Weather app screenshots with a gradient background
A colour that shades into another. A gradient adds depth without adding anything to look at.
From the top 100 free Weather 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
45% 45 of 100
Screenshots that do it
35% 193 of 555
The top ten
2 of 10 against 43 of the other 90
193 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (35%) do this, across 45 of the top 100 apps (45%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 43 of the other 90 (48%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 22nd for this. It is most common in Entertainment (79% of apps) and least common in Food & Drink (43%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 193 Weather app screenshots with a gradient background, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“See it clearly with radar built for fast decisions”
“Patent Pending Technology Delivering You the Most Hyper-Local Forecast on the Planet”
“LIVE RAIN MAP RADAR & FORECAST”
“RainScope”
“Hourly & 10-Day Forecasts”
“Today's Weather Conditions”
“Make the most of this nice weather that I generated for you. Or else.”
“Accurate Weather Forecast”
“Road Conditions Weather Tracker”
“Plan your day hour by hour”
“HURRICANE TRACKER THE ULTIMATE STORM TRACKING APP!”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 171 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“See it clearly with radar built for fast decisions”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 1“Patent Pending Technology Delivering You the Most Hyper-Local Forecast on the Planet”
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar · #5 · screenshot 2“LIVE RAIN MAP RADAR & FORECAST”
Zoom Earth - Weather Forecast · #11 · screenshot 1“RainScope”
min-by-min precip chartClime: NOAA Weather Radar Live · #12 · screenshot 4“Hourly & 10-Day Forecasts”
SKAI - NOAA Weather Radar · #16 · screenshot 2“Today's Weather Conditions”
Weather Underground: Local Map · #23 · screenshot 3“Make the most of this nice weather that I generated for you. Or else.”
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar · #24 · screenshot 1“Accurate Weather Forecast”
Weatherly:Forecast&Radar · #26 · screenshot 2“Road Conditions Weather Tracker”
Drive Weather with Live Radar · #28 · screenshot 3“Plan your day hour by hour”
Weather & Rain Radar Forecast · #29 · screenshot 1“HURRICANE TRACKER THE ULTIMATE STORM TRACKING APP!”
Push Alerts By Region ⚫ Sliding Icon Dock ⚫ Simple To Use Interface ⚫ 65+ Storm Graphics ⚫ Set Default Basin ⚫ Detailed Analysis ⚫ Official NHC Data ⚫ And Much More!Hurricane Tracker · #30 · screenshot 1“Track Storms Like A Pro”
Storm Radar: Weather Tracker · #31 · screenshot 1“Rain Totals For Any Location”
RainDrop - Rain Totals & Radar · #37 · screenshot 1“Know what lies ahead”
Weather on the Way · #39 · screenshot 4“NOAA weather radar Live”
NOAA: Weather Radar & Forecast · #41 · screenshot 1- moonx
“Moon Calendar”
Live in Harmony with the MoonMoonX: Moon Calendar for Life · #45 · screenshot 1 “Smile every time you check the weather!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 1- LIVE
“NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast”
NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast · #48 · screenshot 1 “Indoor Thermometer”
Check Current Room Temperature In SecondsIndoor Thermometer · #49 · screenshot 1“Weather Radar”
Weather Radar - NOAA Channel · #50 · screenshot 1“Pinpoint forecasts, in real time”
Weather Live Radar - NOAA · #55 · screenshot 1“Welcome to Michigan Storm Chasers”
Street-level forecasts, live radar, and severe alerts in one powerful app.Michigan Storm Chasers · #57 · screenshot 1“Hourly Forecast”
for 10 daysWeather ۬ · #59 · screenshot 1“PredictWind.com”
THE WORLD LEADERPredictWind — Marine Forecasts · #63 · screenshot 1“How much rain did you actually get?”
Precise totals at any location. No rain gauge required.Precip - Rain Forecast & Alert · #64 · screenshot 1“Plan your day ahead”
IQAir AirVisual | Air Quality · #66 · screenshot 2“Tracking”
Tropical Hurricane Tracker · #67 · screenshot 1“Get more detailed forecasts ▮▮”
(Not Boring) Weather · #68 · screenshot 2“GLOBAL ANIMATED WEATHER LAYERS”
ForeFlight Mobile EFB · #70 · screenshot 3“6 million”
downloadsTides Near Me · #75 · screenshot 1“Professional-grade turbulence forecasts”
Turbli+ · #84 · screenshot 1“See it tonight.”
Aurora Forecast. · #92 · screenshot 1“Confidently plan your next day on the water.”
Buoyweather - Marine Forecasts · #93 · screenshot 1- Worldwide
“Tide & Ocean Companion”
Apple Design Award Winner Apple Watch App of the Year FinalistTide Guide: Charts & Tables · #94 · screenshot 1 “Aurora strength and real-time data along with charts and colors to help you understand it easily.”
Hello Aurora: Northern Lights · #95 · screenshot 1“Aurora Forecast”
Aurora Forecast - Borealis Map · #96 · screenshot 1- WindAlert
“Access weather data from”
90,000 proprietary Tempest Weather SystemsWindAlert: Wind & Weather Map · #97 · screenshot 1 “The sun is talking some serious trash about you behind your back.”
What The Forecast?!! · #98 · screenshot 1“Live coverage broken down, so you know what's next”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 2“To the Minute Push Notifications Keeping You Ahead of the Storm”
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar · #5 · screenshot 3
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #4CNN Weather6 of its 6 screenshots
- #5MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar5 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 79% 79 of 100 | 65% 352 of 544 | 9 of 10 |
| Utilities | 78% 78 of 100 | 64% 352 of 549 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 77% 76 of 99 | 60% 337 of 564 | 9 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 330 of 574 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 73% 73 of 100 | 57% 315 of 550 | 6 of 10 |
| Sports | 71% 71 of 100 | 50% 279 of 558 | 7 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 68% 68 of 100 | 52% 290 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Games | 67% 67 of 100 | 41% 233 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 66% 66 of 100 | 49% 275 of 556 | 5 of 10 |
| Reference | 65% 65 of 100 | 52% 294 of 566 | 8 of 10 |
| Productivity | 65% 64 of 99 | 49% 270 of 551 | 6 of 10 |
| Business | 63% 63 of 100 | 44% 243 of 554 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 62% 62 of 100 | 37% 208 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Finance | 62% 62 of 100 | 46% 266 of 581 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 60% 60 of 100 | 42% 236 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 55% 55 of 100 | 46% 233 of 507 | 6 of 10 |
| Medical | 54% 54 of 100 | 33% 183 of 548 | 7 of 10 |
| News | 53% 52 of 98 | 38% 196 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Navigation | 52% 51 of 99 | 33% 189 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Travel | 50% 50 of 100 | 31% 173 of 561 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 49% 49 of 100 | 32% 181 of 562 | 4 of 10 |
| Weather | 45% 45 of 100 | 35% 193 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 24% 130 of 540 | 3 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Has a headline89% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top82% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
- Background is the icon’s colour61% of these screenshots, against 38% of all Weather screenshots
- Leads with a feature63% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Weather screenshots
- Plain tone59% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Weather screenshots
- Phone drawn89% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Weather screenshots
More in look
- Blue78%
- Dark70%
- Background is the icon’s colour57%
- Black, white or grey46%
- Photo background46%
- Light43%
- High contrast words40%
- A word in a different colour38%
- The app itself is the background34%
- Green30%
- Solid background30%
- Teal25%
- Low contrast words20%
- Orange20%
- Red18%
- Rounded headline type14%
- Pattern or texture8%
- Serif headline3%
- Yellow3%
- Condensed or display type1%
- Purple1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
45 of the top 100 Weather apps (45%) have at least one, and 193 of their 555 screenshots (35%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
In the top ten: CNN Weather (#4) and MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar (#5). Further down the chart: Zoom Earth - Weather Forecast (#11), Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live (#12), SKAI - NOAA Weather Radar (#16), weatherbunny: outfit helper (#17) and Weather Underground: Local Map (#23), and 38 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with a gradient background?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Weather apps do it (20%), against 43 of the other 90 (48%), so the top ten do it less 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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