Comparison

WindHub vs Cold Front

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

Head to head
About

WindHub

This app provides mariners with essential marine weather and tide information. It features detailed maps for planning, accurate forecasts including wind, waves, and tides, and real-time data from numerous weather stations. It also offers marina contact details and nautical charts for the US.

Highlights
  • Marine weather forecasts
  • Tide and current data
  • Wind and gust predictions
  • Rain radar and nowcast
  • Live wind station data
  • Marina contact information
  • Nautical charts (US)
Features
Currently charting
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Welcome on board to the WindHub app! Built for mariners by mariners, it displays necessary weather and marine info in a neat and simple way. The detailed map will help to plan cruises, races, or nice fishing. Accurate forecasts and real-time data includes: • atmospheric pressure map with marked highs and lows • weather fronts • wind and gust forecasts • waves info • tides and currents • rain radar and precise nowcast • live wind information from 30000+ weather stations Top-notch weather data is provided by professionals - official weather forecasting services: NOAA, Meteo-France, Deutscher Wetterdienst, ECMWF and others. High-resolution forecast for Europe and East Asia is calculated by our team. And it’s not just the weather - marinas have contact information so you can call or email the harbor master to book a berth or to ask about amenities. Special treat for sailors and boaters in the US is the option to display nautical charts. It shows water depths, dangers, anchorages, and other features. The provided nautical charts aren’t for navigation purposes. Using the app is easy. You can change units, wind speed display (animation or wind barbs), and weather data displayed on the map. Activate “Traffic Saver Mode” if you experience low reception signal. You can rely on Windhub to help you make the right decision. We are constantly improving the app and adding new features. We’d love to hear your feedback and ideas at windhub@windhub.com. Terms of Use: https://windhub.com/termsofuse.pdf

About

Cold Front

Features
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ColdFront puts live aviation weather on a 3D satellite map. Pan anywhere in the world and every reporting airport appears as a pin showing its current conditions; temperature, wind, or sky at a glance. Tap a pin for the full picture: temperature and dew point, humidity, wind direction and speed, visibility, cloud layers with their heights, present weather, pressure, and the flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR) colour-coded so you can read the field at a glance. The raw METAR is there too, for when you'd rather read it yourself. Features • A realistic satellite globe with live observations from thousands of reporting stations • Switch pins between conditions, temperature and wind • Star up to 30 airports and keep them on a quick-access bar at the bottom of the map • Browse the previous 24 hours of observations at every airport • Search by ICAO code or airport name across the world's airports • Jump to your location to see the fields nearest you • Fully decoded METARs in plain language, with the raw report available All observations come from NOAA. ColdFront is for situational awareness and interest, always consult official sources for flight planning.

Screenshots

WindHub4 screens
Cold Front3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cold Front at none against WindHub's 10. WindHub's advantage is chart position (#65 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. WindHub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Cold Front asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
WindHub versus Cold Front: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindHubCold Front
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (253 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings253 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWindy Weather World IncLeon Maughan

In-app purchases

10 purchases

WindHub

Subscriptions10
  • Premium account1 Month trial$15.991 Month
  • Premium account$29.993 Months
  • Premium account$39.991 Year
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  • Premium account7 Days trial$58.991 Year
  • Premium account7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium account$59.991 Year
  • Premium account$79.991 Year
  • Premium account7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium account1 Month trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium account7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Cold Front

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WindHub free?
WindHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cold Front free?
Cold Front is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WindHub or Cold Front have ads?
Neither WindHub nor Cold Front shows ads.

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