Weather app screenshots with a serif headline
The headline is set in a serif typeface. Serif type is associated with print and editorial design.
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
2% 13 of 555
The top ten
1 of 10 against 2 of the other 90
13 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (2%) do this, across 3 of the top 100 apps (3%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 2 of the other 90 (2%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 21st for this. It is most common in Reference (21% of apps) and least common in Navigation (0%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 13 Weather app screenshots with a serif headline, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“See it clearly with radar built for fast decisions”
“Will you see meteors tonight?”
“Charts and Statistics”
“Live coverage broken down, so you know what's next”
“Point your phone at the sky”
“Dive into the details, day by day, hour by hour”
“Never miss a peak night”
“Everything you need to track a storm, all in one place”
“Every shower, all year”
“Hour by hour, day by day, know what's next”
“Hour by hour, where to look”
“The why behind the weather, told beautifully”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 13 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“See it clearly with radar built for fast decisions”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 1“Will you see meteors tonight?”
A real forecast for your exact spotMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 1“Charts and Statistics”
Tornado Tracker by TornadoPath · #91 · screenshot 6“Live coverage broken down, so you know what's next”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 2“Point your phone at the sky”
AR compass aims you at the radiantMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 2“Dive into the details, day by day, hour by hour”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 3“Never miss a peak night”
Alerts only when the sky is clearMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 3“Everything you need to track a storm, all in one place”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 4“Every shower, all year”
Rated for where you liveMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 4“Hour by hour, day by day, know what's next”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 5“Hour by hour, where to look”
Best window, radiant & cloudsMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 5“The why behind the weather, told beautifully”
CNN Weather · #4 · screenshot 6“Peak night, to the second”
Perseids, Geminids, Orionids & moreMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 6
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #4CNN Weather6 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | 21% 21 of 100 | 15% 86 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 18% 18 of 100 | 12% 67 of 562 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 12% 64 of 540 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 16% 16 of 98 | 15% 80 of 517 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 12% 12 of 100 | 9% 53 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 12% 12 of 100 | 11% 59 of 548 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 12% 12 of 100 | 10% 54 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 11% 11 of 100 | 8% 45 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 11% 11 of 100 | 9% 50 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 10% 10 of 99 | 7% 39 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Productivity | 8% 8 of 99 | 8% 45 of 551 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 8% 8 of 100 | 7% 38 of 555 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 7% 7 of 100 | 4% 21 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 7% 7 of 100 | 4% 23 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 6% 6 of 100 | 2% 11 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 6% 6 of 100 | 6% 35 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Music | 5% 5 of 100 | 5% 25 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 5% 5 of 100 | 3% 18 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 4% 4 of 100 | 4% 24 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 4% 4 of 100 | 4% 21 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 3% 3 of 100 | 2% 13 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 2% 2 of 100 | 1% 7 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 0% 0 of 99 | 0% 0 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Dark92% of these screenshots, against 48% of all Weather screenshots
- A word in a different colour54% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Headline over eight words38% of these screenshots, against 4% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top92% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
- Low contrast words38% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Weather screenshots
More in look
- Blue78%
- Dark70%
- Background is the icon’s colour57%
- Black, white or grey46%
- Photo background46%
- Gradient background45%
- Light43%
- High contrast words40%
- A word in a different colour38%
- The app itself is the background34%
- Green30%
- Solid background30%
- Teal25%
- Low contrast words20%
- Orange20%
- Red18%
- Rounded headline type14%
- Pattern or texture8%
- Yellow3%
- Condensed or display type1%
- Purple1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a serif headline?
3 of the top 100 Weather apps (3%) have at least one, and 13 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 serif headline?
In the top ten: CNN Weather (#4). Further down the chart: Meteor Shower: Alerts (#71) and Tornado Tracker by TornadoPath (#91).
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with a serif headline?
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 2 of the other 90 (2%), 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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