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: CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar · ASO 81
View iOS ranking- 1
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar
App Store#7 by downloadsGrailr LLC
- 2
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar
App Store#6 by downloadsAviation Data Systems, Inc
- 3
PredictWind — Marine Forecasts
App Store#18 by downloadsPredictWind Limited
- 4
Buoyweather - Marine Forecasts
App Store#19 by downloadsSurfline/Wavetrak
- 5
IQAir AirVisual | Air Quality
App Store#20 by downloadsIQAir AG
- 6
Living Earth - Clock & Weather
App Store#11 by downloadsRadiantlabs, LLC
- 7
MyRadar Weather Radar Pro
App Store#3 by downloadsAviation Data Systems, Inc
- 8
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
App Store#4 by downloadsAccuWeather International, Inc.
- 9
Storm Radar: Weather Tracker
App Store#10 by downloadsThe Weather Channel Interactive
- 10
Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports
App Store#5 by downloadsSurfline/Wavetrak
- 11
NOAA Weather Radio
App Store#7 by downloadsChristopher Coudriet
- 12
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map
App Store#3 by downloadsLutech-DN
- 13
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast
App Store#4 by downloadsWeatherBug
- 14
Windfinder Pro: Wind & Weather
App Store#18 by downloadsWindfinder
- 15
My Moon Phase Pro - Alerts
App Store#20 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 16
Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live
App Store#2 by downloadsMosaic S.r.l.
- 17
RainDrop - Rain Totals & Radar
App Store#6 by downloadsRaindrop Limited Liability Company
- 18
AeroWeather Pro
App Store#10 by downloadsLakehorn AG
- 19
Drive Weather with Live Radar
App Store#17 by downloadsConcept Elements LLC
- 20
Weather Radar - NOAA Channel
App Store#19 by downloadsImpala Studios
- 21
Weather Live° - Local Forecast
App Store#17 by downloadsMosaic S.r.l.
- 22
NOAA Live Weather Radar
App Store#20 by downloadsEast End Technologies Ltd.
- 23
The Weather Channel - Radar
App Store#1 by downloadsThe Weather Channel Interactive
- 24
Paku - Air Quality & AQI Map
App Store#19 by downloadsPitou Technologies, LLC
- 25
Weather Mate Pro - Forecast
App Store#15 by downloadsDylogicApps Pvt Ltd
Google Play
25 appsTop: Live Weather Radar Launcher · ASO 91
View Android ranking- 1
Live Weather Radar Launcher
Google Play#2 by downloadsAtomApplications
- 2
Weather Radar - Meteored News
Google Play#13 by downloadsMeteored
- 3
MyRadar Weather Radar
Google Play#8 by downloadsACME AtronOmatic LLC
- 4
Precip – Rain Totals & Weather
Google Play#15 by downloadsPrecipitation Inc.
- 5
PredictWind - Marine Forecasts
Google Play#14 by downloadsPredictWind Limited
- 6
IQAir AirVisual | Air Quality
Google Play#2 by downloadsIQAir AG
- 7
Windy.com - Weather Forecast
Google Play#7 by downloadsWindyty SE
- 8
WeatherGuide: Forecast & Radar
Google Play#20 by downloadsMacroSmart Tech
- 9
Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live
Google Play#5 by downloadsMosaic Srl
- 10
RainDrop: Virtual Rain Gauge
Google Play#9 by downloadsRainDropGauge
- 11
Local Weather - Radar & Widget
Google Play#15 by downloadsHuju Network Technology CO., Ltd.
- 12
Weather Scope NOAA Live Radar
Google Play#16 by downloadsAviator Assistant
- 13
Transparent clock and weather
Google Play#19 by downloadsMACHAPP Software Ltd
- 14
Weather Live - Forecast&Alert
Google Play#5 by downloadsDailyBetter Labs
- 15
The Weather Channel - Radar
Google Play#1 by downloadsThe Weather Channel
- 16
MyRadar Weather Radar Pro
Google Play#3 by downloadsACME AtronOmatic LLC
- 17
NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)
Google Play#4 by downloadsGranite Apps
- 18
UAV Forecast for Drone Pilots
Google Play#17 by downloadsGood To Forecast
- 19
WeatherSight - Live Forecast
Google Play#1 by downloadsHoupumobi Tech
- 20
My Earthquake Alerts Pro
Google Play#4 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 21
Weather Now Launcher - Radar
Google Play#5 by downloadsHomescreen Apps
- 22
Weather & Radar Forecast
Google Play#11 by downloadsWetterOnline
- 23
My Lightning Tracker Pro
Google Play#1 by downloadsJRustonApps B.V.
- 24
RadarOmega: Doppler Radar App
Google Play#5 by downloadsSDS Weather INC
- 25
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast
Google Play#9 by downloadsWeatherBug
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.
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar leads the App Store side while Live Weather Radar Launcher 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 CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar 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.