Sports app screenshots with text over the UI
The headline is laid over the app’s screen itself. The screen fills the picture and the words share its space, so nothing is given up to a margin.
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
11% 11 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 12 of 558
The top ten
2 of 10 against 9 of the other 90
12 of the 558 Sports screenshots read (2%) do this, across 11 of the top 100 apps (11%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%): 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 Shopping (19% of apps) and least common in Photo & Video (3%).
All 12 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Sports app screenshots with text over the UI on the chart, the highest app first.
“SPEND $5 GET $150”
“REFER FRIENDS EVERYWHERE”
“BET $20 GET $350”
“BET $10 GET $200”
“SYNC ALL YOUR LEAGUES”
“COMMAND CENTRAL FOR YOUR HUNT”
“Everything you need for your ballpark visit”
“Play $5, Get $50”
“Find new fishing spots”
“TEAMWORKS”
“Best App For Hunters”
“the best hunting app for landowners”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 12 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“SPEND $5 GET $150”
IN BONUSESDraftKings: Sports & Casino · #1 · screenshot 2“REFER FRIENDS EVERYWHERE”
FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino · #4 · screenshot 3“BET $20 GET $350”
in FanCash over 7 days.Fanatics Sports & Casino · #11 · screenshot 1“BET $10 GET $200”
IN BONUS BETS WIN OR LOSEbet365 - Sportsbook & Casino · #19 · screenshot 1“SYNC ALL YOUR LEAGUES”
FantasyPros - Fantasy Advice · #38 · screenshot 2“COMMAND CENTRAL FOR YOUR HUNT”
Moultrie · #42 · screenshot 1“Everything you need for your ballpark visit”
MLB Ballpark · #49 · screenshot 1“Play $5, Get $50”
ON SIGN-UPDabble - Real Money Pick 'Em · #52 · screenshot 1“Find new fishing spots”
Fishbrain - Fishing App · #60 · screenshot 1“TEAMWORKS”
The Operating System for Sports™TW 2.0 · #94 · screenshot 5“Best App For Hunters”
OUTDOOR LIFEHuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools · #95 · screenshot 4“the best hunting app for landowners”
GEARJUNKIE.COMHuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools · #95 · screenshot 6
Top ten Sports apps that do it.
- #1DraftKings: Sports & Casino1 of its 6 screenshots
- #4FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 18 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 2% 14 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 14 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 8 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 11 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 2% 10 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 3% 3 of 99 | 1% 3 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No phone, bare screen58% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Sports screenshots
- High contrast words83% of these screenshots, against 41% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size75% of these screenshots, against 34% of all Sports screenshots
- Has a subline58% of these screenshots, against 28% of all Sports screenshots
- Headline under five words75% of these screenshots, against 49% of all Sports screenshots
- Photo background42% of these screenshots, against 16% 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%
- Screen is small18%
- Zoomed detail of the UI17%
- A hand holds the phone14%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it12%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Sports apps have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
11 of the top 100 Sports apps (11%) have at least one, and 12 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 text over the UI?
In the top ten: DraftKings: Sports & Casino (#1) and FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino (#4). Further down the chart: Fanatics Sports & Casino (#11), bet365 - Sportsbook & Casino (#19), FantasyPros - Fantasy Advice (#38), Moultrie (#42) and MLB Ballpark (#49), and 4 more.
Should my Sports app have App Store screenshots with text over the UI?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Sports apps do it (20%), against 9 of the other 90 (10%), 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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