Sports app screenshots with emoji
An emoji in the words. An emoji adds colour and an informal tone without a designed illustration.
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
6% 6 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 11 of 558
The top ten
1 of 10 against 5 of the other 90
11 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (2%) do this, across 6 of the top 100 apps (6%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 5 of the other 90 (6%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 9th for this. It is most common in Finance (17% of apps) and least common in Utilities (1%).
All 11 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Sports app screenshots with emoji on the chart, the highest app first.
“America’s Sports Prediction Market”
“SINGLE APP SCOUTING EFFICIENCY”
“THE ONLY SPORTSBOOK ENHANCED WITH CAESARS REWARDS®”
“FASTEST + MOST ACCURATE CARD SCANNER APP”
“TEAMWORKS”
“FILTERING WITH BUCK TRACKER™ SPECIES RECOGNITION”
“TRACK THE VALUE OF YOUR CARDS”
“LUDEX MAKES BUYING & SELLING EASIER THAN EVER”
“BUILD & MANAGE YOUR COLLECTION, SETS, AND DECKS”
“IDENTIFY SPORTS & TRADING CARD GAMES”
“STAY UPDATED WITH HOBBY TRENDS”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 11 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“America’s Sports Prediction Market”
Available Nationwide 🛡️Novig: Prediction Market · #2 · screenshot 2“SINGLE APP SCOUTING EFFICIENCY”
DOWNLOAD TO DEMO THE FREE MOULTRIE MOBILE® APP TODAYMoultrie · #42 · screenshot 2“THE ONLY SPORTSBOOK ENHANCED WITH CAESARS REWARDS®”
Caesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 4- THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“FASTEST + MOST ACCURATE CARD SCANNER APP”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 1 “TEAMWORKS”
The Operating System for Sports™TW 2.0 · #94 · screenshot 5“FILTERING WITH BUCK TRACKER™ SPECIES RECOGNITION”
SPYPOINT · #100 · screenshot 6- THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“TRACK THE VALUE OF YOUR CARDS”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 2 - THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“LUDEX MAKES BUYING & SELLING EASIER THAN EVER”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 3 - THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“BUILD & MANAGE YOUR COLLECTION, SETS, AND DECKS”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 4 - THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“IDENTIFY SPORTS & TRADING CARD GAMES”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 5 - THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“STAY UPDATED WITH HOBBY TRENDS”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 6
Top ten Sports apps that do it.
- #2Novig: Prediction Market1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 26 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 19 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 10 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 8% 8 of 100 | 1% 8 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 8 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 4% 4 of 99 | 1% 4 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 3% 3 of 100 | 2% 10 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 1% 1 of 98 | under 1% 1 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 1% 1 of 99 | 1% 6 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 1% 1 of 99 | 1% 5 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 1% 1 of 100 | 1% 3 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Arrows or callouts55% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Sports screenshots
- Has a kicker55% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline in capitals91% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Sports screenshots
- Dark91% of these screenshots, against 52% of all Sports screenshots
- A photograph82% of these screenshots, against 51% of all Sports screenshots
- A word in a different colour55% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Sports screenshots
More in words
- Has a headline95%
- Headline under five words82%
- Tells you to do something82%
- Says “you” or “your”74%
- Headline in capitals57%
- Has a subline53%
- Uses a number34%
- Headline on one line24%
- Names the app24%
- Has a kicker21%
- Headline in Title Case20%
- Headline over eight words17%
- No words at all15%
- Says “I” or “my”8%
- Asks a question4%
- Names another app3%
- Uses a percentage2%
- Exclaims1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Sports apps have App Store screenshots with emoji?
6 of the top 100 Sports apps (6%) have at least one, and 11 of their 558 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Sports apps have App Store screenshots with emoji?
In the top ten: Novig: Prediction Market (#2). Further down the chart: Moultrie (#42), Caesars Sportsbook & Casino (#46), LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG (#82), TW 2.0 (#94) and SPYPOINT (#100).
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with emoji?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Sports apps do it (10%), against 5 of the other 90 (6%), 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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