WindNinja Mobile vs Kestrel LiNK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WindNinja Mobile
This mobile application provides a user interface for initiating and viewing wind field simulations. It is designed to support wildland fire management by computing spatially varying wind data. More information is available on the firelab.org website.
- Initiate wind simulations
- View wind field data
- Spatially varying wind computation
- Wildland fire support tool
- Mobile interface
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WindNinja is a computer program that computes spatially varying wind fields for wildland fire support. WindNinja Mobile is a mobile interface for initiating and viewing WindNinja simulations. Visit firelab.org/project/windninja for more details.
Kestrel LiNK
This application allows users to monitor, download, and share environmental data collected by Kestrel Instruments meters and data loggers. It provides a seamless way to send your weather information to the cloud for further analysis and accessibility.
- Monitor environmental data
- Download data
- Share data
- Send data to the cloud
- Connect with Kestrel Instruments devices
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Monitor, download, share or send your weather data to the cloud from your Kestrel Instruments environment meter or data logger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kestrel LiNK at 2.9 against WindNinja Mobile's 2.6. Kestrel LiNK also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kestrel LiNK holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of WindNinja Mobile's written reviews are positive against 27% of Kestrel LiNK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WindNinja Mobile ships an update every 8 months, Kestrel LiNK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WindNinja Mobile | Kestrel LiNK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (9 ratings) | 2.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Forest Service | Nielsen-Kellerman Co. |
Customer experience
WindNinja Mobile
Kestrel LiNK
In-app purchases
WindNinja Mobile
No in-app purchases
Kestrel LiNK
No in-app purchases
Questions
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