Full-bleed App Store screenshots
No background at all: the screen goes edge to edge. This is the app as it is: the same picture a user would take on their own phone.
From the top free apps in 23 categories of the US App Store, last 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% 255 of 2295
Screenshots that do it
5% 666 of 12745
The top tens
17 of 230 against 238 of the other 2065
666 of the 12745 screenshots read (5%) do this, across 255 of the 2295 top apps in 23 App Store categories (11%). 17 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (7%), against 238 of the other 2065 (12%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. It is most common in Games (55% of apps) and least common in Social Networking (2%).
By category, most to least.
The share of each category’s top apps with full-bleed App Store screenshots. Each category opens its own page, with every example and headline.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 55% 55 of 100 | 29% 162 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 34% 34 of 100 | 18% 101 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 23% 23 of 100 | 11% 54 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 22% 22 of 100 | 10% 54 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 18% 18 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 38 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 11% 11 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 8% 8 of 100 | 4% 22 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 7% 7 of 100 | 3% 19 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 10 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 6% 6 of 99 | 2% 11 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 6% 6 of 99 | 3% 19 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 14 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 10 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 5% 5 of 100 | 2% 10 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 4% 4 of 100 | 2% 14 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 8 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 8 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 2% 2 of 99 | 1% 8 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 8 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 4 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 5 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
Examples from each category.
Up to 6 from each category, from the apps highest on its chart.
Games 162 examples · 55% of apps
“10000+ levels”
“KNOCK EM' ALL!”
“HARVEST!”
“Hide the dorm mess”
Weather 101 examples · 34% of apps
“24-Hour Future Radar”
“CHASE STORMS WITH 3D RADAR”
Developer Tools 54 examples · 23% of apps
Education 54 examples · 22% of apps
“learn 40+ languages for free”
“Get ready”
News 38 examples · 18% of apps
“AMERICA IS BACK”
Medical 38 examples · 15% of apps
Business 36 examples · 11% of apps
“Set up Alpine Ski House access”
“FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE”
Photo & Video 13 examples · 8% of apps
“Transform the sky instantly.”
“Keep your memories safe”
Reference 22 examples · 8% of apps
Sports 19 examples · 7% of apps
Utilities 10 examples · 7% of apps
“Never lose devices again”
“Stay Close & Feel Secure”
Graphics & Design 11 examples · 6% of apps
Navigation 19 examples · 6% of apps
“GO! Sacramento Airport Park & Ride”
Music 14 examples · 6% of apps
“VALLEY OF THE SEVEN STARS”
“MEZQUITE”
Travel 10 examples · 6% of apps
“Deal Alert: Save up to 40¢ per gallon”
Entertainment 10 examples · 5% of apps
“Mais Recomendados”
Finance 14 examples · 4% of apps
“Were here when you need us”
Food & Drink 8 examples · 3% of apps
“Welcome to Waffle House”
Shopping 8 examples · 3% of apps
“HOME DECOR FEATURING WALL DECOR 50% OFF”
Productivity 8 examples · 2% of apps
Health & Fitness 8 examples · 2% of apps
“Find the in-network care that you need”
Lifestyle 4 examples · 2% of apps
Social Networking 5 examples · 2% of apps
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No words at all78% of these screenshots, against 11% of every screenshot read
- No phone, bare screen70% of these screenshots, against 15% of every screenshot read
- Screen fills the picture99% of these screenshots, against 79% of every screenshot read
- Black, white or grey40% of these screenshots, against 27% of every screenshot read
- Light57% of these screenshots, against 49% of every screenshot read
- Words at the bottom12% of these screenshots, against 7% of every screenshot read
More in look
- Light66%
- Gradient background62%
- Background is the icon’s colour59%
- Solid background48%
- Blue47%
- Black, white or grey46%
- A word in a different colour46%
- High contrast words45%
- Dark44%
- Low contrast words34%
- Orange31%
- Photo background25%
- Rounded headline type20%
- Teal18%
- Red16%
- Green16%
- Pattern or texture15%
- Purple9%
- Serif headline9%
- Pink8%
- Condensed or display type6%
- Yellow6%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How common are full-bleed App Store screenshots?
255 of the 2295 top apps read across 23 App Store categories (11%) have at least one, and 666 of their 12745 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free charts, last read on October 9, 2026.
Which App Store categories have the most full-bleed App Store screenshots?
Most common in Games (55 of 100 apps, 55%), Weather (34 of 100 apps, 34%) and Developer Tools (23 of 100 apps, 23%). Least common in Social Networking (2 of 100 apps, 2%).
Should my app have full-bleed App Store screenshots?
The charts show who does it, not whether it would work for your app. Across the categories read, 17 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (7%), against 238 of the other 2065 (12%), so the top ten do it about as often as the rest. The numbers differ by category, so look at your own.
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