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Social Networking app screenshots without a phone frame

The app’s screen edge to edge, with no device body. Without a device body, the app’s screen can be shown larger in the same space.

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
26% 26 of 100
Screenshots that do it
7% 40 of 554
The top ten
1 of 10 against 25 of the other 90

40 of the 554 Social Networking screenshots read (7%) do this, across 26 of the top 100 apps (26%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 25 of the other 90 (28%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Social Networking is 17th for this. It is most common in Games (90% of apps) and least common in Productivity (20%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 40 Social Networking app screenshots without a phone frame, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

Reco Social App Store screenshot 1, headline “Let's get real.”. No phone, bare screen.
Reco Social#7 in Social Networking · screenshot 1“Let's get real.”
Text Free: Second Phone Number App Store screenshot 2, headline ““the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.””. No phone, bare screen.
Text Free: Second Phone Number#19 in Social Networking · screenshot 2“the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.”
Valid - Compliment Classmates App Store screenshot 3, headline “Compliment Classmates”. No phone, bare screen.
Valid - Compliment Classmates#23 in Social Networking · screenshot 3“Compliment Classmates”
Clapper: Video, Live, Chat App Store screenshot 1, no headline. No phone, bare screen.
Clapper: Video, Live, Chat#25 in Social Networking · screenshot 1No headline
Yik Yak App Store screenshot 1, headline “Join fun anonymous communities”. No phone, bare screen.
Yik Yak#27 in Social Networking · screenshot 1“Join fun anonymous communities”
rednote App Store screenshot 6, headline “share, connect, and love”. No phone, bare screen.
rednote#33 in Social Networking · screenshot 6“share, connect, and love”
Upward Dating: Meet Singles App Store screenshot 5, headline “VALUES”. No phone, bare screen.
Upward Dating: Meet Singles#35 in Social Networking · screenshot 5“VALUES”
Meetup: Social Events & Groups App Store screenshot 3, headline “Join groups of like-minded people”. No phone, bare screen.
Meetup: Social Events & Groups#40 in Social Networking · screenshot 3“Join groups of like-minded people”
Taimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App App Store screenshot 1, headline “Closer Than You Think”. No phone, bare screen.
Taimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App#41 in Social Networking · screenshot 1“Closer Than You Think”
Hunch Dating App: Vibe & Meet App Store screenshot 1, headline “Stop swiping. Go for a drink.”. No phone, bare screen.
Hunch Dating App: Vibe & Meet#45 in Social Networking · screenshot 1“Stop swiping. Go for a drink.”
Bump - real life is happening App Store screenshot 1, headline “Hang with friends IRL”. No phone, bare screen.
Bump - real life is happening#50 in Social Networking · screenshot 1“Hang with friends IRL”
Bumpy – International Dating App Store screenshot 1, headline “Find Your International Soulmate”. No phone, bare screen.
Bumpy – International Dating#51 in Social Networking · screenshot 1“Find Your International Soulmate”

All 40 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on all 33 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • “Let's get real.”Reco Social · #7 · screenshot 1
  • “the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.”, The New York Times“the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.” — The New York TimesText Free: Second Phone Number · #19 · screenshot 2
  • “Compliment Classmates”Valid - Compliment Classmates · #23 · screenshot 3
  • “Join fun anonymous communities”Yik Yak · #27 · screenshot 1
  • here on rednote“share, connect, and love”rednote · #33 · screenshot 6
  • “VALUES”See What Matters, Right From The StartUpward Dating: Meet Singles · #35 · screenshot 5
  • “Join groups of like-minded people”Meetup: Social Events & Groups · #40 · screenshot 3
  • “Closer Than You Think”35M+ REGISTERED USERS GLOBALLYTaimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App · #41 · screenshot 1
  • “Stop swiping. Go for a drink.”Hunch Dating App: Vibe & Meet · #45 · screenshot 1
  • “Hang with friends IRL”Bump - real life is happening · #50 · screenshot 1
  • “Find Your International Soulmate”Bumpy – International Dating · #51 · screenshot 1
  • “FEED YOUR INSPIRATION”Tumblr: Social Media & Art · #56 · screenshot 4
  • “Date authentically.”Match Dating App: Chat & Meet · #57 · screenshot 1
  • “Build a home base for your entire online presence”Linktree: Link in Bio Creator · #59 · screenshot 1
  • “REACT AND REPLY”setlog - friends camera · #64 · screenshot 4
  • “Express Freely Connect Naturally”Sea Soul · #67 · screenshot 6
  • “I came here and within 5 min had an interview and in less than 24hrs a new job.”, Jarrad, Community Member“I came here and within 5 min had an interview and in less than 24hrs a new job.”Seasoned: Jobs & Community · #68 · screenshot 5
  • “The complete community platform”Platform trusted by 15,000+ of the world's top communitiesCircle Communities · #74 · screenshot 1
  • “Global Fandom Platform”Weverse: Connect with Artists · #83 · screenshot 1
  • “Poly Dating”3Fun: Couples & Singles Dating · #84 · screenshot 1
  • “Find your vibe”Azar: Chat, Meet Friends · #86 · screenshot 2
  • “is Picked to Vlog”Vlogit: Vlogs With Friends · #90 · screenshot 4
  • “ASHLEY MADISON”Where Desire Meets Discretion™Ashley Madison Discreet Dating · #92 · screenshot 1
  • “ZEPETO”Create Your AvatarZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live · #93 · screenshot 1
  • “Every Submission is Reviewed for Safety”Valid - Compliment Classmates · #23 · screenshot 5
  • “Join communities with people around the country”Yik Yak · #27 · screenshot 2
  • See Why“150k+ Joined”A Community Built On Intention, Commitment, And Shared Values“A Community Built On Intention, Commitment, And Shared Values”Upward Dating: Meet Singles · #35 · screenshot 6
  • “Make video calls globally”Bumpy – International Dating · #51 · screenshot 3
  • “Share your values.”Match Dating App: Chat & Meet · #57 · screenshot 3
  • “Sell your own digital products and services”Linktree: Link in Bio Creator · #59 · screenshot 3
  • “Chat with friends”Valid - Compliment Classmates · #23 · screenshot 6
  • “Find what you9re looking for.”Match Dating App: Chat & Meet · #57 · screenshot 4
  • “Connect on a deeper level.”Match Dating App: Chat & Meet · #57 · screenshot 5

Top ten Social Networking apps that do it.

  1. #7Reco Social1 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Games90% 90 of 10076% 432 of 5678 of 10
Weather47% 47 of 10025% 141 of 5553 of 10
Photo & Video42% 42 of 10023% 128 of 5661 of 10
Education40% 40 of 10018% 98 of 5553 of 10
Entertainment40% 40 of 10012% 67 of 5444 of 10
Shopping39% 39 of 10011% 63 of 5624 of 10
Graphics & Design38% 38 of 9913% 73 of 5643 of 10
News35% 34 of 9816% 81 of 5174 of 10
Travel32% 32 of 10012% 66 of 5613 of 10
Health & Fitness31% 31 of 10010% 57 of 5743 of 10
Lifestyle31% 31 of 10010% 54 of 5565 of 10
Sports30% 30 of 10011% 64 of 5584 of 10
Business29% 29 of 10012% 65 of 5542 of 10
Developer Tools27% 27 of 10014% 71 of 5075 of 10
Music27% 27 of 1009% 52 of 5502 of 10
Reference27% 27 of 1009% 50 of 5665 of 10
Medical26% 26 of 10012% 68 of 5481 of 10
Social Networking26% 26 of 1007% 40 of 5541 of 10
Utilities26% 26 of 1008% 45 of 5491 of 10
Food & Drink24% 24 of 1008% 43 of 5405 of 10
Navigation23% 23 of 996% 36 of 5663 of 10
Finance23% 23 of 1007% 38 of 5815 of 10
Productivity20% 20 of 997% 38 of 5512 of 10

No phone, bare screen, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

  • Photo background35% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Social Networking screenshots
  • A person in the picture75% of these screenshots, against 54% of all Social Networking screenshots
  • Orange28% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Social Networking screenshots
  • A photograph80% of these screenshots, against 64% of all Social Networking screenshots
  • No words at all18% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Social Networking screenshots
  • Serif headline18% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Social Networking screenshots

More in layout

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Social Networking apps have App Store screenshots without a phone frame?
26 of the top 100 Social Networking apps (26%) have at least one, and 40 of their 554 screenshots (7%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Social Networking apps have App Store screenshots without a phone frame?
In the top ten: Reco Social (#7). Further down the chart: Text Free: Second Phone Number (#19), Valid - Compliment Classmates (#23), Clapper: Video, Live, Chat (#25), Yik Yak (#27) and rednote (#33), and 20 more.
Should my Social Networking app have App Store screenshots without a phone frame?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Social Networking apps do it (10%), against 25 of the other 90 (28%), so the top ten do it less 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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