# iWindsurf: Weather and Waves — user reviews > 179 indexed App Store user reviews of iWindsurf by WeatherFlow, rated 4.80/5 from 1,611 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iwindsurf-weather-and-waves/id564865754/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iwindsurf-weather-and-waves/id564865754.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,325 · 4★ 236 · 3★ 26 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of iWindsurf? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Accurate forecasts - 👍 Easy to use - 🔍 Detailed wind and weather data - 💡 Helpful for planning wind sports activities - 🔍 Reliable and dependable - 👍 Great for fishing and boating - 💡 Useful for commercial and professional applications **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes - 🔍 Difficult to cancel paid subscription - 🔍 Outdated or missing features in some versions - 🔍 Slow or laggy performance on some devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Favorites list not displaying correctly - Inconsistent wind data between different parts of the app - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Customizable user interface - More detailed forecasts and historical data - Apple Watch complications with real-time updates - Improved location management and favorites functionality ## Newest reviews (18 of 179) ### 3/5 — More sensors and fewer forecasts *2026-06-24* I have been paying for iWindsurf for years. I do like the sensor data for Sites on the Columbia river Gorge. However, the forecast are not as useful as they used to be. In the past, there were two forecast a day and each of them indicated the time that they were posted. Now there’s just one forecast today and since the time is not recorded, I suspect that the forecast from the day before may simply be copied over to the next day. Maybe I’m wrong. But I wish the forecast would indicate the date and time that they’re posted. ### 4/5 — Strong App - Minor Bugs *2026-06-06, version 7.04* Good app, very helpful for predicting windswell for surfing the Great Lakes. I like being able to demo different models. Sometimes it loses my favorites but seems to happen less often. Could use larger font on the maps. ### 5/5 — Color Scheme *2026-01-21, version 6.38* The new color scheme took me a while to get used to but now I like it. ### 5/5 — A great tool!! *2025-12-28, version 6.36* We spend all this money on Wind surf, kite, wing equipment— the cost of an I-windsurf subscription is well worth it to maximize the use of that gear!😀 their forecasts aren’t always right, but they are a lot better than mine😀😀 ### 5/5 — Apple Watch support? *2025-12-23, version 6.36* What happened to the Apple Watch complication? It was useful even if it had lag… ### 5/5 — Great info *2025-12-20, version 6.36* Easy to use ### 5/5 — Session saver *2025-12-14* Ive been running my school since 2003 using I windsurf and I kitesurf as go to source. Successful sessions are planned; some are spontaneous... relying on up to date accurate forecasts ! Thank you guys for all you do to maximize information availability !! Laurel Kaiser Island Style Watersports **Developer response:** You got it, Laurel. And THANK YOU for doing what you do. ;) ### 5/5 — My Goto! *2025-11-15, version 6.33* Awesome app! I live by what the wind is doing so it’s no surprise I paid for the Pro version as I open it up several times a day! ### 4/5 — Missing favorite location *2025-11-03, version 6.29* For no reason some of my favorite locations on Lake Erie are missing - ie, Camp Perry - we use this location a lot to determine if we are fishing -,noticed Put-in-Bay is back & am thankful for that- use this app for fishing western Lake Erie ### 5/5 — Iwindsurf *2025-10-08, version 6.29* An absolute must for the serious windsurfer! Outstanding features and easy to use. ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2025-09-10, version 6.29* Best wind app I’ve used. I don’t wind surf, but I do fireworks as a professional Pyrotechnician and it’s spot on! ### 4/5 — Nice, Free app *2025-08-29, version 6.29* Not always accurate ### 2/5 — Buggy *2025-08-16, version 6.28* Favorites won’t show up if you sort by avg wind speed. Change to alphabetical or rank and they show up. It worked yesterday by avg speed but not today. This is not the first time this has occurred. ### 4/5 — Works, but needs new interface *2025-07-29* I give this 4 stars because I use it regularly and it has many stations and does as well as any at predicting the wind. But the menu system and interface is not well thought out. It’s confusing to find various features, especially as you switch from desktop to phone. I suspect this app has continually added features to an old design. But it works—just takes some time to find things. ### 5/5 — Accurate *2025-07-25, version 6.26* Seems more accurate than other apps. Especially for winds and boating. ### 5/5 — Easy peasy *2025-07-24, version 6.26* Great balance of subscription non-subscription content. I like the different models. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-07-23, version 6.26* So useful! ### 5/5 — The Go To Source for wind sports information *2025-07-08, version 6.25* What a great resource to figure out where to go to wing, kite or windsurf. Also useful in helping you pick your gear. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Wind Forecasts *2026-06-28, version 7.05* They no longer show. Just a blank topo map. If you toggle around between models you can get something to show but sometimes it is by the hour, sometimes every 4 hours. Come on guys! Used to be great. Now just an exercise in frustration. I am about to give up my paid subscription. ### 1/5 — Favorites disappear *2026-02-19, version 6.38* Several times have to re enter favorites. Frustrating ### 1/5 — Color Scheme *2025-06-23, version 6.25* The old one was fine! ### 1/5 — Usually wrong *2024-05-11, version 5.38* Don’t waste your money it’s wrong more often on its wind forecast than its right. Just this week it completely blew the wind speed forecast 4 of 7 days ### 1/5 — IWindsurf app and webpage *2023-04-22, version 5.18* Horrible, lots of bugs, set up and use difficult, problems have existed for many years. No effort to fix them. ### 1/5 — I paid $20 and i got stuck in the free subscription *2023-04-12, version 5.17* I cant even get help ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2023-03-23, version 5.17* Used to be a good app that was easy to use. Now is nothing but advertising and wants you to upgrade. ### 1/5 — What a disaster this update is *2023-03-22, version 5.17* This update turned the usage into a nightmare. 1. The wind numbers as shown in the wind list are different from those inside the location. This forces you to go in, wait for the slow updating and jumping UI and do it over and over again 2. The site details used to be handy and useful, now we have a “graph” tab which shows the same details as in the Report, so you have to skip a tab and continue to forecast etc 3. The app is slower to load and just feels cranky. I am probably going to cancel my subscription, as much as I wanted to support the app. It feels like those who develop it, are detached from how people use the app. ### 1/5 — Paid and can’t log in *2022-06-25, version 5.09* I emailed that I can’t log in after paying. No one has contacted me and Apple will not refund charge!!!! ### 1/5 — Pay and still get ads. *2020-06-28, version 3.18* I used to really like this app. I pay for a pro subscription and get ads. You would think there would be someway to get rid of the ads. Either charge subscribers or charge advertisers. Going to cancel the subscription. Tired of ads wasting my screen real estate. Tired of looking for ads that I have no interest in. Plenty of other really good apps with no ads. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great for planning fishing trips offshore *2026-07-21, version 7.08* Excellent application ### 5/5 — Amazing app - very accurate *2026-07-09, version 7.07* I love iWindsurf it is the most accurate wind app out there … ### 5/5 — Session saver *2026-06-24* Ive been running my school since 2003 using I windsurf and I kitesurf as go to source. Successful sessions are planned; some are spontaneous... relying on up to date accurate forecasts ! Thank you guys for all you do to maximize information availability !! Laurel Kaiser Island Style Watersports **Developer response:** You got it, Laurel. And THANK YOU for doing what you do. ;) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-06-10, version 7.05* Nice historical data and forecasting ### 5/5 — Great for wind! *2026-06-06, version 7.05* Great for wind! ### 5/5 — Awesome site *2026-05-28* Very useful and accurate **Developer response:** ;) ### 5/5 — Works well *2026-05-17* Good wind finder ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-03-25, version 6.38* What can I say, it’s a great app for wind forecast in planning. Couldn’t ask for more. ### 5/5 — What a disaster this update is *2026-03-01* This update turned the usage into a nightmare. 1. The wind numbers as shown in the wind list are different from those inside the location. This forces you to go in, wait for the slow updating and jumping UI and do it over and over again 2. The site details used to be handy and useful, now we have a “graph” tab which shows the same details as in the Report, so you have to skip a tab and continue to forecast etc 3. The app is slower to load and just feels cranky. I am probably going to cancel my subscription, as much as I wanted to support the app. It feels like those who develop it, are detached from how people use the app. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Slower and cranky is definitely not what we are going for. Please reach out to our Support team so we can look into what you are seeing and improve your experience: Main Menu > Settings & Help > Contact Us. ### 5/5 — Pro is awesome! *2026-02-26, version 6.38* Knowing the actual conditions with less than 10min delay at my favorite spots is a huge level up --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*