Utilities app screenshots with a badge
A badge such as Editors’ Choice or Featured. A badge is a small mark of recognition, such as a feature by Apple, set beside the headline or the screen.
From the top 100 free Utilities 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
24% 24 of 100
Screenshots that do it
5% 27 of 549
The top ten
4 of 10 against 20 of the other 90
27 of the 549 Utilities screenshots read (5%) do this, across 24 of the top 100 apps (24%). 4 of the top ten do it (40%), against 20 of the other 90 (22%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Utilities is 19th for this. It is most common in Entertainment (48% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 27 Utilities app screenshots with a badge, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“passwords and payment info”
“Clean Up”
“Excellent Customer”
“Epic experiences, daily drops and presale access”
“Your privacy is our priority Swiss Privacy”
“VPN ANYWHERE ANYTIME”
“DuckDuckGo VPN”
“Find offenders on the map.”
“World's leading way to pay.”
“Creative Themes”
“CAST PHOTOS VIDEOS & WEBSITES”
“Attractive Reward System”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 27 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
- Autofill
“passwords and payment info”
Google Chrome · #3 · screenshot 5 “Clean Up”
iPhone & iCloudCleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner · #5 · screenshot 1“Excellent Customer”
ServiceGovee Home · #6 · screenshot 6“Epic experiences, daily drops and presale access”
My Verizon · #8 · screenshot 2“Your privacy is our priority Swiss Privacy”
Proton VPN: Fast & Secure · #13 · screenshot 6“VPN ANYWHERE ANYTIME”
Opera Browser with VPN · #17 · screenshot 3“DuckDuckGo VPN”
Secure your connection, anytime, anywhere.DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai · #19 · screenshot 6“Find offenders on the map.”
“#1 APP FOR FINDING OFFENDERS”Offender Locator: Find & Watch · #34 · screenshot 6“World's leading way to pay.”
PayRange · #36 · screenshot 1“Creative Themes”
Facemoji AI Emoji Keyboard · #37 · screenshot 2“CAST PHOTOS VIDEOS & WEBSITES”
Used daily by 12.5M+ happy usersScreen Mirroring App: Smart TV · #40 · screenshot 2“Attractive Reward System”
Every interaction with 3D models earns you points.Bambu Handy · #42 · screenshot 5“Global Servers Open to All”
VPN - Free VPN Potato ™ · #49 · screenshot 2“UNIVERSAL TV Remote”
Universal Remote・TV Control · #51 · screenshot 1“SCREEN MIRRORING”
for Smart TVsScreen Mirroring | Cast to TV · #65 · screenshot 1“Instant SOS Response”
“Help me,please!”LocFind: GPS Family Tracker · #71 · screenshot 5“Authenticator App”
Easy QR SetupAuthenticator© App · #75 · screenshot 1“YOUR PRIVATE SECOND NUMBER. OR YOUR FIRST.”
+100M Happy Users WorldwidetextPlus: Text Message + Call · #77 · screenshot 1“Safe Scanning”
QR Code Reader＋Barcode Scanner · #80 · screenshot 4“The original Burner app”
Verified phone numbersBurner: Second Phone Number · #81 · screenshot 1“Everything you need at your fingertips”
myCricket App · #90 · screenshot 1“FOR BEST FRIENDS ONLY”
frenzy - friends only · #91 · screenshot 2- CLIP
“Find Low Prices”
QR Code Barcode Ai Reader · #98 · screenshot 4 “Servers Worldwide”
Free high-speed locations with live latency.OwnVPN · #100 · screenshot 3“Unsubscribe”
from EmailsCleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner · #5 · screenshot 5“Easily manage all your lines in one place.”
myCricket App · #90 · screenshot 4“Convert Live Photos to Stills”
Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner · #5 · screenshot 6
Top ten Utilities apps that do it.
- #3Google Chrome1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner3 of its 6 screenshots
- #6Govee Home1 of its 6 screenshots
- #8My Verizon1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 48% 48 of 100 | 15% 84 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 48% 48 of 100 | 16% 88 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Education | 45% 45 of 100 | 12% 67 of 555 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 45% 45 of 100 | 13% 74 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 41% 41 of 100 | 9% 52 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 41% 41 of 100 | 12% 70 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 38% 38 of 100 | 10% 52 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 36% 36 of 100 | 10% 57 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 35% 35 of 100 | 11% 61 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 34% 34 of 100 | 9% 51 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 32% 32 of 100 | 8% 45 of 556 | 4 of 10 |
| Reference | 32% 32 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 31% 31 of 99 | 8% 43 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 40 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 28% 28 of 99 | 6% 34 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 28% 27 of 98 | 8% 39 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 25% 25 of 100 | 7% 39 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 6% 31 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 24% 24 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 27 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 30 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 23 of 507 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A word in a different colour56% of these screenshots, against 27% of all Utilities screenshots
- Laurel or award22% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Utilities screenshots
- Arrows or callouts37% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Utilities screenshots
- High contrast words44% of these screenshots, against 26% of all Utilities screenshots
- Phone cut off at the foot33% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Utilities screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size52% of these screenshots, against 36% of all Utilities screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Utilities apps have App Store screenshots with a badge?
24 of the top 100 Utilities apps (24%) have at least one, and 27 of their 549 screenshots (5%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Utilities apps have App Store screenshots with a badge?
In the top ten: Google Chrome (#3), Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner (#5), Govee Home (#6) and My Verizon (#8). Further down the chart: Proton VPN: Fast & Secure (#13), Opera Browser with VPN (#17), DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai (#19), Offender Locator: Find & Watch (#34) and PayRange (#36), and 15 more.
Should my Utilities app have App Store screenshots with a badge?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 4 of the top ten Utilities apps do it (40%), against 20 of the other 90 (22%), 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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