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App Store screenshots with a press quote

A quoted line attributed to a publication. A line from a publication is praise in someone else’s words, under a name the reader may know.

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
under 1% 10 of 2295
Screenshots that do it
under 1% 10 of 12745
The top tens
0 of 230 against 10 of the other 2065

10 of the 12745 screenshots read (under 1%) do this, across 10 of the 2295 top apps in 23 App Store categories (under 1%). 0 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (0%), against 10 of the other 2065 (0%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. It is most common in Productivity (3% 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 with a press quote. Each category opens its own page, with every example and headline.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Productivity3% 3 of 991% 3 of 5510 of 10
Education1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5550 of 10
Finance1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5810 of 10
Health & Fitness1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5740 of 10
Music1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5500 of 10
Social Networking1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5540 of 10
Sports1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5580 of 10
Travel1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5610 of 10
Business0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5540 of 10
Developer Tools0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5070 of 10
Entertainment0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5440 of 10
Food & Drink0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5400 of 10
Games0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5670 of 10
Graphics & Design0% 0 of 990% 0 of 5640 of 10
Lifestyle0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5560 of 10
Medical0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5480 of 10
Navigation0% 0 of 990% 0 of 5660 of 10
News0% 0 of 980% 0 of 5170 of 10
Photo & Video0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5660 of 10
Reference0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5660 of 10
Shopping0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5620 of 10
Utilities0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5490 of 10
Weather0% 0 of 1000% 0 of 5550 of 10

Examples from each category.

Up to 6 from each category, from the apps highest on its chart.

Productivity 3 examples · 3% of apps

Double Good App Store screenshot 6, headline “"The most awesome snack we've ever tried."”. Press quote.
Double Good#53 in Productivity · screenshot 6"The most awesome snack we've ever tried."
Authenticator App App Store screenshot 3, headline “Authenticator App”. Press quote.
Authenticator App#70 in Productivity · screenshot 3“Authenticator App”
Structured: Daily Planner Todo App Store screenshot 1, headline “your simple day planner”. Press quote.
Structured: Daily Planner Todo#98 in Productivity · screenshot 1“your simple day planner”

Education 1 example · 1% of apps

Simply Draw: Learn to Draw App Store screenshot 5, headline “Draw like you always wanted to”. Press quote.
Simply Draw: Learn to Draw#61 in Education · screenshot 5“Draw like you always wanted to”

Finance 1 example · 1% of apps

Monarch: Budget & Track Money App Store screenshot 4, headline “Manage money together. No drama.”. Press quote.
Monarch: Budget & Track Money#77 in Finance · screenshot 4“Manage money together. No drama.”

Health & Fitness 1 example · 1% of apps

Insight Timer: Meditate, Sleep App Store screenshot 1, headline “The Best Meditation App”. Press quote.
Insight Timer: Meditate, Sleep#93 in Health & Fitness · screenshot 1“The Best Meditation App”

Music 1 example · 1% of apps

Moongate: Binaural Beats App Store screenshot 6, headline “Backed by science.”. Press quote.
Moongate: Binaural Beats#66 in Music · screenshot 6“Backed by science.”

Social Networking 1 example · 1% of apps

Text Free: Second Phone Number App Store screenshot 2, headline ““the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.””. Press quote.
Text Free: Second Phone Number#19 in Social Networking · screenshot 2“the fastest, most reliable & easiest to use.”

Sports 1 example · 1% of apps

HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools App Store screenshot 6, headline “the best hunting app for landowners”. Press quote.
HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools#95 in Sports · screenshot 6“the best hunting app for landowners”

Travel 1 example · 1% of apps

Flighty – Live Flight Tracker App Store screenshot 2, headline “Wow! Truly phenomenal.”. Press quote.
Flighty – Live Flight Tracker#71 in Travel · screenshot 2“Wow! Truly phenomenal.”

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

More in proof

Questions, answered from the chart.

How common are App Store screenshots with a press quote?
10 of the 2295 top apps read across 23 App Store categories (under 1%) have at least one, and 10 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 with a press quote?
Most common in Productivity (3 of 99 apps, 3%), Education (1 of 100 apps, 1%) and Finance (1 of 100 apps, 1%). Least common in Weather (0 of 100 apps, 0%).
Should my app have App Store screenshots with a press quote?
The charts show who does it, not whether it would work for your app. Across the categories read, 0 of the 230 apps in a top ten do it (0%), against 10 of the other 2065 (0%), 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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