Social Networking app screenshots with a phone cropped below
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From the top 100 free Social Networking 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
44% 44 of 100
Screenshots that do it
17% 94 of 554
The top ten
5 of 10 against 39 of the other 90
94 of the 554 Social Networking screenshots read (17%) do this, across 44 of the top 100 apps (44%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 39 of the other 90 (43%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Social Networking is 14th for this. It is most common in Finance (70% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 94 Social Networking app screenshots with a phone cropped below, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Join the conversation”
“SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING”
“organize the chaos”
“Useful. Social. Expressive.”
“Built for Privacy”
“Cherish Every Moment”
“Browse top rated and popular lists to find and rate films you've watched”
“Livestream with One Click”
“Add your best friends to your Home Screen”
“Guardian Mode”
“Choose a Phone Number”
“Share in the moment”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 93 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Join the conversation”
Threads · #1 · screenshot 1“SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING”
and who's around to hang outDiscord - Talk, Play, Hang Out · #6 · screenshot 3“organize the chaos”
GroupMe · #8 · screenshot 3“Useful. Social. Expressive.”
Messenger · #9 · screenshot 1“Built for Privacy”
Everything you send and receive in Signal is end-to-end encryptedSignal - Private Messenger · #10 · screenshot 1“Cherish Every Moment”
Save your favorite memories in albums.BAND - App for all groups · #13 · screenshot 5“Browse top rated and popular lists to find and rate films you've watched”
Letterboxd · #15 · screenshot 2“Livestream with One Click”
BIGO LIVE-Live Stream, Go Live · #16 · screenshot 1- Locket Widget
“Add your best friends to your Home Screen”
Locket Widget · #17 · screenshot 1 “Guardian Mode”
Guard your loved ones via an added layer of protectionWeChat · #18 · screenshot 5“Choose a Phone Number”
Text Free: Second Phone Number · #19 · screenshot 3“Share in the moment”
Instants, an Instagram app · #22 · screenshot 1“Browse and make memes”
Yik Yak · #27 · screenshot 3“JOIN TEAMCHATS!”
MONOPOLY GO!Chat · #28 · screenshot 4- Grindr
“The Global Gayborhood in your pocket”
Join the world's largest gay, bi, trans, and queer dating app.Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat · #29 · screenshot 1 “Express yourself”
Yubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends · #30 · screenshot 2“Better payment experience”
Transfer money and pay easilyLINE · #34 · screenshot 3“Show”
more of who you areBFF: Make friends & meet up · #36 · screenshot 2“Understand your posts and what to try next”
Facebook Creator Studio · #38 · screenshot 3“Discover events 📍 near you”
Meetup: Social Events & Groups · #40 · screenshot 2“Track and share your sleep”
Widgetable: Besties & Couples · #42 · screenshot 5“Dual Telegram Client”
Sync all your profiles in one appNicegram: AI for Telegram · #48 · screenshot 2“See where your friends are”
Bump - real life is happening · #50 · screenshot 4“Collect Your Life”
ThingsBook · #53 · screenshot 1“See when everyone is free or busy”
Howbout: shared calendar · #54 · screenshot 2“Match, Date, Connect”
“We couldn't wait to see each other again!”Curvy Dating App: WooPlus · #55 · screenshot 3“JOIN OUR SOCIAL COMMUNITY”
Tumblr: Social Media & Art · #56 · screenshot 6“The Only App where people are 100% Real”
“Like a mini time capsule of my everyday life” Camille“Like a mini time capsule of my everyday life”BeReal: Photos & Friends Daily · #58 · screenshot 1“Join Challenges”
Coverstar - Positive Social · #62 · screenshot 3“One app,”
millions of videosGiggles: Videos & Trends · #63 · screenshot 1“Instagram Followers Tracker”
Reports+ for Followers Tracker · #65 · screenshot 1“Instantly book your interview”
Seasoned: Jobs & Community · #68 · screenshot 1“Share Your Drink With One Tap”
Beer Buddy - Friends Alerts · #77 · screenshot 3“Find Your Top Admirers”
Reports Unfollowers Followers+ · #79 · screenshot 3“DISCOVER YOUR ALTER EGO”
FET: Kinky BDSM Dating App · #81 · screenshot 2“Join the Listening Party Experience Music & Connect”
Weverse: Connect with Artists · #83 · screenshot 5“Secure”
Your conversations, yours aloneTato Talk · #87 · screenshot 3“输入状态”
让等待回复变得有趣QQ · #88 · screenshot 3“Take back social media”
Social media for us, not billionaires.Bluesky Social · #91 · screenshot 1“Find Your Reposts”
ClearTok: Repost Remover · #95 · screenshot 3
Top ten Social Networking apps that do it.
- #1Threads3 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out2 of its 6 screenshots
- #8GroupMe3 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Messenger1 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Signal - Private Messenger4 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 70% 70 of 100 | 33% 191 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 62% 62 of 100 | 23% 122 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 62% 62 of 100 | 25% 145 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 61% 61 of 100 | 21% 119 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 60% 60 of 100 | 21% 121 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 53% 52 of 99 | 22% 122 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 101 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 17% 95 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 49% 49 of 100 | 18% 98 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 47% 47 of 99 | 14% 77 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 47% 47 of 100 | 16% 90 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 46% 46 of 100 | 18% 102 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 45% 45 of 100 | 16% 90 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 82 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 41% 40 of 98 | 15% 79 of 517 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 83 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 36% 36 of 100 | 12% 65 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 32% 32 of 100 | 11% 63 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 28% 28 of 100 | 10% 57 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 26% 26 of 100 | 10% 52 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Tells you to do something68% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Solid background41% of these screenshots, against 30% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 90% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Headline in Title Case28% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Words at the top97% of these screenshots, against 88% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Leads with a feature60% of these screenshots, against 53% of all Social Networking screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn100%
- Screen fills the picture100%
- Words at the top96%
- A photograph93%
- Whole phone shown93%
- A person in the picture86%
- Illustration or mascot69%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size67%
- Headline too small to read56%
- Arrows or callouts49%
- App icon shown47%
- Words aligned left37%
- A hand holds the phone33%
- Two or more screens27%
- No phone, bare screen26%
- Phone at an angle23%
- Zoomed detail of the UI20%
- Phone cut off at the head18%
- Words at the bottom18%
- No app screen at all16%
- Screen is small14%
- Words over the screen14%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it11%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Social Networking apps have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
44 of the top 100 Social Networking apps (44%) have at least one, and 94 of their 554 screenshots (17%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Social Networking apps have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
In the top ten: Threads (#1), Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out (#6), GroupMe (#8), Messenger (#9) and Signal - Private Messenger (#10). Further down the chart: BAND - App for all groups (#13), Letterboxd (#15), BIGO LIVE-Live Stream, Go Live (#16), Locket Widget (#17) and WeChat (#18), and 34 more.
Should my Social Networking app have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Social Networking apps do it (50%), against 39 of the other 90 (43%), 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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