Reference app screenshots with text over the UI
The headline is laid over the app’s screen itself. The screen fills the picture and the words share its space, so nothing is given up to a margin.
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
8% 8 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 11 of 566
The top ten
2 of 10 against 6 of the other 90
11 of the 566 Reference screenshots read (2%) do this, across 8 of the top 100 apps (8%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 6 of the other 90 (7%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Reference is 10th for this. It is most common in Shopping (19% of apps) and least common in Photo & Video (3%).
All 11 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Reference app screenshots with text over the UI on the chart, the highest app first.
“Best Bible app I've ever used.” “I love this app but more importantly, I need this app.” “Because of this Bible App, I've replaced most of the apps on my phone with spending time in His Word!”
“Short Videos. Eternal Truths”
“What are you Waiting for?! Make your bible journey fun Today No pressure and God Bless!”
“Live LEGO Market Value”
“Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear.”
“Set Up Every Echo In Seconds”
“Word of the Day”
“HOW TO FIND JUPITER OR SATURN?”
“Bible Verse Widgets for Lock Screen”
“WHEN TO SEE THE ISS?”
“WHAT IS IN THE SKY TONIGHT?”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 11 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Best Bible app I've ever used.” “I love this app but more importantly, I need this app.” “Because of this Bible App, I've replaced most of the apps on my phone with spending time in His Word!”
Caroline John Mitra"Best Bible app I've ever used." || "I love this app but more importantly, I need this app." || "Because of this Bible App, I've replaced most of the apps on my phone with spending time in His Word!"Bible · #3 · screenshot 3“Short Videos. Eternal Truths”
Watch. Reflect. Grow.Bible Shorts: Watch & Study · #8 · screenshot 1“What are you Waiting for?! Make your bible journey fun Today No pressure and God Bless!”
Bible Bff-Modern Bible Stories · #37 · screenshot 5“Live LEGO Market Value”
Trusted TCG Price SourcesBrickify: Collection Tracker · #38 · screenshot 5“Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear.”
PSALMS 10:17#Bible - Verse of the Day · #65 · screenshot 2“Set Up Every Echo In Seconds”
Alexa App Set Up All Echo · #66 · screenshot 1“Word of the Day”
Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus · #74 · screenshot 6“HOW TO FIND JUPITER OR SATURN?”
Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide · #75 · screenshot 2“Bible Verse Widgets for Lock Screen”
#Bible - Verse of the Day · #65 · screenshot 4“WHEN TO SEE THE ISS?”
Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide · #75 · screenshot 3“WHAT IS IN THE SKY TONIGHT?”
Sky Tonight - Stargazing Guide · #75 · screenshot 6
Top ten Reference apps that do it.
- #3Bible1 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Bible Shorts: Watch & Study1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 18 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 2% 14 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 14 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 8 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 11 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 2% 10 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 3% 3 of 99 | 1% 3 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline readable at thumbnail size73% of these screenshots, against 39% of all Reference screenshots
- Two or more screens36% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Reference screenshots
- Words aligned left45% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Reference screenshots
- No phone, bare screen36% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Reference screenshots
- Asks a question27% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Reference screenshots
- Headline over eight words27% 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%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it10%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Reference apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
8 of the top 100 Reference apps (8%) 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 Reference apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
In the top ten: Bible (#3) and Bible Shorts: Watch & Study (#8). Further down the chart: Bible Bff-Modern Bible Stories (#37), Brickify: Collection Tracker (#38), #Bible - Verse of the Day (#65), Alexa App Set Up All Echo (#66) and Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus (#74), and 1 more.
Should my Reference app have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
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 6 of the other 90 (7%), so the top ten do it more 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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