Travel app screenshots with a hand-held phone

A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.

From the top 100 free Travel apps on the US App Store, 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

15% 15 of 100

Screenshots that do it

5% 27 of 561

The top ten

3 of 10 against 12 of the other 90

27 of the 561 Travel screenshots read (5%) do this, across 15 of the top 100 apps (15%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Travel is 17th for this. It is most common in Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 27 Travel app screenshots with a hand-held phone, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

Hilton Honors: Book Hotels App Store screenshot 5, headline “Choose your perfect room”. A hand holds the phone. — **Hilton Honors: Book Hotels**#13 in Travel · screenshot 5“Choose your perfect room”

All 27 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on all 24 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

“Be there soon. Really soon.”Lyft · #2 · screenshot 4
“Text and voice translation at your fingertips”GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map · #4 · screenshot 1
“Get going, on your terms”Waymo · #10 · screenshot 3
“Choose your perfect room”Hilton Honors: Book Hotels · #13 · screenshot 5
“I've earned over $1,500 to date! I use Upside every time I fuel up and often when I go out for lunch.”- Verified Upside User"I've earned over $1,500 to date! I use Upside every time I fuel up and often when I go out for lunch." - Verified Upside UserUpside: Gas & Food Cash Back · #17 · screenshot 6
“Find your ride nearby”Lime - #RideGreen · #22 · screenshot 3
“Welcome aboard”Zoox · #38 · screenshot 3
“Ride how you like it”Choose from affordable, premium, and electric optionsBolt: Request a Ride · #42 · screenshot 2
“Southeast Asia's Superapp”Grab: Taxi Ride, Food Delivery · #43 · screenshot 2
“Simplify your journey”PayByPhone Parking · #54 · screenshot 1
“Sit back & relax in a DiDi”DiDi Rider: Affordable rides · #76 · screenshot 1
“freenow”by lyftFreenow by Lyft - taxi & more · #78 · screenshot 1
“Use one eSIM in 200+ destinations”Saily: eSIM Data for Travel · #95 · screenshot 1
“Instant Voice Translation Live”AI Translator:Voice&Talk · #97 · screenshot 3
“Ride sustainably”Lime - #RideGreen · #22 · screenshot 6
“Enjoy more space, comfort, and time”Zoox · #38 · screenshot 4
“Simplify parking for business”PayByPhone Parking · #54 · screenshot 5
“Millions trust Freenow”Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more · #78 · screenshot 2
“Snap and Translate Instantly”AI Translator:Voice&Talk · #97 · screenshot 4
“It's your journey”Zoox · #38 · screenshot 5
“Book a professional taxi”Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more · #78 · screenshot 3
“Arrive in style”Zoox · #38 · screenshot 6
“Prebook ahead”Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more · #78 · screenshot 5
“Pay your way”Freenow by Lyft - taxi & more · #78 · screenshot 6

Top ten Travel apps that do it.

#2Lyft1 of its 6 screenshots
#4GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map1 of its 4 screenshots
#10Waymo1 of its 4 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Photo & Video	39% 39 of 100	10% 58 of 566	2 of 10
Shopping	38% 38 of 100	8% 47 of 562	6 of 10
Education	36% 36 of 100	11% 59 of 555	1 of 10
Lifestyle	35% 35 of 100	10% 54 of 556	6 of 10
Utilities	35% 35 of 100	9% 49 of 549	1 of 10
Social Networking	33% 33 of 100	8% 42 of 554	3 of 10
Games	31% 31 of 100	10% 56 of 567	3 of 10
Health & Fitness	31% 31 of 100	8% 45 of 574	4 of 10
Finance	30% 30 of 100	7% 41 of 581	3 of 10
Medical	30% 30 of 100	7% 37 of 548	4 of 10
Graphics & Design	29% 29 of 99	10% 54 of 564	3 of 10
Reference	28% 28 of 100	8% 44 of 566	4 of 10
Business	27% 27 of 100	6% 36 of 554	2 of 10
Food & Drink	26% 26 of 100	8% 42 of 540	6 of 10
Music	23% 23 of 100	7% 38 of 550	1 of 10
Navigation	15% 15 of 99	4% 20 of 566	3 of 10
Travel	15% 15 of 100	5% 27 of 561	3 of 10
Entertainment	14% 14 of 100	4% 21 of 544	2 of 10
Sports	14% 14 of 100	4% 21 of 558	2 of 10
Productivity	12% 12 of 99	3% 16 of 551	2 of 10
News	8% 8 of 98	2% 9 of 517	1 of 10
Weather	7% 7 of 100	2% 9 of 555	1 of 10
Developer Tools	3% 3 of 100	1% 3 of 507	1 of 10

A hand holds the phone, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

A person in the picture85% of these screenshots, against 22% of all Travel screenshots
Photo background48% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Travel screenshots
A photograph81% of these screenshots, against 60% of all Travel screenshots
No app screen at all22% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Travel screenshots
Headline under five words59% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Travel screenshots
Red22% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Travel screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Travel apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?

15 of the top 100 Travel apps (15%) have at least one, and 27 of their 561 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.

Which Travel apps have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?

In the top ten: Lyft (#2), GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map (#4) and Waymo (#10). Further down the chart: Hilton Honors: Book Hotels (#13), Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back (#17), Lime - #RideGreen (#22), Zoox (#38) and Bolt: Request a Ride (#42), and 7 more.

Should my Travel app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held phone?

The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Travel apps do it (30%), against 12 of the other 90 (13%), so the top ten do it more than the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.

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