Travel app screenshots with text at the bottom
The headline sits below the screen. The screen comes first, and the words read as its caption.
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
22% 22 of 100
Screenshots that do it
6% 33 of 561
The top ten
4 of 10 against 18 of the other 90
33 of the 561 Travel screenshots read (6%) do this, across 22 of the top 100 apps (22%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 18 of the other 90 (20%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Travel is 3rd for this. It is most common in Games (52% of apps) and least common in Graphics & Design (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 33 Travel app screenshots with text at the bottom, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Snap and translate text with ease”
“Check in and get your boarding pass with ease.”
“Real-time flight updates at your fingertips”
“Get going, on your terms”
“Quickly access your boarding pass during your travel day.”
“Earn $250+”
“Get exclusive access to in park wait times”
“Live Activities & Dynamic Island”
“View your onboard expense account”
“Take Control of Your Travel Day”
“See your options upfront”
“Book an IHG hotel in seconds”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 33 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Snap and translate text with ease”
GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map · #4 · screenshot 3“Check in and get your boarding pass with ease.”
Frontier Airlines · #8 · screenshot 2“Real-time flight updates at your fingertips”
Fly Delta · #9 · screenshot 4“Get going, on your terms”
Waymo · #10 · screenshot 3“Quickly access your boarding pass during your travel day.”
United Airlines · #11 · screenshot 5“Earn $250+”
in your first year. *Average for frequent usersUpside: Gas & Food Cash Back · #17 · screenshot 2“Get exclusive access to in park wait times”
Six Flags · #30 · screenshot 4“Live Activities & Dynamic Island”
Follow a flight in real time from your home screen and dynamic islandFlightradar24 | Flight Tracker · #33 · screenshot 4“View your onboard expense account”
Royal Caribbean International · #37 · screenshot 3“Take Control of Your Travel Day”
CLEAR: Travel Day Planning App · #39 · screenshot 1“See your options upfront”
Compare rides, prices, and arrival timesBolt: Request a Ride · #42 · screenshot 5“Book an IHG hotel in seconds”
IHG One Rewards: Book Hotels · #48 · screenshot 3“AMPLIFY YOUR EXPERIENCE”
with the Universal Orlando Resort AppUniversal Orlando Resort · #51 · screenshot 1“MAXIMIZE YOUR VISIT”
with the Universal Studios Hollywood AppUniversal Studios Hollywood™ · #52 · screenshot 1“MOBILITY WHEN, WHERE AND HOW YOU LIKE IT.”
SIXT rent, share, ride, subscribe, charge! All in one app!SIXT rent, share, ride & plus · #67 · screenshot 1- Unlock
“MORE FEATURES”
on board the shipCarnival HUB · #72 · screenshot 2 “Choose your ride”
DiDi Rider: Affordable rides · #76 · screenshot 3“THE EASIEST CAR RENTAL EXPERIENCE”
Avis - Car Rental · #77 · screenshot 1“Plan, organize, and map your trip in a document designed just for travel”
Wanderlog - Travel Planner · #79 · screenshot 2“AIR CANADA APP”
TRAVEL LIKE AN EXPERTAir Canada + Aeroplan · #82 · screenshot 1“Explore Mode”
“I use it every time I’m traveling”“I use it every time I'm traveling”ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio · #88 · screenshot 5“Choose travel dates”
trivago: Compare hotel prices · #96 · screenshot 2“Learn new words quickly with flashcards”
GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map · #4 · screenshot 4“Boarding pass just a tap away”
Fly Delta · #9 · screenshot 5“100K+ spots nationwide.”
Find offers near you.Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back · #17 · screenshot 5“Cross-platform filters”
Explore our new filters and create your own custom filters or use our pre-defined categoriesFlightradar24 | Flight Tracker · #33 · screenshot 6“No internet purchase”
required to use onboard!Royal Caribbean International · #37 · screenshot 4“Send parcels with Bolt Send”
Same-day, door-to-door deliveryBolt: Request a Ride · #42 · screenshot 6“Auto Connect to Wi‑Fi from anywhere”
IHG One Rewards: Book Hotels · #48 · screenshot 5“THINGS TO DO”
Find your next experience Onboard or on shoreCarnival HUB · #72 · screenshot 4“Share your live location”
DiDi Rider: Affordable rides · #76 · screenshot 5“Personalise your search”
trivago: Compare hotel prices · #96 · screenshot 4“Real time information on guests’ Sail & Sign”
ACCOUNT BALANCECarnival HUB · #72 · screenshot 6
Top ten Travel apps that do it.
- #4GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map2 of its 4 screenshots
- #8Frontier Airlines1 of its 4 screenshots
- #9Fly Delta2 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Waymo1 of its 4 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 52% 52 of 100 | 47% 264 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 17% 93 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Travel | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 33 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 7% 42 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 29 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 6% 33 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 31 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 32 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 33 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 25 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 25 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 4% 23 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 11% 11 of 98 | 4% 19 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 4% 18 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Phone cut off at the head36% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Travel screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour70% of these screenshots, against 44% of all Travel screenshots
- High contrast words39% of these screenshots, against 17% of all Travel screenshots
- Two or more screens24% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Travel screenshots
- Has a subline45% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Travel screenshots
- Says “you” or “your”58% of these screenshots, against 38% of all Travel screenshots
More in layout
- Phone drawn99%
- Screen fills the picture97%
- Words at the top95%
- A photograph94%
- Whole phone shown92%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size79%
- Illustration or mascot69%
- A person in the picture55%
- Headline too small to read48%
- Phone cut off at the foot47%
- Words aligned left41%
- App icon shown40%
- Arrows or callouts39%
- No phone, bare screen32%
- Phone cut off at the head24%
- Phone at an angle21%
- Screen is small21%
- Zoomed detail of the UI18%
- Two or more screens17%
- A hand holds the phone15%
- No app screen at all15%
- Words over the screen13%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it6%
- Continues into the next screenshot2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Travel apps have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
22 of the top 100 Travel apps (22%) have at least one, and 33 of their 561 screenshots (6%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Travel apps have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
In the top ten: GlobeRoam: GPS Camera Map (#4), Frontier Airlines (#8), Fly Delta (#9) and Waymo (#10). Further down the chart: United Airlines (#11), Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back (#17), Six Flags (#30), Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker (#33) and Royal Caribbean International (#37), and 13 more.
Should my Travel app have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Travel apps do it (40%), against 18 of the other 90 (20%), 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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