News app screenshot headlines

The numbers

436 of the 517 News screenshots read (84%) do this, across 84 of the top 98 apps (86%). 10 of the top ten do it (100%), against 74 of the other 88 (84%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 19th for this. It is most common in Food & Drink (100% of apps) and least common in Weather (69%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 436 News app screenshot headlines, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

All 436 on the wall

Real headline examples, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 436 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

• “Be the first to know.”X · #1 · screenshot 1
• “The heart of the internet”Reddit · #2 · screenshot 1
• 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
• “Watch Live”Local 10 + Platinum · #12 · screenshot 5
• “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
• “The Biggest Movers in the Market, Live”Every stock on NYSE and NASDAQ, scanned in real time.Stocks.News－Market Alerts · #16 · screenshot 1
• “Breaking News”Stay connected to the stories that matter.The Wall Street Journal News · #18 · screenshot 1
• “AMERICA IS BACK”The White House · #19 · 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
• “Reuters Pure news. From the source.”Reuters - Breaking World News · #36 · screenshot 1
• “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
• “Watch Newsmax Live”Newsmax · #42 · screenshot 2
• “View hourly and daily forecasts, live radar, and latest Weathercast video”WEAR ABC 3 News · #43 · screenshot 1
• “Context changes everything.”Bloomberg: Business News Daily · #44 · screenshot 1

Top ten News apps that do it.

1. #1X5 of its 6 screenshots
2. #2Reddit6 of its 6 screenshots
3. #3CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio4 of its 4 screenshots
4. #4Substack6 of its 6 screenshots
5. #5Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network5 of its 6 screenshots
6. #6NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts6 of its 6 screenshots
7. #7Citizen: Safety & Live Video6 of its 6 screenshots
8. #8Police Scanner Radio & Fire6 of its 6 screenshots
9. #9NYTimes: US and Global News6 of its 6 screenshots
10. #10Ground News6 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

Has a headline, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

• Words at the top92% of these screenshots, against 78% of all News screenshots
• Plain tone73% of these screenshots, against 62% of all News screenshots
• Leads with a feature61% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
• Tells you to do something57% of these screenshots, against 48% of all News screenshots
• Phone drawn90% of these screenshots, against 83% of all News screenshots
• Headline under five words46% of these screenshots, against 38% of all News screenshots

More in words

• Tells you to do something72%
• Headline under five words65%
• Says “you” or “your”57%
• Has a subline45%
• No words at all30%
• Names the app24%
• Headline in Title Case22%
• Uses a number21%
• Headline on one line20%
• Headline in capitals19%
• Headline over eight words15%
• Has a kicker13%
• Says “I” or “my”13%
• Names another app2%
• Asks a question1%
• Exclaims1%
• Uses a percentage1%
• Uses an emoji1%

Questions, answered from the chart.