Weather Office+ vs WindRose
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.
WindRose
Monitor wind intensity and duration for the next 12 hours. Understand land wind patterns to infer sea conditions. Essential for planning outdoor activities and maritime endeavors.
- Wind intensity tracking
- Wind duration forecast
- 12-hour wind evolution
- Sea condition inference
- Land wind analysis
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WindRose allows you to check the evolution of wind intensity and duration over the last or next 12 hours. If you are someone who needs to know the state of the sea at a given moment, by understanding how the land wind has behaved, you can infer the sea conditions you will encounter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WindRose at Free against Weather Office+'s $6.99. WindRose also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Weather Office+'s advantage is chart position (#167 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
WindRose 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+ ships an update every 3 weeks, WindRose every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Office+ | WindRose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #167 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | X2 Studios | Oliver Toro |
Customer experience
Weather Office+
WindRose
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)
WindRose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weather Office+
No in-app purchases
WindRose
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Weather Office+ free?
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Do Weather Office+ or WindRose have ads?
Which is updated more often, Weather Office+ or WindRose?
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