Météo Marine vs WindguruSpot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Météo Marine
Get detailed marine weather forecasts and live data for boating, surfing, diving, and fishing. Access tide information, interactive maps, and alerts for your favorite spots. Meteorologist-verified forecasts ensure you have the information you need for water activities.
- 15-day forecasts with dozens of parameters
- Thousands of coastal and inland locations
- Tide coefficients, heights, and times
- Interactive multi-parameter forecast map
- Hour-by-hour data from buoys and beacons
- Customizable weather alerts
- Meteorologist-commented video bulletins
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METEO CONSULT, the leading independent weather provider and specialist in marine forecasting, delivers high-quality forecasts produced and verified by experienced meteorologists. Whether you are a boater, skipper, surfer, kite surfer, diver or angler, this app gives you all the forecasts you need! • FORECASTS Live data and 15-day outlook on dozens of parameters >> Thousands of areas and spots in France and Europe: coastal zones, harbours, anchorages, surf spots, beaches and coves, diving and fishing spots, and inland locations. Choose yours! >> Compare forecasts from France’s most consulted weather sources to support your decisions >> Compare several spots if you’re unsure about your destination >> Create your own spots and share them with your contacts • TIDES Easily access tide coefficients, heights and times • MAP Interactive forecast map, multi-parameter, multi-model • ROUTING Prepare your trips with confidence: anticipate wind and sea conditions and choose the best route! • BUOYS & SIGNAL STATIONS >> Hour-by-hour data from more than 300 buoys and beacons in France and Europe • FAVOURITES Access your preferred areas and marine bulletins with one tap and sync your favourites with those on the METEO CONSULT Marine website. • NOTIFICATIONS Choose your weather criteria (wind, waves, thunderstorms, reduced visibility, marine risk index…) and receive an alert as soon as the conditions you set are met. • VIDEOS >> Forecast bulletins updated up to three times a day and commented by our meteorologists >> Satellite animations and precipitation radar Terms and conditions : https://marine.meteoconsult.co.uk/marine-services/cgu
WindguruSpot
This app provides real-time wind data from a specific station on Sicily, including wind speed, temperature, and direction. Users can view live webcam images and switch between metric and imperial units for wind speed. Data refreshes every 15 seconds.
- Real-time wind speed (min, max, avg)
- Temperature and wind direction
- Live webcam feed
- Unit switching (m/s, knots)
- 15-second data refresh
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Application shows the actual data from the windguru station located on Sicily on the kiters lagoon. The data are minimum, maximum and average wind speed in last minute, temperature and wind direction, refreshing after 15 seconds. You can switch between two measuring units, meters per seconds and knots. You can also see the actual image from the webcam, when you swipe the wind data screen to the left.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Météo Marine at 73% against WindguruSpot's 9%. Météo Marine also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). WindguruSpot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Météo Marine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. WindguruSpot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Météo Marine holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Météo Marine has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Météo Marine's written reviews are positive against 9% of WindguruSpot's.
Météo Marine ships an update every 3 weeks, WindguruSpot every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Météo Marine | WindguruSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (78 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 9.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | METEO CONSULT | Jan Dajc |
Customer experience
Météo Marine
WindguruSpot
In-app purchases
Météo Marine
- Zen subscription$5.991 Month
WindguruSpot
No in-app purchases








