News app screenshots with a star rating
Stars or a rating figure drawn on the picture. The App Store already shows an app’s rating under its name. Drawing it on a screenshot repeats it at a larger size.
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
8% 8 of 98
Screenshots that do it
2% 8 of 517
The top ten
2 of 10 against 6 of the other 88
8 of the 517 News screenshots read (2%) do this, across 8 of the top 98 apps (8%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 6 of the other 88 (7%): 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 Shopping (40% of apps) and least common in Games (6%).
All 8 examples from the chart.
Every one of the News app screenshots with a star rating on the chart, the highest app first.
“Be the first to know.”
“Join over 100 million neighbors”
“Find calm in the chaos”
“Loved By Readers”
“7,000+ Live Scanners”
“Podcast App”
“FIND WHAT'S NEXT.”
“The #1 app for UFO sightings”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 8 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Be the first to know.”
X · #1 · screenshot 1“Join over 100 million neighbors”
in 345,000 neighborhoodsNextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 1“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“Loved By Readers”
“My go-to first thing in the morning is SmartNews. Informative and always updated.”SmartNews: Breaking News · #24 · screenshot 4“7,000+ Live Scanners”
★ 4.6 · 28,000+ ratingsPolice Scanner: Crime Radar · #32 · screenshot 3“Podcast App”
Find great podcasts.Podcast App · #35 · screenshot 1“FIND WHAT'S NEXT.”
DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE.TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker · #67 · screenshot 5“The #1 app for UFO sightings”
Enigma: What’s that in the Sky · #69 · screenshot 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 40% 40 of 100 | 12% 66 of 562 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 31% 31 of 100 | 6% 32 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Travel | 29% 29 of 100 | 11% 60 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 28 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 35 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 21% 21 of 100 | 9% 46 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 20% 20 of 99 | 4% 22 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 3% 19 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 20 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 18 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 15 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 12 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 8 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 8 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- User or download count50% of these screenshots, against 2% of all News screenshots
- High contrast words63% of these screenshots, against 20% of all News screenshots
- Laurel or award38% of these screenshots, against 2% of all News screenshots
- Two or more screens38% of these screenshots, against 6% of all News screenshots
- Uses a number38% of these screenshots, against 6% of all News screenshots
- Names the app38% of these screenshots, against 7% of all News screenshots
More in proof
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
8 of the top 98 News apps (8%) have at least one, and 8 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 a star rating?
In the top ten: X (#1) and Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network (#5). Further down the chart: The Pour Over (#20), SmartNews: Breaking News (#24), Police Scanner: Crime Radar (#32), Podcast App (#35) and TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker (#67), and 1 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with a star rating?
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 6 of the other 88 (7%), 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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