Navigation app screenshots with an award or laurel

An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.

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

7% 7 of 99

Screenshots that do it

1% 7 of 566

The top ten

0 of 10 against 7 of the other 89

7 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (1%) do this, across 7 of the top 99 apps (7%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 7 of the other 89 (8%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Navigation is 18th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).

All 7 examples from the chart.

Every one of the Navigation app screenshots with an award or laurel on the chart, the highest app first.

MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Radar App Store screenshot 1, headline “MapXplorer”. Laurel or award. — **MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Radar**#21 in Navigation · screenshot 1“MapXplorer”

Wheelz - Social Drive Tracker App Store screenshot 1, headline “Automatically Track Your Drives”. Laurel or award. — **Wheelz - Social Drive Tracker**#62 in Navigation · screenshot 1“Automatically Track Your Drives”

Car Dashboard Widgets - HiCar App Store screenshot 1, headline “Design Your Car Dasboard”. Laurel or award. — **Car Dashboard Widgets - HiCar**#67 in Navigation · screenshot 1“Design Your Car Dasboard”

TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App App Store screenshot 3, headline “Fly-Fishing Spot”. Laurel or award. — **TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App**#68 in Navigation · screenshot 3“Fly-Fishing Spot”

All 7 on the wall

Real headline examples, word for word.

The words on all 7 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

Apple“Apps of the Year”5 years in a rowCitymapper: All Live Transit · #18 · screenshot 2
OFFLINE MAPS“MapXplorer”Unlock the world in the palm of your hand, whether online or offline.MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Radar · #21 · screenshot 1
“Automatically Track Your Drives”Wheelz - Social Drive Tracker · #62 · screenshot 1
“Design Your Car Dasboard”1M+ Users 5 Star ReviewsCar Dashboard Widgets - HiCar · #67 · screenshot 1
“Fly-Fishing Spot”Find the best streams at the right time.“Find the best streams at the right time.”TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App · #68 · screenshot 3
“The motorcycle app”Cardo Ride - Motorcycle App · #84 · screenshot 1
“Compatible with CarPlay”Customize and use the app directly on CarPlayproRadar・Radar & Speed Cameras · #88 · screenshot 2

Top ten Navigation apps that do it.

None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Citymapper: All Live Transit, at #18.

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Education	34% 34 of 100	7% 37 of 555	4 of 10
Graphics & Design	33% 33 of 99	6% 35 of 564	3 of 10
Health & Fitness	28% 28 of 100	6% 35 of 574	2 of 10
Reference	26% 26 of 100	5% 28 of 566	3 of 10
Productivity	24% 24 of 99	5% 26 of 551	0 of 10
Music	20% 20 of 100	4% 22 of 550	2 of 10
Utilities	16% 16 of 100	3% 17 of 549	1 of 10
Entertainment	15% 15 of 100	4% 24 of 544	2 of 10
Lifestyle	15% 15 of 100	3% 15 of 556	1 of 10
Social Networking	15% 15 of 100	3% 16 of 554	0 of 10
Finance	14% 14 of 100	3% 15 of 581	1 of 10
Photo & Video	11% 11 of 100	2% 11 of 566	0 of 10
Weather	11% 11 of 100	2% 12 of 555	1 of 10
Sports	10% 10 of 100	2% 10 of 558	1 of 10
Travel	10% 10 of 100	2% 11 of 561	0 of 10
News	9% 9 of 98	2% 9 of 517	2 of 10
Games	8% 8 of 100	2% 9 of 567	0 of 10
Navigation	7% 7 of 99	1% 7 of 566	0 of 10
Medical	7% 7 of 100	2% 9 of 548	0 of 10
Shopping	7% 7 of 100	1% 7 of 562	1 of 10
Business	6% 6 of 100	1% 6 of 554	0 of 10
Food & Drink	6% 6 of 100	2% 9 of 540	1 of 10
Developer Tools	5% 5 of 100	1% 6 of 507	1 of 10

Laurel or award, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

Headline under five words100% of these screenshots, against 42% of all Navigation screenshots
Has a subline71% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Navigation screenshots
A word in a different colour71% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Navigation screenshots
Dark71% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Navigation screenshots
Photo background57% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Navigation screenshots
Subline explains the headline57% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Navigation screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?

7 of the top 99 Navigation apps (7%) have at least one, and 7 of their 566 screenshots (1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.

Which Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?

None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Citymapper: All Live Transit (#18), MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Radar (#21), Wheelz - Social Drive Tracker (#62), Car Dashboard Widgets - HiCar (#67) and TroutRoutes: Fly Fishing App (#68), and 2 more.

Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?

The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Navigation apps do it (0%), against 7 of the other 89 (8%), so the top ten do it about as often as 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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