App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac
A second kind of device appears. A second device shows that the app runs on it too.
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% 243 of 2295
Screenshots that do it
3% 320 of 12745
The top tens
19 of 230 against 224 of the other 2065
320 of the 12745 screenshots read (3%) do this, across 243 of the 2295 top apps in 23 App Store categories (11%). 19 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (8%), against 224 of the other 2065 (11%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. It is most common in Music (21% of apps) and least common in Shopping (2%).
By category, most to least.
The share of each category’s top apps with App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac. Each category opens its own page, with every example and headline.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 20% 20 of 100 | 6% 35 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 19 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Productivity | 13% 13 of 99 | 3% 14 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 17 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 14 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 13 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 14 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 9% 9 of 99 | 2% 10 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 7% 7 of 99 | 2% 10 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 1% 6 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
Examples from each category.
Up to 6 from each category, from the apps highest on its chart.
Music 30 examples · 21% of apps
“Keep music going while using other apps”
“PERSONALIZE”
“FOR YOU”
“Connect to two devices”
“SIRIUSXM ON CARPLAY”
“Unlock the ultimate listening experience”
Utilities 35 examples · 20% of apps
“Cast Image to TV”
“Protect & Manage Passwords”
“lists and testing capabilities”
“See tabs and searches across devices.”
“SETUP”
Entertainment 20 examples · 16% of apps
“Play games on TV, with your phone as the controller.”
“The official Roku remote, always in your hand”
“The streaming home of your favorite stories”
“Watch on Your Favorite Devices”
“Sell tickets if you can't make it”
Business 16 examples · 14% of apps
“Meeting with Soccer club”
“Sign in using push notifications on your phone or watch”
“Easily view earnings, navigate your trips, and more”
“Efficient.”
“One digital space to work on your docs.”
“Receive mobile notifications about the status of your mail & packages”
Food & Drink 19 examples · 14% of apps
“Rack Up Points To Rake In The Goodies”
“Scan your fridge, get recipes.”
“TRACK YOUR PIZZA”
“GET ✦ EXCLUSIVE ✦ OFFERS + REWARDS”
“YOUR WINGS YOUR WAY”
“Earn Points at the Pump”
Health & Fitness 18 examples · 14% of apps
“Apple Watch App of the Year”
“Start building healthy sleep habits”
“Monitor Your Heart Rate”
“APPLE HEALTH”
“Customizable widgets”
“WORLD-CLASS COACH SUPPORT”
Productivity 14 examples · 13% of apps
“Keep tasks running while youre away”
“Scan to pair a device”
“Add accounts in seconds”
“SocialLite”
“Protect”
Medical 17 examples · 12% of apps
“Manage Multiple Accounts & Access Your Family's Health Information”
“Search for benefits”
“Track your sleep therapy with your Resmed AirSense™ or AirCurve™ machine”
“Get Predictability Back in Your Day”
“Quick relief with Enso”
Sports 14 examples · 12% of apps
“there FOR EVERY MOMENT”
“TEAM PERFORMANCE”
“AT&T STADIUM”
“DAILY DRAW: PREDICT OUTCOMES, WIN CASH”
“Leave Your Phone in the Cart Every Course Worldwide”
Social Networking 13 examples · 11% of apps
“WHEREVER YOU GAME”
“collect rsvps”
“Meet anywhere on any device”
“Organize your group on BAND!”
“Find Someone Who Gets You”
“Play Without Ads”
Education 10 examples · 10% of apps
“Inspire a Love of Reading”
“Become fluent 2.7x faster”
“Find Your Language Partners”
“Up to 5 family members”
“Trusted by 6M+ parents around the world”
“Study Smart”
Finance 12 examples · 10% of apps
“Deposit checks in the app,”
“Schedule payments”
“See your balance and progress toward your retirement income goal, and easily make changes”
“Your Opinion Pays Off”
“Know as soon as you’re eligible for a new account or credit line increase”
“Pay people worldwide, fast”
Reference 14 examples · 10% of apps
“MERGE”
“Headphone - Voice translator”
“While you listen to Scripture, read along”
“Fall Asleep”
“ENSURE 100% AI PRECISION”
Navigation 10 examples · 9% of apps
“Voice Alerts & Guidance”
“See Nearby Lines”
“WIN SWEEPSTAKES”
“for you”
“HUD MODE SAFE DRIVING”
Photo & Video 13 examples · 9% of apps
“Wireless Connection With Ease”
“Your photos in every room”
“Always Connected”
“The full experience”
“QUESTS”
“QuickTransfer”
Developer Tools 11 examples · 8% of apps
“nited”
“PROMPT TO START GOING LIVE IN UNDER 5 MINUTES”
“Your Hermes agent, anywhere.”
“Bluetooth Assistant”
“Bluetooth Connect”
Lifestyle 15 examples · 8% of apps
“All-in-one access + monitoring”
“Create & Earn”
“#1 Roadside Assistance”
“My Birthday 🎉”
“Monitor What Matters Most.”
“Heart Rate & HRV Monitoring”
Weather 10 examples · 8% of apps
“To the Minute Push Notifications Keeping You Ahead of the Storm”
“Global Weather Forecasts”
“Up to 5 Locations”
“Protect Loved Ones”
“Forecast 48-hour • 16 day”
“Your Radar, Everywhere”
Graphics & Design 10 examples · 7% of apps
“Connect your Cricut machine”
“Customize Your Lock & Homescreen”
“WIDGETS, ICONS, WALLPAPERS”
“Aesthetic themes for iPhone”
“ADD”
News 6 examples · 6% of apps
“Save for Later”
“Stay updated”
“Podcast App”
“Make your show the next big thing”
“Freedom To Watch Anywhere”
“ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS”
Travel 8 examples · 6% of apps
“Check in and get your boarding pass with ease.”
“Electric scooter and bike share”
“View your onboard expense account”
“It's your journey”
Games 3 examples · 3% of apps
“Always real opponents.”
“Discover Fun Games”
“#1 SOCIAL CASINO”
Shopping 2 examples · 2% of apps
“Search”
“YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS”
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Two or more screens68% of these screenshots, against 6% of every screenshot read
- Phone at an angle21% of these screenshots, against 4% of every screenshot read
- A photograph63% of these screenshots, against 48% of every screenshot read
- Phone drawn96% of these screenshots, against 82% of every screenshot read
- Gradient background57% of these screenshots, against 45% of every screenshot read
- Background is the icon’s colour50% of these screenshots, against 41% 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%
- Phone at an angle17%
- Screen is small15%
- Words over the screen9%
- Continues into the next screenshotunder 1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How common are App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
243 of the 2295 top apps read across 23 App Store categories (11%) have at least one, and 320 of their 12745 screenshots (3%) 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 a Watch, iPad or Mac?
Most common in Music (21 of 100 apps, 21%), Utilities (20 of 100 apps, 20%) and Entertainment (16 of 100 apps, 16%). Least common in Shopping (2 of 100 apps, 2%).
Should my app have App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
The charts show who does it, not whether it would work for your app. Across the categories read, 19 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (8%), against 224 of the other 2065 (11%), 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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