Navigation 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 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
15% 15 of 99
Screenshots that do it
4% 20 of 566
The top ten
3 of 10 against 12 of the other 89
20 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (4%) do this, across 15 of the top 99 apps (15%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 12 of the other 89 (13%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Navigation is 16th 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 20 Navigation app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”
“TURN YOUR MAPS INTO A GAME”
“Connect with friends by Code”
“Autocharge+ Charging Starts On Plug In”
“Say Bonjour to the city”
“A fun and affordable way to get around.”
“Fuel Your Journey, Go the ExtraMile™”
“Share Your Location With Friends”
“The #1 Mapping App For Trout Fishing”
“A fun and affordable way to get around.”
“SECURE, CONTACTLESS PAYMENT”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 18 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”
ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. · #4 · screenshot 1“TURN YOUR MAPS INTO A GAME”
Game Maps IRL · #7 · screenshot 1“Connect with friends by Code”
Real-time GPS Location Sharing · #13 · screenshot 6“Autocharge+ Charging Starts On Plug In”
Enroll in Autocharge+ with ease!EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger · #28 · screenshot 5“Say Bonjour to the city”
Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 1“A fun and affordable way to get around.”
lyft · citi bike.Citi Bike · #34 · screenshot 1“Fuel Your Journey, Go the ExtraMile™”
ExtraMile® · #45 · screenshot 1“Share Your Location With Friends”
Locator: My Family & Friend · #58 · screenshot 3“The #1 Mapping App For Trout Fishing”
Designed by trout anglers, for trout anglers.TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App · #68 · screenshot 1“A fun and affordable way to get around.”
DIVVYDivvy Bikes · #70 · screenshot 1- Pay with your phone, no swipe, no dip, no tap.
“SECURE, CONTACTLESS PAYMENT”
DINOPAY - Sinclair Oil · #72 · screenshot 6 “Digital Compass”
Compass App - Qibla finder · #77 · screenshot 1“LANDSCAPE MODE”
You can switch between landscape and portrait modes at any timeSpeedometer: MPH Tracker · #99 · screenshot 5“Top-up your Navigo pass on the go”
Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 3“Get In Touch with Family & Friends”
Anytime, AnywhereLocator: My Family & Friend · #58 · screenshot 6“Explore New Waters”
TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App · #68 · screenshot 2“Travel with several people using just one iPhone”
Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 4“Unlock Lime, Dott, Voi and Vélib’ bikes”
Bonjour RATP · #32 · screenshot 5
Top ten Navigation apps that do it.
- #4ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go.1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6earnify1 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Game Maps IRL1 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 photograph70% of these screenshots, against 32% of all Navigation screenshots
- Photo background50% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Navigation screenshots
- A person in the picture40% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Navigation screenshots
- Words aligned left35% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Navigation screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size45% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Navigation screenshots
- Arrows or callouts30% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Navigation screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn100%
- 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%
- 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.
How many top Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
15 of the top 99 Navigation apps (15%) have at least one, and 20 of their 566 screenshots (4%) 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 hand-held phone?
In the top ten: ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. (#4), earnify (#6) and Game Maps IRL (#7). Further down the chart: Real-time GPS Location Sharing (#13), EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger (#28), Bonjour RATP (#32), Citi Bike (#34) and ExtraMile® (#45), and 7 more.
Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
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 12 of the other 89 (13%), 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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