Green News app screenshots
Green is the main colour.
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
7% 7 of 98
Screenshots that do it
2% 12 of 517
The top ten
2 of 10 against 5 of the other 88
12 of the 517 News screenshots read (2%) do this, across 7 of the top 98 apps (7%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 5 of the other 88 (6%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 23rd for this. It is most common in Games (32% of apps) and least common in News (7%).
All 12 examples from the chart.
Every one of the green News app screenshots on the chart, the highest app first.
“Share with fans everywhere, not only friends”
“View the map”
“Live Doppler Radar with Futurecast”
“Your favorite podcasts & livestreams at your fingertips”
“FEED”
“Filter content quicker and easier.”
“Get real-time alerts”
“Receive alerts”
“Real-Time Fire Fighting Flight Tracker”
“Check out nearby events”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 10 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Share with fans everywhere, not only friends”
Reddit · #2 · screenshot 5“Get real-time alerts”
Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 3“View the map”
to quickly find incidents and emergency informationAwareCA · #21 · screenshot 4“Live Doppler Radar with Futurecast”
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods · #26 · screenshot 3“Your favorite podcasts & livestreams at your fingertips”
Listen/Watch/Learn/EnjoyPodbean Podcast App & Player · #58 · screenshot 1- Welcome to
“FEED”
FEED Mobile · #59 · screenshot 1 “Filter content quicker and easier.”
Narwhal for Reddit · #63 · screenshot 5“Check out nearby events”
Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 6“Receive alerts”
about fast-moving incidents directly from agenciesAwareCA · #21 · screenshot 6“Real-Time Fire Fighting Flight Tracker”
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods · #26 · screenshot 6
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #2Reddit1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network3 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 32% 32 of 100 | 14% 82 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 38 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Education | 28% 28 of 100 | 11% 63 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 22% 22 of 99 | 13% 75 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 22% 22 of 100 | 10% 59 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 20% 20 of 100 | 14% 83 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 20% 20 of 100 | 11% 59 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 18% 18 of 100 | 10% 56 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 17% 17 of 100 | 10% 56 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 34 of 554 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 9% 49 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 15% 15 of 100 | 6% 31 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 36 of 561 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 13% 13 of 99 | 5% 26 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 23 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 5% 26 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 12% 12 of 100 | 6% 33 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 10% 10 of 100 | 5% 25 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 17 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 10% 10 of 100 | 4% 20 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 9% 9 of 99 | 4% 22 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 5% 24 of 507 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 7% 7 of 98 | 2% 12 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Solid background58% of these screenshots, against 39% of all News screenshots
- Light58% of these screenshots, against 41% of all News screenshots
- Whole phone shown75% of these screenshots, against 59% of all News screenshots
- Leads with a feature67% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
- Headline too small to read25% of these screenshots, against 13% of all News screenshots
- Phone drawn92% of these screenshots, against 83% 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%
- The app itself is the background18%
- Serif headline16%
- Pattern or texture14%
- Photo background14%
- Red13%
- Teal9%
- Rounded headline type7%
- Yellow5%
- Purple4%
- Pink3%
- Condensed or display type1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have green App Store screenshots?
7 of the top 98 News apps (7%) have at least one, and 12 of their 517 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have green App Store screenshots?
In the top ten: Reddit (#2) and Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network (#5). Further down the chart: AwareCA (#21), Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods (#26), Podbean Podcast App & Player (#58), FEED Mobile (#59) and Narwhal for Reddit (#63).
Should my News app have green App Store screenshots?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten News apps do it (20%), against 5 of the other 88 (6%), 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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