App Store screenshots with an angled phone
The device is tilted or in perspective. A tilted device adds depth to the picture.
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
17% 386 of 2295
Screenshots that do it
4% 570 of 12745
The top tens
30 of 230 against 356 of the other 2065
570 of the 12745 screenshots read (4%) do this, across 386 of the 2295 top apps in 23 App Store categories (17%). 30 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (13%), against 356 of the other 2065 (17%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. It is most common in Food & Drink (30% of apps) and least common in Games (5%).
By category, most to least.
The share of each category’s top apps with App Store screenshots with an angled phone. Each category opens its own page, with every example and headline.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink | 30% 30 of 100 | 10% 54 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 26% 26 of 100 | 6% 33 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 30 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 41 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 29 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 29 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 20% 20 of 100 | 6% 31 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 28 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 19% 19 of 99 | 5% 28 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 19% 19 of 100 | 6% 30 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 29 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 17% 17 of 99 | 4% 24 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 21 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 19 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 13% 13 of 98 | 3% 18 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 21 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 11% 11 of 99 | 3% 18 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 15 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 10 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Examples from each category.
Up to 6 from each category, from the apps highest on its chart.
Food & Drink 54 examples · 30% of apps
“Mid-week grocery run. Without the run.”
“Customize meal plans to suit you”
“PICKUP”
“Explore top rated businesses for every need”
“Order Ahead Is HERE!”
“GET THE KFC APP FOR "finger lickin' good" DEALS & REWARDS”
Music 33 examples · 26% of apps
“Play Music”
“LISTEN”
“Connect to two devices”
“Immersive Music Listening”
“Piano made simple”
“Import from Video or Recorded Sound”
Finance 30 examples · 24% of apps
“View all your accounts”
“ONE TAP BUY, SELL & CASH OUT”
“Banking made easy”
“Deposit checks in the app,”
“Get a big-picture view of your finances”
“Access your account”
Social Networking 41 examples · 23% of apps
“WHEREVER YOU GAME”
“group chats for people who touch grass”
“Organize your group on BAND!”
“Watch 24 Hour Livestreams”
“THE APP TO MAKE FRIENDS”
“Cover”
Business 29 examples · 21% of apps
“Meet, chat, collaborate, all in one app”
“Easy and”
“Track, ship, and manage your packages from anywhere.”
“Track packages by scanning label barcodes with your device camera”
“paylocity”
Travel 29 examples · 21% of apps
“Snap and translate text with ease”
“Effortless travel at your fingertips”
“Find your ride nearby”
“Everything you need to manage your trip with just a few taps.”
Medical 31 examples · 20% of apps
“Find a Doctor & Book Your Next Appointment Online”
“Easily access your health information”
“SimplePractice Client Portal”
“Trends in blood sugar levels”
“Save up to 80% at over 70,000+ pharmacies nationwide”
Sports 28 examples · 20% of apps
“WIN UP TO 2000X YOUR CASH”
“GET UP TO $1,000 IN BONUS FUNDS”
“SOCIAL SPORTSBOOK & CASINO”
“OVER 10,000 BOOSTS EVERY MONTH”
“THE BEST PARENT EXPERIENCE IN YOUTH SPORTS”
“Who's the sharpest?”
Navigation 28 examples · 19% of apps
“The Ultimate Transport App”
“Drive calmly and without incurring any fines”
“Add Your Vehicles”
“Get to your favorite spots with real-time traffic updates”
“Choose the best Route”
Entertainment 30 examples · 19% of apps
“Enjoy Drama Time To The Fullest”
“Watch Exclusive Stories”
“Live TV With 85+ Channels”
“Buy tickets to all kinds of events”
“Unlimited Entertainment”
“Every event. No hidden fees. Ever.”
Utilities 27 examples · 19% of apps
“Govee”
“Cast Image to TV”
“Protection Peace of”
“Ability to add hidden servers or encrypted subscriptions”
“Browse privately”
Shopping 29 examples · 18% of apps
“Spend less. Smile more.”
“#1 Verified Savings App”
“Save Up To 90% With Promo Codes”
“OPEN REAL CARD PACKS!”
“Makes Your Day”
Graphics & Design 24 examples · 17% of apps
“Use a camera”
“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
“Choose A Charging Theme”
Lifestyle 21 examples · 16% of apps
“All-in-one access + monitoring”
“Convert Photo to PDF by PDF Scan”
“Beat a mission to stop your alarm”
“DATE LIKE A QUEEN”
“Create Your Wishlist”
Reference 19 examples · 14% of apps
“Talk Freely with Voice Translate”
“Trusted Choice”
“Stargazing made easy”
“The #1 Prayer App”
“Grow closer to God with your faith companion”
“SEE HOW IT'S BUILT”
News 18 examples · 13% of apps
“Explore & create communities”
“Breaking News”
“groups for every interest”
“The Associated Press”
“Make your show the next big thing”
Education 21 examples · 13% of apps
“Access all of your favorited courses and groups!”
“We’re the answer to “how was school today?””
“The Language Learning App That Gets You Speaking.”
“Scan & Solve Any Subject”
“Fuel reading confidence with the world’s largest digital library for kids.”
“Navigate your way through college”
Productivity 18 examples · 11% of apps
“Greater security across your accounts”
“Get insights on your data”
“Enhance your storytelling”
“App Blocking”
“SocialLite”
“Confidently remember and organize your ideas”
Health & Fitness 15 examples · 11% of apps
“Eat Out, Lose Weight.”
“Smart workouts built just for you”
“Your go-to app for all things fitness & wellness”
“RUN HANDS FREE”
“Understand Your Sleep Better”
Weather 22 examples · 11% of apps
“Patent Pending Technology Delivering You the Most Hyper-Local Forecast on the Planet”
“Rain & Snow”
“LIVE RAIN MAP RADAR & FORECAST”
“Make the most of this nice weather that I generated for you. Or else.”
“NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast”
Developer Tools 10 examples · 9% of apps
“#1 Interactive Creation Platform”
“nited”
“Support”
“PROMPT TO START GOING LIVE IN UNDER 5 MINUTES”
“Reach Everywhere Unlimited Traffic”
“Code On the go”
Photo & Video 7 examples · 6% of apps
“Your creative partner”
“Keep it in the Circle”
“From phone to frame”
“DISCOVERY”
“QuickTransfer”
“CHAT”
Games 6 examples · 5% of apps
“$15M+”
“MATCH!”
“VS”
“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
“Always real opponents.”
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Two or more screens30% of these screenshots, against 6% of every screenshot read
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 82% of every screenshot read
- Words aligned left32% of these screenshots, against 14% of every screenshot read
- Screen is small17% of these screenshots, against 3% of every screenshot read
- Background is the icon’s colour52% of these screenshots, against 41% of every screenshot read
- A photograph58% of these screenshots, against 48% of every screenshot read
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Phone drawn94%
- Whole phone shown88%
- Words at the top88%
- A photograph80%
- Illustration or mascot69%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size68%
- A person in the picture57%
- Phone cut off at the foot45%
- Headline too small to read44%
- App icon shown42%
- Arrows or callouts42%
- No phone, bare screen34%
- Words aligned left30%
- A hand holds the phone24%
- Two or more screens23%
- Zoomed detail of the UI22%
- Phone cut off at the head18%
- No app screen at all18%
- Words at the bottom17%
- Screen is small15%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it11%
- Words over the screen9%
- Continues into the next screenshotunder 1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How common are App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
386 of the 2295 top apps read across 23 App Store categories (17%) have at least one, and 570 of their 12745 screenshots (4%) 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 App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
Most common in Food & Drink (30 of 100 apps, 30%), Music (26 of 100 apps, 26%) and Finance (24 of 100 apps, 24%). Least common in Games (5 of 100 apps, 5%).
Should my app have App Store screenshots with an angled phone?
The charts show who does it, not whether it would work for your app. Across the categories read, 30 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (13%), against 356 of the other 2065 (17%), 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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