xWind vs WNFlightLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xWind
This tool helps pilots quickly assess wind conditions relative to aircraft limitations. It displays essential wind data, including headwind, crosswind, and tailwind components, along with runway course and wind limits on a single screen for easy reference during flight.
- Headwind, crosswind, and tailwind calculation
- Displays current wind direction and speed
- Shows runway course
- Indicates applied wind limits
- Identifies 'forbidden' wind angles
- Provides maximum wind speed table
- Adjustable wind and runway settings
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xWind is an easy to use tool to assist pilots in evaluating wind conditions with respect to head, cross and tailwind limitations. Once setup, the xWind app provides all information in one single screen, requiring minimal user interaction during high workload phases of flight, displaying: - Current wind direction and speed - Runway course - Cross and head or tailwind components - Currently applied wind limits - 'Forbidden' wind angles based on the current wind speed - Maximum wind speed table based on current wind limits Reference wind, runway course, as well as wind limits, can all be adjusted on the main screen by either dragging the wind arrow, course rose or wind limit lines. A settings button at the bottom presents a popup screen where both the units for wind speed (Kts or Mps) and the default values for wind limits can be specified. In addition to the general setting for wind speed units, the user can select the alternative units for only the current wind, wind components and maximum winds table by double tapping the wind display at the top of the main screen. When operating from a Kts country into Mps territory, this option allows to set the current wind and see the maximum allowed winds in Mps, based on limits that are still set in Kts. Or vice versa.... xWinds supports iOS darkmode.
WNFlightLog
Visualize your flight logbook data with graphical depictions and detailed statistics. Export your logs in custom ranges for other aviation programs and add individual notes for flights, crew, and aircraft.
- Graphical depiction of logbook data
- Data import from swapa.org
- Custom logbook range export to ForeFlight CSV
- Illustrates flights by route, crew, and N-number
- Time-in-type and crew member history
- Add individual crew, aircraft, and flight notes
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Download CSV files from swapa.org to see a graphical depiction of logbook data from any date range back to 2011. You can import duplicate years and and the data will just be overwritten so you can add to your logbook all throughout the year. Export custom logbook ranges to a ForeFlight CSV file to import in their logbook program. The app illustrates flights by route, crew and N-number. See a depiction of time-in-type as well as crew member history. Add individual crew, aircraft and flight notes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WNFlightLog at Free against xWind's $0.99. WNFlightLog also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). xWind's advantage is ratings volume (550 vs 4) and chart position (#119 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
WNFlightLog is free to download; xWind costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WNFlightLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xWind has 550 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of xWind's written reviews are positive against 100% of WNFlightLog's.
xWind ships an update fortnightly, WNFlightLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xWind | WNFlightLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (550 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 550 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #119 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Bloemendaal | Thomas Winsor |
Customer experience
xWind
WNFlightLog
Bugs and requests
xWind
Reported bugs
1 issue- Speed toggle doesn't work, always shows MPS
Requested features
3 requests- Incorporate gust factors
- 3 customizable buttons for quick limit settings
- Different colored concentric rings inside the red limit ring
WNFlightLog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
xWind
No in-app purchases
WNFlightLog
No in-app purchases








