Social Networking app screenshots with an award or laurel
An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.
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
15% 15 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 16 of 554
The top ten
0 of 10 against 15 of the other 90
16 of the 554 Social Networking screenshots read (3%) do this, across 15 of the top 100 apps (15%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Social Networking is 8th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 16 Social Networking app screenshots with an award or laurel, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.”
“150k+ Joined”
“Essential App”
“Supports Every Official Telegram Update”
“Hang with friends IRL”
“Communicate easily”
“#1 Dating App for Curvy”
“The Only App where people are 100% Real”
“Your Complete Instagram Analytics”
“Join Challenges”
“Go viral on the newest app!”
“Your college journey”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 16 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“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- 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 “Essential App”
Selected by App Store editorsWidgetable: Besties & Couples · #42 · screenshot 2“Supports Every Official Telegram Update”
Nicegram: AI for Telegram · #48 · screenshot 1“Hang with friends IRL”
Bump - real life is happening · #50 · screenshot 1“Communicate easily”
Rakuten Viber Messenger · #52 · screenshot 1“#1 Dating App for Curvy”
Curvy Dating App: WooPlus · #55 · screenshot 1“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“Your Complete Instagram Analytics”
Track, Analyze, GrowReports+ Unfollowers Follower · #61 · screenshot 1“Join Challenges”
Coverstar - Positive Social · #62 · screenshot 3“Go viral on the newest app!”
Giggles: Videos & Trends · #63 · screenshot 3“Your college journey”
starts hereZeeMee: Meet College Friends · #66 · screenshot 1“People + Events = Radiate”
Good Vibes New Friends Awesome EventsRadiate · #70 · screenshot 1“MEET REAL PEOPLE”
50,000,000+ DOWNLOADSBoo Dating App: Date & Friends · #80 · screenshot 1“Games”
Fast games for endless entertainmentSUGO-Online Chat Party · #94 · screenshot 4“Hear what's hot on campus”
Bump - real life is happening · #50 · screenshot 6
Top ten Social Networking apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Text Free: Second Phone Number, at #19.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 34% 34 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 33% 33 of 99 | 6% 35 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 28% 28 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 28 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 24 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 9% 9 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 9 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 9 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- User or download count50% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Press logo31% of these screenshots, against 2% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Has a subline56% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Badge38% of these screenshots, against 13% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Gradient background75% of these screenshots, against 52% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size50% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Social Networking screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Social Networking apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
15 of the top 100 Social Networking apps (15%) have at least one, and 16 of their 554 screenshots (3%) 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 an award or laurel?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Text Free: Second Phone Number (#19), Upward Dating: Meet Singles (#35), Widgetable: Besties & Couples (#42), Nicegram: AI for Telegram (#48) and Bump - real life is happening (#50), and 10 more.
Should my Social Networking app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Social Networking apps do it (0%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%), 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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