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Reference app screenshots that name another app

Another product is named in the words. Naming another product places the app beside something the reader already knows: an integration, a place to import from, or a comparison.

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
1% 1 of 100
Screenshots that do it
under 1% 1 of 566
The top ten
0 of 10 against 1 of the other 90

1 of the 566 Reference screenshots read (under 1%) do this, across 1 of the top 100 apps (1%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 1 of the other 90 (1%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Reference is 17th for this. It is most common in Finance (9% of apps) and least common in Weather (0%).

The one example from the chart.

Every one of the Reference app screenshots that name another app on the chart, the highest app first.

CCN: TCG & Collectible Alerts App Store screenshot 3, headline “Just like 'Waze' Stock Reports”. Names another app.
CCN: TCG & Collectible Alerts#30 in Reference · screenshot 3“Just like 'Waze' Stock Reports”

See it on the wall

Real headline examples, word for word.

The words on the one that carries any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Just like 'Waze' Stock Reports”"Only 20 people in line, over 300 units in stock, lots left over"CCN: TCG & Collectible Alerts · #30 · screenshot 3

Top ten Reference apps that do it.

None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is CCN: TCG & Collectible Alerts, at #30.

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Finance9% 9 of 1002% 10 of 5810 of 10
Entertainment6% 6 of 1001% 6 of 5440 of 10
Productivity5% 5 of 991% 6 of 5512 of 10
Navigation4% 4 of 991% 5 of 5660 of 10
Developer Tools3% 3 of 1001% 3 of 5070 of 10
Shopping3% 3 of 1001% 3 of 5620 of 10
Sports3% 3 of 1001% 3 of 5580 of 10
News2% 2 of 98under 1% 2 of 5170 of 10
Business2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5540 of 10
Education2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5550 of 10
Food & Drink2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5400 of 10
Health & Fitness2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5740 of 10
Social Networking2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5540 of 10
Travel2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5610 of 10
Utilities2% 2 of 100under 1% 2 of 5490 of 10
Graphics & Design1% 1 of 99under 1% 1 of 5640 of 10
Games1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5670 of 10
Lifestyle1% 1 of 1001% 4 of 5561 of 10
Music1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5500 of 10
Photo & Video1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5660 of 10
Reference1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5660 of 10
Medical0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5480 of 10
Weather0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5550 of 10

Names another app, across all categories

Related tactics.

More in words

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Reference apps have App Store screenshots that name another app?
1 of the top 100 Reference apps (1%) have at least one, and 1 of their 566 screenshots (under 1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Reference apps have App Store screenshots that name another app?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: CCN: TCG & Collectible Alerts (#30).
Should my Reference app have App Store screenshots that name another app?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Reference apps do it (0%), against 1 of the other 90 (1%), 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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