News app screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac
A second kind of device appears. A second device shows that the app runs on it too.
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
6% 6 of 98
Screenshots that do it
1% 6 of 517
The top ten
0 of 10 against 6 of the other 88
6 of the 517 News screenshots read (1%) do this, across 6 of the top 98 apps (6%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 6 of the other 88 (7%): 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 Music (21% of apps) and least common in Shopping (2%).
All 6 examples from the chart.
Every one of the News app screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac on the chart, the highest app first.
“Save for Later”
“Stay updated”
“Podcast App”
“Make your show the next big thing”
“Freedom To Watch Anywhere”
“ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 6 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Save for Later”
Build a list of stories to revisit anytime.The Wall Street Journal News · #18 · screenshot 3“Stay updated”
across all your devicesGoogle News · #27 · screenshot 6“Podcast App”
Find great podcasts.Podcast App · #35 · screenshot 1“Make your show the next big thing”
Connect with fans, track analytics, and grow your show on Spotify.Spotify for Creators · #60 · screenshot 1“Freedom To Watch Anywhere”
Fox Nation · #77 · screenshot 6“ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS”
Very Local: News & Weather · #79 · screenshot 2
Top ten News apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is The Wall Street Journal News, at #18.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 21% 21 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 20% 20 of 100 | 6% 35 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 19 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Productivity | 13% 13 of 99 | 3% 14 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 17 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 14 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 13 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 12 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 14 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 9% 9 of 99 | 2% 10 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 11 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 7% 7 of 99 | 2% 10 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 6% 6 of 98 | 1% 6 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 8 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Two or more screens100% of these screenshots, against 6% of all News screenshots
- States a benefit83% of these screenshots, against 34% of all News screenshots
- Subline explains the headline67% of these screenshots, against 17% of all News screenshots
- Headline under five words83% of these screenshots, against 38% of all News screenshots
- Has a subline67% of these screenshots, against 26% of all News screenshots
- Plain tone100% 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%
- 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%
- Words over the screen6%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
6 of the top 98 News apps (6%) have at least one, and 6 of their 517 screenshots (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 a Watch, iPad or Mac?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: The Wall Street Journal News (#18), Google News (#27), Podcast App (#35), Spotify for Creators (#60) and Fox Nation (#77), and 1 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with a Watch, iPad or Mac?
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 6 of the other 88 (7%), 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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