Photo & Video 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 100 free Photo & Video 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
11% 11 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 11 of 566
The top ten
0 of 10 against 11 of the other 90
11 of the 566 Photo & Video screenshots read (2%) do this, across 11 of the top 100 apps (11%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Photo & Video is 12th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).
All 11 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Photo & Video app screenshots with an award or laurel on the chart, the highest app first.
“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“Stand out with your collages”
“The best app for generating images and videos.”
“Secure media-sharing for family, education, nonprofits, businesses”
“The pro-quality photo app for everyone.”
“A Slick Mobile Video Editor”
“TOP TRENDS”
“Revolutionize Your Photos with AI”
“Tether Seamlessly, Preview Every Detail”
“Powerful editing”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 10 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“Best in AI Videos”AI Video Generator - Vixel · #16 · screenshot 1“Stand out with your collages”
SCRL: Photo Collage Maker · #17 · screenshot 1“The best app for generating images and videos.”
Create anything you can imagine with AI-powered image, video and audio. No learning curve required.Runway: AI Image & Video · #19 · screenshot 1“Secure media-sharing for family, education, nonprofits, businesses”
PhotoCircle · #22 · screenshot 2“The pro-quality photo app for everyone.”
Lightroom: AI Photo Editor · #23 · screenshot 1“A Slick Mobile Video Editor”
VN: Photo & Video Editor · #56 · screenshot 1“TOP TRENDS”
Toonapp: AI Video & Toon Photo · #69 · screenshot 1“Revolutionize Your Photos with AI”
AI Mirror: AI Photo Editor · #81 · screenshot 1“Tether Seamlessly, Preview Every Detail”
Evoto: Photo Editor & Retouch · #94 · screenshot 1“Powerful editing”
Splice - Video Editor & Maker · #95 · screenshot 1
Top ten Photo & Video apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is AI Video Generator - Vixel, at #16.
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 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Star rating shown55% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Ranking claim36% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Two or more screens36% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- A person in the picture100% of these screenshots, against 72% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Photo background36% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- User or download count27% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Photo & Video screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Photo & Video apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
11 of the top 100 Photo & Video apps (11%) have at least one, and 11 of their 566 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Photo & Video apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: AI Video Generator - Vixel (#16), SCRL: Photo Collage Maker (#17), Runway: AI Image & Video (#19), PhotoCircle (#22) and Lightroom: AI Photo Editor (#23), and 6 more.
Should my Photo & Video 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 Photo & Video apps do it (0%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%), so the top ten do it less 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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