Comparison

Windometer vs Powder Radar

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

Head to head
About

Windometer

This app provides real-time wind direction and speed data, along with hourly and daily forecasts. It features a wind compass and allows users to search for wind information in any city worldwide. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals who need accurate wind data.

Highlights
  • Real-time wind compass
  • Average and gust speeds
  • Hourly and daily forecasts
  • Search global locations
  • Save favorite locations
Features
Currently charting
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Windometer is a premium wind app that shows the wind direction and speed in a quick and easy way. The app features a real-time wind compass, showing the average wind and gust speeds, including hourly and daily wind forecasts, for you current location. Search for any city in the world to see wind info there. Whether you are a runner, kite-surfer, hunter, crane operator or you just like to know which way the wind blows, this app is for you! Features in a nutshell: - wind arrow points in the direction that the wind is blowing in real-time - one-liner wind description - wind average and gust speeds - hourly and daily hyper precise forecasts - search and store your favourite locations - and much more coming!

About

Powder Radar

Features
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Powder Radar answers one question: where's the snow? Open the app and instantly see which mountains are getting the most snowfall in the next 72 hours. No clutter, no ads — just forecasts ranked by who's getting dumped on, so you know exactly where to go. Set custom powder alerts on your favorite resorts. Pick a snowfall threshold and how many days in advance you want to know. When a storm is headed for your mountain, you'll get a push notification before it hits — so you can plan your powder day, not just react to one. See the whole picture on the explore map, where live snowfall shows up as a heatmap across entire mountain ranges. Tap any resort to go straight to its forecast. Planning a trip months out? Plan mode ranks resorts by how they actually performed in past seasons — total snowfall, snow days, biggest single day, and which month peaks — so you can pick where and when before you book anything. FEATURES — 7-day snow forecasts for 3,273 ski resorts across 67 countries — Resorts ranked by 72-hour snowfall so the best day is always on top — Interactive explore map with a live snowfall heatmap — Plan mode: historical season data to research trips before you book — Custom powder alerts with adjustable thresholds and lead time — Hour-by-hour breakdown so you know exactly when the snow starts — Home screen widgets showing top snowfall at a glance — Summit and base elevation forecasts — snow line matters — Season stats per resort: totals, snow days, best day, % of normal — Published forecast accuracy, so you can see how we actually score — Dark, glanceable design built for quick checks on the lift Most forecast apps never tell you whether they were right. We publish how our forecasts scored against measured snowfall, by lead time and by resort. Check it before you trust it. Built by a snowboarder who got tired of checking five different weather apps before every trip.

Screenshots

Windometer3 screens
Powder Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Windometer at #128 against Powder Radar's unranked. Windometer also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). Powder Radar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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

Windometer ships an update every 5 months, Powder Radar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Windometer versus Powder Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindometerPowder Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (249 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings249 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan RamchandarPacific Dev Labs LLC

Bugs and requests

Windometer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compass not working
  • Inaccurate wind data
  • Crashes or stops working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add wind history and trends
  • Implement widget support
  • Allow setting remote locations
  • Improve accuracy of wind data

Powder Radar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Windometer

No in-app purchases

None

Powder Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Windometer free?
Windometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Powder Radar free?
Powder Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Windometer or Powder Radar have ads?
Neither Windometer nor Powder Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Windometer or Powder Radar?
Windometer ships an update every 5 months, and Powder Radar every 2 months. Most recently, Windometer was updated on October 16, 2026 and Powder Radar on October 3, 2026.

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