Screenshot style breakdown
Sampled from 5 of XCWeather's App Store screenshots — background, accent and theme, measured by LaunchShots (not something Apple publishes).
#6CACE4 bg
#5F97C8
#9CFCFC accent
#111111 text
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About this app
Clear, Detailed 7-Day Forecasts from XCWeather.co.uk TRUSTED XCWeather has been a reliable source of weather information online for over 25 years, serving over 700,000 unique visitors each month with millions of detailed forecasts. SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL Access clear, colour-coded forecasts with just one click. Our interface is easy to navigate yet packed with all the details you need. NEW TWO-PAGE LAYOUT Explore our new two-page forecast layout: simply swipe between pages for seamless navigation. Customise the second page with up to 11 new forecast parameters to tailor the information to your needs. WIND FOCUSED Our forecast includes all the details you'd expect, but we delve deeper into wind conditions than most. The speed of any gusts is always included, and if significant gusts are expected, the wind arrow will turn RED. FREE Enjoy full access to all features without any in-app pu…
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What you can learn from XCWeather
Every shipping app on the App Store has gone through the same decisions you're working through right now: which screenshot goes first, what caption sits over it, which device frame to show, what color the background should be. The 5 screenshots above are XCWeather's answers to those questions — they're public, they're real, and they made it through Apple's review.
What the numbers say: XCWeather runs a mixed light-and-dark set where the background shifts from screenshot to screenshot (first shot #6CACE4) — each image has to stand on its own, so the captions carry more of the story. The accent colour we picked up, #9CFCFC, is the one to reuse for badges, arrows and highlighted words if you borrow this look. Hit Use this style to open the editor with these exact colours and drop your own screenshot in.
Notice the first screenshot in particular. It's the one users see in search results and on the product page, and it's where most apps spend their best caption and tightest design. Look at the proportion of background to phone, where the text sits, what one thing the image is trying to communicate.
Want to see how other Weather apps approach the same problem? Browse more Weather apps in the showcase.
Take what works into your own screenshots
Open LaunchShots and design your App Store & Google Play screenshots — pick a device frame, drop captions, ship in minutes. Free, in your browser.
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Closest background + accent colours among the listings we've analysed — useful when you want to see the same palette handled by a different team.