Weather Office+ vs Global Surface Winds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather Office+
Get precise local weather data and forecasts for Canada and the USA. Features include uncluttered hourly forecast graphs, radar imagery, and important watches, warnings, and alerts. Designed for a stable, fast, and reliable single-screen experience.
- Uncluttered single-screen layout
- Hourly forecast graphs
- Radar imagery
- Watches, warnings, and alerts
- Environment Canada and NOAA/NWS data
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Weather Office+ provides accurate local weather data and forecasts for Canada and the USA. Features: - A clean layout that gives you the information you need, with no clutter. - Current Location site that updates as you move. - Short-term hourly forecast graph (Temperature, Wind Speed, Precipitation Amount, and Probability of Precipitation). - Radar (DPQPE/N1P). - Watches, warnings, and alerts, with local notifications. - Forecast Widget with small, medium, and large layouts for current conditions, hourly timeline, and multi-day forecast. - Weather Office+ is designed to be easy to use, with stable, fast, and reliable performance. Weather data and forecasts are based on Environment Canada and/or NOAA/NWS sources. * Radar and hourly graphs are not available in all locations. ** Notifications require Background App Refresh and are best effort.
Global Surface Winds
Visualize global wind patterns with this interactive mapping application. It transforms data from the USDOC into an easy-to-use mobile tool for understanding wind conditions worldwide.
- Interactive wind mapping
- Global wind data visualization
- USDOC data integration
- Mobile application interface
- Ease of use
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The Global Surface Winds App takes data from the USDOC and turns it into an interactive mobile mapping application for ease of use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather Office+ at 88% against Global Surface Winds's 0%. Weather Office+ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Global Surface Winds's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99). On in-app purchases, 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
Global Surface Winds is free to download; Weather Office+ costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Weather Office+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Office+ has 41 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Weather Office+'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Global Surface Winds's.
Weather Office+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Global Surface Winds every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Office+ | Global Surface Winds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #160 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | X2 Studios | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
Weather Office+
Global Surface Winds
Bugs and requests
Weather Office+
Reported bugs
8 issues- No weather forecast available for any area
- Paid version graph POP bars not working
- Time scale off by an hour during Daylight Saving Time
- App crashes on iPad3 under iOS 8.1.2
- App does not start (V3.0.0)
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- Temperature only refreshes once an hour
- Small fonts and frequent 'Data not observed' messages
- App does not use location services
Requested features
14 requests- Ability to pause radar
- Notifications for weather alerts
- Apple Watch support
- Widget availability
- Sunset and sunrise data
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- Radar at province level
- Push notifications for weather alerts
- 10-day forecast
- More town selection for Nova Scotia
- Help file/documentation
- Improved map functionality
- Location services integration
- Horizontal gesture for city switching
- Human time format (12-hour clock)
Global Surface Winds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weather Office+
No in-app purchases
Global Surface Winds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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