® program in the Shell App & save more”

“Compare & book parking in 400+ cities”

“RESCUE COVERAGE”

“Earn points and save up to 50¢/gal off at participating Chevron stations”

“Find parking that works for you”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 486 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Never miss a turn”
Google Maps · #1 · screenshot 1“Real Places Live See Them Now”
EarthScope: GPS Map Camera · #2 · screenshot 1“Get there faster with live traffic updates & precise ETAs”
Waze Navigation & Live Traffic · #3 · screenshot 1“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”
ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. · #4 · screenshot 1“See all nearby departures instantly”
Transit • Subway & Bus Times · #5 · screenshot 1“TURN YOUR MAPS INTO A GAME”
Game Maps IRL · #7 · screenshot 1“Use the Shell® Fuel Rewards® program in the Shell App & save more”
Shell: Fuel, Charge & More · #8 · screenshot 1“Compare & book parking in 400+ cities”
SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App · #9 · screenshot 1“RESCUE COVERAGE”
Add on professional dispatch, SAR, and medevac with onX SOS.onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps · #10 · screenshot 2“Earn points and save up to 50¢/gal off at participating Chevron stations”
Chevron · #11 · screenshot 1“Find parking that works for you”
ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App · #12 · screenshot 1“GPS Locati”
Real-time GPS Location Sharing · #13 · screenshot 1- This image is for reference only, actual products or events are subject to official information.
“Lane-level navigation”
AMap Global · #14 · screenshot 1 “Tickets for LIRR & Metro-North”
MTA TrainTime · #15 · screenshot 1“Remarkable parking”
Metropolis: Remarkable Parking · #16 · screenshot 1“Earn savings you can use on fuel, car washes or in-store”
Exxon Mobil Rewards+ · #17 · screenshot 1“The Ultimate Transport App”
Citymapper: All Live Transit · #18 · screenshot 1“Find available charging stations”
ChargePoint® · #20 · screenshot 1- OFFLINE MAPS
“MapXplorer”
Unlock the world in the palm of your hand, whether online or offline.MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Radar · #21 · screenshot 1 “Your All-in-One Way to Explore Korea”
NAVER Maps, Navigation · #22 · screenshot 2“Real-Time Radar Alerts”
Radar GO-X : Navigation, Map · #23 · screenshot 1“OFF-ROAD TRAILS”
Discover Open Trails by Difficulty and Trail TypeonX Offroad: Trail Maps & GPS · #24 · screenshot 1“Find the essential functionalities and information you need to organise your trips in the Île-de-France region.”
Île-de-France Mobilités · #26 · screenshot 1“Set Your Truck Profile”
Add your vehicle dimensions for smarter routesRouteXL: Smart Truck GPS · #27 · screenshot 2“Track EV Charging In Real Time”
EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger · #28 · screenshot 2“GPS navigation for Trucks”
Trucker Path: Truck GPS & Fuel · #29 · screenshot 2“Reliable, turn-by-turn guidance”
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps · #30 · screenshot 2“All local mobility options in one app”
Moovit: Bus & Transit Tracker · #31 · screenshot 1“Find your itinerary in seconds”
Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 2“Select Pluses”, a new spot for great deals in Yandex Maps
“Select Pluses” — a new spot for great deals in Yandex MapsYandex Maps & Navigator · #33 · screenshot 1“Thousands of bikes. All across NYC.”
Citi Bike · #34 · screenshot 2“Millions of geocaches are hidden worldwide”
Geocaching® · #35 · screenshot 2“Find EV Charging Stations”
PlugShare: Charging Stations · #36 · screenshot 1“OFFLINE MAPS”
Navigate With PrivacyOrganic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS · #37 · screenshot 1“A Social App for Car Enthusiasts”
Connect with friends, manage cars, and explore more car features.Exit51 · #38 · screenshot 1“Official MBTA”
Live transit informationMBTA Go — Official · #39 · screenshot 1“The largest public fast charging network in the U.S.”
Electrify America · #40 · screenshot 1- MUDFLAP
“The #1 Trucking App for Big Diesel Discounts”
Mudflap · #41 · screenshot 1 “BETTER MAPS. BETTER DAYS.”
onX Backcountry: 3D Trail Maps · #42 · screenshot 1“GET REWARDED WITH FUEL SAVINGS”
Marathon Rewards · #43 · screenshot 1
Top ten Navigation apps that do it.
- #1Google Maps6 of its 6 screenshots
- #2EarthScope: GPS Map Camera6 of its 6 screenshots
- #3Waze Navigation & Live Traffic6 of its 6 screenshots
- #4ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go.5 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Transit • Subway & Bus Times5 of its 6 screenshots
- #6earnify6 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Game Maps IRL6 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Shell: Fuel, Charge & More6 of its 6 screenshots
- #9SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App5 of its 5 screenshots
- #10onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps5 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 100% 100 of 100 | 88% 510 of 581 | 10 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 100% 100 of 100 | 87% 468 of 540 | 10 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 100% 100 of 100 | 86% 494 of 574 | 10 of 10 |
| Navigation | 100% 99 of 99 | 91% 517 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 100% 100 of 100 | 90% 497 of 554 | 10 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 99% 99 of 100 | 85% 475 of 556 | 10 of 10 |
| Medical | 99% 99 of 100 | 83% 455 of 548 | 10 of 10 |
| Reference | 99% 99 of 100 | 87% 491 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Shopping | 99% 99 of 100 | 84% 471 of 562 | 10 of 10 |
| Travel | 99% 99 of 100 | 85% 477 of 561 | 10 of 10 |
| Productivity | 99% 98 of 99 | 88% 487 of 551 | 10 of 10 |
| Sports | 98% 98 of 100 | 84% 467 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Utilities | 98% 98 of 100 | 87% 480 of 549 | 9 of 10 |
| Business | 97% 97 of 100 | 84% 466 of 554 | 10 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 97% 97 of 100 | 85% 462 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 96% 95 of 99 | 83% 467 of 564 | 10 of 10 |
| Music | 95% 95 of 100 | 87% 480 of 550 | 9 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 94% 94 of 100 | 85% 429 of 507 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 94% 94 of 100 | 76% 420 of 555 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 94% 92 of 98 | 83% 427 of 517 | 10 of 10 |
| Weather | 92% 92 of 100 | 74% 409 of 555 | 10 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 89% 89 of 100 | 75% 426 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Games | 33% 33 of 100 | 20% 113 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Whole phone shown71% of these screenshots, against 64% of all Navigation screenshots
- Leads with a feature64% of these screenshots, against 60% of all Navigation screenshots
- Words at the top87% of these screenshots, against 85% of all Navigation screenshots
- Plain tone83% of these screenshots, against 80% of all Navigation screenshots
- Has a headline94% of these screenshots, against 92% of all Navigation screenshots
- Gradient background36% of these screenshots, against 33% of all Navigation screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Whole phone shown94%
- Words at the top92%
- Illustration or mascot78%
- A photograph76%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size58%
- Headline too small to read49%
- Phone cut off at the foot49%
- Arrows or callouts45%
- App icon shown40%
- A person in the picture31%
- Words aligned left31%
- No phone, bare screen23%
- Phone cut off at the head21%
- Phone at an angle19%
- Words at the bottom18%
- Screen is small17%
- A hand holds the phone15%
- Two or more screens15%
- Zoomed detail of the UI15%
- No app screen at all12%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it9%
- Words over the screen5%
Questions, answered from the chart.
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Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with a phone frame?
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