Shopping 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 Shopping 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
19% 19 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 21 of 562
The top ten
2 of 10 against 17 of the other 90
21 of the 562 Shopping screenshots read (4%) do this, across 19 of the top 100 apps (19%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 17 of the other 90 (19%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Shopping is 1st for this. It is most common in Shopping (19% of apps) and least common in Photo & Video (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 21 Shopping app screenshots with text over the UI, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Help old favorites”
“DAILY DISCOVERIES EXPLORE YOUR INTERESTS”
“FALL SUPER SALE”
“Say hello to brands only at”
“Quince”
“Makes Your Day”
“Streamline your shopping”
“Every order ships free”
“Buy Now, Pay Later”
“ASAP DELIVERY”
“TRY YOUR SELF ON”
“15% OFF”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 21 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Help old favorites”
Find new loveVinted: Pre-loved marketplace · #1 · screenshot 5“DAILY DISCOVERIES EXPLORE YOUR INTERESTS”
Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire · #3 · screenshot 1“FALL SUPER SALE”
UP TO 90% OFF 30% OFF & FREE SHIPPING on Your First Order *conditions applySHEIN - Shopping Online · #12 · screenshot 1“Say hello to brands only at”
Target: Shop. Style. Save. · #14 · screenshot 3“Quince”
QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISEQuince: Luxury Essentials · #16 · screenshot 6“Makes Your Day”
Circle K · #23 · screenshot 1“Streamline your shopping”
Seamlessly browse, clip and save, right in the app.Walgreens · #25 · screenshot 4“Every order ships free”
from the USGovAuctions.com - Shop Surplus · #30 · screenshot 4- Afterpay
“Buy Now, Pay Later”
Afterpay: Pay over time · #31 · screenshot 1 “ASAP DELIVERY”
in under an hour *fees applyDollar General-Digital Coupons · #32 · screenshot 2“TRY YOUR SELF ON”
You never know what you'll discover.“You never know what you'll discover.”Poshmark: Shop & Sell Fashion · #48 · screenshot 1- App exclusive discount
“15% OFF”
your first in-app orderCIDER - Clothing & Fashion · #52 · screenshot 1 “MINTPULL”
Digital Packs, Physical CardsMintPull - Rip TCG Pocket · #61 · screenshot 5“AMERICAN EAGLE”
Shop NowAE + Aerie · #73 · screenshot 1“HOLLISTER”
Hollister Co. · #77 · screenshot 1“Unlock a personal shopper in your pocket”
Connect directly with tastemakers for personalized recommendations, so you can find exactly what you9re looking for.ShopMy · #80 · screenshot 5“THE UNIQLO APP:”
A better shopping experienceUNIQLO: Clothes Shopping · #90 · screenshot 1- Available for specific regions only
“Pinduoduo FREE SHIPPING”
Even on 1 single item No min. spend requiredPinduoduo · #92 · screenshot 1 “Straight from the Factory Floor”
1688: Factory Direct · #98 · screenshot 1“NEW Look, NEW Deals, BIG savings!!”
Circle K · #23 · screenshot 2“innercircle We know what you like! Deals & Rewards you'll LOVE!”
Circle K · #23 · screenshot 4
Top ten Shopping apps that do it.
- #1Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace1 of its 5 screenshots
- #3Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire1 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
- No phone, bare screen57% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Shopping screenshots
- Photo background62% of these screenshots, against 16% of all Shopping screenshots
- High contrast words52% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Shopping screenshots
- A person in the picture62% of these screenshots, against 31% of all Shopping screenshots
- A hand holds the phone33% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Shopping screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size67% of these screenshots, against 42% of all Shopping screenshots
More in layout
- A photograph99%
- Phone drawn99%
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Words at the top95%
- Whole phone shown93%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size75%
- A person in the picture67%
- Illustration or mascot55%
- Phone cut off at the foot46%
- No phone, bare screen39%
- A hand holds the phone38%
- Arrows or callouts38%
- Headline too small to read37%
- App icon shown36%
- Words aligned left34%
- No app screen at all23%
- Zoomed detail of the UI22%
- Words at the bottom19%
- Phone at an angle18%
- Screen is small16%
- Phone cut off at the head9%
- Two or more screens8%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Shopping apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
19 of the top 100 Shopping apps (19%) have at least one, and 21 of their 562 screenshots (4%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Shopping apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
In the top ten: Vinted: Pre-loved marketplace (#1) and Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire (#3). Further down the chart: SHEIN - Shopping Online (#12), Target: Shop. Style. Save. (#14), Quince: Luxury Essentials (#16), Circle K (#23) and Walgreens (#25), and 12 more.
Should my Shopping 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 Shopping apps do it (20%), against 17 of the other 90 (19%), 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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