Playful Weather app screenshots
A joke, a wink, a pun. A joke or a pun gives the app a voice, and says something about what using it feels like.
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
8% 8 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 14 of 555
The top ten
1 of 10 against 7 of the other 90
14 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (3%) do this, across 8 of the top 100 apps (8%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 7 of the other 90 (8%): 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 Games (48% of apps) and least common in Utilities (7%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 14 playful Weather app screenshots, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Stay Ready”
“Make the most of this nice weather that I generated for you. Or else.”
“CLEAR SKY”
“Smile every time you check the weather!”
“Their rain gauges agree.”
“Every shower, all year”
“Fish the moving water”
“The sun is talking some serious trash about you behind your back.”
“Crazy. Powerful. Hilarious.”
“The kittens feel the weather with you!”
“How many clouds does it take to change a lightbulb? Clouds don't change lightbulbs, you weirdo.”
“Get your paws on all this weather info!”
Real headline examples, word for word.
The words on all 14 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Stay Ready”
Don't let sudden rain steal your thunderThe Weather Channel - Radar · #1 · screenshot 2“Make the most of this nice weather that I generated for you. Or else.”
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar · #24 · screenshot 1“CLEAR SKY”
Choose the darker spotAuroraMe: Aurora Forecast Map · #43 · screenshot 3“Smile every time you check the weather!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 1“Their rain gauges agree.”
500,000+ people use Precip instead of checking a gauge.Precip - Rain Forecast & Alert · #64 · screenshot 4“Every shower, all year”
Rated for where you liveMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 4“Fish the moving water”
Nearby current speed and directionTides Near Me · #75 · screenshot 5“The sun is talking some serious trash about you behind your back.”
What The Forecast?!! · #98 · screenshot 1“Crazy. Powerful. Hilarious.”
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar · #24 · screenshot 3“The kittens feel the weather with you!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 2“How many clouds does it take to change a lightbulb? Clouds don't change lightbulbs, you weirdo.”
What The Forecast?!! · #98 · screenshot 3“Get your paws on all this weather info!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 3“The kittens even get sleepy at night!”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 4“Awesome themes like Glamour & Yoga Cats™”
Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar · #46 · screenshot 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 48% 48 of 100 | 20% 112 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 44% 44 of 100 | 14% 75 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 13% 68 of 540 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 32% 32 of 99 | 11% 61 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 32% 32 of 100 | 10% 55 of 544 | 3 of 10 |
| Shopping | 30% 30 of 100 | 7% 39 of 562 | 6 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 28% 28 of 100 | 8% 43 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| Education | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 35 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 27 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Music | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 27 of 550 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 20% 20 of 100 | 5% 30 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 24 of 558 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 16% 16 of 100 | 4% 24 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 14% 14 of 100 | 3% 15 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Productivity | 11% 11 of 99 | 3% 14 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Navigation | 10% 10 of 99 | 3% 17 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 10% 10 of 100 | 3% 13 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 10% 10 of 100 | 2% 11 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 9% 9 of 100 | 2% 11 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 8% 8 of 98 | 3% 13 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 8% 8 of 100 | 3% 14 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 548 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 7% 7 of 100 | 1% 7 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Says “you” or “your”57% of these screenshots, against 11% of all Weather screenshots
- Gradient background71% of these screenshots, against 35% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Exclaims29% of these screenshots, against 1% of all Weather screenshots
- Low contrast words29% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top79% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
More in meaning
- Plain tone65%
- Leads with a feature63%
- States a benefit44%
- Subline explains the headline27%
- Urgent tone21%
- Technical tone17%
- Subline adds a second benefit12%
- Compares with something11%
- Leads with an outcome9%
- Names its audience9%
- Premium tone9%
- Leads with who it is for3%
- Asks for an action2%
- Leads with trust2%
- Leads with a problem1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have playful App Store screenshots?
8 of the top 100 Weather apps (8%) have at least one, and 14 of their 555 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Weather apps have playful App Store screenshots?
In the top ten: The Weather Channel - Radar (#1). Further down the chart: CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar (#24), AuroraMe: Aurora Forecast Map (#43), Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar (#46), Precip - Rain Forecast & Alert (#64) and Meteor Shower: Alerts (#71), and 2 more.
Should my Weather app have playful App Store screenshots?
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 7 of the other 90 (8%), 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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