Windy.com vs WX Aviation Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windy.com
This app offers advanced weather forecasting with over 50 detailed maps and 15 weather models, including live radar, satellite imagery, and hurricane tracking. It provides customizable alerts for storms, wind, and snow, making it ideal for outdoor activities and aviation.
- Live weather radar & satellite
- Over 50 weather maps
- 15+ weather models
- Hurricane tracker
- Customizable weather alerts
- Aviation-specific forecasts
- Air quality index
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A UNIQUE WEATHER FORECAST VISUALISATION While most weather forecasting apps rely solely on free global models, Windy has gone a step further by investing heavily in the most accurate weather models available, always at the highest possible resolution, to deliver you the most accurate forecasts in the world. LIVE WEATHER APP - WEATHER RADAR & SATELLITE (Now with Precipitation Type & Lightning tracker) Radar is a highly valued tool for weather forecasting. To provide you with the most accurate radar imagery, we constantly expand our resources so that rain, snow, and storms don't catch you by surprise. Trusted radar sources include NOAA, Met Office, Météo France, DWD, JMA, IMD, BoM & more. The global satellite composite is created from NOAA, EUMETSAT & Himawari data. MORE THAN 50 WEATHER MAPS - Rain radar, Satellite and a unique combined layer of Radar & Satellite images (blue, infrared, visible) - Hurricane tracker, Weather warnings & Extreme forecast - Wind forecast: Wind speed, Wind gusts & Accumulation, models comparison, data from live Weather stations - Temperature: Humidity, Pressure, Dew point, live data from Weather stations - Rain: Thunder & storms, Rain accumulation, Thunderstorms, Precipitation type, CAPE-index - Aviation: Clouds, Cloud tops, Cloud base, Visibility (LIFR, IFR, MVFR, VFR), Fog, Icing, Clear air turbulence, Thermals, Freezing altitude - Marine Forecast: Waves, Swell, Wave power, Tide forecast, Currents, Sea temperature - Solar activity: Solar power, UV index, Wet-bulb temperature - Snow: Snow depth, New snow, Snow density - Air Quality: Air Quality Index (AQI) with Pollen (CAMS), NO2, PM 2.5, Aerosol, SO2, Ozone layer, Surface ozone, CO concentration, Dust mass - Soil moisture, Moisture anomaly, Drought intensity, Fire Danger, Fuel moisture MORE THAN 15 WEATHER MODELS Global weather models: - meteoblue - AI forecast - ECMWF - GFS by NOAA - ICON by DWD Local weather models: - HRRR by NOAA - NAM by NOAA - HRDPS by MSC - ICON-EU by DWD - ICON-D2 by DWD - UKV by Met Office - AROME-HD by Météo France - ALADIN by CHMI - NEMS by meteoblue - MSM by JMA - ACCESS-C by BoM LIVE RAIN, STORM ALERTS & CUSTOM WEATHER ALERTS Want to know before the storm hits near you while you hike, bike or spend time outdoors? You can now access live weather alerts or set up your custom weather alert for wind, sunshine, or new snow. HURRICANE TRACKER FOR STORM TRACKING With Windy's hurricane tracker, you can track the past and projected path of a hurricane or a storm. Windy doesn't rely on just one hurricane model, but will give you all the forecasts available for a storm or hurricane. WINDY MADE FOR PILOTS - 16 altitude levels from the surface to 13.5km/FL450 - 50k+ Airports searchable by ICAO and IATA, including runway info, decoded & raw METAR, TAF & NOTAMs - Detailed Airgram and Meteogram: temperature and dew point, wind speed and wind gusts, pressure, precipitation, altitude cloud cover, freezing altitude - Thermals forecast - Route planner WINDY MADE FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS, SURF & BOATING - 67K+ global webcams - Summer & winter outdoor topographic maps by Mapy.com - 4.5K+ Surfing spots - 12.1K+ Paragliding spots - 4.3K+ Kiting spots - Boating tide forecast - Sun & Moon tracker - Plugins with buoy data WINDY AS A WEATHER WIDGET ON YOUR DEVICE Get the weather now on your iPhone, MacOS, iPad, CarPlay & Apple Watch, from forecast, Radar, METAR, Weather stations & Wind, ready for your travels and outdoor sports. WINDY PREMIUM — FORECAST LIKE A PRO - 1-hour & 15-day outlook with 4–6× daily updates - Radar/Satellite 24h loops & 1-year archives - More maps (Tide Forecast) - Model comparison to find the best model Terms of Use: https://account.windy.com/agreements/windy-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://account.windy.com/agreements/windy-privacy-policy GET IN TOUCH Join us on social media or at community.windy.com to discuss weather-related topics, report bugs, or suggest a new feature. Contact us directly at info@windy.com.
WX Aviation Weather
Access real-time aviation weather data, including METAR, TAF, and NOTAMs, for over 50,000 airports globally. This app offers decoded reports, PDF briefings, satellite maps, and powerful tools like twilight and flight time calculators, designed to help pilots plan safer flights.
- Real-time METAR, TAF, NOTAM reports
- Airport database with runway info
- PDF weather briefings
- Satellite weather maps
- Twilight and flight time calculators
- Apple Watch support
- Offline access
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WX Aviation Weather gives pilots fast, accurate aviation weather for 50,000+ airports worldwide — METAR, TAF, NOTAM, SIGMET and PIREP, both raw and fully decoded. Built by and for pilots, it turns raw reports into clear, flight-ready information: runway wind components, ceilings and visibility at a glance, and PDF or text briefings you can share in seconds. WEATHER ALERTS (Premium subscription) - Get a push notification the moment conditions change at the airports you choose to monitor - Flight category changes (VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR) - Alerts on your personal minimums (ceiling and visibility) - Crosswind component alerts, per runway - TAF go/no-go window alerts - Tap the bell on any Favorite to start or stop monitoring; tap an alert to jump straight to that airport WEATHER & REPORTS - METAR, TAF, NOTAM and SIGMET — raw and decoded - Weather timeline — METAR history and the TAF forecast on one time axis with a NOW marker; tap any segment to read the decoded wind, temperature, visibility and ceiling - Personal minimums — set your own ceiling, visibility and crosswind limits; periods below them are highlighted right on the timeline - TAF verification — see how the previous TAF actually verified against the observed METARs, with a match rate and an optimistic/conservative breakdown - NOTAM filtering by category — focus on runways, navaids, airspace or obstacles, with critical NOTAMs highlighted, an active-now / active-later status on every NOTAM and an active-only filter so nothing important slips past - METAR, TAF and NOTAM in plain language — flowing prose summaries, no shorthand required - Pilot reports (PIREP) on the map — turbulence and icing reported by other aircraft, color-coded by severity, with a full decoded detail view - Runway wind components for every runway, plus a per-runway crosswind timeline — a color-coded severity bar for recent and forecast crosswind, with your personal limit marked - METAR trend charts — see how wind, visibility and ceiling have changed over recent hours - Aviation weather map layers and satellite imagery - Winds & temperatures aloft map layer: standard wind barbs at your selected flight level, with temperatures and a forecast time slider - Per-airport briefings exported as PDF or text AIRPORT DATABASE (works offline) - 50,000+ airports with runways, frequencies and elevation - ICAO/IATA codes, sunrise/sunset and magnetic variation - Nearby airports, filterable by runway length and METAR/VFR availability FAVORITES & GROUPS - Organize airports into Favorites and Groups - Export a whole group's weather as a single PDF or text briefing - Sync Favorites, Groups and Settings across your devices with iCloud PILOT TOOLS - Density Altitude Calculator: see your true density altitude from elevation, temperature and pressure — know how your aircraft will really perform - Crosswind Calculator: crosswind and headwind/tailwind components for any runway and wind - Twilight Calculator: civil, nautical and astronomical - Flight Time Calculator for day and night logging - Pilot Stopwatch with start, pause, reset and lap times APPLE WATCH - Favorite airports with decoded reports and raw data on your wrist - METAR & TAF in plain language — flowing prose on your wrist - Watch face complication showing up to 4 favorite airports WIDGETS - Weather Timeline, METAR, METAR & TAF, Weather Symbols, and METAR in plain language widgets for your Home Screen Metric and Imperial units are supported throughout, and core data stays available offline. IMPORTANT: If METAR, TAF, NOTAM or SIGMET data is missing, it is unavailable at the source rather than a fault of the app. Always consult official sources for your flight briefing. PURCHASES Premium — auto-renewable subscription (monthly/yearly), 7-day free trial, cancel anytime. Unlocks everything, including Weather Alerts. The core app is free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://wxaviationweather.com/terms-of-use-wx-aviation-weather/
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Verdict
Windy.com and WX Aviation Weather both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Windy.com's written reviews are positive against 63% of WX Aviation Weather's. Windy.com also leads on ratings volume (79K vs 533) and chart position (#5 vs #199). WX Aviation Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Windy.com sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and WX Aviation Weather sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Windy.com against 4.8 for WX Aviation Weather. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windy.com has 79K ratings behind it against 533, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Windy.com's written reviews are positive against 63% of WX Aviation Weather's.
Windy.com ships an update every 3 weeks, WX Aviation Weather every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windy.com | WX Aviation Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (79K ratings) | 4.8 (533 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79K — better | 533 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | #199 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Windyty, SE | Imre Virag |
Customer experience
Windy.com
WX Aviation Weather
Bugs and requests
Windy.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Map dragging issues on newer iPhone models
- Inconsistent temperature display units
- Premium features not always working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add weather front data on isobar charts
- Improve font size and layout for better readability
- Provide option to hide webcams or certain layers
- Implement weather warning notifications
- Add support for Apple Watch and other wearables
WX Aviation Weather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Windy.com
- Donate 3 EUR/USD a month$2.991 Month
- Windy Premium$2.991 Month
- Donate 6 EUR/USD a month$5.491 Month
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- Windy Premium2 variants$24.991 Year
- Donate approx 5 EUR/USD$4.99
- Donate approx 10 EUR/USD$9.99
- Donate approx 20 EUR/USD$19.99
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- Windy Premium$29.99
- Donate approx 50 EUR/USD$49.99
WX Aviation Weather
- Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Version$7.99
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