Weather app screenshots with emoji
An emoji in the words. An emoji adds colour and an informal tone without a designed illustration.
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 7th for this. It is most common in Finance (17% of apps) and least common in Utilities (1%).
All 9 examples from the chart.
Every one of the Weather app screenshots with emoji on the chart, the highest app first.
“Most Trusted Weather App with Proven Superior Accuracy™”
“HURRICANE TRACKER THE ULTIMATE STORM TRACKING APP!”
“Storm Radar™”
“DT! DEERCAST TRACK®”
“Awesome themes like Glamour & Yoga Cats™”
“Moon phases 🌙 Air Quality 💨 UV Index & more ☀️”
“Alerts”
“View hyper-local Hour Cast™ Graphs”
“DETAILED STORM VIEW ALL THE DATA IN ONE PLACE”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 9 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Most Trusted Weather App with Proven Superior Accuracy™”
Hyper-Local forecasts, often with greater advance noticeAccuWeather: Weather Forecast · #9 · 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“Storm Radar™”
Storm Radar: Weather Tracker · #31 · screenshot 2“DT! DEERCAST TRACK®”
DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue · #42 · screenshot 5“Awesome themes like Glamour & Yoga Cats™”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 5“Moon phases 🌙 Air Quality 💨 UV Index & more ☀️”
(Not Boring) Weather · #68 · screenshot 4“Alerts”
Call ☎️ Text 📱➡️ Email ✉️⬇️Tornado Tracker by TornadoPath · #91 · screenshot 3- AccuWeather Exclusive
“View hyper-local Hour Cast™ Graphs”
AccuWeather RealFeel and RealFeel ShadeAccuWeather: Weather Forecast · #9 · screenshot 5 “DETAILED STORM VIEW ALL THE DATA IN ONE PLACE”
NHC Advisories 🌪 Animated Satellites 🌪 Every NHC Graphic 🌪 Spaghetti Models 🌪 Alert Levels 🌪 Rain Outlooks 🌪 NWS Local Forecasts 🌪 Wind Shear Map 🌪 Saharan Dust Map 🌪 Much More!Hurricane Tracker · #30 · screenshot 3
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #9AccuWeather: Weather Forecast2 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 26 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 22 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 13% 13 of 100 | 3% 19 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 2% 11 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Travel | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 10 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 8% 8 of 100 | 1% 8 of 556 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 10 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Weather | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 9 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 558 | 1 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 5% 5 of 100 | 1% 8 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 4% 4 of 99 | 1% 4 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 4% 4 of 100 | 1% 4 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 3 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 3% 3 of 100 | 2% 10 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 1% 1 of 98 | under 1% 1 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 1% 1 of 99 | 1% 6 of 564 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 1% 1 of 99 | 1% 5 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 550 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 1% 1 of 100 | 1% 3 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Headline readable at thumbnail size67% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Weather screenshots
- Names the app44% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top100% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a subline56% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Dark78% of these screenshots, against 48% 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%
- Says “I” or “my”5%
- Exclaims3%
- Asks a question2%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with emoji?
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 emoji?
In the top ten: AccuWeather: Weather Forecast (#9). Further down the chart: Hurricane Tracker (#30), Storm Radar: Weather Tracker (#31), DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue (#42), Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar (#46) and (Not Boring) Weather (#68), and 1 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with emoji?
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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