Navigation app screenshots with photography
A photograph as background or beside the screen. A photograph sets the app in the real world: the place, the activity or the result.
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
76% 75 of 99
Screenshots that do it
32% 183 of 566
The top ten
9 of 10 against 66 of the other 89
183 of the 566 Navigation screenshots read (32%) do this, across 75 of the top 99 apps (76%). 9 of the top ten do it (90%), against 66 of the other 89 (74%): 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 Food & Drink (100% of apps) and least common in Games (24%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 183 Navigation app screenshots with photography, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Save places and share lists with friends”
“Real Places Live See Them Now”
“Get directions on your car’s display”
“Get the parking app trusted by millions of drivers”
“TURN YOUR MAPS INTO A GAME”
“Use the Shell® Fuel Rewards® program in the Shell App & save more”
“Reserve your parking ahead of time”
“KNOW WHEN TO HUNT”
“Access your Techron Advantage Card and more”
“Convenient entry and exit”
“Claim free or discounted parking”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 172 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Save places and share lists with friends”
Google Maps · #1 · screenshot 5“Real Places Live See Them Now”
EarthScope: GPS Map Camera · #2 · screenshot 1“Get directions on your car’s display”
Waze Navigation & Live Traffic · #3 · screenshot 6“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“Use the Shell® Fuel Rewards® program in the Shell App & save more”
Shell: Fuel, Charge & More · #8 · screenshot 1“Reserve your parking ahead of time”
SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App · #9 · screenshot 2“KNOW WHEN TO HUNT”
Stop piecing it together. Whitetail Insights predicts deer activity, provides a detailed rut calendar, and hyperlocal weather all in one place.onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps · #10 · screenshot 1“Access your Techron Advantage Card and more”
Chevron · #11 · screenshot 6“Convenient entry and exit”
ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App · #12 · screenshot 4“Claim free or discounted parking”
Metropolis: Remarkable Parking · #16 · screenshot 4“Pay right from the app;”
select your pump, your payment, & your savingsExxon Mobil Rewards+ · #17 · screenshot 4“Discover real-time charging station details and more”
ChargePoint® · #20 · screenshot 2“Safe travel with AI Co-pilot”
MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Radar · #21 · screenshot 3“Book ahead for dining, care and style”
NAVER Maps, Navigation · #22 · screenshot 4“Satellite View”
Radar GO-X : Navigation, Map · #23 · screenshot 3“OFF-ROAD TRAILS”
Discover Open Trails by Difficulty and Trail TypeonX Offroad: Trail Maps & GPS · #24 · screenshot 1- BUILT FOR TRUCKERS & CARS
“Routes Built for Your Truck”
Plan by height, weight length and loadRouteXL: Smart Truck GPS · #27 · screenshot 1 “Charge Any Electric Vehicle”
EVgo - Find a Fast EV Charger · #28 · screenshot 3“Real-time info on facility conditions”
Trucker Path: Truck GPS & Fuel · #29 · screenshot 6“See Nearby Lines”
Moovit: Bus & Transit Tracker · #31 · screenshot 3“Yandex Maps will suggest where to go this fall”
Yandex Maps & Navigator · #33 · screenshot 2“A fun and affordable way to get around.”
lyft · citi bike.Citi Bike · #34 · screenshot 1“Millions of geocaches are hidden worldwide”
Geocaching® · #35 · screenshot 2“Reliable station information”
PlugShare: Charging Stations · #36 · screenshot 2“STAY ON TRACK”
Car · Bicycle · Bus Walking · MetroOrganic Maps・Offline Maps, GPS · #37 · screenshot 3“A Social App for Car Enthusiasts”
Connect with friends, manage cars, and explore more car features.Exit51 · #38 · screenshot 1“Recommended by”
94% of Truck Drivers“Great, easy to use app! It's a game changer for my business to save so much on fuel.”Mudflap · #41 · screenshot 2“BETTER MAPS. BETTER DAYS.”
onX Backcountry: 3D Trail Maps · #42 · screenshot 1“GET REWARDED WITH FUEL SAVINGS”
ARCO Rewards · #44 · screenshot 1“Participate in ExtraMile Clubs and track Club card punches digitally”
ExtraMile® · #45 · screenshot 6“Stay up to date on important tasks”
Driver Pulse by Tenstreet · #46 · screenshot 6“WEATHER. MAPPING. EDUCATION. THE BEST ALL-IN-ONE HUNTING TOOLSET FOR WHITETAIL.”
HuntWise: A Better Hunting App · #49 · screenshot 1“Keep a record of your route.”
GOHUNT: Research & Maps · #50 · screenshot 3“Filter Search to Locate Charging Stations”
Blink Charging Mobile App · #52 · screenshot 2“Street View”
Live Satellite View & GPS Maps · #53 · screenshot 3“Adventure Confidently”
Navigate and stay found with your exact location on the map.Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps · #55 · screenshot 1“Mark assets during field data collection”
Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping · #56 · screenshot 3“If Your Journey Is Truly Random Where Will You Go?”
Randonautica · #57 · screenshot 2“Share Your Location With Friends”
Locator: My Family & Friend · #58 · screenshot 3
Top ten Navigation apps that do it.
- #1Google Maps1 of its 6 screenshots
- #2EarthScope: GPS Map Camera6 of its 6 screenshots
- #3Waze Navigation & Live Traffic1 of its 6 screenshots
- #4ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go.1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6earnify3 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Game Maps IRL2 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Shell: Fuel, Charge & More3 of its 6 screenshots
- #9SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App3 of its 5 screenshots
- #10onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps2 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 100% 100 of 100 | 74% 400 of 540 | 10 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 99% 99 of 100 | 86% 488 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Shopping | 99% 99 of 100 | 71% 398 of 562 | 10 of 10 |
| Travel | 94% 94 of 100 | 60% 337 of 561 | 10 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 93% 93 of 100 | 64% 356 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 89% 87 of 98 | 60% 310 of 517 | 9 of 10 |
| Reference | 88% 88 of 100 | 48% 272 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 87% 87 of 100 | 62% 335 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 86% 86 of 100 | 59% 328 of 556 | 9 of 10 |
| Music | 86% 86 of 100 | 49% 269 of 550 | 10 of 10 |
| Weather | 86% 86 of 100 | 50% 276 of 555 | 10 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 86% 85 of 99 | 62% 349 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Sports | 85% 85 of 100 | 51% 286 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 83% 83 of 100 | 40% 229 of 574 | 8 of 10 |
| Business | 80% 80 of 100 | 39% 215 of 554 | 9 of 10 |
| Navigation | 76% 75 of 99 | 32% 183 of 566 | 9 of 10 |
| Productivity | 76% 75 of 99 | 38% 209 of 551 | 9 of 10 |
| Medical | 74% 74 of 100 | 31% 168 of 548 | 8 of 10 |
| Utilities | 70% 70 of 100 | 35% 190 of 549 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 64% 64 of 100 | 31% 171 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 58% 58 of 100 | 24% 121 of 507 | 8 of 10 |
| Finance | 57% 57 of 100 | 23% 131 of 581 | 8 of 10 |
| Games | 24% 24 of 100 | 9% 49 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Photo background37% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Navigation screenshots
- A person in the picture19% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Navigation screenshots
- Headline in capitals24% of these screenshots, against 15% of all Navigation screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size31% of these screenshots, against 24% of all Navigation screenshots
- Orange13% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Navigation screenshots
- Plain tone87% of these screenshots, against 80% of all Navigation screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn100%
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Whole phone shown94%
- Words at the top92%
- Illustration or mascot78%
- 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.
How many top Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with photography?
75 of the top 99 Navigation apps (76%) have at least one, and 183 of their 566 screenshots (32%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Navigation apps have App Store screenshots with photography?
In the top ten: Google Maps (#1), EarthScope: GPS Map Camera (#2), Waze Navigation & Live Traffic (#3), ParkMobile: Park. Pay. Go. (#4), earnify (#6), Game Maps IRL (#7), Shell: Fuel, Charge & More (#8), SpotHero: #1 Rated Parking App (#9) and onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps (#10). Further down the chart: Chevron (#11), ParkWhiz - #1 Parking App (#12), Metropolis: Remarkable Parking (#16), Exxon Mobil Rewards+ (#17) and ChargePoint® (#20), and 61 more.
Should my Navigation app have App Store screenshots with photography?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 9 of the top ten Navigation apps do it (90%), against 66 of the other 89 (74%), 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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