Sports app screenshots with a small app screen
The app’s screen takes under a third of the picture. A small screen leaves most of the picture to the words, a photograph or an 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
18% 18 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 21 of 558
The top ten
3 of 10 against 15 of the other 90
21 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (4%) do this, across 18 of the top 100 apps (18%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 6th for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (30% of apps) and least common in Games (2%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 21 Sports app screenshots with a small app screen, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Game On for Soccer Fans”
“AVAILABLE IN ALL 50 STATES”
“GET UP TO $1,000 IN BONUS FUNDS”
“AVAILABLE IN 40+ STATES”
“MOBILE TICKETS”
“Bet Your Way”
“STAKE PRO GAMERS WIN CASH”
“Linemate Bet Smarter. Not Harder.”
“SYNC ALL YOUR LEAGUES”
“WIN MORE CASH WITH PICK6 EXTRA WINNINGS”
“WE'VE HAD SOME WORK DONE”
“GET UP TO 250”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 21 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Game On for Soccer Fans”
DAZN: Stream Live Sports · #3 · screenshot 6“AVAILABLE IN ALL 50 STATES”
PICK TYPES VARY BY STATE“PICK TYPES VARY BY STATE”PrizePicks - Sports Picks · #5 · screenshot 2“GET UP TO $1,000 IN BONUS FUNDS”
WITH A 50% MATCH ON YOUR FIRST DEPOSITUnderdog: Sports, Games & Rips · #6 · screenshot 1- COURTSIDE
“AVAILABLE IN 40+ STATES”
Courtside - Social Sportsbook · #14 · screenshot 3 “MOBILE TICKETS”
MANAGE BUY & SELL TRANSFERDallas Cowboys · #20 · screenshot 4“Bet Your Way”
Parlays, Popular Picks, and MoreBetMGM - Sportsbook & Casino · #29 · screenshot 4- 1V1ME
“STAKE PRO GAMERS WIN CASH”
1v1Me - Esports Staking · #31 · screenshot 1 “Linemate Bet Smarter. Not Harder.”
Linemate: Find Your Next Bet · #35 · screenshot 1“SYNC ALL YOUR LEAGUES”
FantasyPros - Fantasy Advice · #38 · screenshot 2“WIN MORE CASH WITH PICK6 EXTRA WINNINGS”
Pick6 DraftKings Sports Picks · #43 · screenshot 5“WE'VE HAD SOME WORK DONE”
TRY OUR NEW AND IMPROVED APPCaesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 1“GET UP TO 250”
IN BONUS PLAYFliff - Sports & Casino · #47 · screenshot 1“Play $5, Get $50”
ON SIGN-UPDabble - Real Money Pick 'Em · #52 · screenshot 1“Must have for anyone who takes betting seriously.”
by JBronco30Pikkit: Sports Betting Tracker · #63 · screenshot 2“CONNECT WITH ADVENTURE”
Ikon Pass · #67 · screenshot 1- SAME MOMENT
“BIGGER PAYOUT”
ProphetX Prediction Market · #70 · screenshot 3 - theScore BET
“LINK YOUR ACCOUNTS”
theScore: Sports News & Scores · #75 · screenshot 4 “CURATED MARKETS”
FOR YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS & TEAMStheScore Bet Sportsbook Casino · #79 · screenshot 2“FLEX YOUR PARLAY”
YOUR BET STAYS ALIVE EVEN IF A LEG MISSESCaesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 3“FOLLOW EVERY TEAM WITH BRACKETS”
theScore: Sports News & Scores · #75 · screenshot 6“INJURY PROTECTION”
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED IF A PLAYER EXITS EARLYCaesars Sportsbook & Casino · #46 · screenshot 5
Top ten Sports apps that do it.
- #3DAZN: Stream Live Sports1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5PrizePicks - Sports Picks1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Underdog: Sports, Games & Rips1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 30% 30 of 100 | 6% 35 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 25% 25 of 100 | 6% 35 of 581 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 28 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 21% 21 of 100 | 4% 24 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 17% 17 of 99 | 4% 22 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| News | 15% 15 of 98 | 4% 21 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 15% 15 of 99 | 3% 18 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 18 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 11% 11 of 99 | 2% 14 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 13 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 12 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- High contrast words81% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Sports screenshots
- A hand holds the phone33% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Sports screenshots
- Uses a number38% of these screenshots, against 10% of all Sports screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour71% of these screenshots, against 44% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size62% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline in capitals76% of these screenshots, against 50% 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%
- 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.
How many top Sports apps have App Store screenshots with a small app screen?
18 of the top 100 Sports apps (18%) 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 small app screen?
In the top ten: DAZN: Stream Live Sports (#3), PrizePicks - Sports Picks (#5) and Underdog: Sports, Games & Rips (#6). Further down the chart: Courtside - Social Sportsbook (#14), Dallas Cowboys (#20), BetMGM - Sportsbook & Casino (#29), 1v1Me - Esports Staking (#31) and Linemate: Find Your Next Bet (#35), and 10 more.
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with a small app screen?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Sports apps do it (30%), against 15 of the other 90 (17%), so the top ten do it more than 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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