# News Maker - Create The News

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id724872748](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id724872748)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id724872748`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Scott Martin
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (82 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2017-04-28
- **First published:** 2013-11-13
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-maker-create-the-news/id724872748)
- **Website:** [http://carpemobile.com](http://carpemobile.com/)

## Description

News Maker lets you create your own realistic TV-style news screenshots using your photos and headlines. In four simple steps, take a photo or choose one from your gallery, select a news layout theme, add your own headline, and share or save the image. It’s a fun, creative way to tell stories and impress friends.

Great for fun announcements, parties, sports moments, and kids’ events, News Maker turns everyday photos into memorable, shareable news images suitable for social media, texting, or email.

## Rankings

- #156,948 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like News Maker for its ease of use and its fun, quick way to create humorous, fake-news headlines for sharing. The main drawbacks are repeated stability issues (crashes on launch and difficult to exit), lack of video support (only still images), limited features, and strict text-length limits. Some reviews also question value and update status on iOS. When it runs, it’s a lighthearted tool, but reliability and feature gaps prevent a higher rating.

### Pros

- Easy to use / intuitive interface
- Fun and entertaining for social humor
- Quick to create headlines/images for sharing

### Cons

- Stability issues: crashes on launch and hard to close / require reboot
- No video support: only static images
- Too limited: editing options and features are restricted
- Text length constraints are very restrictive

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