News app screenshots with a phone cropped below
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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
41% 40 of 98
Screenshots that do it
15% 79 of 517
The top ten
6 of 10 against 34 of the other 88
79 of the 517 News screenshots read (15%) do this, across 40 of the top 98 apps (41%). 6 of the top ten do it (60%), against 34 of the other 88 (39%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 17th for this. It is most common in Finance (70% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 79 News app screenshots with a phone cropped below, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Be the first to know.”
“Share with fans everywhere, not only friends”
“Stay Aware with Timely Alerts”
“Read, watch, chat”
“Breaking news and live reporting.”
“Lift the veil on media bias”
“Browse Feeds”
“See What Insiders & Politicians Trade”
“Notifications”
“Join 1.5 million Christians already trusting our news”
“World leading journalism all in one place.”
“host your own social room”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 79 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Be the first to know.”
X · #1 · screenshot 1“Share with fans everywhere, not only friends”
Reddit · #2 · screenshot 5- Public-safety dispatch audio. Not an official report.
“Stay Aware with Timely Alerts”
CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio · #3 · screenshot 1 “Read, watch, chat”
Substack · #4 · screenshot 1- Follow Today
“Breaking news and live reporting.”
NYTimes: US and Global News · #9 · screenshot 2 - MAJOR UPDATE
“Lift the veil on media bias”
Ground News · #10 · screenshot 1 “Browse Feeds”
by location and genrePolice Scanner: Fire Radio · #14 · screenshot 4“See What Insiders & Politicians Trade”
Every filing, tracked automatically.Stocks.News－Market Alerts · #16 · screenshot 2“Notifications”
Get real time updates on your phone.The Wall Street Journal News · #18 · screenshot 4“Join 1.5 million Christians already trusting our news”
The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 1“World leading journalism all in one place.”
BBC: World News & Stories · #25 · screenshot 1“host your own social room”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 4- Castbox
“50 MILLION+ FREE PODCASTS”
Up-to-date ContentPodcast App & Player - Castbox · #29 · screenshot 1 “Replay the Last 12 Hours”
Police Scanner: Crime Radar · #32 · screenshot 5“Save and share what matters most”
AP News · #33 · screenshot 4“Podcast App”
Find great podcasts.Podcast App · #35 · screenshot 1“Read high-quality answers on your custom feed”
Quora · #37 · screenshot 1“Custom Alerts for Locations You Care”
Crime Radar · #38 · screenshot 4“Read in-depth reporting and cultural commentary.”
The New Yorker · #40 · screenshot 2“Track your investments”
Bloomberg: Business News Daily · #44 · screenshot 2“Make sense of the numbers.”
The Economist: News & Analysis · #45 · screenshot 4- THE WIRED APP
“CONNECT TO WHAT MATTERS”
WIRED · #49 · screenshot 1 “Follow and engage with your favorite writers.”
Medium: Read & Write Stories · #50 · screenshot 5“NEWS WIDGETS”
Today's top headlines at a glance from your home screenNBC News: Breaking & US News · #53 · screenshot 5“Breaking Business News”
CNBC: Stock Market & Business · #54 · screenshot 2“The Day's News, Curated For You”
MS NOW: Live & Breaking News · #55 · screenshot 2“Stream or download anywhere & anytime”
Podbean Podcast App & Player · #58 · screenshot 3“LOCAL REPORTING”
Stories that matter to you and your community.Spectrum News: Local Stories · #62 · screenshot 3“A much better core viewing experience.”
20,000+ 5 Star ReviewsNarwhal for Reddit · #63 · screenshot 1“STREAM YOUR LOCAL NEWS”
GET LOCAL NEWS AND WEATHER UPDATES FROM YOUR COMMUNITYCBS News: Live Breaking News · #65 · screenshot 3“Dive into authentic witness stories”
Enigma: What’s that in the Sky · #69 · screenshot 3“Talk Work. Stay Anonymous.”
Blind: Anonymous Work Network · #71 · screenshot 1“A universe of content within reach.”
Thousands of newspapers and magazines. One app.PressReader: News & Magazines · #75 · screenshot 1“Fearless, independent journalism.”
The Guardian - US & World News · #80 · screenshot 1“US News”
National coverage by our reporters throughout the United States.Epoch Times: Live & Breaking · #81 · screenshot 2“15+ NEWS CHANNELS”
GET BREAKING NEWS & LOCAL ALERTS FOLLOW LIVE AS STORIES UNFOLDFREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows · #82 · screenshot 6“A new app experience from Boston Herald”
Boston Herald · #83 · screenshot 1“Últimas noticias y titulares destacados”
Todo lo que pasa en el mundo, en tiempo real«Sigo creyendo en mi mismo»Prensa Abierta · #85 · screenshot 2“More than news just for you”
MSN · #90 · screenshot 2“CUSTOMIZE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS”
NewsNation: Unbiased News · #92 · screenshot 5
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #1X5 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Reddit1 of its 6 screenshots
- #3CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio1 of its 4 screenshots
- #4Substack1 of its 6 screenshots
- #9NYTimes: US and Global News2 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Ground News1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 70% 70 of 100 | 33% 191 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 62% 62 of 100 | 23% 122 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 62% 62 of 100 | 25% 145 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 61% 61 of 100 | 21% 119 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 60% 60 of 100 | 21% 121 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 53% 52 of 99 | 22% 122 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 50% 50 of 100 | 18% 101 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 17% 95 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 49% 49 of 100 | 18% 98 of 549 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 47% 47 of 99 | 14% 77 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 47% 47 of 100 | 16% 90 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 46% 46 of 100 | 18% 102 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 45% 45 of 100 | 16% 90 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| Music | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 550 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 94 of 554 | 5 of 10 |
| Sports | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 82 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 41% 40 of 98 | 15% 79 of 517 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 38% 38 of 100 | 15% 83 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 36% 36 of 100 | 12% 65 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 32% 32 of 100 | 11% 63 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 28% 28 of 100 | 10% 57 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 26% 26 of 100 | 10% 52 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Words at the top97% of these screenshots, against 78% of all News screenshots
- Headline readable at thumbnail size46% of these screenshots, against 27% of all News screenshots
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 83% of all News screenshots
- Leads with a feature68% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 84% of all News screenshots
- Plain tone75% of these screenshots, against 62% of all News screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Phone drawn94%
- Whole phone shown90%
- A photograph89%
- Words at the top83%
- A person in the picture67%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size61%
- Illustration or mascot60%
- App icon shown52%
- Headline too small to read38%
- No phone, bare screen35%
- Arrows or callouts23%
- Words aligned left23%
- Two or more screens21%
- Phone cut off at the head16%
- Screen is small15%
- Phone at an angle13%
- Zoomed detail of the UI13%
- Words at the bottom11%
- A hand holds the phone8%
- No app screen at all8%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it6%
- Words over the screen6%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
40 of the top 98 News apps (41%) have at least one, and 79 of their 517 screenshots (15%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
In the top ten: X (#1), Reddit (#2), CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio (#3), Substack (#4), NYTimes: US and Global News (#9) and Ground News (#10). Further down the chart: Police Scanner: Fire Radio (#14), Stocks.News－Market Alerts (#16), The Wall Street Journal News (#18), The Pour Over (#20) and BBC: World News & Stories (#25), and 29 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with a phone cropped below?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 6 of the top ten News apps do it (60%), against 34 of the other 88 (39%), 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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