Reference app screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac
A second kind of device appears. A second device shows that the app runs on it too.
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
10% 10 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 14 of 566
The top ten
1 of 10 against 9 of the other 90
14 of the 566 Reference screenshots read (2%) do this, across 10 of the top 100 apps (10%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Reference is 11th for this. It is most common in Music (21% of apps) and least common in Shopping (2%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 14 Reference app screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“MERGE”
“Headphone - Voice translator”
“While you listen to Scripture, read along”
“Fall Asleep”
“ENSURE 100% AI PRECISION”
“Real-Time Translation for Calls”
“WHAT IS A PLANET PARADE?”
“Read or listen to guided prayers”
“Sunday's Message, Monday's Walk”
“Heart Rate Detection”
“All your favorite Bible Versions”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 13 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“MERGE”
multiple PDFs easilyTarbo PDF Creator · #7 · screenshot 3“Headphone - Voice translator”
Live Translator - AI Translate · #11 · screenshot 1“Heart Rate Detection”
Blood Sugar Tracker-AI Health · #23 · screenshot 4“While you listen to Scripture, read along”
Dwell: Audio Bible · #59 · screenshot 2“Fall Asleep”
in less than 9 minutesTheo: Prayer & Meditation · #61 · screenshot 3“ENSURE 100% AI PRECISION”
Alexa App Set Up All Echo · #66 · screenshot 3“Real-Time Translation for Calls”
Communication Without BarrierseTranslator-AI Translate · #67 · screenshot 5“WHAT IS A PLANET PARADE?”
Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide · #75 · screenshot 4“Read or listen to guided prayers”
Lectio 365: Daily Bible Prayer · #90 · screenshot 5“Sunday's Message, Monday's Walk”
Specific steps, pulled from the sermonVessel: Bible Study & Notes · #98 · screenshot 6“All your favorite Bible Versions”
Dwell: Audio Bible · #59 · screenshot 4- Faith-based
“Affirmations”
Theo: Prayer & Meditation · #61 · screenshot 4 “Switch to reading mode whenever you feel like it”
Dwell: Audio Bible · #59 · screenshot 5
Top ten Reference apps that do it.
- #7Tarbo PDF Creator1 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 20% 20 of 100 | 6% 35 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 19 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Productivity | 13% 13 of 99 | 3% 14 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 17 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 14 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 13 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 14 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 9% 9 of 99 | 2% 10 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 7% 7 of 99 | 2% 10 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 1% 6 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Two or more screens50% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Reference screenshots
- Gradient background86% of these screenshots, against 52% of all Reference screenshots
- A person in the picture43% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Reference screenshots
- Phone cut off at the head29% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Reference screenshots
- Teal29% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Reference screenshots
- Phone at an angle21% of these screenshots, against 3% 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%
- Phone at an angle14%
- Words at the bottom13%
- Screen is small11%
- Words over the screen8%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Reference apps have App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
10 of the top 100 Reference apps (10%) have at least one, and 14 of their 566 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Reference apps have App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
In the top ten: Tarbo PDF Creator (#7). Further down the chart: Live Translator - AI Translate (#11), Blood Sugar Tracker-AI Health (#23), Dwell: Audio Bible (#59), Theo: Prayer & Meditation (#61) and Alexa App Set Up All Echo (#66), and 4 more.
Should my Reference app have App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Reference apps do it (10%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%), 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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