Screenshot style breakdown
Sampled from 4 of Express & Star Newspaper's App Store screenshots — background, accent and theme, measured by LaunchShots (not something Apple publishes).
#242424 bg
#424242
#DC3424 accent
#FFFFFF text
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About this app
The Express & Star newspaper - your daily edition of one of the biggest selling regional newspapers in Britain, direct to your phone or tablet. The Express & Star is your trusted source for local news, bringing you breaking news, sport, and entertainment. Founded in 1874, the Express & Star newspaper covers the Black Country, South Staffordshire, and North Worcestershire regions. Enjoy the latest edition of the paper wherever you are by downloading the Express & Star newspaper app. What’s included in the Express & Star newspaper app? • The latest edition of the newspaper delivered straight to your device • The latest sporting action from the E&S sports team • Stories from your favourite columnists • All the latest entertainment, fashion and things to do in your area This latest update of the app is designed to be easy to use, with simple navigation so you can read …
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What you can learn from Express & Star Newspaper
Every shipping app on the App Store has gone through the same decisions you're working through right now: which screenshot goes first, what caption sits over it, which device frame to show, what color the background should be. The 8 screenshots above are Express & Star Newspaper's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
What the numbers say: Express & Star Newspaper runs a mixed light-and-dark set where the background shifts from screenshot to screenshot (first shot #242424) — each image has to stand on its own, so the captions carry more of the story. The accent colour we picked up, #DC3424, is the one to reuse for badges, arrows and highlighted words if you borrow this look. Hit Use this style to open the editor with these exact colours and drop your own screenshot in.
Notice the first screenshot in particular. It's the one users see in search results and on the product page, and it's where most apps spend their best caption and tightest design. Look at the proportion of background to phone, where the text sits, what one thing the image is trying to communicate.
Want to see how other News apps approach the same problem? Browse more News apps in the showcase.
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Closest background + accent colours among the listings we've analysed — useful when you want to see the same palette handled by a different team.