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News app screenshots with condensed type

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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
1% 1 of 98
Screenshots that do it
under 1% 2 of 517
The top ten
0 of 10 against 1 of the other 88

2 of the 517 News screenshots read (under 1%) do this, across 1 of the top 98 apps (1%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 1 of the other 88 (1%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 19th for this. It is most common in Sports (26% of apps) and least common in Productivity (0%).

All 2 examples from the chart.

Every one of the News app screenshots with condensed type on the chart, the highest app first.

WIRED App Store screenshot 3, headline “LISTEN ON THE GO”. Condensed or display type.
WIRED#49 in News · screenshot 3“LISTEN ON THE GO”
WIRED App Store screenshot 5, headline “JOIN THE CONVERSATION”. Condensed or display type.
WIRED#49 in News · screenshot 5“JOIN THE CONVERSATION”

All 2 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on all 2 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • PODCASTS AND NARRATED STORIES“LISTEN ON THE GO”WIRED · #49 · screenshot 3
  • EDITOR Q&A“JOIN THE CONVERSATION”WIRED · #49 · screenshot 5

Top ten News apps that do it.

None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is WIRED, at #49.

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Sports26% 26 of 10011% 62 of 5586 of 10
Games18% 18 of 1005% 28 of 5670 of 10
Food & Drink17% 17 of 1006% 34 of 5400 of 10
Music10% 10 of 1003% 16 of 5501 of 10
Graphics & Design8% 8 of 994% 23 of 5641 of 10
Navigation8% 8 of 993% 19 of 5662 of 10
Health & Fitness8% 8 of 1002% 14 of 5740 of 10
Entertainment6% 6 of 1002% 13 of 5440 of 10
Shopping6% 6 of 1002% 11 of 5620 of 10
Business5% 5 of 1002% 9 of 5541 of 10
Travel5% 5 of 1002% 9 of 5610 of 10
Developer Tools4% 4 of 1002% 11 of 5070 of 10
Finance4% 4 of 1001% 7 of 5810 of 10
Reference4% 4 of 1001% 5 of 5660 of 10
Lifestyle3% 3 of 1001% 4 of 5560 of 10
Medical3% 3 of 1001% 5 of 5480 of 10
Utilities3% 3 of 1001% 4 of 5490 of 10
Social Networking2% 2 of 1001% 5 of 5540 of 10
News1% 1 of 98under 1% 2 of 5170 of 10
Education1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5550 of 10
Photo & Video1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5660 of 10
Weather1% 1 of 100under 1% 1 of 5550 of 10
Productivity0% 0 of 990% 0 of 5510 of 10

Condensed or display type, across all categories

Related tactics.

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Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with condensed type?
1 of the top 98 News apps (1%) have at least one, and 2 of their 517 screenshots (under 1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots with condensed type?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: WIRED (#49).
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with condensed type?
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 1 of the other 88 (1%), 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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