News app screenshots with high-contrast text

The numbers

102 of the 517 News screenshots read (20%) do this, across 33 of the top 98 apps (34%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 28 of the other 88 (32%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 21st for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (65% of apps) and least common in Medical (20%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 102 News app screenshots with high-contrast text, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

All 102 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 102 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
• “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
• MAJOR UPDATE“Lift the veil on media bias”Ground News · #10 · screenshot 1
• “Walkie Talkie”Push to talkPolice Scanner: Fire Radio · #14 · screenshot 1
• “Get Alerted When a Stock Spikes”Breaking market news, the moment it happens.Stocks.News－Market Alerts · #16 · screenshot 3
• “AMERICA IS BACK”The White House · #19 · screenshot 1
• “Join 1.5 million Christians already trusting our news”The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 1
• “Choose maps”based on your style preference and needsAwareCA · #21 · screenshot 2
• “Loved By Readers”“My go-to first thing in the morning is SmartNews. Informative and always updated.”SmartNews: Breaking News · #24 · screenshot 4
• “talk or just listen in”ask to speakClubhouse · #28 · screenshot 3
• 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
• “Reuters Pure news. From the source.”Reuters - Breaking World News · #36 · screenshot 1
• “Explore the magazine archive.”The New Yorker · #40 · screenshot 5
• “Endless episodes to binge anytime”TrueShort - Stream True Crime · #46 · screenshot 5
• “Make your show the next big thing”Connect with fans, track analytics, and grow your show on Spotify.Spotify for Creators · #60 · screenshot 1
• “Discover fresh takes”on topical debatesFinancial Times: Business News · #64 · screenshot 5
• “YOUR SHOWS. YOUR MOVIES.”TRACK EVERYTHING YOU WATCH, ALL IN ONE PLACE.TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker · #67 · screenshot 1
• “The podcast app for podcast people”Pocket Casts: Podcast Player · #72 · screenshot 1
• “A universe of content within reach.”Thousands of newspapers and magazines. One app.PressReader: News & Magazines · #75 · screenshot 1
• “Cast To Your TV”Fox Nation · #77 · screenshot 2
• “TRUSTED LOCAL NEWS”Very Local: News & Weather · #79 · screenshot 1
• “A new app experience from Boston Herald”Boston Herald · #83 · screenshot 1
• “THE FREEPRESS”For Free People.The Free Press · #86 · screenshot 1
• “NO SWIPES → GO INSTANT CHAT”Kiki: Local Chat & People Near · #88 · screenshot 1
• “STREAM LIVE AND ON-DEMAND VIDEO”NewsNation: Unbiased News · #92 · screenshot 2
• “0% INTEREST FOR UP TO 72 MONTHS”visit Pellawi.com620 WTMJ Radio · #94 · screenshot 3
• “LIVE WORLD MONITOR”Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert · #98 · screenshot 1
• “Explore & create communities”Reddit · #2 · screenshot 2
• “Local News, Alerts, Headlines & More.”NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · #6 · screenshot 2
• “Know what's really happening”Citizen: Safety & Live Video · #7 · screenshot 2
• “Compare how multiple sources are covering the same story”Ground News · #10 · screenshot 2
• “7500+ Streams”Real-time updatedPolice Scanner: Fire Radio · #14 · screenshot 2
• “Find calm in the chaos”“The Pour Over is the only news source I need to stay smart, but focus on Christ” || “Relieved to read simple and clean news with a Christian perspective” || “Trims down the endless information of news into bite-sized stories without trying to sell me on a polical agenda”The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 2
• “View the map”to quickly find incidents and emergency informationAwareCA · #21 · screenshot 4

Top ten News apps that do it.

1. #1X1 of its 6 screenshots
2. #2Reddit6 of its 6 screenshots
3. #6NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts6 of its 6 screenshots
4. #7Citizen: Safety & Live Video6 of its 6 screenshots
5. #10Ground News5 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

High contrast words, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

• Dark51% of these screenshots, against 34% of all News screenshots
• Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 84% of all News screenshots
• Headline under five words51% of these screenshots, against 38% of all News screenshots
• Photo background21% of these screenshots, against 9% of all News screenshots
• Leads with a feature63% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
• Tells you to do something59% of these screenshots, against 48% of all News screenshots

More in look

• Black, white or grey60%
• Light58%
• Background is the icon’s colour56%
• Solid background54%
• Gradient background53%
• Blue50%
• Dark50%
• A word in a different colour43%
• Low contrast words26%
• Orange18%
• The app itself is the background18%
• Serif headline16%
• Pattern or texture14%
• Photo background14%
• Red13%
• Teal9%
• Green7%
• Rounded headline type7%
• Yellow5%
• Purple4%
• Pink3%
• Condensed or display type1%

Questions, answered from the chart.