WorldPulsePro vs Global Surface Winds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorldPulsePro
Explore a dynamic globe with real-time weather, cloud cover, and day/night cycles. Ping countries worldwide to test internet response times and discover their locations. Access detailed weather data and forecasts for capital cities.
- Interactive 3D globe
- Real-time cloud cover
- Day/night cycle visualization
- Country pinging with response times
- Real weather data for capitals
- Two-day weather forecasts
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Rotate the globe, zoom in, out, tap to see maps, see the real time cloud cover on our living planet, watch the day/night time line move. Oh and see if you can reach out and tap every country world wide. Now with REAL WEATHER data for all the capital cities and ad-hoc queries as an in-app purchase. Our Pro version adds to our unique application that lets you send electrons to all* the countries in the world that have high level internet domain names, by offering faster and more accurate pinging plus more globe detail on IOS devices that support it. From your iOS device you can reach out and touch every country in the world with a few electrons, then see how long it takes them to respond. You'll never have to leave home, but you can touch them ten thousand kilometres away, and see them respond. Sites are actually located in their respected countries you will find that when you send electrons to Gibraltar they arrive in Gibraltar, not at a server in the United Kingdom, or at a cloud computing centre in the USA. Additionally we show very accurate weather data and two day forecasts. For free you get weather information on country capital cities.
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 rating: WorldPulsePro at 3.0 against Global Surface Winds's 1.0. WorldPulsePro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). Global Surface Winds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. WorldPulsePro sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Global Surface Winds asks for nothing beyond the download.
WorldPulsePro holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of WorldPulsePro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Global Surface Winds's.
WorldPulsePro ships an update every 2 months, Global Surface Winds every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorldPulsePro | Global Surface Winds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
WorldPulsePro
Global Surface Winds
In-app purchases
WorldPulsePro
- 25 Queries$0.99
- 100 Queries$1.99
- Ad-hoc Weather$1.99
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- 500 Queries$3.99
Global Surface Winds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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