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News app screenshots filled by the app’s UI

The app’s screen takes most of the picture. The larger the screen is drawn, the more of the interface can be read.

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
99% 97 of 98
Screenshots that do it
81% 419 of 517
The top ten
10 of 10 against 87 of the other 88

419 of the 517 News screenshots read (81%) do this, across 97 of the top 98 apps (99%). 10 of the top ten do it (100%), against 87 of the other 88 (99%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 16th for this. It is most common in Entertainment (100% of apps) and least common in Finance (94%).

12 examples from the chart.

12 of the 419 News app screenshots filled by the app’s UI, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.

X App Store screenshot 3, headline “Reach anyone”. Screen fills the picture.
X#1 in News · screenshot 3“Reach anyone”
Reddit App Store screenshot 3, headline “Join conversations you care about”. Screen fills the picture.
Reddit#2 in News · screenshot 3“Join conversations you care about”
CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio App Store screenshot 1, headline “Stay Aware with Timely Alerts”. Screen fills the picture.
CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio#3 in News · screenshot 1“Stay Aware with Timely Alerts”
Substack App Store screenshot 1, headline “Read, watch, chat”. Screen fills the picture.
Substack#4 in News · screenshot 1“Read, watch, chat”
Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network App Store screenshot 2, no headline. Screen fills the picture.
Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network#5 in News · screenshot 2No headline
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts App Store screenshot 1, headline “Your neighborhood's safety at a glance.”. Screen fills the picture.
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts#6 in News · screenshot 1“Your neighborhood's safety at a glance.”
Citizen: Safety & Live Video App Store screenshot 1, headline “Get lifesaving, real-time alerts”. Screen fills the picture.
Citizen: Safety & Live Video#7 in News · screenshot 1“Get lifesaving, real-time alerts”
Police Scanner Radio & Fire App Store screenshot 1, headline “Listen to live police & fire radio”. Screen fills the picture.
Police Scanner Radio & Fire#8 in News · screenshot 1“Listen to live police & fire radio”
NYTimes: US and Global News App Store screenshot 3, headline “Arts, culture and lifestyle, unfolded.”. Screen fills the picture.
NYTimes: US and Global News#9 in News · screenshot 3“Arts, culture and lifestyle, unfolded.”
Ground News App Store screenshot 1, headline “Lift the veil on media bias”. Screen fills the picture.
Ground News#10 in News · screenshot 1“Lift the veil on media bias”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community App Store screenshot 1, headline “What's happening in your world?”. Screen fills the picture.
Fizz: Your Authentic Community#11 in News · screenshot 1“What's happening in your world?”
Local 10 + Platinum App Store screenshot 2, no headline. Screen fills the picture.
Local 10 + Platinum#12 in News · screenshot 2No headline

All 419 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on 40 of the 342 that carry any, as each app wrote them.

  • globe icon“Reach anyone”X · #1 · screenshot 3
  • “Join conversations you care about”Reddit · #2 · screenshot 3
  • Public-safety dispatch audio. Not an official report.“Stay Aware with Timely Alerts”CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio · #3 · screenshot 1
  • “Read, watch, chat”Substack · #4 · screenshot 1
  • “Get real-time alerts”Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 3
  • “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
  • “Listen to live police & fire radio”Police Scanner Radio & Fire · #8 · screenshot 1
  • Explore Today“Arts, culture and lifestyle, unfolded.”NYTimes: US and Global News · #9 · screenshot 3
  • MAJOR UPDATE“Lift the veil on media bias”Ground News · #10 · screenshot 1
  • “What's happening in your world?”Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 1
  • “Watch Live”Local 10 + Platinum · #12 · screenshot 5
  • “Walkie Talkie”Push to talkPolice Scanner: Fire Radio · #14 · screenshot 1
  • “Watch LIVE local news & top stores”FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather · #15 · screenshot 1
  • “The Biggest Movers in the Market, Live”Every stock on NYSE and NASDAQ, scanned in real time.Stocks.News－Market Alerts · #16 · screenshot 1
  • “Breaking News”Stay connected to the stories that matter.The Wall Street Journal News · #18 · screenshot 1
  • “AMERICA IS BACK”The White House · #19 · screenshot 1
  • “Join 1.5 million Christians already trusting our news”The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 1
  • “Add locations”to receive the alerts most relevant to youAwareCA · #21 · screenshot 1
  • “Millions of people making neighborhoods safer, together.”Neighbors by Ring · #22 · screenshot 1
  • “Hear the top stories of the day, curated by NPR”NPR: National & Local News · #23 · screenshot 1
  • “Your News, Your Language”Catch up on the news in Spanish, Chinese, and more.SmartNews: Breaking News · #24 · screenshot 1
  • “Listen to BBC podcasts and live radio.”BBC: World News & Stories · #25 · screenshot 3
  • “Monitor Wildfires, Prescribed Burns, and Flooding”Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods · #26 · screenshot 1
  • “Catch up on top news with Your Briefing”Google News · #27 · screenshot 1
  • “host your own social room”Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 4
  • “Listen Anytime Anywhere”Podcast App & Player - Castbox · #29 · screenshot 3
  • “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
  • “Podcast App”Find great podcasts.Podcast App · #35 · screenshot 1
  • “Reuters Pure news. From the source.”Reuters - Breaking World News · #36 · screenshot 1
  • “Read high-quality answers on your custom feed”Quora · #37 · screenshot 1
  • “Your Neighborhood's Incidents At a Glance”Crime Radar · #38 · screenshot 1
  • “Listen to stories on the go.”The New Yorker · #40 · screenshot 3
  • “Unlimited Access”All of our journalism, on any deviceThe Atlantic Magazine · #41 · screenshot 3
  • “Watch Newsmax Live”Newsmax · #42 · screenshot 2
  • “View hourly and daily forecasts, live radar, and latest Weathercast video”WEAR ABC 3 News · #43 · screenshot 1
  • “Track your investments”Bloomberg: Business News Daily · #44 · screenshot 2

Top ten News apps that do it.

  1. #1X4 of its 6 screenshots
  2. #2Reddit4 of its 6 screenshots
  3. #3CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio4 of its 4 screenshots
  4. #4Substack6 of its 6 screenshots
  5. #5Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network4 of its 6 screenshots
  6. #6NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts5 of its 6 screenshots
  7. #7Citizen: Safety & Live Video6 of its 6 screenshots
  8. #8Police Scanner Radio & Fire6 of its 6 screenshots
  9. #9NYTimes: US and Global News3 of its 6 screenshots
  10. #10Ground News6 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

CategoryApps that do itScreenshotsTop ten
Entertainment100% 100 of 10082% 444 of 54410 of 10
Games100% 100 of 10095% 536 of 56710 of 10
Health & Fitness100% 100 of 10080% 460 of 57410 of 10
Lifestyle100% 100 of 10077% 429 of 55610 of 10
Photo & Video100% 100 of 10092% 520 of 56610 of 10
Productivity100% 99 of 9976% 420 of 55110 of 10
Social Networking100% 100 of 10081% 448 of 55410 of 10
Sports100% 100 of 10076% 422 of 55810 of 10
Weather100% 100 of 10089% 495 of 55510 of 10
Developer Tools99% 99 of 10088% 444 of 50710 of 10
Medical99% 99 of 10078% 426 of 54810 of 10
Reference99% 99 of 10081% 458 of 56610 of 10
Shopping99% 99 of 10074% 415 of 56210 of 10
Graphics & Design99% 98 of 9988% 495 of 56410 of 10
Navigation99% 98 of 9979% 449 of 56610 of 10
News99% 97 of 9881% 419 of 51710 of 10
Food & Drink98% 98 of 10066% 358 of 54010 of 10
Music98% 98 of 10077% 426 of 55010 of 10
Utilities98% 98 of 10078% 427 of 54910 of 10
Business97% 97 of 10071% 396 of 5549 of 10
Education97% 97 of 10075% 414 of 55510 of 10
Travel97% 97 of 10070% 393 of 5619 of 10
Finance94% 94 of 10061% 352 of 58110 of 10

Screen fills the picture, across all categories

Related tactics.

Often on the same screenshot

More in layout

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top News apps have App Store screenshots filled by the app’s UI?
97 of the top 98 News apps (99%) have at least one, and 419 of their 517 screenshots (81%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots filled by the app’s UI?
In the top ten: X (#1), Reddit (#2), CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio (#3), Substack (#4), Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network (#5), NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts (#6), Citizen: Safety & Live Video (#7), Police Scanner Radio & Fire (#8), NYTimes: US and Global News (#9) and Ground News (#10). Further down the chart: Fizz: Your Authentic Community (#11), Local 10 + Platinum (#12), Squawster - Police Scanner (#13), Police Scanner: Fire Radio (#14) and FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather (#15), and 82 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots filled by the app’s UI?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 10 of the top ten News apps do it (100%), against 87 of the other 88 (99%), so the top ten do it about as often as 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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