Sports app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
From the top 100 free Sports 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
14% 14 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 21 of 558
The top ten
2 of 10 against 12 of the other 90
21 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (4%) do this, across 14 of the top 100 apps (14%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 18th for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 21 Sports app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Deposit $10 Get $50”
“PLAY $5 GET $150”
“GET $100”
“LIVE THE GAME LIKE NEVER BEFORE”
“Exclusive Welcome Offers For New Players”
“STAKE PRO GAMERS WIN CASH”
“WIN MORE CASH WITH PICK6 EXTRA WINNINGS”
“Buy, sell, and vault your cards”
“WE'VE HAD SOME WORK DONE”
“Play $5, Get $50”
“FIND OUT WHEN & WHERE TO CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS”
“Shohei Ohtani”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 21 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Deposit $10 Get $50”
in Trade CreditsNovig: Prediction Market · #2 · screenshot 1“PLAY $5 GET $150”
In Bonus Lineups If You WinPrizePicks - Sports Picks · #5 · screenshot 1“GET $100”
IN BONUS BETSHard Rock Bet Sportsbook · #22 · screenshot 1“LIVE THE GAME LIKE NEVER BEFORE”
GameChanger · #28 · screenshot 1“Exclusive Welcome Offers For New Players”
DOWNLOAD NOWBetMGM - Sportsbook & Casino · #29 · screenshot 2- 1V1ME
“STAKE PRO GAMERS WIN CASH”
1v1Me - Esports Staking · #31 · screenshot 1 “WIN MORE CASH WITH PICK6 EXTRA WINNINGS”
Pick6 DraftKings Sports Picks · #43 · screenshot 5- Fanatics Collect
“Buy, sell, and vault your cards”
Fanatics Collect · #45 · screenshot 1 “WE'VE HAD SOME WORK DONE”
TRY OUR NEW AND IMPROVED APPCaesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 1“Play $5, Get $50”
ON SIGN-UPDabble - Real Money Pick 'Em · #52 · screenshot 1“FIND OUT WHEN & WHERE TO CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS”
Snap! Mobile · #61 · screenshot 3“Shohei Ohtani”
2018 Bowman's BestCardstock: Sports Card Scanner · #84 · screenshot 2“Try on our Merchandise with augmented reality”
Singapore GP · #89 · screenshot 5“先鉴别 后发货”
得物 - 得到美好事物 · #93 · screenshot 1“AVAILABLE IN ALL 50 STATES”
PICK TYPES VARY BY STATE“PICK TYPES VARY BY STATE”PrizePicks - Sports Picks · #5 · screenshot 2“Authentic & verified”
Every card is authenticated and verified before it’s listed.Fanatics Collect · #45 · screenshot 2“BET $1 DOUBLE YOUR WINNINGS”
ON YOUR NEXT 10 WAGERS UP TO $25 MAX BET PER BOOST. NEW USERS ONLY.Caesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 2“Copy Trending Football Picks & Follow Friends!”
Dabble - Real Money Pick 'Em · #52 · screenshot 5“FOLLOW MULTIPLE SCHOOLS SO YOU DON'T MISS THE ACTION”
Snap! Mobile · #61 · screenshot 4“FLEX YOUR PARLAY”
YOUR BET STAYS ALIVE EVEN IF A LEG MISSESCaesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 3“INJURY PROTECTION”
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED IF A PLAYER EXITS EARLYCaesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 5
Top ten Sports apps that do it.
- #2Novig: Prediction Market1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5PrizePicks - Sports Picks2 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A person in the picture71% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Sports screenshots
- Uses a number43% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Sports screenshots
- Screen is small33% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Sports screenshots
- Has a subline57% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Sports screenshots
- Orange38% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size62% of these screenshots, against 34% 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%
- Arrows or callouts36%
- 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%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it12%
- Words over the screen11%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Sports apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
14 of the top 100 Sports apps (14%) have at least one, and 21 of their 558 screenshots (4%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Sports apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
In the top ten: Novig: Prediction Market (#2) and PrizePicks - Sports Picks (#5). Further down the chart: Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook (#22), GameChanger (#28), BetMGM - Sportsbook & Casino (#29), 1v1Me - Esports Staking (#31) and Pick6 DraftKings Sports Picks (#43), and 7 more.
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Sports apps do it (20%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%), 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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