Social Networking app screenshots with no app screen
A photo, a logo or a slogan: the app’s screen does not appear. These sell an idea, a promise or a brand before showing any interface. Apple’s App Review Guideline 2.3.3 says screenshots should show the app in use, and not only title art, a login page or a splash screen.
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
16% 16 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 17 of 554
The top ten
0 of 10 against 16 of the other 90
17 of the 554 Social Networking screenshots read (3%) do this, across 16 of the top 100 apps (16%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 16 of the other 90 (18%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Social Networking is 15th for this. It is most common in Education (29% of apps) and least common in Weather (4%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 17 Social Networking app screenshots with no app screen, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Secure-by-design to keep conversations safe”
“The phone service that won’t leave you hanging. No fixed contracts. No bills. Ever.”
“JOIN WIZZ”
“MONOPOLY GO! CHAT”
“get curious about their lives”
“Find your people”
“Connections That Go The Distance”
“THE #1 BLACK DATING APP”
“Find Your International Soulmate”
“Your Complete Instagram Analytics”
“Join 300,000+ people in the hype”
“The Messaging App for Kids”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 16 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Secure-by-design to keep conversations safe”
Google Meet · #11 · screenshot 6“The phone service that won’t leave you hanging. No fixed contracts. No bills. Ever.”
Featured onTextNow: Call + Text Unlimited · #12 · screenshot 1“JOIN WIZZ”
NOWWizz App - chat now · #26 · screenshot 6“MONOPOLY GO! CHAT”
MONOPOLY GO!Chat · #28 · screenshot 1“get curious about their lives”
rednote · #33 · screenshot 5“Find your people”
Meetup: Social Events & Groups · #40 · screenshot 1“Connections That Go The Distance”
Taimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App · #41 · screenshot 6“THE #1 BLACK DATING APP”
BLK: Black Singles Dating App · #46 · screenshot 1“Find Your International Soulmate”
Bumpy – International Dating · #51 · screenshot 6“Your Complete Instagram Analytics”
Track, Analyze, GrowReports+ Unfollowers Follower · #61 · screenshot 1“Join 300,000+ people in the hype”
Giggles: Videos & Trends · #63 · screenshot 4“The Messaging App for Kids”
Messenger Kids · #75 · screenshot 1“91+ Million Members Since 2002”
Thousands of New Members DailyAshley Madison Discreet Dating · #92 · screenshot 2“No ads or likes. We'll never sell your data.”
Marco Polo - Video Messenger · #96 · screenshot 4“Start texting today”
“This is a great app to get a 2nd texting number, very quick and accurate! Highly recommended for sure.” | “Not only is this an awesome texting app but they are unbelievably helpful if you ever need anything!!!” | “Handy app when you need a second phone number.”Second Texting Number · #100 · screenshot 5“100M+ Users”
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited · #12 · screenshot 2
Top ten Social Networking apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Google Meet, at #11.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 29% 29 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 33 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 27 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 29 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 23% 23 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 27 of 556 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 28 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 23 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 25 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 25 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 24 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 24 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 23 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 12% 12 of 99 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 15 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Illustration or mascot59% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Uses a number29% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Words over the screen24% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Social Networking screenshots
- A hand holds the phone24% of these screenshots, against 8% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Photo background24% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Words aligned left29% of these screenshots, against 15% 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%
- Phone cut off at the foot44%
- 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%
- 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 no app screen?
16 of the top 100 Social Networking apps (16%) have at least one, and 17 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 no app screen?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Google Meet (#11), TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited (#12), Wizz App - chat now (#26), MONOPOLY GO!Chat (#28) and rednote (#33), and 11 more.
Should my Social Networking app have App Store screenshots with no app screen?
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 16 of the other 90 (18%), 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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