Weather app screenshots that show the app icon
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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
48% 48 of 100
Screenshots that do it
19% 107 of 555
The top ten
5 of 10 against 43 of the other 90
107 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (19%) do this, across 48 of the top 100 apps (48%). 5 of the top ten do it (50%), against 43 of the other 90 (48%): 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 Business (54% of apps) and least common in Games (20%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 107 Weather app screenshots that show the app icon, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Keep Dry”
“NOAA Weather Radar Live Map”
“Most Trusted Weather App with Proven Superior Accuracy™”
“Rain & Snow”
“11 Billion+ weather alerts sent last year”
“Timely Hurricane Updates”
“STAY INFORMED WITH ALERTS”
“Notifications”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 55 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Keep Dry”
Track heavy rain before it hits youThe Weather Channel - Radar · #1 · screenshot 1“NOAA Weather Radar Live Map”
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map · #2 · screenshot 1“Most Trusted Weather App with Proven Superior Accuracy™”
Hyper-Local forecasts, often with greater advance noticeAccuWeather: Weather Forecast · #9 · screenshot 1“Rain & Snow”
on weather radarWindy.com · #10 · screenshot 1“11 Billion+ weather alerts sent last year”
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast · #15 · screenshot 1“Timely Hurricane Updates”
SKAI - NOAA Weather Radar · #16 · screenshot 3“STAY INFORMED WITH ALERTS”
FOX Weather: Daily Forecasts · #18 · screenshot 5“Notifications”
Rain, Lightning, Hurricanes & MoreCARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar · #24 · screenshot 5“Stay Informed”
Real-Time Notifications for Severe Weather and Daily ForecastsNOAA Live Weather Radar · #27 · screenshot 5“Weather & Navigation”
Drive Weather with Live Radar · #28 · 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“Up to 5 Locations”
FEMA · #36 · screenshot 3“Rain Totals For Any Location”
RainDrop - Rain Totals & Radar · #37 · screenshot 1“Protect Loved Ones”
From Severe WeatherEmergency: Severe Weather App · #40 · screenshot 2“Timely Alerts”
Receive alerts even when you're on the go.NOAA: Weather Radar & Forecast · #41 · screenshot 4“GET AHEAD OF YOUR GAME”
DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue · #42 · screenshot 1“Real-Time Weather Warnings”
Weather Radar - NOAA Channel · #50 · screenshot 4“Wind, Weather, Waves & Tides”
for Your Outdoor ActivitiesWindfinder: Wind & Weather map · #51 · screenshot 1“See Every Hour in Detail”
Track precipitation, wind, humidity, pressure, visibility, and more hour by hour.Michigan Storm Chasers · #57 · screenshot 3“Complete Weather Picture”
RainViewer: Live Weather Radar · #58 · screenshot 6“Hourly Forecast”
for 10 daysWeather ۬ · #59 · screenshot 1“How much rain did you actually get?”
Precise totals at any location. No rain gauge required.Precip - Rain Forecast & Alert · #64 · screenshot 1“Track your cities and receive alerts”
IQAir AirVisual | Air Quality · #66 · screenshot 3“Never miss a peak night”
Alerts only when the sky is clearMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 3“See Storms BEFORE They Strike”
Flash Weather: Future Radar · #76 · screenshot 1“Interactive turbulence map”
Turbli+ · #84 · screenshot 2“Tornado History 1600s - Present”
85,000+ historical recordsTornado Tracker by TornadoPath · #91 · screenshot 5“Aurora Alerts”
Aurora Forecast - Borealis Map · #96 · screenshot 3“LIVE WEATHER RADAR”
Weather Navigation for Car! · #99 · screenshot 1“Stay Ready”
Don't let sudden rain steal your thunderThe Weather Channel - Radar · #1 · screenshot 2“Lightning Tracker & Storm Alerts”
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map · #2 · screenshot 3“Be better prepared for allergy season”
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast · #9 · screenshot 3“Global Weather Forecasts”
Interactive maps & widgets“I paraglide, sail and work outdoors and this app beats them all in helping me stay safe and ahead of the weather every day.” By MaddoxTWindy.com · #10 · screenshot 3“Hyper-Local Weather Forecast”
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast · #15 · screenshot 2“Hyper-Local Storm Data”
Tornado Storms Intense Rain HailSKAI - NOAA Weather Radar · #16 · screenshot 4“Road Conditions Weather Tracker”
Drive Weather with Live Radar · #28 · screenshot 3“REAL TIME PUSH ALERTS CHOOSE UP TO THREE REGIONS!”
Hurricane Tracker · #30 · screenshot 2“Those days of broken rain gauges are finally over”
“Those days of broken rain gauges are finally over”RainDrop - Rain Totals & Radar · #37 · screenshot 3“Monitor Live Locations For Storms”
Emergency: Severe Weather App · #40 · screenshot 3
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #1The Weather Channel - Radar4 of its 6 screenshots
- #2NOAA Weather Radar Live Map2 of its 6 screenshots
- #3Alabama Weather Network5 of its 6 screenshots
- #9AccuWeather: Weather Forecast3 of its 6 screenshots
- #10Windy.com4 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 54% 54 of 100 | 15% 84 of 554 | 7 of 10 |
| Finance | 54% 54 of 100 | 13% 75 of 581 | 6 of 10 |
| News | 52% 51 of 98 | 16% 83 of 517 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 52% 51 of 99 | 16% 90 of 551 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 51% 51 of 100 | 22% 118 of 544 | 9 of 10 |
| Sports | 51% 51 of 100 | 13% 75 of 558 | 6 of 10 |
| Weather | 48% 48 of 100 | 19% 107 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 47% 47 of 100 | 13% 68 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 47% 47 of 100 | 15% 84 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 47% 47 of 100 | 14% 78 of 549 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 45% 45 of 100 | 12% 66 of 556 | 6 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 44% 44 of 100 | 17% 88 of 507 | 7 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 41% 41 of 100 | 12% 68 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Reference | 41% 41 of 100 | 11% 65 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 40% 40 of 99 | 12% 67 of 566 | 6 of 10 |
| Travel | 40% 40 of 100 | 10% 57 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 37% 37 of 99 | 13% 71 of 564 | 5 of 10 |
| Education | 37% 37 of 100 | 11% 59 of 555 | 5 of 10 |
| Music | 37% 37 of 100 | 10% 54 of 550 | 5 of 10 |
| Shopping | 36% 36 of 100 | 10% 56 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Medical | 27% 27 of 100 | 8% 43 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 24% 24 of 100 | 6% 35 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Games | 20% 20 of 100 | 9% 53 of 567 | 2 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- No words at all49% of these screenshots, against 35% of all Weather screenshots
- Photo background36% of these screenshots, against 30% of all Weather screenshots
- The app itself is the background24% of these screenshots, against 18% of all Weather screenshots
- Black, white or grey29% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Weather screenshots
- No phone, bare screen31% of these screenshots, against 25% of all Weather screenshots
- Light30% of these screenshots, against 25% 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%
- 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%
- 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 that show the app icon?
48 of the top 100 Weather apps (48%) have at least one, and 107 of their 555 screenshots (19%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Weather apps have App Store screenshots that show the app icon?
In the top ten: The Weather Channel - Radar (#1), NOAA Weather Radar Live Map (#2), Alabama Weather Network (#3), AccuWeather: Weather Forecast (#9) and Windy.com (#10). Further down the chart: WeatherBug: Weather Forecast (#15), SKAI - NOAA Weather Radar (#16), weatherbunny: outfit helper (#17), FOX Weather: Daily Forecasts (#18) and RedZone Weather (#20), and 38 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots that show the app icon?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 5 of the top ten Weather apps do it (50%), against 43 of the other 90 (48%), 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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