Sports app screenshots with an award or laurel
An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.
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
10% 10 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 10 of 558
The top ten
1 of 10 against 9 of the other 90
10 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (2%) do this, across 10 of the top 100 apps (10%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 14th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).
All 10 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Sports app screenshots with an award or laurel on the chart, the highest app first.
“Trusted by Millions”
“COMPETE WITH FRIENDS”
“Linemate Bet Smarter. Not Harder.”
“GOLF GPS RANGE FINDER”
“LEVEL UP”
“Find new fishing spots”
“Must have for anyone who takes betting seriously.”
“Scan & value sports cards”
“Live score app for all sports fans”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 9 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Trusted by Millions”
“Absolutely amazing”Novig: Prediction Market · #2 · screenshot 6- COURTSIDE
“COMPETE WITH FRIENDS”
“Go big or miss out.”Courtside - Social Sportsbook · #14 · screenshot 4 “Linemate Bet Smarter. Not Harder.”
Linemate: Find Your Next Bet · #35 · screenshot 1“GOLF GPS RANGE FINDER”
18Birdies: Golf GPS Tracker · #44 · screenshot 1“LEVEL UP”
WITH FRIENDSFliff - Sports & Casino · #47 · screenshot 5“Find new fishing spots”
Fishbrain - Fishing App · #60 · screenshot 1“Must have for anyone who takes betting seriously.”
by JBronco30Pikkit: Sports Betting Tracker · #63 · screenshot 2“Scan & value sports cards”
Cardstock: Sports Card Scanner · #84 · screenshot 1“Live score app for all sports fans”
Sofascore: Live Sports Scores · #85 · screenshot 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 34% 34 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 33% 33 of 99 | 6% 35 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 28% 28 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 28 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 24 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 9% 9 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 9 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 9 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- User or download count50% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Sports screenshots
- Star rating shown50% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Sports screenshots
- Gradient background80% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Sports screenshots
- Badge40% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Sports screenshots
- Illustration or mascot50% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Sports screenshots
- Words aligned left30% of these screenshots, against 9% of all Sports screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Sports apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
10 of the top 100 Sports apps (10%) have at least one, and 10 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 an award or laurel?
In the top ten: Novig: Prediction Market (#2). Further down the chart: Courtside - Social Sportsbook (#14), Linemate: Find Your Next Bet (#35), 18Birdies: Golf GPS Tracker (#44), Fliff - Sports & Casino (#47) and Fishbrain - Fishing App (#60), and 4 more.
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
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 9 of the other 90 (10%), 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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