Windfinder Pro vs HamPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windfinder Pro
Get detailed wind, wave, tide, and weather forecasts for over 160,000 locations worldwide. Real-time measurements from thousands of weather stations and animated wind maps help you plan your outdoor activities.
- Detailed wind and weather forecasts
- Real-time wind and weather measurements
- Tide forecasts
- Superforecast hourly high-resolution model
- Animated wind map
- Severe weather warnings
- Webcams
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Detailed wind and weather forecasts and weather information for your location. See wind, waves, tides and weather reports and current wind measurements for your own weather predictions. Easy to use with a clear user interface. FEATURES: + Detailed wind and weather forecasts for over 160,000 locations + Current wind and weather measurements in real-time from over 21,000 weather stations + Tide forecasts for high and low tides for over 20,000 locations around the world + Superforecast: our hourly high-resolution forecasting model for Europe, North America, South Africa, Egypt and the Canary Islands + Favorites: save nearby locations and monitor the weather for your vacation + Animated wind map for a global wind overview + Small Wind Widgets (current conditions) + New: Severe weather warnings for the US and Europe + Measurements listed in knots, Beaufort, mph, km/h and m/s + Parameters: Wind strength & direction, gusts, air temperature, felt temperature, clouds coverage, precipitation, air pressure, wave height, wave period and wave direction + Webcams around the globe + Optimized display for optimal readability on the go and on any mobile device + Optimized data transfer for a quicker load speed + Topographic maps provide a quick overview of weather conditions and help with route planning + Ad free: no distractions PERFECT FOR: • Kitesurfing & Windsurfing – find that next storm or windy days next door or at your next vacation destination • Sailing – plan your next sailing trip and ensure safe passage by avoiding bad weather at sea • Wing Foiling - Catch the wind with your wing • Surfing – find the perfect waves and high swell • Dinghy sailing & regatta racers – prepare carefully for your next regatta • SUP – make sure you are not blown off your SUP • Fishing – help ensure a good catch with wind directions • Paragliding – find a good wind right from the start • Cycling or trekking – check if it will be windy on your track • Boat owners & captains – keep a constant eye on the current wind conditions and tides • Kayak - Make sure high waves don’t risk your adventures WINDFINDER PLUS: Subscribe to Windfinder Plus to get access to all features. With Windfinder Plus you get additionally: + Wind alerts: Specify your preferred wind conditions and get notified as soon as windy or calm days are forecasted + Wind & Weather widgets in all sizes with wind preview + Animated wind speed maps with wind gusts, temperature, precipitation and topographic images + New: value grids directly on the map + Wind report map: Real-time wind measurements from over 21,000 stations directly on the wind map + all webcams in the area + many more Windfinder Plus is available as an In App Purchase. Subscriptions: Windfinder Plus: We offer auto-renewable "Windfinder Plus" subscriptions for one month or one year. The subscription enhances the full feature set of Windfinder Plus. Remove Ads: We offer auto-renewable "Remove Ads" subscriptions for 3 months, 6 months or one year. The app will be free of ads while the "Remove Ads" subscription is active. Details: A free trial period of 7 days is offered. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. You will be charged for another period (1 month, 3 months, 6 months or one year) unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the subscription is renewed. You can turn off the auto-renewal in your account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.windfinder.com/contact/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.windfinder.com/contact/privacy_policy SOCIAL MEDIA: • Facebook: @Windfinder.com • Instagram: @windfindercom • Youtube: wind.to/Youtube • Support: support@windfinder.com • FAQ: windfinder.com/help
HamPulse
Visualize amateur radio propagation, DX maps, and space weather on your Apple TV. Monitor real-time HF conditions, track satellites, and receive weather alerts with customizable map layers and detailed dashboards.
- Real-time HF propagation dashboard
- World map with customizable layers
- Band condition predictions (VOACAP)
- PSK Reporter integration for digital modes
- Spot Browser for POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster
- Satellite tracking with pass predictions
- Space weather monitoring
- Severe weather alerts
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HamPulse brings the world of amateur radio to your Apple TV, transforming your living room screen into a real-time ham radio operations dashboard. Whether you are chasing DX, hunting POTA activators, monitoring propagation, tracking satellites, or keeping an eye on space weather, HamPulse puts everything you need on one beautiful display designed for the big screen and the Siri Remote. At the heart of HamPulse is a full-featured world map rendered on an equirectangular projection with a smooth day/night terminator overlay. The base map blends NASA Blue Marble imagery during daylight hours with Black Marble city-light imagery at night, giving you an instant sense of where the sun is and where HF openings are likely. Over 20 toggleable map layers let you customize exactly what you see. VOACAP-powered band condition predictions cover 80 meters through 10 meters across a full 24-hour timeline, letting you plan your operating schedule around predicted openings. The propagation rose provides a directional view of HF conditions from your grid square, showing which headings are open on each band. PSK Reporter integration pulls in live FT8, FT4, and WSPR reception reports so you can see digital mode activity unfolding worldwide. The Spot Browser brings together POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster, and pico balloon spots in one searchable, filterable list. Sort by distance, frequency, or time, filter by band and mode, and select any spot to set it as your DX target with a great circle path on the map. The dedicated POTA and SOTA dashboard shows all active activators with band breakdowns and top activator stats. The watchlist feature highlights callsigns you care about with alert badges. The Contest dashboard displays upcoming and active contests with a visual timeline, band activity breakdown, mode distribution, and exchange details so you can prepare for the next event at a glance. Satellite tracking covers the ISS and other amateur radio satellites with real-time ground tracks, a sky view polar chart, Doppler shift calculations for 2m, 70cm, and 23cm, and upcoming pass predictions with elevation and azimuth details. Favorite satellites for quick access and refresh TLE data on demand. The Space Weather dashboard gives you an instant read on HF conditions with a color-coded impact banner that tells you whether to get on the air. Solar flux, sunspot number, X-ray class, solar wind, Kp index, Bz, Bt, aurora probability, and a 3-day NOAA R/S/G forecast are all presented with plain-language descriptions readable from across the room. Weather alerts from Environment Canada, NOAA, MeteoAlarm, and OpenWeatherMap show active severe weather near your station with a severity-colored halo indicator on the map. The earthquake layer displays recent seismic events from USGS and EMSC with a full dashboard. Air traffic and pico balloon layers round out the situational awareness. HamPulse supports radio control through rigctld for beacon auto-tune and spot tuning. CQ zone overlays, grid locator overlays, and DXCC entity layers provide contest and DX reference directly on the map. No account required. No personal data collected. No ads. Your callsign and grid locator are stored locally on your device and never transmitted to our servers. All data comes from well-known amateur radio community services and public APIs. VOACAP predictions are computed entirely on-device. Built by VE4ELB from Winnipeg, Manitoba (grid EN19). 73 and good DX.
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Verdict
Windfinder Pro and HamPulse both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Windfinder Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of HamPulse's. Windfinder Pro also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 2) and chart position (#8 vs #48). HamPulse's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $12.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Windfinder Pro costs $12.99 and HamPulse $4.99 up front. Windfinder Pro sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. HamPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
HamPulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windfinder Pro has 15K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Windfinder Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of HamPulse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Windfinder Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, HamPulse daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windfinder Pro | HamPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | #48 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Windfinder | Jorge Fabian Lozano |
Customer experience
Windfinder Pro
HamPulse
Bugs and requests
Windfinder Pro
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes on launch for some users
- Temperature readings consistently off by a few degrees
Requested features
4 requests- Tide information
- Real-time weather station data
- Apple Watch app
- Rainfall measurements
HamPulse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Windfinder Pro
- 1 Year Support (Tier 1)$0.991 Year
- Windfinder Plus Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- 1 Year Support (Tier 2)$1.991 Year
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- 1 Year Support (Tier 5)$4.991 Year
- Windfinder Plus yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- 1 Year Support (Tier 10)$9.491 Year
HamPulse
No in-app purchases
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