Wind Smart vs Windy Lookout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Smart
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Wind Smart application connects your Apple device with a Wind Smart sensors. The Wind Smart measures wind speed, air temperature and wind direction. Current features include: - Average, current and maximum wind speed, wind direction and air temperature - Wind speed graphical and sound alarm - Ability to choose unit (m/s, knots, mph, km/h, Bft) - Wind range: 0.6 - 50 m/s - Resolution: 0.1 m/s - Accuracy: +/- 3% What's new in 1.7 version? - iOS 11 compatible - graphs bugs fixed - minor bugs fixed
Windy Lookout
This app provides early warnings for sudden, dangerous weather changes, particularly high winds on lakes. It analyzes real-time wind conditions beyond the immediate area to alert users minutes before they occur, enhancing safety for lake recreational activities.
- Early weather change detection
- Real-time wind analysis
- Sudden wind alerts
- Lake safety enhancement
- Forecasted wind conditions
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Windy Lookout's main function is to work as an early alert system for lake recreational users. Its purpose and goal is 3 fold: Detection, Alert and Safety. Current weather conditions and forecasts are readily available through many free services. As many lake recreational users will tell you, the problem arises when unpredictable sudden weather changes happen on the lake. For the sailing community, it is especially important to beware of potentially dangerous high wind speeds. Not only will these create rough conditions on the lake but if you are caught unprepared, the winds can knock down sailboats. Windy Lookout analyzes and processes many current wind conditions beyond the perimeter of the lake to give users an early alert should a dangerous wind arise. We process this information in real-time to give users an alert allowing them to make the necessary decisions to stay safe in the minutes before the wind hits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wind Smart at none against Windy Lookout's 2. Wind Smart also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.5). Windy Lookout's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Windy Lookout sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Wind Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wind Smart ships an update every 8 months, Windy Lookout every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Smart | Windy Lookout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miha Korosec | Sean Thornton |
In-app purchases
Wind Smart
No in-app purchases
Windy Lookout
- 1 Year Mobile Alerts$9.99
- 1 Year Text Alerts$19.99
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