Comparison

Weather .. vs Windly

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

Head to head
About

Weather ..

Get precise weather forecasts for your current location or any city worldwide. View detailed information including temperature, wind, humidity, and satellite maps. Stay informed with widgets and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • 14-day weather forecast
  • Animated weather satellite map
  • Today Widget
  • Apple Watch support
  • Detailed meteorological data
  • Location-based forecasts
Features
Currently charting
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The application of weather forecasting and estimation is a very powerful tool for your mobile , the most accurate temperature of 72 hours and the ten days forecast of all cities and places of the world. The application automatically detects your current location and displays detailed weather forecast information such as: * Animated weather satellite map with layer: wind, rain, temperature, clouds * Apple Watch * Today Widget(No need to open app to check basic information) * Minimum Maximum Temperature Deviation * Wind speed * Humidity * Barometer * Sunrise and sunset time * Unit Celsius Fahrenheit * Visibility * Beautiful city background image * Feels like temperature * UV * Pressure Please comment and rate for better application improvment.

About

Windly

This app provides detailed current weather conditions and forecasts across the entire Apple ecosystem. It offers photorealistic backgrounds, hourly and 10-day predictions, and customizable widgets. Saved locations sync across devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic weather backgrounds
  • 24-hour hourly forecast
  • 10-day temperature trend
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Unlimited favorite locations
  • Offline weather caching
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Windly is a weather app that’s a pleasure to open. A big temperature, a line about your day and a sky that moves on the screen: rain, snow, storms, fog, twilight, stars and the Moon. For iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. No account, no ads, no data collection. HOME SCREEN • A huge temperature and the conditions at a glance • A greeting, a slogan and a description that fit the weather, the time of day and the season • Animated background: rain, snow, hail, lightning, wind, fog, clouds, the Sun by time of day • At night, stars and the Moon with its real phase • A ribbon below: hours, 10 days and the current numbers 10-DAY FORECAST • The next 24 hours with a chart of temperature, precipitation and wind • A list of days: icon, chance of rain, a min–max bar • Tap a day for its hourly forecast, sun arc, daylight, wind, precipitation, pressure, visibility, humidity and UV index • Moon phase, moonrise and moonset, date of the full moon • Weather alerts CITIES • Your current location and any number of favorite cities • City search and quick switching • Favorites sync through iCloud WIDGETS • Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets: inline, circular, rectangular • Precipitation, hourly entries and the same background as in the app • Choose the city and the refresh rate in Settings MAC AND APPLE TV • Mac: the temperature in the menu bar and a compact window with the weather now, by the hour and your favorite cities; launch at login • Apple TV: weather on the big screen and a detailed forecast OFFLINE AND ACCURACY • Forecasts from Apple WeatherKit • The last weather is available without a network • Celsius and Fahrenheit, wind and pressure units, light and dark theme PRIVACY • Location is used only to get the forecast for your spot • No account, no ads, no trackers The interface is available in English, Russian, German, French and Spanish.

Screenshots

Weather ..4 screens
Windly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Windly at 100% against Weather ..'s 60%. Windly also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Weather ..'s advantage is chart position (#110 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather .. ships an update every 2 months, Windly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Weather .. versus Windly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather ..Windly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom TechnologyVladislav Sidelnikov

Customer experience

Weather ..

All ratings20,904 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews349 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative31.5%

Windly

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Weather ..

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to display weather on Apple Watch
  • Incorrect location detection
  • Failure to refresh or update weather data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow customization of temperature units and time format
  • Improve radar/map functionality and visibility
  • Provide weather alerts and notifications
  • Add option to disable background images
  • Enhance integration with smart devices (e.g., Apple Watch)

Windly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Weather ..

No in-app purchases

None

Windly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather .. free?
Weather .. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Windly free?
Windly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weather .. or Windly have ads?
Neither Weather .. nor Windly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather .. or Windly?
Weather .. ships an update every 2 months, and Windly weekly. Most recently, Weather .. was updated on October 25, 2026 and Windly on October 24, 2026.

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