Photo & Video app screenshots with a star rating
Stars or a rating figure drawn on the picture. The App Store already shows an app’s rating under its name. Drawing it on a screenshot repeats it at a larger size.
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
12% 12 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 13 of 566
The top ten
1 of 10 against 11 of the other 90
13 of the 566 Photo & Video screenshots read (2%) do this, across 12 of the top 100 apps (12%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Photo & Video is 16th for this. It is most common in Shopping (40% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 13 Photo & Video app screenshots with a star rating, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Go viral everywhere”
“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“The pro-quality photo app for everyone.”
“Import anytime”
“Trusted photo partner”
“A Slick Mobile Video Editor”
“RATING”
“Get photos off your phone and into your home.”
“TOP TRENDS”
“Fly Spots & Works”
“Tether Seamlessly, Preview Every Detail”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 12 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Go viral everywhere”
Cantina: AI Video & Characters · #9 · screenshot 5“AI Video GENERATOR #1”
“Best in AI Videos”AI Video Generator - Vixel · #16 · screenshot 1“The pro-quality photo app for everyone.”
Lightroom: AI Photo Editor · #23 · screenshot 1“Import anytime”
Canon Camera Connect · #43 · screenshot 2- Picta x ♥CVS
“Trusted photo partner”
“This app makes printing pictures so easy and convenient! I LOVE IT!”Picta x CVS Photo · #53 · screenshot 6 “A Slick Mobile Video Editor”
VN: Photo & Video Editor · #56 · screenshot 1“RATING”
Rate your favorite gamesMedal - Game Clipping · #59 · screenshot 6“Get photos off your phone and into your home.”
Over 26 years. Millions of happy customers. Trust your memories with the experts.Shutterfly: Prints Cards Gifts · #66 · screenshot 1“TOP TRENDS”
Toonapp: AI Video & Toon Photo · #69 · screenshot 1“Fly Spots & Works”
Resources for Hassle, Free CreationDJI Fly · #79 · screenshot 3“Tether Seamlessly, Preview Every Detail”
Evoto: Photo Editor & Retouch · #94 · screenshot 1- PHOTO BOOKS
“No one does photo books better.”
Supercharge your creativity with intuitive AI-powered tools and 100+ designs.Shutterfly: Prints Cards Gifts · #66 · screenshot 2
Top ten Photo & Video apps that do it.
- #9Cantina: AI Video & Characters1 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 40% 40 of 100 | 12% 66 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 31% 31 of 100 | 6% 32 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 29% 29 of 100 | 11% 60 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 28 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 9% 46 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 20% 20 of 99 | 4% 22 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 3% 19 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 20 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 12 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 8 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 8 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Laurel or award46% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- User or download count38% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Arrows or callouts62% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Ranking claim31% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- Badge31% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Photo & Video screenshots
- States a benefit62% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Photo & Video screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Photo & Video apps have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
12 of the top 100 Photo & Video apps (12%) have at least one, and 13 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 a star rating?
In the top ten: Cantina: AI Video & Characters (#9). Further down the chart: AI Video Generator - Vixel (#16), Lightroom: AI Photo Editor (#23), Canon Camera Connect (#43), Prequel: Photo & Video Editor (#52) and Picta x CVS Photo (#53), and 6 more.
Should my Photo & Video app have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Photo & Video apps do it (10%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%), 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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