Wind forecast for Windgurus vs Marées
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind forecast for Windgurus
Get real-time wind observations and accurate forecasts for any location on Earth. Ideal for water sports enthusiasts and paragliders, it automatically detects your location for easy access to wind conditions.
- Global wind forecasts
- Real-time wind observations
- Automatic location detection
- Detailed wind predictions
- Suitable for water sports
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realWind provides you with a wind forecast for any location on earth! For boaters, sailors, surfers, kitesurfers, windsurfers, and paragliders: **Real time observations, so you know what's going on! ... and accurate forecasts, so you will always find the best conditions for your sport! ** No need to figure out your Lat, Long or Zip Code. Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch does it for you! Try it and you will love this app and its features!
Marées
Provides tide schedules, heights, and coefficients for over 150 French ports and some British ports. It operates autonomously, requiring internet only for updates and maps, and does not use geolocation data outside the app.
- Tide schedules for 150+ French ports
- Tide data for British ports
- Harmonic constants from Previ Mer
- Autonomous operation
- Customizable tide height thresholds
- Local time display (summer/winter)
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Schedule, heights and coefficients of the tides on more than 150 French ports and some ports in Great Britain. Application made from the harmonic constants provided by Previ Mer. It is completely autonomous: the internet connection is only used for updates and for displaying maps. No advertising. No use of geolocation data outside the application and only to locate the nearest port. All local times displayed are summer and winter times. The menu allows you to calculate the tides and give the specifics for a day Set your own threshold (minimum height for practicing navigation or maximum for fishing on foot). Ask for other ports if necessary. Thank you for sharing your comments in order to further improve the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wind forecast for Windgurus at 2.4 against Marées's 1.0. Wind forecast for Windgurus also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 6%) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). Marées's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). 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
Wind forecast for Windgurus costs $2.99 and Marées $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wind forecast for Windgurus holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wind forecast for Windgurus has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Wind forecast for Windgurus's written reviews are positive against 6% of Marées's.
Wind forecast for Windgurus ships an update monthly, Marées every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind forecast for Windgurus | Marées |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.3% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #111 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Flytomap | Christian Guine |
Customer experience
Wind forecast for Windgurus
Marées
In-app purchases
Wind forecast for Windgurus
No in-app purchases
Marées
No in-app purchases
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