News app screenshots with an award or laurel
An award mark, laurel wreath or “App of the Day”. An award is someone else’s judgement of the app, shown at the moment the reader is making their own.
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
9% 9 of 98
Screenshots that do it
2% 9 of 517
The top ten
2 of 10 against 7 of the other 88
9 of the 517 News screenshots read (2%) do this, across 9 of the top 98 apps (9%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 7 of the other 88 (8%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 16th for this. It is most common in Education (34% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (5%).
All 9 examples from the chart.
Every one of the News app screenshots with an award or laurel on the chart, the highest app first.
“Be the first to know.”
“Compare how multiple sources are covering the same story”
“Loved By Readers”
“50 MILLION+ FREE PODCASTS”
“The #1 most downloaded podcast app”
“A much better core viewing experience.”
“The #1 app for UFO sightings”
“The podcast app for podcast people”
“Award-winning journalism الصحافة الحائزة على جوائز”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 9 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Be the first to know.”
X · #1 · screenshot 1“Compare how multiple sources are covering the same story”
Ground News · #10 · 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- Castbox
“50 MILLION+ FREE PODCASTS”
Up-to-date ContentPodcast App & Player - Castbox · #29 · screenshot 1 “The #1 most downloaded podcast app”
Podcast App · #35 · screenshot 2“A much better core viewing experience.”
20,000+ 5 Star ReviewsNarwhal for Reddit · #63 · screenshot 1“The #1 app for UFO sightings”
Enigma: What’s that in the Sky · #69 · screenshot 1“The podcast app for podcast people”
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player · #72 · screenshot 1“Award-winning journalism الصحافة الحائزة على جوائز”
Al Jazeera - الجزيرة · #97 · screenshot 6
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #1X1 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Ground News1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 34% 34 of 100 | 7% 37 of 555 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 33% 33 of 99 | 6% 35 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 28% 28 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 26% 26 of 100 | 5% 28 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 24% 24 of 99 | 5% 26 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 22 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 16% 16 of 100 | 3% 17 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 24 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 15 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 16 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 12 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 10 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 9% 9 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 9 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 7% 7 of 99 | 1% 7 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 9 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 6 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- User or download count44% of these screenshots, against 2% of all News screenshots
- Uses a number44% of these screenshots, against 6% of all News screenshots
- Ranking claim44% of these screenshots, against 7% of all News screenshots
- High contrast words56% of these screenshots, against 20% of all News screenshots
- Star rating shown33% of these screenshots, against 2% of all News screenshots
- Compares with something33% of these screenshots, against 2% of all News screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
9 of the top 98 News apps (9%) have at least one, and 9 of their 517 screenshots (2%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
In the top ten: X (#1) and Ground News (#10). Further down the chart: SmartNews: Breaking News (#24), Podcast App & Player - Castbox (#29), Podcast App (#35), Narwhal for Reddit (#63) and Enigma: What’s that in the Sky (#69), and 2 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with an award or laurel?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten News apps do it (20%), against 7 of the other 88 (8%), 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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