Weather app screenshots with no app screen

A photo, a logo or a slogan: the app’s screen does not appear. These sell an idea, a promise or a brand before showing any interface. Apple’s App Review Guideline 2.3.3 says screenshots should show the app in use, and not only title art, a login page or a splash screen.

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

4% 4 of 100

Screenshots that do it

1% 5 of 555

The top ten

1 of 10 against 3 of the other 90

5 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (1%) do this, across 4 of the top 100 apps (4%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), 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 23rd for this. It is most common in Education (29% of apps) and least common in Weather (4%).

All 5 examples from the chart.

Every one of the Weather app screenshots with no app screen on the chart, the highest app first.

All 5 on the wall

What these screenshots say, word for word.

The words on all 4 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
moonx“Moon Calendar”Live in Harmony with the MoonMoonX: Moon Calendar for Life · #45 · screenshot 1
“Their rain gauges agree.”500,000+ people use Precip instead of checking a gauge.Precip - Rain Forecast & Alert · #64 · screenshot 4
“Customize your look.”(Not Boring) Weather · #68 · screenshot 6

Top ten Weather apps that do it.

#9AccuWeather: Weather Forecast1 of its 6 screenshots

The same tactic in other categories.

Category	Apps that do it	Screenshots	Top ten
Education	29% 29 of 100	7% 37 of 555	1 of 10
Finance	27% 27 of 100	6% 33 of 581	3 of 10
Sports	26% 26 of 100	5% 27 of 558	7 of 10
Food & Drink	25% 25 of 100	5% 29 of 540	5 of 10
Productivity	23% 23 of 99	5% 26 of 551	1 of 10
Lifestyle	23% 23 of 100	5% 27 of 556	4 of 10
Shopping	23% 23 of 100	5% 28 of 562	3 of 10
Health & Fitness	21% 21 of 100	4% 23 of 574	4 of 10
Medical	21% 21 of 100	5% 25 of 548	1 of 10
Reference	21% 21 of 100	4% 25 of 566	2 of 10
Utilities	21% 21 of 100	4% 24 of 549	2 of 10
Games	20% 20 of 100	4% 22 of 567	2 of 10
Graphics & Design	19% 19 of 99	4% 24 of 564	1 of 10
Business	18% 18 of 100	4% 23 of 554	1 of 10
Music	16% 16 of 100	3% 18 of 550	1 of 10
Social Networking	16% 16 of 100	3% 17 of 554	0 of 10
Travel	15% 15 of 100	3% 18 of 561	2 of 10
Navigation	12% 12 of 99	2% 13 of 566	0 of 10
Entertainment	11% 11 of 100	3% 15 of 544	2 of 10
Photo & Video	10% 10 of 100	2% 12 of 566	0 of 10
News	8% 8 of 98	2% 9 of 517	0 of 10
Developer Tools	7% 7 of 100	1% 7 of 507	0 of 10
Weather	4% 4 of 100	1% 5 of 555	1 of 10

No app screen at all, across all categories

Often on the same screenshot

Illustration or mascot80% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Weather screenshots
User or download count60% of these screenshots, against 1% of all Weather screenshots
Subline adds a second benefit60% of these screenshots, against 3% of all Weather screenshots
Has a subline60% of these screenshots, against 21% of all Weather screenshots
Headline readable at thumbnail size60% of these screenshots, against 23% of all Weather screenshots
Words at the top80% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots

Questions, answered from the chart.

How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with no app screen?

4 of the top 100 Weather apps (4%) have at least one, and 5 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 no app screen?

In the top ten: AccuWeather: Weather Forecast (#9). Further down the chart: MoonX: Moon Calendar for Life (#45), Precip - Rain Forecast & Alert (#64) and (Not Boring) Weather (#68).

Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with no app screen?

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 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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