Best Weather apps, ranked by ASO
We took the Weather category's real top-chart leaders on the App Store and Google Play and ranked them by how well they're optimized. Both store leaderboards are shown side by side.
Top Weather apps by store
App Store
25 appsTop: Precip - Rain Totals & Gauge · ASO 84
View iOS ranking- 1
Precip - Rain Totals & Gauge
App Store#20 by downloadsPrecipitation Inc.
- 2
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar
App Store#9 by downloadsGrailr LLC
- 3
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
App Store#3 by downloadsAccuWeather International, Inc.
- 4
Living Earth - Clock & Weather
App Store#18 by downloadsRadiantlabs, LLC
- 5
MyRadar Weather Radar Pro
App Store#5 by downloadsAviation Data Systems, Inc
- 6
Storm Radar: Weather Tracker
App Store#10 by downloadsThe Weather Channel Interactive
- 7
NOAA Weather Radio
App Store#15 by downloadsChristopher Coudriet
- 8
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast
App Store#2 by downloadsWeatherBug
- 9
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map
App Store#7 by downloadsLutech-DN
- 10
Windfinder Pro: Wind & Weather
App Store#13 by downloadsWindfinder
- 11
My Moon Phase Pro - Alerts
App Store#20 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 12
RainDrop - Rain Totals & Radar
App Store#5 by downloadsRaindrop Limited Liability Company
- 13
Weather Live° - Local Forecast
App Store#16 by downloadsMosaic S.r.l.
- 14
My Aurora Forecast & Alerts
App Store#16 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 15
Weather Radar - Ora Channel
App Store#20 by downloadsImpala Studios
- 16
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar
App Store#4 by downloadsAviation Data Systems, Inc
- 17
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
App Store#7 by downloadsSurfline/Wavetrak
- 18
Drive Weather with Live Radar
App Store#15 by downloadsConcept Elements LLC
- 19
The Weather Channel - Radar
App Store#1 by downloadsThe Weather Channel Interactive
- 20
Beam Tanning - Get Tan Fast
App Store#7 by downloadsTitano Digital Teknoloji Limited Şirketi
- 21
My Earthquake Alerts Pro
App Store#7 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 22
Weather Mate Pro - Forecast
App Store#18 by downloadsDylogicApps Pvt Ltd
- 23
Foggy: Bay Area Fog Tracker
App Store#4 by downloadsNyfik, Inc.
- 24
My Aurora Forecast Pro
App Store#16 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 25
AeroWeather Pro
App Store#12 by downloadsLakehorn AG
Google Play
25 appsTop: Weather Forecast Watch Face · ASO 97
View Android ranking- 1
Weather Forecast Watch Face
Google Play#14 by downloadsamoledwatchfaces™
- 2
Live Weather Radar Launcher
Google Play#2 by downloadsAtomApplications
- 3
Weather Radar - Meteored News
Google Play#17 by downloadsMeteored
- 4
MyRadar Weather Radar
Google Play#8 by downloadsACME AtronOmatic LLC
- 5
Room Temperature Thermometer
Google Play#19 by downloadsAPPVERSE
- 6
Precip – Rain Totals & Weather
Google Play#17 by downloadsPrecipitation Inc.
- 7
PredictWind - Marine Forecasts
Google Play#14 by downloadsPredictWind Limited
- 8
Windy.com - Weather Forecast
Google Play#9 by downloadsWindyty SE
- 9
Bold Weather - Watch face
Google Play#18 by downloadsSP Watches
- 10
Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live
Google Play#4 by downloadsMosaic Srl
- 11
Foggy: Bay Area Fog Tracker
Google Play#7 by downloadsNyfik
- 12
RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge
Google Play#7 by downloadsRainDropGauge
- 13
Weather Scope NOAA Live Radar
Google Play#19 by downloadsAviator Assistant
- 14
MyRadar Weather Radar Pro
Google Play#3 by downloadsACME AtronOmatic LLC
- 15
NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)
Google Play#4 by downloadsGranite Apps
- 16
Weather Live - Forecast&Alert
Google Play#6 by downloadsDailyBetter Labs
- 17
Weather Live: Weather Forecast
Google Play#20 by downloadsKUCO Apps
- 18
The Weather Channel - Radar
Google Play#1 by downloadsThe Weather Channel
- 19
WeatherSight - Live Forecast
Google Play#12 by downloadsHoupumobi Tech
- 20
UAV Forecast for Drone Pilots
Google Play#16 by downloadsGood To Forecast
- 21
Buoyweather - Marine Weather
Google Play#20 by downloadsSurfline/Wavetrak, Inc.
- 22
My Earthquake Alerts Pro
Google Play#2 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 23
Weather Now Launcher - Radar
Google Play#5 by downloadsHomescreen Apps
- 24
Weather & Radar Forecast
Google Play#8 by downloadsWetterOnline
- 25
My Lightning Tracker Pro
Google Play#2 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
What to compare across stores
The same Weather category can behave differently on the App Store and Google Play. iOS listings lean on the title, subtitle, keyword field, and screenshot sequence. Android listings have more room in the short description and long description. Reading both leaderboards helps separate category signals from platform signals.
Use the highest-scoring apps as a baseline for a complete listing in this category. Review your own app against the same signals before changing keywords or creative. Strong ASO work matches search intent, store fields, and conversion-focused screenshots in the same release.
How Weather apps can earn more organic search
Organic growth in Weather starts with the job a user wants to solve. A strong listing makes that job clear in the title, subtitle or short description, first screenshots, and opening description copy. The score shows whether the listing gives stores enough evidence to understand the app. It also shows whether users get enough visual proof to install.
Compare the words used by high-scoring apps with the outcomes shown in their screenshots. Repeated benefit language, category labels, and use-case phrases are good keyword candidates. If screenshots explain the same first-use moment, test that creative angle before chasing harder search terms.
Precip - Rain Totals & Gauge leads the App Store side while Weather Forecast Watch Face leads the Google Play side, which gives you two different listing patterns to compare. Do not copy the wording directly. Look for the structure behind it. Check where the primary keyword appears. See how quickly the listing explains the app. Then review whether the description supports the same intent and recent updates build trust. The best ASO pages combine search relevance, complete metadata, fresh updates, and a clear reason to install.
- Search intentMap the category's common jobs, outcomes, and user language before editing metadata.
- Store fitCheck whether the App Store or Google Play leaders rely on different fields to explain the same value.
- Conversion proofUse screenshots and short copy to prove the outcome promised by the keyword target.
Weather app search signals to review
Weather searches split into clear jobs. Users may want a local forecast, radar map, alert, widget, travel forecast, marine forecast, or severe-weather warning. Strong listings name the forecast job early. Then the screenshots show location context, map quality, alert timing, and the decision the app helps users make.
- Forecast intentSeparate broad weather terms from radar, storm alerts, hourly forecasts, widgets, travel, aviation, and marine use cases.
- Local confidenceShow accuracy, location relevance, alert coverage, and data freshness in metadata and screenshots.
- Visual evidenceUse screenshots that show radar layers, forecast timelines, warnings, widgets, and planning views.
What the ASO score reveals in Weather
This is a listing-quality view of Weather apps. It is not a download chart. The ranking shows which leaders connect metadata, screenshots, freshness, and complete store fields.
If Precip - Rain Totals & Gauge leads this list, look for the reason. The edge may come from sharper title terms, stronger first screenshots, fresh release notes, or clearer category-fit signals. Use those patterns as a benchmark, not as copy to mirror.
The best Weather apps connect keyword intent, product promise, visual proof, and trust signals in one listing.
- Metadata fitClear title, subtitle, short description, and keyword coverage.
- Creative proofFirst screenshots show the outcome users came to find.
- Maintenance signalFresh updates and complete metadata keep the listing trustworthy.