Sports app screenshots with arrows or callouts

The numbers

63 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (11%) do this, across 36 of the top 100 apps (36%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 33 of the other 90 (37%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 17th for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (70% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (21%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 63 Sports app screenshots with arrows or callouts, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

All 63 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 63 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

• “SPEND $5 GET $150”IN BONUSESDraftKings: Sports & Casino · #1 · screenshot 2
• “MAKE TEAM AND PLAYER PICKS”Underdog: Sports, Games & Rips · #6 · screenshot 2
• “FREE SHIPPING + RETURNS”*Order minimums applyFanatics: Shop NFL, NBA & MLB · #10 · screenshot 1
• “THE ONLY SPORTSBOOK TO REWARD EVERY BET”Fanatics Sports & Casino · #11 · screenshot 2
• “SCOUTING & RECRUITING”Get athletes noticed with highlights & recruiting profiles.Hudl · #16 · screenshot 4
• “OVER 10,000 BOOSTS EVERY MONTH”bet365 - Sportsbook & Casino · #19 · screenshot 2
• “COWBOYS HUB”STATS & ANALYSIS BREAKING NEWS PODCASTS HIGHLIGHTS PRESS CONFERENCESDallas Cowboys · #20 · screenshot 2
• COMMENT & REACT LIVE“GAME CHAT”Sleeper - Fantasy Sports · #21 · screenshot 5
• “GET $100”IN BONUS BETSHard Rock Bet Sportsbook · #22 · screenshot 1
• “NOW LIVE”START PREDICTING TODAYDraftKings Predictions · #25 · screenshot 3
• “Enjoy videos, photos, & news”MaxPreps: High School Sports · #26 · screenshot 3
• “STREAM GAMES HANDS-FREE”GameChanger · #28 · screenshot 2
• “1M+ FANS HAVE MADE $170M+”1v1Me - Esports Staking · #31 · screenshot 4
• “LIVE STREAMS, DRILLS, SCHEDULES, CHAT, HIGHLIGHTS. ALL IN ONE PLACE.”TeamSnap ONE · #33 · screenshot 2
• “The Full Analysis Behind Every Trend”Linemate: Find Your Next Bet · #35 · screenshot 5
• “SINGLE APP SCOUTING EFFICIENCY”DOWNLOAD TO DEMO THE FREE MOULTRIE MOBILE® APP TODAYMoultrie · #42 · screenshot 2
• DRAFTKINGS PICK6 | FOOTBALL“PLAY FOR YOUR SHOT TO WIN BIG”Pick6 DraftKings Sports Picks · #43 · screenshot 1
• “Know what your cards are worth.”See what similar cards are selling for, right now.Fanatics Collect · #45 · screenshot 5
• “FOLLOW YOUR TEAMS & LEAGUES”FOX Sports: Watch Live Games · #48 · screenshot 2
• “Media”More to Watch & Listen toNHL · #50 · screenshot 4
• “BIGGEST WINS Win up to 10,000x 20,000x Your Entry Fee”Dabble - Real Money Pick 'Em · #52 · screenshot 3
• “FIND MY FRIENDS”My Epic: Skiing & Snowboarding · #54 · screenshot 6
• “Centralized Communication”One app, every conversation.TeamSnap · #56 · screenshot 3
• “Local info”Find the best fishing spots near youFishbrain - Fishing App · #60 · screenshot 2
• AI FOR FANTASY & BETTING“OUTSMART YOUR LEAGUE & THE BOOKS.”RotoBot - AI Sports Insights · #64 · screenshot 1
• “View your team calendars and RSVP to games and events”LeagueApps Play · #66 · screenshot 3
• >>>“CONNECT WITH YOUR CREW”Map you and your crew on the mountainIkon Pass · #67 · screenshot 5
• “RealTime Fantasy Sports YOUR LEAGUE. YOUR WAY.”Manage your team, track scores, and compete on the goRTSports · #69 · screenshot 1
• SAME MOMENT“BIGGER PAYOUT”ProphetX Prediction Market · #70 · screenshot 3
• “Know Sports Card's value”Sports Card Scanner - StarSnap · #74 · screenshot 1
• “UP TO $1000”PAID IN BONUS BETStheScore Bet Sportsbook Casino · #79 · screenshot 1
• THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®“FASTEST + MOST ACCURATE CARD SCANNER APP”LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 1
• “Shohei Ohtani”2018 Bowman's BestCardstock: Sports Card Scanner · #84 · screenshot 2
• “THOUSANDS OF DAILY CONTESTS”DraftKings Fantasy Sports · #88 · screenshot 5
• “Navigate your way through the circuit”Singapore GP · #89 · screenshot 3
• “先鉴别 后发货”得物 - 得到美好事物 · #93 · screenshot 1
• “EASILY SEARCH SPORTSBOOK FOR PLAYERS, GAMES, AND PROPS”DraftKings: Sports & Casino · #1 · screenshot 3
• “YOUR BETS PROTECTED”FAIR PLAY MAXFanatics Sports & Casino · #11 · screenshot 4
• “ATHLETE & TEAM PROFILES”Parents and fans can follow the teams and players they love, in one place.Hudl · #16 · screenshot 5
• “ALL OF THE BIGGEST FEATURES IN ONE PLACE”bet365 - Sportsbook & Casino · #19 · screenshot 4

Top ten Sports apps that do it.

1. #1DraftKings: Sports & Casino3 of its 6 screenshots
2. #6Underdog: Sports, Games & Rips1 of its 6 screenshots
3. #10Fanatics: Shop NFL, NBA & MLB1 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

Arrows or callouts, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

• A word in a different colour54% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Sports screenshots
• Headline in capitals71% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Sports screenshots
• Badge30% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Sports screenshots
• Zoomed detail of the UI24% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Sports screenshots
• Dark70% of these screenshots, against 52% of all Sports screenshots
• High contrast words56% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Sports screenshots

More in layout

• Screen fills the picture100%
• Phone drawn98%
• Words at the top92%
• Whole phone shown89%
• A photograph85%
• Headline readable at thumbnail size71%
• A person in the picture70%
• Illustration or mascot62%
• App icon shown51%
• Phone cut off at the foot43%
• Headline too small to read39%
• No phone, bare screen30%
• No app screen at all26%
• Words aligned left23%
• Phone cut off at the head22%
• Two or more screens21%
• Phone at an angle20%
• Words at the bottom19%
• Screen is small18%
• Zoomed detail of the UI17%
• A hand holds the phone14%
• Watch, iPad or Mac beside it12%
• Words over the screen11%

Questions, answered from the chart.