Sports app screenshots with no text
The screenshot is the app’s screen and nothing else. With no caption, the app’s own screen has to say what the app does.
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
46 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (8%) do this, across 15 of the top 100 apps (15%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 14th for this. It is most common in Weather (47% of apps) and least common in Social Networking (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 46 Sports app screenshots with no text, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
Top ten Sports apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is GoFan: Buy Tickets to Events, at #13.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | 47% 47 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 37% 37 of 100 | 24% 134 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 33% 33 of 100 | 26% 134 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 31% 31 of 100 | 19% 106 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 30% 29 of 98 | 16% 81 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 28% 28 of 100 | 9% 49 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 24% 24 of 100 | 14% 80 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 10% 54 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 13% 70 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 19% 19 of 99 | 9% 48 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 18% 18 of 100 | 8% 41 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 27 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 8% 47 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 22 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 15% 15 of 100 | 8% 46 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 37 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 34 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 46 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 6% 36 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 9% 9 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 8% 8 of 100 | 5% 27 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 18 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- The app itself is the background41% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Sports screenshots
- Light59% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Sports screenshots
- No phone, bare screen41% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Sports screenshots
- Screen fills the picture96% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Sports screenshots
- Black, white or grey39% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Sports screenshots
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it7% of these screenshots, against 3% 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%
- Says “I” or “my”8%
- Uses an emoji6%
- 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 no text?
Which Sports apps have App Store screenshots with no text?
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with no text?
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