Primos Wind vs AnemoTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Primos Wind
Track wind direction and speed for hunting with your iPhone's compass. Crucial for staying undetected by game, this app provides real-time wind data for your current location. Ensure a successful hunt by understanding wind conditions.
- Wind direction tracking
- Wind speed monitoring
- Real-time location data
- Uses iPhone compass
- Intuitive interface
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Two hours stalking that big buck, and then he gets a whiff of your scent and he's gone? Never again, with this handy app from the mobile app team at Primos Hunting. No matter what game you are hunting, knowing the wind direction and speed are crucial to keeping the upper hand. This app will provide you with the wind direction and speed for your current location in a simple, intuitive way using your iPhone's built in compass. ** The compass functionality only works for phones with a compass (iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4) ** ** PLEASE NOTE: This app only works within the United States **
AnemoTracker
This app connects to a Bluetooth anemometer to display true and apparent wind data on your smartphone. It allows users to save their sailing or wind sports tracks with integrated wind measurements. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Bluetooth anemometer connection
- True Wind display
- Apparent Wind display
- Track saving with wind data
- GPS integration
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A Wind Instrument in your Smartphone Connect to your bluetooth anemometer (calypsoinstruments.com) and get True Wind and Apparent Wind. Save your tracks with wind data. Continued use of GPS running in the background can lower battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AnemoTracker at Free against Primos Wind's $0.99. AnemoTracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Primos Wind's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 1.6) and review sentiment (50% vs 17%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
AnemoTracker is free to download; Primos Wind costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Primos Wind holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Primos Wind's written reviews are positive against 17% of AnemoTracker's.
Primos Wind ships an update every 3 months, AnemoTracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primos Wind | AnemoTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (48 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DataRiver LLC | Calypso Instruments |
Customer experience
Primos Wind
AnemoTracker
Bugs and requests
Primos Wind
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes frequently
- App stops working
- App will not open
- Instant crash on opening
- Shuts down when opening
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- Goes back to home screen
- Time out issues
- Weather not displaying
- Locked up after location services disabled
- Needs refresh constantly
- Cannot find location
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to save favorite locations
- Update graphics and photos
- Pin marker for stand locations
- Add more options/features
- Journal to save hunting spots
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- Small compass on wind page
- Predict wind direction hourly
- Store locations for wind checks
AnemoTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Primos Wind
No in-app purchases
AnemoTracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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