Sports app screenshots with tiny headlines
The headline is under a twentieth of the picture’s height. Small type can be read on the product page at full size, and is hard to read in search results.
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
39% 39 of 100
Screenshots that do it
13% 72 of 558
The top ten
3 of 10 against 36 of the other 90
72 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (13%) do this, across 39 of the top 100 apps (39%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 36 of the other 90 (40%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Sports is 16th for this. It is most common in Health & Fitness (64% of apps) and least common in Games (17%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 72 Sports app screenshots with tiny headlines, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“IN-APP PLAYER STATS”
“SPORTSCENTER, PERSONALIZED FOR YOU”
“LEVEL UP WITH FANATICS ONE”
“Use Tickets With Your Phone”
“COMPETE WITH FRIENDS”
“Manage Your Crew”
“The #1 place for live baseball”
“MEDIA”
“STAY IN THE GAME WITH MAXPREPS”
“Real-time scores. Fast and simple.”
“From Research to Betslip”
“PLAY AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 72 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
- ELEVATE YOUR GAME WITH
“IN-APP PLAYER STATS”
FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino · #4 · screenshot 6 “SPORTSCENTER, PERSONALIZED FOR YOU”
ESPN: Live Sports & Scores · #7 · screenshot 3“LEVEL UP WITH FANATICS ONE”
Fanatics: Shop NFL, NBA & MLB · #10 · screenshot 2“Use Tickets With Your Phone”
GoFan: Buy Tickets to Events · #13 · screenshot 4- COURTSIDE
“COMPETE WITH FRIENDS”
“Go big or miss out.”Courtside - Social Sportsbook · #14 · screenshot 4 “Manage Your Crew”
NBA 2K HQ · #18 · screenshot 3“The #1 place for live baseball”
MLB · #23 · screenshot 2“MEDIA”
A dynamic gallery for all the pics and videos captured of the Team doing their thingsportsYou · #24 · screenshot 4“STAY IN THE GAME WITH MAXPREPS”
MaxPreps: High School Sports · #26 · screenshot 1“Real-time scores. Fast and simple.”
Apple Sports · #32 · screenshot 1“From Research to Betslip”
Linemate: Find Your Next Bet · #35 · screenshot 6“PLAY AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS”
Yahoo Fantasy Sports: NFL, MLB · #36 · screenshot 3“TEAM & LEAGUE ANALYSIS”
FantasyPros - Fantasy Advice · #38 · screenshot 6“Scan and ID sports cards in seconds”
CollX: Sports Card Scanner · #39 · screenshot 1“HD IMAGES WITH REAL-TIME ALERTS”
Moultrie · #42 · screenshot 3“Distances to the Pin on Every Hole”
18Birdies: Golf GPS Tracker · #44 · screenshot 3“Authentic & verified”
Every card is authenticated and verified before it’s listed.Fanatics Collect · #45 · screenshot 2“#1 SOCIAL SPORTSBOOK”
Fliff - Sports & Casino · #47 · screenshot 2“WATCH THE ACTION LIVE”
FOX Sports: Watch Live Games · #48 · screenshot 3“Plan and prepare for upcoming events”
MLB Ballpark · #49 · screenshot 2“FOLLOW TEAMS you’re a fan of or are rostered on”
SportsEngine - Team management · #55 · screenshot 1“Get a bird's eye view of all you need to know.”
PlayMetrics · #59 · screenshot 1“FIND OUT WHEN & WHERE TO CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS”
Snap! Mobile · #61 · screenshot 3- AI FOR FANTASY & BETTING
“OUTSMART YOUR LEAGUE & THE BOOKS.”
RotoBot - AI Sports Insights · #64 · screenshot 1 “Easily create and manage games, and send notifications and emails”
LeagueApps Play · #66 · screenshot 4“CONNECT WITH ADVENTURE”
Ikon Pass · #67 · screenshot 1“FOLLOW THE PLAYS YOU CARE ABOUT”
GameDay: Live Sports Scores · #68 · screenshot 2“Pay officials and workers seamlessly”
Arbiter · #73 · screenshot 5“CATCH EVERY MOMENT WITH LIVESTREAMS”
Hudl Fan: Find. Watch. Follow. · #77 · screenshot 3- THE HOME FOR THE HOBBY®
“BUILD & MANAGE YOUR COLLECTION, SETS, AND DECKS”
LUDEX Sports Card Scanner +TCG · #82 · screenshot 4 “Never miss a goal”
FotMob - Soccer Live Scores · #83 · screenshot 3“Shohei Ohtani”
2018 Bowman's BestCardstock: Sports Card Scanner · #84 · screenshot 2“Access the best prices & exclusive deals”
GolfNow Book TeeTimes Golf GPS · #86 · screenshot 4“Invite people to matches, practices or other activities”
Spond · #87 · screenshot 1“FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2024”
Singapore GP · #89 · screenshot 1“Your home for Banana Ball Tickets”
Fans First Tickets · #90 · screenshot 1“Your Teamworks Unified Mobile Platform”
TW 2.0 · #94 · screenshot 1“Create detailed, high-definition maps of your Hunt Areas.”
HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools · #95 · screenshot 1“BROWSE AND MANAGE PHOTOS & VIDEOS”
SPYPOINT · #100 · screenshot 3“HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS”
ESPN: Live Sports & Scores · #7 · screenshot 4
Top ten Sports apps that do it.
- #4FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino1 of its 6 screenshots
- #7ESPN: Live Sports & Scores2 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Fanatics: Shop NFL, NBA & MLB3 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | 64% 64 of 100 | 18% 104 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 59% 58 of 99 | 19% 102 of 551 | 8 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 57% 57 of 100 | 17% 94 of 544 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 56% 56 of 100 | 17% 95 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 53% 53 of 100 | 17% 94 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 51% 51 of 100 | 16% 91 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 15% 83 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 49% 49 of 100 | 12% 68 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 49% 49 of 100 | 11% 66 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 48% 48 of 100 | 13% 71 of 561 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 81 of 548 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 42% 42 of 100 | 11% 62 of 550 | 6 of 10 |
| Reference | 42% 42 of 100 | 11% 63 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 41% 41 of 100 | 13% 72 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 40% 40 of 99 | 11% 61 of 564 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 39% 39 of 100 | 13% 72 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 39% 39 of 100 | 12% 68 of 549 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 38% 37 of 98 | 13% 66 of 517 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 37% 37 of 100 | 11% 61 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 37% 37 of 100 | 13% 72 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 31% 31 of 100 | 11% 56 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 53 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 20 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Tells you to do something63% of these screenshots, against 45% of all Sports screenshots
- Whole phone shown76% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Sports screenshots
- Photo background31% of these screenshots, against 16% of all Sports screenshots
- Leads with a feature68% of these screenshots, against 55% of all Sports screenshots
- Screen fills the picture88% of these screenshots, against 76% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline over eight words17% of these screenshots, against 5% 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%
- 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%
- 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 tiny headlines?
39 of the top 100 Sports apps (39%) have at least one, and 72 of their 558 screenshots (13%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Sports apps have App Store screenshots with tiny headlines?
In the top ten: FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino (#4), ESPN: Live Sports & Scores (#7) and Fanatics: Shop NFL, NBA & MLB (#10). Further down the chart: GoFan: Buy Tickets to Events (#13), Courtside - Social Sportsbook (#14), NBA 2K HQ (#18), MLB (#23) and sportsYou (#24), and 31 more.
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with tiny headlines?
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 36 of the other 90 (40%), so the top ten do it less 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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