Social Networking app screenshots with text at the bottom
The headline sits below the screen. The screen comes first, and the words read as its caption.
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
18% 18 of 100
Screenshots that do it
6% 33 of 554
The top ten
1 of 10 against 17 of the other 90
33 of the 554 Social Networking screenshots read (6%) do this, across 18 of the top 100 apps (18%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), 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, Social Networking is 7th for this. It is most common in Games (52% of apps) and least common in Graphics & Design (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 33 Social Networking app screenshots with text at the bottom, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Let's get real.”
“Unlimited talk & text”
“No matter who you gather with, BAND makes it easy to connect and stay together.”
“Make friends”
“Securely find, add, and chat,”
“LineSkips”
“Join groups of like-minded people”
“Being Unapologetically You Looks Good”
“Unlimited calling and texting”
“Have video visits on your mobile device.”
“Private by Design”
“Write & Create”
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“Unlimited talk & text”
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited · #12 · screenshot 4“No matter who you gather with, BAND makes it easy to connect and stay together.”
BAND - App for all groups · #13 · screenshot 2“Make friends”
with common interestsYubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends · #30 · screenshot 1“Securely find, add, and chat,”
with contacts in minutes.GettingOut · #31 · screenshot 1“LineSkips”
Skip long lines at your favorite bars, venues, & events.LineLeap · #32 · screenshot 1“Join groups of like-minded people”
Meetup: Social Events & Groups · #40 · screenshot 3“Being Unapologetically You Looks Good”
Taimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App · #41 · screenshot 3“Unlimited calling and texting”
Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls · #43 · screenshot 1“Have video visits on your mobile device.”
GettingOut Visits · #44 · screenshot 1“Private by Design”
Plato: Fun Multiplayer Games · #47 · screenshot 4“Write & Create”
ThingsBook · #53 · screenshot 2“Express Freely Connect Naturally”
Sea Soul · #67 · screenshot 6“DISCOVER YOUR ALTER EGO”
FET: Kinky BDSM Dating App · #81 · screenshot 2“Create Friend Groups”
Vlogit: Vlogs With Friends · #90 · screenshot 2“91+ Million Members Since 2002”
Thousands of New Members DailyAshley Madison Discreet Dating · #92 · screenshot 2“Share your Moments!”
KakaoTalk : Messenger · #97 · screenshot 2“Send Messages Not Metadata”
Session - Private Messenger · #99 · screenshot 1“Strong 5G/ LTE coverage”
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited · #12 · screenshot 6“Chat”
with funny peopleYubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends · #30 · screenshot 3“Keep in Touch”
See, and manage, all your conversations on one screen.GettingOut · #31 · screenshot 3“Events”
Buy tickets to concerts, bar crawls, festivals and more at the best venues in your city!LineLeap · #32 · screenshot 4“See Who's Checking”
You OutTaimi LGBTQ+ Dating & Chat App · #41 · screenshot 5“Connect”
Quickly find and add contacts.GettingOut Visits · #44 · screenshot 2“Curate & Collect”
ThingsBook · #53 · screenshot 4“MEET KINKSTERS LIKE YOU”
FET: Kinky BDSM Dating App · #81 · screenshot 4“Fully confidential: No phone numbers”
Session - Private Messenger · #99 · screenshot 3“Never boring”
Yubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends · #30 · screenshot 4“Details”
Easily see inmate and faciliy details.GettingOut · #31 · screenshot 5“Anywhere”
Video visits at your fingertips, from anywhere.GettingOut Visits · #44 · screenshot 4- SESSION
“Private & secure conversations”
Session - Private Messenger · #99 · screenshot 4 “Your privacy Your way”
Session - Private Messenger · #99 · screenshot 5“Security in every Conversation”
Session - Private Messenger · #99 · screenshot 6
Top ten Social Networking apps that do it.
- #7Reco Social1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 52% 52 of 100 | 47% 264 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 17% 93 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Travel | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 33 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 7% 42 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 29 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 6% 33 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 31 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 32 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 33 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 25 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 25 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 4% 23 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 11% 11 of 98 | 4% 19 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 4% 18 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- High contrast words52% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size52% of these screenshots, against 29% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Headline under five words79% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Dark45% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Social Networking screenshots
- States a benefit64% of these screenshots, against 47% of all Social Networking screenshots
- Two or more screens24% of these screenshots, against 7% 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%
- 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 text at the bottom?
18 of the top 100 Social Networking apps (18%) have at least one, and 33 of their 554 screenshots (6%) 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 text at the bottom?
In the top ten: Reco Social (#7). Further down the chart: TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited (#12), BAND - App for all groups (#13), Yubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends (#30), GettingOut (#31) and LineLeap (#32), and 12 more.
Should my Social Networking app have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
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 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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