Travel app screenshots with a ranking claim
#1, top, best, most popular. “#1” and “best” say that many others have already chosen the app, and are claims the reader cannot check on the page.
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
17% 17 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 22 of 561
The top ten
3 of 10 against 14 of the other 90
22 of the 561 Travel screenshots read (4%) do this, across 17 of the top 100 apps (17%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 14 of the other 90 (16%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Travel is 10th for this. It is most common in News (31% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (4%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 22 Travel app screenshots with a ranking claim, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Top-rated drivers,”
“Browse the best deals & new premium options.”
“The world’s first fully autonomous ride-hailing service”
“Search flexible dates to find our best price”
“Search flexible dates to find the best price”
“Moving Made Easier®”
“The world's most trusted flight tracker”
“Select the best options for your road trip”
“Southeast Asia's Superapp”
“The Best Way to Book Travel”
“Air Traffic Control”
“THE EASIEST CAR RENTAL EXPERIENCE”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 22 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Top-rated drivers,”
extra legroomLyft · #2 · screenshot 2“Browse the best deals & new premium options.”
Frontier Airlines · #8 · screenshot 3“The world’s first fully autonomous ride-hailing service”
Waymo · #10 · screenshot 1“Search flexible dates to find our best price”
Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars · #12 · screenshot 6“Search flexible dates to find the best price”
Vrbo: Vacation Rentals · #23 · screenshot 4“Moving Made Easier®”
The Fastest Way to Manage Your RentalU-Haul: Moving Made Easier® · #25 · screenshot 1- flightradar24
“The world's most trusted flight tracker”
As featured by:Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker · #33 · screenshot 1 “Select the best options for your road trip”
Hertz Rental Car, SUV, Van · #34 · screenshot 6“Southeast Asia's Superapp”
Grab: Taxi Ride, Food Delivery · #43 · screenshot 2“The Best Way to Book Travel”
Hopper finds you the best deals and most flexible travel options.Hopper: Flights, Hotels & Cars · #62 · screenshot 1- #2 CAUSE OF DELAYS
“Air Traffic Control”
Delays directly from ATC, just like your pilot.Flighty – Live Flight Tracker · #71 · screenshot 5 “THE EASIEST CAR RENTAL EXPERIENCE”
Avis - Car Rental · #77 · screenshot 1“Perfect for road trips - magically get the best route”
Wanderlog - Travel Planner · #79 · screenshot 4“Digital ticket - your ultimate travel companion.”
FlixBus: Book Bus Tickets · #81 · screenshot 3“The most accurate departure times”
The Official MTA App · #83 · screenshot 3“No.1 Taxi App”
in JapanGO / Taxi app for Japan visit · #91 · screenshot 1“MOBILE CHECK-IN”
The fastest way to start your stay.MGM Rewards · #94 · screenshot 2- POPULAR
“Flighty Friends”
Share travel plans, get flight updates, and coordinate trips, automatically.Flighty – Live Flight Tracker · #71 · screenshot 6 “ACCESS THE BEST PRICES WITH IN-APP RATES”
Avis - Car Rental · #77 · screenshot 2“Find the best places to eat or things to do”
Wanderlog - Travel Planner · #79 · screenshot 6“Most Taxis Available”
throughout Japan* (Tokyo / Osaka / Nagoya...etc)GO / Taxi app for Japan visit · #91 · screenshot 2“Most reliable way to dispatch among frequent taxi users in Japan”
GO / Taxi app for Japan visit · #91 · screenshot 3
Top ten Travel apps that do it.
- #2Lyft1 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Frontier Airlines1 of its 4 screenshots
- #10Waymo1 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| News | 31% 30 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 30% 30 of 100 | 6% 35 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 22% 22 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 26 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 23 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 19% 19 of 100 | 4% 23 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 18% 18 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 21 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 19 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 16% 16 of 99 | 4% 23 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 17 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 16 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 14 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 10% 10 of 99 | 2% 10 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Words aligned left41% of these screenshots, against 19% of all Travel screenshots
- States a benefit68% of these screenshots, against 51% of all Travel screenshots
- Has a subline41% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Travel screenshots
- Headline in Title Case27% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Travel screenshots
- Names the app18% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Travel screenshots
- Words at the top95% of these screenshots, against 82% of all Travel screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Travel apps have App Store screenshots with a ranking claim?
17 of the top 100 Travel apps (17%) have at least one, and 22 of their 561 screenshots (4%) 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 ranking claim?
In the top ten: Lyft (#2), Frontier Airlines (#8) and Waymo (#10). Further down the chart: Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars (#12), Vrbo: Vacation Rentals (#23), U-Haul: Moving Made Easier® (#25), Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker (#33) and Hertz Rental Car, SUV, Van (#34), and 9 more.
Should my Travel app have App Store screenshots with a ranking claim?
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 14 of the other 90 (16%), 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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