News app screenshots with rounded type
A rounded, friendly typeface. Rounded letterforms read as soft and informal.
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
7% 7 of 98
Screenshots that do it
3% 13 of 517
The top ten
2 of 10 against 5 of the other 88
13 of the 517 News screenshots read (3%) do this, across 7 of the top 98 apps (7%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 5 of the other 88 (6%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 23rd for this. It is most common in Games (66% of apps) and least common in News (7%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 13 News app screenshots with rounded type, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Share with fans everywhere, not only friends”
“Browse interesting audio clips”
“See what people near you have to say”
“Same headlines, different headspace”
“explore live audio chat rooms”
“Get breaking local and national news”
“Play daily games with friends”
“groups for every interest”
“Watch live broadcasts & breaking news events”
“talk or just listen in”
“host your own social room”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 12 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Share with fans everywhere, not only friends”
Reddit · #2 · screenshot 5“Browse interesting audio clips”
Police Scanner Radio & Fire · #8 · screenshot 2- Nearby
“See what people near you have to say”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 2 “Same headlines, different headspace”
The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 4“explore live audio chat rooms”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 1“Get breaking local and national news”
WEAR ABC 3 News · #43 · screenshot 2“Play daily games with friends”
The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 6“groups for every interest”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 2“Watch live broadcasts & breaking news events”
WEAR ABC 3 News · #43 · screenshot 3“talk or just listen in”
ask to speakClubhouse · #28 · screenshot 3“host your own social room”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 4“stay connected with friends”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 5
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #2Reddit1 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Police Scanner Radio & Fire1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 66% 66 of 100 | 41% 232 of 567 | 8 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 32% 32 of 99 | 18% 101 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 32% 32 of 100 | 17% 97 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 30% 30 of 100 | 13% 73 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 14% 74 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 25% 25 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 23% 23 of 100 | 8% 45 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 21% 21 of 99 | 8% 44 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Music | 19% 19 of 100 | 9% 47 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 19% 19 of 100 | 8% 43 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 18% 18 of 100 | 7% 41 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 31 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 23 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 15% 15 of 100 | 7% 33 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 26 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 5% 28 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Utilities | 14% 14 of 100 | 5% 26 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 14% 14 of 100 | 6% 33 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 12% 12 of 100 | 5% 31 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 11% 11 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 9% 9 of 100 | 3% 15 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 7% 7 of 98 | 3% 13 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Leads with a feature77% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
- Arrows or callouts31% of these screenshots, against 7% of all News screenshots
- Tells you to do something69% of these screenshots, against 48% of all News screenshots
- Phone cut off at the head23% of these screenshots, against 4% of all News screenshots
- Plain tone77% of these screenshots, against 62% of all News screenshots
- Light54% of these screenshots, against 41% 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%
- High contrast words34%
- Low contrast words26%
- Orange18%
- The app itself is the background18%
- Serif headline16%
- Pattern or texture14%
- Photo background14%
- Red13%
- Teal9%
- Green7%
- Yellow5%
- Purple4%
- Pink3%
- Condensed or display type1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with rounded type?
7 of the top 98 News apps (7%) have at least one, and 13 of their 517 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots with rounded type?
In the top ten: Reddit (#2) and Police Scanner Radio & Fire (#8). Further down the chart: Fizz: Your Authentic Community (#11), The Pour Over (#20), Clubhouse (#28), WEAR ABC 3 News (#43) and IngallsConnect (#96).
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with rounded type?
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 5 of the other 88 (6%), 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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