News app screenshots with no text
The screenshot is the app’s screen and nothing else. With no caption, the app’s own screen has to say what the app does.
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
30% 29 of 98
Screenshots that do it
16% 81 of 517
The top ten
2 of 10 against 27 of the other 88
81 of the 517 News screenshots read (16%) do this, across 29 of the top 98 apps (30%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 27 of the other 88 (31%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 5th for this. It is most common in Weather (47% of apps) and least common in Social Networking (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 81 News app screenshots with no text, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #1X1 of its 6 screenshots
- #5Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | 47% 47 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 37% 37 of 100 | 24% 134 of 567 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 33% 33 of 100 | 26% 134 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Medical | 31% 31 of 100 | 19% 106 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 30% 29 of 98 | 16% 81 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 28% 28 of 100 | 9% 49 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 24% 24 of 100 | 14% 80 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 10% 54 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 21% 21 of 100 | 13% 70 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 19% 19 of 99 | 9% 48 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 18% 18 of 100 | 8% 41 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 27 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 8% 47 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 22 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 15% 15 of 100 | 8% 46 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 37 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 34 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 46 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 18 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 11% 11 of 100 | 6% 36 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 9% 9 of 99 | 3% 19 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 8% 8 of 100 | 5% 27 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 18 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No phone, bare screen58% of these screenshots, against 16% of all News screenshots
- The app itself is the background42% of these screenshots, against 7% of all News screenshots
- Screen fills the picture95% of these screenshots, against 81% of all News screenshots
- Black, white or grey52% of these screenshots, against 41% of all News screenshots
- App icon shown25% of these screenshots, against 16% of all News screenshots
- Blue40% of these screenshots, against 33% of all News screenshots
More in words
- Has a headline86%
- Tells you to do something72%
- Headline under five words65%
- Says “you” or “your”57%
- Has a subline45%
- 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.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with no text?
29 of the top 98 News apps (30%) have at least one, and 81 of their 517 screenshots (16%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots with no text?
In the top ten: X (#1) and Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network (#5). Further down the chart: Local 10 + Platinum (#12), Squawster - Police Scanner (#13), 5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner (#17), The White House (#19) and Podcast App & Player - Castbox (#29), and 22 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with no text?
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 27 of the other 88 (31%), so the top ten do it less 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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