Reference app screenshots with an angled phone
The device is tilted or in perspective. A tilted device adds depth to the picture.
From the top 100 free Reference 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
14% 14 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 19 of 566
The top ten
2 of 10 against 12 of the other 90
19 of the 566 Reference screenshots read (3%) do this, across 14 of the top 100 apps (14%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Reference is 15th for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (30% of apps) and least common in Games (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 19 Reference app screenshots with an angled phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Talk Freely with Voice Translate”
“Trusted Choice”
“Stargazing made easy”
“The #1 Prayer App”
“Grow closer to God with your faith companion”
“SEE HOW IT'S BUILT”
“Identify coin instantly”
“Price & Restock History”
“Listen to the Bible on the go”
“Real-Time Translation for Calls”
“Search Public Records”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 18 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Talk Freely with Voice Translate”
AI Translator:Voice&Text&Photo · #6 · screenshot 2“Trusted Choice”
Built for reliabilityTarbo PDF Creator · #7 · screenshot 1“Stargazing made easy”
Sky Guide · #12 · screenshot 1“The #1 Prayer App”
IN THE WORLDHallow: Prayer & Meditation · #15 · screenshot 1“Grow closer to God with your faith companion”
Creed: Bible Chat & Companion · #26 · screenshot 1“SEE HOW IT'S BUILT”
WoodSense: Wood Plans & Guides · #31 · screenshot 2“Identify coin instantly”
AI CoinScan: Coin ID & Value · #34 · screenshot 1“Price & Restock History”
TYPA - Restock Alerts Tracker · #39 · screenshot 4“Listen to the Bible on the go”
Dwell: Audio Bible · #59 · screenshot 1“Real-Time Translation for Calls”
Communication Without BarrierseTranslator-AI Translate · #67 · screenshot 5“Search Public Records”
BeenVerified: People Search · #84 · screenshot 1“Unlimited Speed & Bandwidth”
Viva VPN - Fast & Secure Proxy · #93 · screenshot 6“Scan Your Bible”
Paper to notes, instantlyVessel: Bible Study & Notes · #98 · screenshot 2“MERGE”
multiple PDFs easilyTarbo PDF Creator · #7 · screenshot 3“Apple Design Award”
Sky Guide · #12 · screenshot 2“Guided prayers and devotionals to stay rooted in Christ”
Creed: Bible Chat & Companion · #26 · screenshot 2“Coin, Country and Year”
AI CoinScan: Coin ID & Value · #34 · screenshot 2“Switch to reading mode whenever you feel like it”
Dwell: Audio Bible · #59 · screenshot 5
Top ten Reference apps that do it.
- #6AI Translator:Voice&Text&Photo1 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Tarbo PDF Creator2 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 30% 30 of 100 | 10% 54 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 26% 26 of 100 | 6% 33 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 30 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 41 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 29 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 29 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 20% 20 of 100 | 6% 31 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 28 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 19% 19 of 99 | 5% 28 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 19% 19 of 100 | 6% 30 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 29 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 17% 17 of 99 | 4% 24 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 21 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 19 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 13% 13 of 98 | 3% 18 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 21 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 11% 11 of 99 | 3% 18 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 15 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 10 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A hand holds the phone47% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Reference screenshots
- Gradient background79% of these screenshots, against 52% of all Reference screenshots
- Laurel or award32% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Reference screenshots
- Teal26% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Reference screenshots
- Two or more screens21% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Reference screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour63% of these screenshots, against 49% of all Reference screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn99%
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Whole phone shown95%
- Words at the top91%
- A photograph88%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size78%
- Illustration or mascot70%
- Phone cut off at the foot60%
- Arrows or callouts53%
- A person in the picture50%
- Headline too small to read42%
- App icon shown41%
- Words aligned left31%
- A hand holds the phone28%
- No phone, bare screen27%
- Zoomed detail of the UI26%
- No app screen at all21%
- Two or more screens21%
- Phone cut off at the head19%
- Words at the bottom13%
- Screen is small11%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it10%
- Words over the screen8%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Reference apps have App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
14 of the top 100 Reference apps (14%) have at least one, and 19 of their 566 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Reference apps have App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
In the top ten: AI Translator:Voice&Text&Photo (#6) and Tarbo PDF Creator (#7). Further down the chart: Sky Guide (#12), Hallow: Prayer & Meditation (#15), Creed: Bible Chat & Companion (#26), WoodSense: Wood Plans & Guides (#31) and AI CoinScan: Coin ID & Value (#34), and 7 more.
Should my Reference app have App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Reference apps do it (20%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%), 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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