Best Weather apps on iOS, ranked by ASO
The App Store's top-charting Weather apps, ranked not by downloads but by how well each one is optimized. The Weather Channel - Radar is the most downloaded, yet ranks #23 here by ASO.
Top Weather apps on the App Store by ASO score
Seeded from the App Store's Weather top charts (free + paid), then ranked by ASO score. The "by downloads" position shows where each app sits in the chart, so you can see the gap between popularity and optimization.
- 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
Ranked by ASO score among Weather chart leaders on the App Store. Scores measure title, subtitle or short description, keyword coverage, description, screenshots and visuals, freshness, and metadata completeness. Corpus refresh: 8/1/2026.
How to use this Weather ranking
This ranking is designed to separate category visibility from listing quality. A chart leader can win downloads because of brand strength, paid acquisition, or network effects while still leaving ASO gaps in its title, subtitle, description, screenshots, update cadence, or metadata. The useful signal is the difference between chart position and ASO score.
Start with CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar and the other top scorers, then look for repeated patterns in the wording, visual promises, and metadata coverage. For your own Weather app, use those patterns as a benchmark, not a script: validate the keyword opportunity first, compare against direct competitors, and then plan the next release around the highest-confidence changes.
What the ASO score reveals in Weather
This is a listing-quality view of App Store 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 on the App Store 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.