PredictWind vs SPOT Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PredictWind
Get accurate marine weather forecasts and powerful tools for wind, waves, and currents. Plan your trips with routing and departure planning features, and stay informed with live observations and alerts. Ideal for all marine activities.
- Accurate marine weather forecasts
- Wind, wave, and current data
- Weather routing and departure planning
- High-resolution marine weather maps
- Live wind observations and webcams
- Weather alerts
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Accurate marine weather forecasts and powerful tools utilizing wind, wave and currents, save you time, keep you safe and ensure you get the most out of every day on the water. Access the world’s top-ranking forecast models for reliable and accurate wind and weather data, including ECMWF, AIFS, ICON, UKMO, GFS, and more. Our very own PWAi, PWG & PWE models deliver unmatched accuracy in the short-to-medium range. View high resolution marine weather maps for wind, gust, CAPE, wave, rain, cloud, pressure, air temperature, sea temperature, ocean data and solunar. Suitable for sailing yacht, powerboat and any other marine weather activity. In addition to marine forecasts, PredictWind also provides a suite of powerful marine weather tools to save you time and keep you safe at sea using Wind, Wave, Tidal and Ocean currents. Weather Routing takes your start and end points then calculates your route factoring in tides, currents, wind and wave data, depth and your Sailing Yacht or Powerboats unique dimensions to give you the best route for comfort or speed. Departure Planning quickly summarizes the forecast marine weather conditions you’ll encounter along your route if leaving on day 1, 2, 3, or 4. Use this data to select the perfect departure date, every time for your Sailing Yacht or Powerboat. ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Daily Briefing: Powerful marine weather data condensed into a simple text forecast. - Maps: High resolution forecasts maps with animated streamlines, wind barbs or arrows. - Tables: The ultimate dashboard for detailed analysis of Wind, Wave, Rain and more. - Graphs: Compare multiple marine forecasts at the same time. - Live Wind Observations and Webcams: Know what’s happening with the weather right now at your local spot. - Local Knowledge: Hear about the best marine spots, amenities and activities at your destination. - Weather Alerts: Set your preferences then get alerts when conditions are just the way you like them for Wind, wave and other parameters. - Ocean Data: See what’s happening under the waves with ocean and tidal currents, and sea temperature. - GPS Tracking: Get a free customized GPS tracking page for your blog or website showing wind data overlaid. - AIS Data: View over 280,000 vessels worldwide on the AIS network to see marine traffic. Terms and conditions: https://www.predictwind.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://www.predictwind.com/about-us/privacy-policy
SPOT Weather
Monitor real-time weather data from your connected stations, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation. Get 24-hour forecasts and view all your devices on a map.
- Map preview of all devices
- Real-time meteorological monitoring
- 24-hour weather forecast
- Precipitation and intensity data
- Bind and activate weather stations
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The main functions of spot weather are: it is used to bind and activate spot weather station and rain gauge cylinder, present the weather information detected by the equipment in real time, and provide the weather forecast of the location of the equipment. The functions mainly include -- 1) map preview of all devices bound under user account 2) meteorological elements for real-time monitoring: temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind force, wind direction, precipitation and real sky scene acquired every 5 minutes. 3) the fixed weather forecast includes: the weather forecast for the next 24 hours 4) data related to precipitation and precipitation intensity
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PredictWind at 84% against SPOT Weather's 0%. PredictWind also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (33K vs 2). SPOT Weather's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads 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. PredictWind sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. SPOT Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.
PredictWind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PredictWind has 33K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of PredictWind's written reviews are positive against 0% of SPOT Weather's.
PredictWind ships an update every 9 days, SPOT Weather every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PredictWind | SPOT Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (33K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #20 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PredictWind Limited | 天津瞰天科技有限责任公司 |
Customer experience
PredictWind
SPOT Weather
Bugs and requests
PredictWind
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes on some devices
- Inconsistent performance across different locations
- Subscription issues and billing problems
Requested features
5 requests- Improved integration with other apps and charts
- More frequent weather model updates
- Earlier weather forecast updates
- Ability to customize alert settings
- Improved offline functionality
SPOT Weather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PredictWind
- Basic - Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Basic - 3 Monthly$12.003 Months
- Basic - 3 Monthly7 Days trial$12.003 Months
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- Basic - Annual7 Days trial$29.001 Year
- Standard - Monthly7 Days trial$49.001 Month
- Standard - 3 Monthly$99.003 Months
- Professional - Monthly7 Days trial$99.001 Month
- Standard - 3 Monthly7 Days trial$99.003 Months
- Standard - Annual7 Days trial$249.001 Year
- Professional - 3 Monthly7 Days trial$249.003 Months
- Professional - Annual7 Days trial$499.001 Year
- Basic Subscription, 1 Month$3.99
- Basic Subscription, 3 Months$11.99
- Basic Subscription, 12 Months$28.99
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- Standard Subscription, 1 Month$48.99
- Professional Subscription, 1 Month$99.99
SPOT Weather
No in-app purchases









