Utilities app screenshots with a star rating
Stars or a rating figure drawn on the picture. The App Store already shows an app’s rating under its name. Drawing it on a screenshot repeats it at a larger size.
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
17% 17 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 19 of 549
The top ten
1 of 10 against 16 of the other 90
19 of the 549 Utilities screenshots read (3%) do this, across 17 of the top 100 apps (17%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 16 of the other 90 (18%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Utilities is 10th for this. It is most common in Shopping (40% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 19 Utilities app screenshots with a star rating, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Do more with Extensions”
“Authenticator App”
“Go big on your online protection”
“Browse privately”
“Trusted by 79,000,000+Users”
“#1 Photo and Storage Cleaner”
“One-Step Printing”
“Build Your Car Dashboard”
“Trusted by users”
“Never lose devices again”
“THE #1 VPN FREE APP”
“Choose from thousands of apps to customize your Garmin device.”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 19 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Do more with Extensions”
Microsoft Edge · #7 · screenshot 5- EASY QR CODE SET UP
“Authenticator App”
Authenticator ℠ App · #16 · screenshot 1 “Go big on your online protection”
150M+ downloadsNordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure · #24 · screenshot 1“Browse privately”
with the best VPN for iOSExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN · #28 · screenshot 1- JumpJump
“Trusted by 79,000,000+Users”
JumpJumpVPN: Fast & Secure · #39 · screenshot 1 “#1 Photo and Storage Cleaner”
Swipewipe: Photo Cleaner · #41 · screenshot 1“One-Step Printing”
Lower the technical barriers to make 3D printing more accessible and enjoyable.Bambu Handy · #42 · screenshot 2“Build Your Car Dashboard”
myCar: Car Widgets & Dashboard · #43 · screenshot 1“Trusted by users”
VPN - Free VPN Potato ™ · #49 · screenshot 5“Never lose devices again”
4.6 users favourite star rating with 1.7M+ downloadsFind Air - My Device Tracker · #50 · screenshot 1“THE #1 VPN FREE APP”
Get Free VPN nowFree VPN by Free VPN .org™ · #54 · screenshot 1“Choose from thousands of apps to customize your Garmin device.”
Connect IQ™ Store · #57 · screenshot 1“Join 10M+ USERS WORLDWIDE”
“I like Smart Mirroring I'm a bit of a dinosaur, but once I figured it out, it was pretty easy. Now I have screen mirroring turbo. I think this is solving my problems as to getting videos on my TV. Thanks, Smart Mirroring.”Screen Mirroring | Cast to TV · #65 · screenshot 4“Secure All Your Accounts”
Authenticator© App · #75 · screenshot 5“PDF Toolbox”
PDF Reader - Easy Editor · #93 · screenshot 1“The Exclusive App for Couples”
Love8 - App for Couples · #97 · screenshot 1“Unlimited Usage 125000+ Users”
QR Code Barcode Ai Reader · #98 · screenshot 2“Match your watch face to your personal style.”
Connect IQ™ Store · #57 · screenshot 2“Find features made for your active lifestyle and beat yesterday”
Connect IQ™ Store · #57 · screenshot 3
Top ten Utilities apps that do it.
- #7Microsoft Edge1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 40% 40 of 100 | 12% 66 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 31% 31 of 100 | 6% 32 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 29% 29 of 100 | 11% 60 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 28 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 9% 46 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 20% 20 of 99 | 4% 22 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 3% 19 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 20 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 12 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 8 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 8 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Laurel or award47% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Utilities screenshots
- User or download count47% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Utilities screenshots
- Uses a number42% of these screenshots, against 6% of all Utilities screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour79% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Utilities screenshots
- App icon shown47% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Utilities screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size63% 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 star rating?
17 of the top 100 Utilities apps (17%) have at least one, and 19 of their 549 screenshots (3%) 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 star rating?
In the top ten: Microsoft Edge (#7). Further down the chart: Authenticator ℠ App (#16), NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure (#24), ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN (#28), JumpJumpVPN: Fast & Secure (#39) and Swipewipe: Photo Cleaner (#41), and 11 more.
Should my Utilities app have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Utilities apps do it (10%), against 16 of the other 90 (18%), so the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.
See your own app against this.
Pagefully reads your screenshots the same way, and makes a custom product page for each search people type, from your real screens.
Preview your pages