News app screenshots with tiny headlines
The headline is under a twentieth of the picture’s height. Small type can be read on the product page at full size, and is hard to read in search results.
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
38% 37 of 98
Screenshots that do it
13% 66 of 517
The top ten
5 of 10 against 32 of the other 88
66 of the 517 News screenshots read (13%) do this, across 37 of the top 98 apps (38%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 32 of the other 88 (36%): the top ten do it more than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 18th for this. It is most common in Health & Fitness (64% of apps) and least common in Games (17%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 66 News app screenshots with tiny headlines, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Join over 100 million neighbors”
“Local News, Alerts, Headlines & More.”
“Know what's really happening”
“Listen to the most popular scanners”
“Compare how multiple sources are covering the same story”
“Watch Live”
“Trade fear for faith in 5 minutes”
“Stay safe with advice from identified sources.”
“Listen live to your local station”
“Get notified when news breaks.”
“Monitor Wildfires, Prescribed Burns, and Flooding”
“Stories for you”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 66 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Join over 100 million neighbors”
in 345,000 neighborhoodsNextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 1“Local News, Alerts, Headlines & More.”
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · #6 · screenshot 2“Know what's really happening”
Citizen: Safety & Live Video · #7 · screenshot 2“Listen to the most popular scanners”
Police Scanner Radio & Fire · #8 · screenshot 4“Compare how multiple sources are covering the same story”
Ground News · #10 · screenshot 2“Watch Live”
Local 10 + Platinum · #12 · screenshot 5“Trade fear for faith in 5 minutes”
“But don’t stop worshiping. Never give up in the desert. You don’t know how wide it is, and you may be almost across.”The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 3“Stay safe with advice from identified sources.”
Neighbors by Ring · #22 · screenshot 3“Listen live to your local station”
NPR: National & Local News · #23 · screenshot 2“Get notified when news breaks.”
BBC: World News & Stories · #25 · screenshot 5“Monitor Wildfires, Prescribed Burns, and Flooding”
Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods · #26 · screenshot 1“Stories for you”
based on your interestsGoogle News · #27 · screenshot 4“explore live audio chat rooms”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 1“Find Action Near You”
Police Scanner: Crime Radar · #32 · screenshot 4“Discover everything in one place”
AP News · #33 · screenshot 5“Catch up in minutes with Shorts”
CNN: Live & Breaking News · #34 · screenshot 2“Discover content tailored to your interests”
Quora · #37 · screenshot 2“Your Neighborhood's Incidents At a Glance”
Crime Radar · #38 · screenshot 1“Sharpen your wit with cartoons and humor.”
“Is it time to go to sleep, or are we still waking up?”The New Yorker · #40 · screenshot 6“The Atlantic Games”
A digital parlor of puzzles and playThe Atlantic Magazine · #41 · screenshot 5“Watch Newsmax Live”
Newsmax · #42 · screenshot 2“Go beyond breaking news in minutes.”
The Economist: News & Analysis · #45 · screenshot 1“Original movies, documentaries, shows, and 24/7 live DWTV.”
Daily Wire · #47 · screenshot 2“Learn from experts and insiders.”
Medium: Read & Write Stories · #50 · screenshot 4“Get local anytime anywhere.”
news, weather and sportsFOX10 News · #57 · screenshot 1“The best listening experience”
Podbean Podcast App & Player · #58 · screenshot 5“Find out where on Spotify you’re being discovered”
Spotify for Creators · #60 · screenshot 6- Cleveland Police Dispatch and Metro Housing Au
“CPD TRANSPORTS”
Police Scanner + · #61 · screenshot 2 “Stay alert”
to breaking news & briefingsFinancial Times: Business News · #64 · screenshot 3“Explore 200K sightings around the world”
Enigma: What’s that in the Sky · #69 · screenshot 4“A Folder for every kind of podcast”
Pocket Casts: Podcast Player · #72 · screenshot 3“Get local”
news, weather and sports anytime anywhere.WJHG News · #78 · screenshot 1“TRUSTED LOCAL NEWS”
Very Local: News & Weather · #79 · screenshot 1“A new app experience from Boston Herald”
Boston Herald · #83 · screenshot 1“Get local”
news, weather and sports anytime anywhere.Atlanta News First · #84 · screenshot 1“CHALLENGE WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW”
Play True/False and solve fact-based crosswordsSnopes · #89 · screenshot 5“Live TV and video on demand البث التلفزيوني المباشر والفيديو حسب الطلب”
Al Jazeera - الجزيرة · #97 · screenshot 4“Check out nearby events”
Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network · #5 · screenshot 6“Hear police & fire radios”
Citizen: Safety & Live Video · #7 · screenshot 4“Same headlines, different headspace”
The Pour Over · #20 · screenshot 4
Top ten News apps that do it.
- #5Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network2 of its 6 screenshots
- #6NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts1 of its 6 screenshots
- #7Citizen: Safety & Live Video3 of its 6 screenshots
- #8Police Scanner Radio & Fire1 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Ground News1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | 64% 64 of 100 | 18% 104 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 59% 58 of 99 | 19% 102 of 551 | 8 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 57% 57 of 100 | 17% 94 of 544 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 56% 56 of 100 | 17% 95 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 53% 53 of 100 | 17% 94 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Business | 51% 51 of 100 | 16% 91 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Navigation | 49% 49 of 99 | 15% 83 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Education | 49% 49 of 100 | 12% 68 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Finance | 49% 49 of 100 | 11% 66 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 48% 48 of 100 | 13% 71 of 561 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 43% 43 of 100 | 15% 81 of 548 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 42% 42 of 100 | 11% 62 of 550 | 6 of 10 |
| Reference | 42% 42 of 100 | 11% 63 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 41% 41 of 100 | 13% 72 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 40% 40 of 99 | 11% 61 of 564 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 39% 39 of 100 | 13% 72 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 39% 39 of 100 | 12% 68 of 549 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 38% 37 of 98 | 13% 66 of 517 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 37% 37 of 100 | 11% 61 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 37% 37 of 100 | 13% 72 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 31% 31 of 100 | 11% 56 of 507 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 53 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 20 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Words at the top95% of these screenshots, against 78% of all News screenshots
- Tells you to do something65% of these screenshots, against 48% of all News screenshots
- Whole phone shown76% of these screenshots, against 59% of all News screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 84% of all News screenshots
- Plain tone74% of these screenshots, against 62% of all News screenshots
- Leads with a feature62% of these screenshots, against 51% of all News screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture99%
- Phone drawn94%
- Whole phone shown90%
- A photograph89%
- Words at the top83%
- A person in the picture67%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size61%
- Illustration or mascot60%
- App icon shown52%
- Phone cut off at the foot41%
- No phone, bare screen35%
- Arrows or callouts23%
- Words aligned left23%
- Two or more screens21%
- Phone cut off at the head16%
- Screen is small15%
- Phone at an angle13%
- Zoomed detail of the UI13%
- Words at the bottom11%
- A hand holds the phone8%
- No app screen at all8%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it6%
- Words over the screen6%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have App Store screenshots with tiny headlines?
37 of the top 98 News apps (38%) have at least one, and 66 of their 517 screenshots (13%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have App Store screenshots with tiny headlines?
In the top ten: Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network (#5), NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts (#6), Citizen: Safety & Live Video (#7), Police Scanner Radio & Fire (#8) and Ground News (#10). Further down the chart: Local 10 + Platinum (#12), The Pour Over (#20), Neighbors by Ring (#22), NPR: National & Local News (#23) and BBC: World News & Stories (#25), and 27 more.
Should my News app have App Store screenshots with tiny headlines?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten News apps do it (50%), against 32 of the other 88 (36%), 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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