Haugastøl Wind Meter vs Measure your wind speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haugastøl Wind Meter
This app provides real-time wind speed data for popular snow kiting locations on the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. It also offers access to webcams and road status information for a better outdoor experience.
- Wind speed meter for multiple locations
- Webcam access
- Road status updates
- Lock screen widgets
- Control widgets
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Haugastøl Wind Meter is a must have application if you're kiting at Hardangervidda mountain plateau. The vast mountain plateau of Hardangervidda is one of Europe's largest and is a true mecca for snow kiting in Norway. This application features wind meter for: • Haugastøl • Dyranut • Lægreid • and many more It also contains some useful information about Haugastøl Turistsenter, a great place to stay when living the dream. • Tap gauge hub to change wind speed in gauge • Tap web camera thumbnail for fullscreen view • Road status. Tap the turnpike for details • 3D Touch • Widgets,Lock Screen and Control Widgets
Measure your wind speed
This application estimates wind speed using your device's sensors, requiring no internet or location data. It provides automatic updates for average wind speed and gusts, and includes a companion Watch app with complications. It is 100% ad-free and unaffected by nearby obstacles.
- Estimates wind speed with device sensors
- No internet or location required
- Automatic average wind speed updates
- Automatic wind gust updates
- Companion Watch app with complications
- Supports iPhone widgets
- 100% ad-free
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This breakthrough app uses only your device's sensors to calculate estimated wind speed wherever you are. The app is completely stand-alone and does not need internet access or location information to work. Unlike weather stations and handheld anemometers, WindWatcher is not affected by nearby obstacles such as trees or other buildings. The app also updates average wind speed and wind gusts automatically in the background., and comes complete with a powerful Watch app including Watch face complications. WindWatcher support iPhone widgets including lock screen widgets and is 100% ad-free. There’s literally nothing else like it, and we hope you give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Measure your wind speed at 143 against Haugastøl Wind Meter's 7. Haugastøl Wind Meter's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Haugastøl Wind Meter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Measure your wind speed has 143 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Haugastøl Wind Meter's written reviews are positive against 88% of Measure your wind speed's.
Haugastøl Wind Meter ships an update every 3 weeks, Measure your wind speed monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haugastøl Wind Meter | Measure your wind speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.7 (143 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 143 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ragnar Henriksen | Bog Bridges LLC |
Customer experience
Haugastøl Wind Meter
Measure your wind speed
In-app purchases
Haugastøl Wind Meter
No in-app purchases
Measure your wind speed
No in-app purchases
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