Weather app screenshots with text at the bottom
The headline sits below the screen. The screen comes first, and the words read as its caption.
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
13% 13 of 100
Screenshots that do it
4% 24 of 555
The top ten
2 of 10 against 11 of the other 90
24 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (4%) do this, across 13 of the top 100 apps (13%). 2 of the top ten do it (20%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 14th for this. It is most common in Games (52% of apps) and least common in Graphics & Design (5%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 24 Weather app screenshots with text at the bottom, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Professional Radar Features, Map Types, Storm Layers and Advanced Wind Animations”
“Real-time 3D Radar”
“Hurricane tracker”
“Hourly & 10-Day Forecasts”
“Find the best time to leave”
“Weather for people with places to be”
“10 Day Hourly Forecast”
“+ add multiple locations”
“Models”
“Severe Weather Warnings”
“Live Activites”
“Let others know when you spotted the aurora by sharing your location and photos.”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 24 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Professional Radar Features, Map Types, Storm Layers and Advanced Wind Animations”
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar · #5 · screenshot 5“Real-time 3D Radar”
WeatherWise.app · #6 · screenshot 1“Hurricane tracker”
active storms and forecasted pathsClime: NOAA Weather Radar Live · #12 · screenshot 2“Hourly & 10-Day Forecasts”
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast · #15 · screenshot 4“Find the best time to leave”
Weather on the Way · #39 · screenshot 6“Weather for people with places to be”
Yahoo Weather: Daily Forecasts · #52 · screenshot 1“10 Day Hourly Forecast”
Weather Scope: NOAA Radar Live · #54 · screenshot 3“+ add multiple locations”
Weather ۬ · #59 · screenshot 4“Models”
Tropical Hurricane Tracker · #67 · screenshot 2“Severe Weather Warnings”
Tornado Watches, Severe Thunderstorms, & Special Marine WarningsTornado Tracker by TornadoPath · #91 · screenshot 2“Live Activites”
Tide Guide: Charts & Tables · #94 · screenshot 5“Let others know when you spotted the aurora by sharing your location and photos.”
Hello Aurora: Northern Lights · #95 · screenshot 4“LIVE WEATHER RADAR”
Weather Navigation for Car! · #99 · screenshot 1“GOES-East & West Satellite”
WeatherWise.app · #6 · screenshot 2“RainScope”
min-by-min precip chartClime: NOAA Weather Radar Live · #12 · screenshot 4“Asthma & Air Quality Tracking”
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast · #15 · screenshot 6“Interactive Map”
Tropical Hurricane Tracker · #67 · screenshot 4“Charts and Statistics”
Tornado Tracker by TornadoPath · #91 · screenshot 6“Share your beautiful aurora moments with others enthusiasts and react to others with emoji.”
Hello Aurora: Northern Lights · #95 · screenshot 5“SPC Outlooks”
WeatherWise.app · #6 · screenshot 3“Temperature forecast”
70h of upcoming tempsClime: NOAA Weather Radar Live · #12 · screenshot 6“All Radar Products”
WeatherWise.app · #6 · screenshot 4“FastScan: Ultra Low Latency Radar”
WeatherWise.app · #6 · screenshot 5“Realtime Radar Cross Section”
WeatherWise.app · #6 · screenshot 6
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #5MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar1 of its 6 screenshots
- #6WeatherWise.app6 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 52% 52 of 100 | 47% 264 of 567 | 6 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 43% 43 of 100 | 17% 93 of 540 | 6 of 10 |
| Travel | 22% 22 of 100 | 6% 33 of 561 | 4 of 10 |
| Shopping | 19% 19 of 100 | 7% 42 of 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 29 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 18% 18 of 99 | 6% 33 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 31 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 32 of 556 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 18% 18 of 100 | 6% 33 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Utilities | 17% 17 of 100 | 6% 33 of 549 | 0 of 10 |
| Business | 16% 16 of 100 | 5% 25 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 15% 15 of 100 | 4% 25 of 574 | 1 of 10 |
| Education | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 20 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Reference | 13% 13 of 100 | 5% 27 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 24 of 555 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 12% 12 of 99 | 4% 23 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 12% 12 of 100 | 4% 20 of 544 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 11% 11 of 98 | 4% 19 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 11% 11 of 100 | 4% 22 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 9% 9 of 100 | 4% 18 of 507 | 1 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 8% 8 of 100 | 2% 10 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 5% 5 of 99 | 1% 6 of 564 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Leads with a feature92% of these screenshots, against 46% of all Weather screenshots
- Headline under five words75% of these screenshots, against 40% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline100% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- Solid background42% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Weather screenshots
- Plain tone71% of these screenshots, against 43% of all Weather screenshots
- High contrast words46% of these screenshots, against 20% 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%
- App icon shown48%
- 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%
- 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 with text at the bottom?
13 of the top 100 Weather apps (13%) have at least one, and 24 of their 555 screenshots (4%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Weather apps have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
In the top ten: MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar (#5) and WeatherWise.app (#6). Further down the chart: Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live (#12), WeatherBug: Weather Forecast (#15), Weather on the Way (#39), Yahoo Weather: Daily Forecasts (#52) and Weather Scope: NOAA Radar Live (#54), and 6 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with text at the bottom?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 2 of the top ten Weather apps do it (20%), against 11 of the other 90 (12%), 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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