Weather app screenshots with an exclamation mark
An exclamation mark in the headline. An exclamation mark adds energy to a line and reads as informal.
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
3% 3 of 100
Screenshots that do it
1% 7 of 555
The top ten
0 of 10 against 3 of the other 90
7 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (1%) do this, across 3 of the top 100 apps (3%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 3 of the other 90 (3%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 16th for this. It is most common in Games (36% of apps) and least common in Sports (1%).
All 7 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Weather app screenshots with an exclamation mark on the chart, the highest app first.
“HURRICANE TRACKER THE ULTIMATE STORM TRACKING APP!”
“DT! DEERCAST TRACK®”
“Smile every time you check the weather!”
“REAL TIME PUSH ALERTS CHOOSE UP TO THREE REGIONS!”
“The kittens feel the weather with you!”
“Get your paws on all this weather info!”
“The kittens even get sleepy at night!”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 7 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“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“DT! DEERCAST TRACK®”
DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue · #42 · screenshot 5“Smile every time you check the weather!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 1“REAL TIME PUSH ALERTS CHOOSE UP TO THREE REGIONS!”
Hurricane Tracker · #30 · screenshot 2“The kittens feel the weather with you!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 2“Get your paws on all this weather info!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 3“The kittens even get sleepy at night!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 4
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Hurricane Tracker, at #30.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 36% 36 of 100 | 21% 118 of 567 | 4 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 24 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Education | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 13 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 15 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 11 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 11 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 8% 8 of 99 | 2% 14 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 9 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 6% 6 of 99 | 1% 6 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 6% 6 of 100 | 1% 6 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 5 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Finance | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 574 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 5 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 7 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 2% 2 of 99 | under 1% 2 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 1% 1 of 98 | under 1% 1 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Sports | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Playful tone57% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Weather screenshots
- Gradient background86% of these screenshots, against 35% of all Weather screenshots
- Whole phone shown100% of these screenshots, against 56% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
- A photograph86% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
More in words
- Has a headline69%
- Headline under five words61%
- No words at all47%
- Tells you to do something45%
- Has a subline37%
- Headline in Title Case33%
- Says “you” or “your”31%
- Uses a number28%
- Headline on one line26%
- Names the app16%
- Has a kicker12%
- Headline in capitals11%
- Headline over eight words7%
- Uses an emoji7%
- Says “I” or “my”5%
- Asks a question2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with an exclamation mark?
3 of the top 100 Weather apps (3%) have at least one, and 7 of their 555 screenshots (1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Weather apps have App Store screenshots with an exclamation mark?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Hurricane Tracker (#30), DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue (#42) and Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar (#46).
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with an exclamation mark?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten Weather apps do it (0%), against 3 of the other 90 (3%), 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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