Full-bleed News app screenshots
No background at all: the screen goes edge to edge. This is the app as it is: the same picture a user would take on their own phone.
From the top 98 free News 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
18% 18 of 98
Screenshots that do it
7% 38 of 517
The top ten
0 of 10 against 18 of the other 88
38 of the 517 News screenshots read (7%) do this, across 18 of the top 98 apps (18%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 18 of the other 88 (20%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 5th for this. It is most common in Games (55% of apps) and least common in Social Networking (2%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 38 full-bleed News app screenshots, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“AMERICA IS BACK”
“Save stories now. Read when you’re ready.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 4 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“AMERICA IS BACK”
The White House · #19 · screenshot 1- SAVE FOR LATER.
“Save stories now. Read when you’re ready.”
Washington Post: Breaking News · #56 · screenshot 6 “7,000+ publications”
PressReader: News & Magazines · #75 · screenshot 2“THE WHITE HOUSE”
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMPThe White House · #19 · screenshot 4
Top ten News apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Squawster - Police Scanner, at #13.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 55% 55 of 100 | 29% 162 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 34% 34 of 100 | 18% 101 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 23% 23 of 100 | 11% 54 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 22% 22 of 100 | 10% 54 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 18% 18 of 98 | 7% 38 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 38 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 11% 11 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 8% 8 of 100 | 4% 22 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 7% 7 of 100 | 3% 19 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 10 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 6% 6 of 99 | 2% 11 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 6% 6 of 99 | 3% 19 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 14 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 10 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 5% 5 of 100 | 2% 10 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 4% 4 of 100 | 2% 14 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 8 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 8 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 2% 2 of 99 | 1% 8 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 8 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 4 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 5 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No words at all89% of these screenshots, against 16% of all News screenshots
- No phone, bare screen71% of these screenshots, against 16% of all News screenshots
- Screen fills the picture100% of these screenshots, against 81% of all News screenshots
- Black, white or grey58% of these screenshots, against 41% of all News screenshots
- Dark47% of these screenshots, against 34% of all News screenshots
- Blue39% of these screenshots, against 33% of all News screenshots
More in look
- Black, white or grey60%
- Light58%
- Background is the icon’s colour56%
- Solid background54%
- Gradient background53%
- Blue50%
- Dark50%
- A word in a different colour43%
- High contrast words34%
- Low contrast words26%
- Orange18%
- Serif headline16%
- Pattern or texture14%
- Photo background14%
- Red13%
- Teal9%
- Green7%
- Rounded headline type7%
- Yellow5%
- Purple4%
- Pink3%
- Condensed or display type1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have full-bleed App Store screenshots?
18 of the top 98 News apps (18%) have at least one, and 38 of their 517 screenshots (7%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have full-bleed App Store screenshots?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Squawster - Police Scanner (#13), 5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner (#17), The White House (#19), FOX10 Weather Mobile Alabama (#30) and MobilePatrol: Public Safety (#39), and 13 more.
Should my News app have full-bleed App Store screenshots?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten News apps do it (0%), against 18 of the other 88 (20%), so the top ten do it less 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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