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Screenshot style breakdown
Sampled from 6 of TechCrunch News Reader's App Store screenshots — background, accent and theme, measured by LaunchShots (not something Apple publishes).
#0C0C0C bg
#2E2E2E
#04643C accent
#FFFFFF text
Reading the caption text from the screenshots in your browser…
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About this app
Welcome to the unofficial TechCrunch mobile app, made by fans of TechCrunch! We make no money from it, we just like reading TechCrunch and wanted an easy way to have TechCrunch news in our pockets. Key Features: • TechCrunch at Your Fingertips: Enjoy on-the-go access to TechCrunch's top-notch articles, keeping you informed wherever you are. • Customizable News Feeds: Tailor your news feed with your favorite tech topics. Personalize your content to ensure you get the news that matters most to you. • Sleek and Intuitive Design: Navigate seamlessly and explore the latest tech stories with ease. • Share Your Discoveries: Easily share your favorite TechCrunch articles with friends and colleagues, fostering meaningful discussions and spreading knowledge within your network. • Real-Time Updates: It directly embeds TechCrunch articles from their website, so you're always in the loop on …
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What you can learn from TechCrunch News Reader
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 18 screenshots above are TechCrunch News Reader's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
What the numbers say: TechCrunch News Reader runs a mixed light-and-dark set where the background shifts from screenshot to screenshot (first shot #0C0C0C) — each image has to stand on its own, so the captions carry more of the story. The accent colour we picked up, #04643C, 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.
Take what works into your own screenshots
Open LaunchShots and design your App Store & Google Play screenshots — pick a device frame, drop captions, ship in minutes. Free, in your browser.
Open the screenshot editor →Apps with a similar look
Closest background + accent colours among the listings we've analysed — useful when you want to see the same palette handled by a different team.