Comparison

Windy.com vs Weather App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live weather radar & satellite
  • Over 50 weather maps
  • 15+ weather models
  • Hurricane tracker
  • Customizable weather alerts
  • Aviation-specific forecasts
  • Air quality index
Features
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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.

About

Weather App

Get detailed weather forecasts, including hourly and 10-day outlooks, with real-time radar maps. Receive timely alerts for severe weather events like storms and heatwaves to stay informed and safe.

Highlights
  • Hourly and 10-day forecasts
  • Real-time radar maps
  • Severe weather alerts
  • UV index and AQI data
  • Sunrise/sunset times
  • Dynamic weather backgrounds
Features
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Weather App - Accurate Weather is one of the best weather forecast apps and it is a completely free weather app. Meet Live Weather Forecast, the most beautiful & dynamic weather app, is now available. You can check weather reports, UV index, typhoon track, heat index, and thunderstorm distribution anytime and anywhere via Live Weather Forecast. What’s more, Live Weather Forecast provides severe weather alerts such as excessive heat warnings, tropical storm warnings, severe rainfall alerts in time. With this severe weather alert & warning app, you will not have to worry about going out anymore. Accurate Weather Forecast Daily Forecast: Today's weather report and 10-day weather forecast/14-day weather forecast Hourly Forecast: Detailed weather information, 24-hour weather forecast Get updated with current temperature, air quality index (AQI) data, minimum & maximum temperature of the day, important Weather activities in a single view Rain, snow, wind, precipitation, relative humidity, gusts, T-storms, cloud cover, pressure, dew point, visibility, UV index, sunrise & sunset, etc Local Weather & World Weather Information Completely Free Accurate Weather Radar Local Weather Radar: View real-time radar map on your home screen to see current weather at your location quickly. World Weather Radar: Use doppler radar to check worldwide weather situation Future 10-day Radar: Track future 10-day weather Wind radar: Your timely storm tracker, tornado tracker, Typhoon track, and tropical storm radar tracker Rain radar: Your rain alert to track future rain thunder, thunderstorms, and rain accumulation Temperature radar: Check current temperature and prevent high heat Considerate Extreme Weather Warning & Alerts Severe weather events such as a tornado, tropical storms, hurricanes, cyclones, lightning strikes and extreme weather affect us all. Since travel and outdoor activities are severely curtailed by heavy rain, snow, hail or fog, Weather Warnings can be very useful in insuring the safety of human life. Weather Warning & Alerts will never miss any weather disaster information that endangers your safety. With dynamic weather background, you won't have to look out the window as Weather will make you feel like you are already outside. Other features: - Relative humidity - Sunrise & sunset - Rain, snow forecast - Wind speed & direction - UV index - Atmospheric pressure (for some weather sources) - Visibility & cloud cover - Quick switch between Celsius (C°) & Fahrenheit(F°) Still troubled by typhoon, severe rainfall, and other severe weather? This Weather forecast app provides the best weather radar and accurate weather forecast for free, which is easy to use! Live Weather Forecast will become a shield to protect you! About the In-App Subscription: --Subscription period: "Weather Premiere - Monthly" (continuous monthly subscription product), "Weather Premiere - Yearly" (continuous annual subscription product), "Weather Premiere - Permanently" --Payment: After user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be billed through your Apple ID account --Cancel renewal: If you need to cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID setting management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires --Renewal: Apple’s iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. --Privacy Policy: http://privacypolicy.oss-us-west-1.aliyuncs.com/Dreeam_Room/privacy.txt --EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Windy.com4 screens
Weather App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Windy.com at 89% against Weather App's 50%. Windy.com also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Windy.com sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Weather App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Windy.com holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windy.com has 80K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Windy.com's written reviews are positive against 50% of Weather App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Windy.com ships an update every 3 weeks, Weather App every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Windy.com versus Weather App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindy.comWeather App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (80K ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings80K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWindyty, SECoocent Ltd.

Customer experience

Windy.com

All ratings80,295 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews3,906 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.0%

Weather App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Weather App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Windy.com

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time5
  • 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
3 purchases

Weather App

Subscriptions2
  • Weather Premium - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Weather Premium - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Weather Premiere - Permanently$12.99

Questions

Is Windy.com free?
Windy.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather App free?
Weather App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Windy.com or Weather App?
Windy.com is rated higher. Windy.com averages 4.8 out of 5 from 80K ratings, while Weather App averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Windy.com or Weather App have ads?
Weather App shows ads; Windy.com does not.
Which is updated more often, Windy.com or Weather App?
Windy.com ships an update every 3 weeks, and Weather App every 6 weeks. Most recently, Windy.com was updated on November 11, 2026 and Weather App on November 11, 2026.

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