Yellow News app screenshots
Yellow 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
5% 5 of 98
Screenshots that do it
3% 18 of 517
The top ten
1 of 10 against 4 of the other 88
18 of the 517 News screenshots read (3%) do this, across 5 of the top 98 apps (5%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 4 of the other 88 (5%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 15th for this. It is most common in Reference (11% of apps) and least common in Food & Drink (2%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 18 yellow News app screenshots, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“The app for every today.”
“explore live audio chat rooms”
“NO CABLE LOGIN REQUIRED ENJOY UNLIMITED ENTERTAINMENT ON FREECABLE TV!”
“TRUTH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS”
“groups for every interest”
“300+ CHANNELS”
“THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES”
“The Atlantic Games”
“2000+ MOVIES”
“TRUTH OVER NOISE”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 16 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“The app for every today.”
NYTimes: US and Global News · #9 · screenshot 1“explore live audio chat rooms”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 1“The Atlantic Games”
A digital parlor of puzzles and playThe Atlantic Magazine · #41 · screenshot 5“NO CABLE LOGIN REQUIRED ENJOY UNLIMITED ENTERTAINMENT ON FREECABLE TV!”
2000+ TV SHOWS, MOVIES, & NEWS CHANNELS ALL IN ONE APP!FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 1“TRUTH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS”
Snopes · #89 · screenshot 1“groups for every interest”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 2“300+ CHANNELS”
NEWS SPOTS ENTERTAINMENT CARTOON MOVIES TALK SHOWS LIFESTYLE REALITY SHOWS SITCOMSFREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 2“THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES”
Snopes · #89 · screenshot 2“2000+ MOVIES”
BLOCKBUSTERS ON-DEMAND LIVE STREAMFREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 3“TRUTH OVER NOISE”
Independent reporting rooted in evidence, not outrageSnopes · #89 · screenshot 3“500+ TV SHOWS & SERIES”
FULL EPISODES AVAILABLE 24/7 BINGE WATCH ALL DAY!FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 4“READ SMARTER, DAY OR NIGHT”
NightVision makes staying informed easier on your eyesSnopes · #89 · screenshot 4“LIVE CHANNELS”
NEWS STREAMING LIVE SPORTS WEATHER CHANNELSFREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 5“CHALLENGE WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW”
Play True/False and solve fact-based crosswordsSnopes · #89 · screenshot 5“15+ NEWS CHANNELS”
GET BREAKING NEWS & LOCAL ALERTS FOLLOW LIVE AS STORIES UNFOLDFREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 6“DECIDE FOR YOURSELF”
Search verified information, not opinionsSnopes · #89 · screenshot 6
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #9NYTimes: US and Global News1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 18 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 10% 10 of 99 | 2% 11 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 8% 8 of 100 | 5% 27 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 13 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 7% 7 of 100 | 3% 14 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 7% 7 of 100 | 3% 17 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 7% 7 of 100 | 4% 21 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 6% 6 of 99 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 14 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 6% 6 of 100 | 4% 24 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 17 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 5% 5 of 98 | 3% 18 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 5% 5 of 100 | 2% 9 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 5% 5 of 100 | 2% 9 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Utilities | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Productivity | 4% 4 of 99 | 1% 7 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 5 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 3 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline in capitals67% of these screenshots, against 14% of all News screenshots
- Screen is small44% of these screenshots, against 4% of all News screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour78% of these screenshots, against 39% of all News screenshots
- Has a subline61% of these screenshots, against 26% of all News screenshots
- Solid background72% of these screenshots, against 39% of all News screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size50% of these screenshots, against 27% 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%
- Green7%
- Rounded headline type7%
- Purple4%
- Pink3%
- Condensed or display type1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have yellow App Store screenshots?
5 of the top 98 News apps (5%) have at least one, and 18 of their 517 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have yellow App Store screenshots?
In the top ten: NYTimes: US and Global News (#9). Further down the chart: Clubhouse (#28), The Atlantic Magazine (#41), FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows (#82) and Snopes (#89).
Should my News app have yellow App Store screenshots?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten News apps do it (10%), against 4 of the other 88 (5%), 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.
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