Weather app screenshots with a hand-held phone
A hand or fingers in the picture. A hand gives the device a sense of scale and shows the app in use.
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 Photo & Video (39% of apps) and least common in Developer Tools (3%).
All 9 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Weather app screenshots with a hand-held phone on the chart, the highest app first.
“Plan Accurately”
“Be Disaster Ready”
“DEERCAST MAPS”
“Smile every time you check the weather!”
“Tracking”
“FOREFLIGHT MAKES FLYING SAFER, EASIER, & MORE EFFICIENT”
“Real-Time Weather Alerts for All Hazards”
“IMMERSIVE 3D FLIGHT PREVIEW”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 8 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Plan Accurately”
Know exactly when the storm will passThe Weather Channel - Radar · #1 · screenshot 5“Be Disaster Ready”
FEMA · #36 · screenshot 1“DEERCAST MAPS”
DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue · #42 · screenshot 3“Smile every time you check the weather!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 1“Tracking”
Tropical Hurricane Tracker · #67 · screenshot 1“FOREFLIGHT MAKES FLYING SAFER, EASIER, & MORE EFFICIENT”
ForeFlight Mobile EFB · #70 · screenshot 1“Real-Time Weather Alerts for All Hazards”
FEMA · #36 · screenshot 2“IMMERSIVE 3D FLIGHT PREVIEW”
ForeFlight Mobile EFB · #70 · screenshot 2
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #1The Weather Channel - Radar1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo & Video | 39% 39 of 100 | 10% 58 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 38% 38 of 100 | 8% 47 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Education | 36% 36 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 35% 35 of 100 | 10% 54 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 35% 35 of 100 | 9% 49 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 33% 33 of 100 | 8% 42 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 31% 31 of 100 | 10% 56 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 31% 31 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Finance | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 41 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 37 of 548 | 4 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 29% 29 of 99 | 10% 54 of 564 | 3 of 10 |
| Reference | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 44 of 566 | 4 of 10 |
| Business | 27% 27 of 100 | 6% 36 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 26% 26 of 100 | 8% 42 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Music | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 38 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 4% 20 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 15% 15 of 100 | 5% 27 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 544 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 14% 14 of 100 | 4% 21 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 2% 9 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A photograph89% of these screenshots, against 50% of all Weather screenshots
- Whole phone shown89% of these screenshots, against 56% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top89% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
- Headline on one line33% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Weather screenshots
- States a benefit44% of these screenshots, against 19% of all Weather screenshots
- Headline in capitals33% of these screenshots, against 9% 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%
- Phone cut off at the head7%
- 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 hand-held 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 hand-held phone?
In the top ten: The Weather Channel - Radar (#1). Further down the chart: FEMA (#36), DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue (#42), Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar (#46), Ice Report (#62) and Tropical Hurricane Tracker (#67), and 1 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with a hand-held 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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