App Store screenshots that name another app
Another product is named in the words. Naming another product places the app beside something the reader already knows: an integration, a place to import from, or a comparison.
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
2% 55 of 2295
Screenshots that do it
under 1% 61 of 12745
The top tens
3 of 230 against 52 of the other 2065
61 of the 12745 screenshots read (under 1%) do this, across 55 of the 2295 top apps in 23 App Store categories (2%). 3 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (1%), against 52 of the other 2065 (3%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. It is most common in Finance (9% of apps) and least common in Weather (0%).
By category, most to least.
The share of each category’s top apps with App Store screenshots that name another app. Each category opens its own page, with every example and headline.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 10 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 4% 4 of 99 | 1% 5 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 2% 2 of 98 | under 1% 2 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 1% 1 of 99 | under 1% 1 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 1% 1 of 100 | 1% 4 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 0% 0 of 100 | 0% 0 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 0% 0 of 100 | 0% 0 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
Examples from each category.
Up to 6 from each category, from the apps highest on its chart.
Finance 10 examples · 9% of apps
“Send money with Zelle®”
“Mobile banking redesigned for everyday life”
“Get your FICO® Score & credit report.”
“Join over 6 million members”
“Unlock benefits in your neighborhood”
“Get alerts and full credit reports from Equifax, Experian, & TransUnion”
Entertainment 6 examples · 6% of apps
“Stream more with Hulu on Disney+”
“Simplify purchases and get offers with Walmart account”
“THE STREAMING HOME OF SHOWTIME®”
“TELEMUNDO Y MUCHO MÁS”
“READ THOUSANDS OF COMICS, MANGA AND MANHWA”
“DISCOVER & RATE”
Productivity 6 examples · 5% of apps
“Generate and edit custom images with Nano Banana”
“From to-dos to done with Cowork”
“Link your Saturn and Snapchat accounts”
“Snapchat without Spotlight”
“#1 AI Chat”
“Add and Chat with your Snapchat friends”
Navigation 5 examples · 4% of apps
“Unlock Lime, Dott, Voi and Vélib’ bikes”
“A fun and affordable way to get around.”
“Save on select in-store purchases and Chevron and Texaco fuel at participating locations”
“Adventure Confidently”
“Ride Lime, Dott and Voi scooters”
Developer Tools 3 examples · 3% of apps
“Shortcuts PRO to scan and interrogate”
“Persistent connections that even survive a device reboot. Go Mosh!”
“GitHub,\nGitLab or your\nown server”
Shopping 3 examples · 3% of apps
“Membership & Payments”
“Made-For-You Bras”
“Get pantry essentials shipped FREE with Amazon Prime.”
Sports 3 examples · 3% of apps
“WATCH LIVE GAMES”
“Join GolfPass to save on rounds”
“49ERS APP”
News 2 examples · 2% of apps
“Step inside the newsroom with Insider.”
“0% INTEREST FOR UP TO 72 MONTHS”
Business 2 examples · 2% of apps
“Cloud Transformation Made Easy”
“Cash out to Venmo or Paypal”
Education 2 examples · 2% of apps
“TikTok for smart people”
“Use Alongside TI-84”
Food & Drink 2 examples · 2% of apps
“SKIP THE LINE”
“Boost your Adventure Club Rewards & upgrade to Nitro for easy, secure payments with Nitro Mobile Pay”
Health & Fitness 2 examples · 2% of apps
“Anytime fitness membership includes free access to Apple Fitness+”
“Sync with all Trackers”
Social Networking 2 examples · 2% of apps
'Where to watch' now powered by JustWatch! Upgrade to Pro to set and filter by your favorite streaming services.
“Announcements, polls, venmo, comments and much more!”
Travel 2 examples · 2% of apps
“Not every flight shows up everywhere.”
“Buy & use Metra mobile tickets”
Utilities 2 examples · 2% of apps
“Now Includes Downdetector”
“Stream videos FROM YOUTUBE”
Graphics & Design 1 example · 1% of apps
“Get Holiday Sale Video with Veo3”
Games 1 example · 1% of apps
“Improve with WordleBot.”
Lifestyle 4 examples · 1% of apps
“Free stuff and new perks every week with T-Mobile Tuesdays.”
“Switch to T-Mobile in 15 minutes”
“Try the T-Mobile Network for free.”
“T-Mobile services at your fingertips”
Music 1 example · 1% of apps
“SIRIUSXM's TOP PICKS”
Photo & Video 1 example · 1% of apps
“Chromecast”
Reference 1 example · 1% of apps
“Just like 'Waze' Stock Reports”
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Has a subline44% of these screenshots, against 25% of every screenshot read
- Subline explains the headline36% of these screenshots, against 17% of every screenshot read
- Uses a number23% of these screenshots, against 8% of every screenshot read
- Words at the top93% of these screenshots, against 80% of every screenshot read
- Names the app16% of these screenshots, against 5% of every screenshot read
- Uses an emoji13% of these screenshots, against 1% of every screenshot read
More in words
- Has a headline92%
- Tells you to do something80%
- Headline under five words78%
- Says “you” or “your”69%
- Has a subline47%
- Headline in Title Case35%
- Uses a number31%
- Headline on one line28%
- Headline in capitals20%
- No words at all20%
- Names the app19%
- Headline over eight words17%
- Has a kicker12%
- Says “I” or “my”12%
- Exclaims7%
- Uses an emoji6%
- Uses a percentage3%
- Asks a question1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How common are App Store screenshots that name another app?
55 of the 2295 top apps read across 23 App Store categories (2%) have at least one, and 61 of their 12745 screenshots (under 1%) 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 that name another app?
Most common in Finance (9 of 100 apps, 9%), Entertainment (6 of 100 apps, 6%) and Productivity (5 of 99 apps, 5%). Least common in Weather (0 of 100 apps, 0%).
Should my app have App Store screenshots that name another app?
The charts show who does it, not whether it would work for your app. Across the categories read, 3 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (1%), against 52 of the other 2065 (3%), 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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