News app screenshots with a phone frame
A device body is drawn round the screen: bezel, corners, shadow. A frame says at once that the picture is an app on a phone, and separates the screen from the background.
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
94% 92 of 98
Screenshots that do it
83% 427 of 517
The top ten
10 of 10 against 82 of the other 88
427 of the 517 News screenshots read (83%) do this, across 92 of the top 98 apps (94%). 10 of the top ten do it (100%), against 82 of the other 88 (93%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 20th for this. It is most common in Finance (100% of apps) and least common in Games (33%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 427 News app screenshots with a phone frame, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Be the first to know.”
“Explore & create communities”
“Stay Aware with Timely Alerts”
“Read, watch, chat”
“Join over 100 million neighbors”
“Your neighborhood's safety at a glance.”
“Get lifesaving, real-time alerts”
“Listen to live police & fire radio”
“The app for every today.”
“Lift the veil on media bias”
“What's happening in your world?”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 393 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Be the first to know.”
X · #1 · screenshot 1“Explore & create communities”
Reddit · #2 · screenshot 2- 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“Join over 100 million neighbors”
in 345,000 neighborhoodsNextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 1“Your neighborhood's safety at a glance.”
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · #6 · screenshot 1“Get lifesaving, real-time alerts”
Citizen: Safety & Live Video · #7 · screenshot 1“Listen to live police & fire radio”
Police Scanner Radio & Fire · #8 · screenshot 1“The app for every today.”
NYTimes: US and Global News · #9 · screenshot 1- MAJOR UPDATE
“Lift the veil on media bias”
Ground News · #10 · screenshot 1 “What's happening in your world?”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 1“Walkie Talkie”
Push to talkPolice Scanner: Fire Radio · #14 · screenshot 1“Watch LIVE local news & top stores”
FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather · #15 · screenshot 1“See What Insiders & Politicians Trade”
Every filing, tracked automatically.Stocks.News－Market Alerts · #16 · screenshot 2“Breaking News”
Stay connected to the stories that matter.The Wall Street Journal News · #18 · screenshot 1“Join 1.5 million Christians already trusting our news”
The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 1“Add locations”
to receive the alerts most relevant to youAwareCA · #21 · screenshot 1“Millions of people making neighborhoods safer, together.”
Neighbors by Ring · #22 · screenshot 1“Hear the top stories of the day, curated by NPR”
NPR: National & Local News · #23 · screenshot 1“Your News, Your Language”
Catch up on the news in Spanish, Chinese, and more.SmartNews: Breaking News · #24 · screenshot 1“World leading journalism all in one place.”
BBC: World News & Stories · #25 · screenshot 1“Monitor Wildfires, Prescribed Burns, and Flooding”
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods · #26 · screenshot 1“Catch up on top news with Your Briefing”
Google News · #27 · screenshot 1“explore live audio chat rooms”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 1- Castbox
“50 MILLION+ FREE PODCASTS”
Up-to-date ContentPodcast App & Player - Castbox · #29 · screenshot 1 “Discover Top Stories and In-Depth Coverage”
FOX News: US & World Headlines · #31 · screenshot 1“Your Local Police Scanner”
Police Scanner: Crime Radar · #32 · screenshot 1“The Associated Press”
Advancing the Power of FactsAP News · #33 · screenshot 1“Stream the world's biggest stories”
CNN: Live & Breaking News · #34 · screenshot 1“Podcast App”
Find great podcasts.Podcast App · #35 · screenshot 1“Be the first to know breaking news”
Reuters - Breaking World News · #36 · screenshot 2“Read high-quality answers on your custom feed”
Quora · #37 · screenshot 1“Your Neighborhood's Incidents At a Glance”
Crime Radar · #38 · screenshot 1“Read in-depth reporting and cultural commentary.”
The New Yorker · #40 · screenshot 2“Unlimited Access”
All of our journalism, on any deviceThe Atlantic Magazine · #41 · screenshot 3“View hourly and daily forecasts, live radar, and latest Weathercast video”
WEAR ABC 3 News · #43 · screenshot 1“Track your investments”
Bloomberg: Business News Daily · #44 · screenshot 2“Go beyond breaking news in minutes.”
The Economist: News & Analysis · #45 · screenshot 1“New original true crime shows”
TrueShort - Stream True Crime · #46 · screenshot 2- Welcome to
“DAILYWIRE”
Daily Wire · #47 · screenshot 1
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #1X6 of its 6 screenshots
- #2Reddit3 of its 6 screenshots
- #3CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio4 of its 4 screenshots
- #4Substack6 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network5 of its 6 screenshots
- #6NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts6 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Citizen: Safety & Live Video6 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Police Scanner Radio & Fire6 of its 6 screenshots
- #9NYTimes: US and Global News3 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Ground News4 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 100% 100 of 100 | 88% 510 of 581 | 10 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 100% 100 of 100 | 87% 468 of 540 | 10 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 100% 100 of 100 | 86% 494 of 574 | 10 of 10 |
| Navigation | 100% 99 of 99 | 91% 517 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 100% 100 of 100 | 90% 497 of 554 | 10 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 99% 99 of 100 | 85% 475 of 556 | 10 of 10 |
| Medical | 99% 99 of 100 | 83% 455 of 548 | 10 of 10 |
| Reference | 99% 99 of 100 | 87% 491 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Shopping | 99% 99 of 100 | 84% 471 of 562 | 10 of 10 |
| Travel | 99% 99 of 100 | 85% 477 of 561 | 10 of 10 |
| Productivity | 99% 98 of 99 | 88% 487 of 551 | 10 of 10 |
| Sports | 98% 98 of 100 | 84% 467 of 558 | 10 of 10 |
| Utilities | 98% 98 of 100 | 87% 480 of 549 | 9 of 10 |
| Business | 97% 97 of 100 | 84% 466 of 554 | 10 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 97% 97 of 100 | 85% 462 of 544 | 10 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 96% 95 of 99 | 83% 467 of 564 | 10 of 10 |
| Music | 95% 95 of 100 | 87% 480 of 550 | 9 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 94% 94 of 100 | 85% 429 of 507 | 9 of 10 |
| Education | 94% 94 of 100 | 76% 420 of 555 | 9 of 10 |
| News | 94% 92 of 98 | 83% 427 of 517 | 10 of 10 |
| Weather | 92% 92 of 100 | 74% 409 of 555 | 10 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 89% 89 of 100 | 75% 426 of 566 | 10 of 10 |
| Games | 33% 33 of 100 | 20% 113 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Whole phone shown72% of these screenshots, against 59% of all News screenshots
- Words at the top87% of these screenshots, against 78% of all News screenshots
- Has a headline92% of these screenshots, against 84% of all News screenshots
- Plain tone68% of these screenshots, against 62% of all News screenshots
- Leads with a feature57% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
- States a benefit39% of these screenshots, against 34% of all News screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- 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%
- Phone cut off at the foot41%
- 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 frame?
92 of the top 98 News apps (94%) have at least one, and 427 of their 517 screenshots (83%) 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 frame?
In the top ten: X (#1), Reddit (#2), CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio (#3), Substack (#4), Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network (#5), NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts (#6), Citizen: Safety & Live Video (#7), Police Scanner Radio & Fire (#8), NYTimes: US and Global News (#9) and Ground News (#10). Further down the chart: Fizz: Your Authentic Community (#11), Squawster - Police Scanner (#13), Police Scanner: Fire Radio (#14), FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather (#15) and Stocks.News－Market Alerts (#16), and 77 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with a phone frame?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 10 of the top ten News apps do it (100%), against 82 of the other 88 (93%), 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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