Weather app screenshots with a pattern or texture
A repeating pattern or texture behind the screen.
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
8% 8 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 20 of 555
The top ten
1 of 10 against 7 of the other 90
20 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (4%) do this, across 8 of the top 100 apps (8%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 7 of the other 90 (8%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 23rd for this. It is most common in Navigation (25% of apps) and least common in Weather (8%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 20 Weather app screenshots with a pattern or texture, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Multi-city weather added”
“ONE STOP SHOP”
“Watch the surf live”
“Detailed Moon Calendar”
“Real-Time Weather Radar”
“Explore air quality near you and worldwide”
“Visualize ocean conditions.”
“DYNAMIC MODEL VIEWING”
“Get the read from our forecasters”
“Align your Cycle with the Moon”
“Your Radar, Everywhere”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 19 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Multi-city weather added”
Hi Weather · #8 · screenshot 4“ONE STOP SHOP”
Say goodbye to opening multiple apps & browser tabs to view weather data - WeatherFront is THE hub for all your weather monitoring and forecasting needs.WeatherFront - Radar & Models · #14 · screenshot 1“Watch the surf live”
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports · #38 · screenshot 2“Detailed Moon Calendar”
MoonX: Moon Calendar for Life · #45 · screenshot 3“Real-Time Weather Radar”
High-resolution radar updates every 2 minutesRainViewer: Live Weather Radar · #58 · screenshot 1“Explore air quality near you and worldwide”
IQAir AirVisual | Air Quality · #66 · screenshot 1“Visualize ocean conditions.”
Buoyweather - Marine Forecasts · #93 · screenshot 4“DYNAMIC MODEL VIEWING”
Innovative and intuitive user interface to facilitate model interrogation, catered to a mobile device.WeatherFront - Radar & Models · #14 · screenshot 2“Get the read from our forecasters”
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports · #38 · screenshot 3“Align your Cycle with the Moon”
MoonX: Moon Calendar for Life · #45 · screenshot 5“Your Radar, Everywhere”
“I check the radar every morning - incredibly convenient!”RainViewer: Live Weather Radar · #58 · screenshot 2“DETAILED BASEMAPS”
Zoom to street level to help navigate around a supercell, track a storm, or determine if your house is in the risk area.WeatherFront - Radar & Models · #14 · screenshot 3“Track storms and swell patterns”
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports · #38 · screenshot 4“Weather Alerts at the Right Time”
Smart alerts that help you plan Never get caught unprepared Customizable notification preferencesRainViewer: Live Weather Radar · #58 · screenshot 3“SEAMLESS DATA TRANSITIONS”
Instantaneously switch between radars, satellite products, model output, observations, outlooks, and maps.WeatherFront - Radar & Models · #14 · screenshot 4“See what other forecasts miss”
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports · #38 · screenshot 5“RADAR, MODELS, LIGHTNING”
Gain immediate access to a suite of data including radar products, HRRR + GFS models, lightning data, and more!WeatherFront - Radar & Models · #14 · screenshot 5“Preview tomorrow's conditions”
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports · #38 · screenshot 6“SATELLITE & SOUNDINGS”
Leverage the full capability of the app with GOES satellite data, an expanded model suite, on demand soundings, observations, and more!WeatherFront - Radar & Models · #14 · screenshot 6
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #8Hi Weather1 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation | 25% 25 of 99 | 14% 78 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 25% 25 of 100 | 13% 72 of 558 | 4 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 23% 23 of 100 | 12% 64 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 21% 21 of 100 | 8% 45 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 19% 19 of 100 | 6% 36 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
| Medical | 19% 19 of 100 | 8% 45 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 17% 17 of 100 | 8% 44 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 16% 16 of 99 | 7% 38 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 16% 16 of 100 | 7% 38 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 15% 15 of 100 | 6% 35 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 25 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 14% 14 of 98 | 7% 36 of 517 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 14% 14 of 99 | 5% 26 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 29 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 29 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 6% 33 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 23 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 10% 10 of 100 | 5% 23 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 10% 10 of 100 | 4% 25 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Shopping | 9% 9 of 100 | 3% 17 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- High contrast words65% of these screenshots, against 20% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top95% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
- Leads with a feature80% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Weather screenshots
- Illustration or mascot55% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline95% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Whole phone shown85% of these screenshots, against 56% of all Weather screenshots
More in look
- Blue78%
- Dark70%
- Background is the icon’s colour57%
- Black, white or grey46%
- Photo background46%
- Gradient background45%
- 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%
- Serif headline3%
- Yellow3%
- Condensed or display type1%
- Purple1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a pattern or texture?
8 of the top 100 Weather apps (8%) have at least one, and 20 of their 555 screenshots (4%) 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 pattern or texture?
In the top ten: Hi Weather (#8). Further down the chart: WeatherFront - Radar & Models (#14), Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports (#38), MoonX: Moon Calendar for Life (#45), RainViewer: Live Weather Radar (#58) and IQAir AirVisual | Air Quality (#66), and 2 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with a pattern or texture?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Weather apps do it (10%), against 7 of the other 90 (8%), so the top ten do it about as often as 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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