Weather app screenshots with a top-cropped phone
The device runs off the top edge. Cropping the device at the top shows the lower part of the screen larger: tab bars, buttons, keyboards.
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
7% 7 of 100
Screenshots that do it
2% 9 of 555
The top ten
1 of 10 against 6 of the other 90
9 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (2%) do this, across 7 of the top 100 apps (7%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 6 of the other 90 (7%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 22nd for this. It is most common in Finance (30% of apps) and least common in Games (3%).
All 9 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Weather app screenshots with a top-cropped phone on the chart, the highest app first.
“Experience Daily Video Forecasts & Weather Related Content”
“TEMPERATURE & MUCH MORE”
“High-Res Radar & Satellite Images”
“Find the best time to leave”
“Weather Alerts at the Right Time”
“Made for Apple Watch”
“Let others know when you spotted the aurora by sharing your location and photos.”
“Live Activites”
“Share your beautiful aurora moments with others enthusiasts and react to others with emoji.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 9 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
- Introducing tv
“Experience Daily Video Forecasts & Weather Related Content”
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar · #5 · screenshot 4 “TEMPERATURE & MUCH MORE”
Zoom Earth - Weather Forecast · #11 · screenshot 5“High-Res Radar & Satellite Images”
Weather Underground: Local Map · #23 · screenshot 1“Find the best time to leave”
Weather on the Way · #39 · screenshot 6“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“Made for Apple Watch”
Tide Guide: Charts & Tables · #94 · screenshot 4“Let others know when you spotted the aurora by sharing your location and photos.”
Hello Aurora: Northern Lights · #95 · screenshot 4“Live Activites”
Tide Guide: Charts & Tables · #94 · screenshot 5“Share your beautiful aurora moments with others enthusiasts and react to others with emoji.”
Hello Aurora: Northern Lights · #95 · screenshot 5
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #5MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 43 of 581 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 6% 35 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 25% 25 of 100 | 5% 26 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Business | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Travel | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 33 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 31 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 23% 23 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Sports | 22% 22 of 100 | 4% 25 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 28 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 21% 21 of 99 | 5% 26 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 27 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 19% 19 of 99 | 4% 23 of 551 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 26 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 23 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 18% 18 of 100 | 4% 24 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 16% 16 of 98 | 4% 21 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 13% 13 of 99 | 3% 15 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 12% 12 of 100 | 3% 15 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 13 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 12% 12 of 100 | 2% 14 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 9 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 4 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Plain tone89% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the bottom44% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Leads with a feature78% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Weather screenshots
- Gradient background67% of these screenshots, against 35% of all Weather screenshots
- Two or more screens33% of these screenshots, against 5% of all Weather screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture100%
- Phone drawn92%
- Whole phone shown89%
- A photograph86%
- Words at the top62%
- Illustration or mascot52%
- App icon shown48%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size48%
- No phone, bare screen47%
- Arrows or callouts35%
- Phone cut off at the foot32%
- Headline too small to read31%
- Words aligned left24%
- A person in the picture19%
- Two or more screens13%
- Words at the bottom13%
- Phone at an angle11%
- Screen is small11%
- Zoomed detail of the UI11%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it8%
- A hand holds the phone7%
- Words over the screen6%
- No app screen at all4%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
7 of the top 100 Weather apps (7%) have at least one, and 9 of their 555 screenshots (2%) 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 top-cropped phone?
In the top ten: MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar (#5). Further down the chart: Zoom Earth - Weather Forecast (#11), Weather Underground: Local Map (#23), Weather on the Way (#39), RainViewer: Live Weather Radar (#58) and Tide Guide: Charts & Tables (#94), and 1 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with a top-cropped phone?
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 6 of the other 90 (7%), 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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