Comparison

PredictWind vs Cloudbase Utah

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Cloudbase Utah

Provides detailed weather forecasts, real-time readings, and live tracking specifically for paragliding pilots in Utah. Offers insights into wind conditions, thermal strength, and soaring potential, alongside live camera feeds and pilot tracking.

Highlights
  • Current weather station readings
  • Hourly and daily forecasts
  • Winds aloft and thermal strength
  • Live pilot tracking
  • Live weather cameras
  • Paragliding resource links
Features
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Weather forecast, readings, and live tracking for Utah paragliding pilots. Features include: - Current readings for stations across Utah - Site daily weather and hourly forecasts including winds aloft, thermal strength, and top of lift forecasts by hour - "Big picture" weather including TFRs, weather alerts, soaring forecast, weather forecast discussion, Skew-T, winds aloft forecast - Map of weather station readings (select for history and forecast) - Map of live pilot tracking (select track node to get additional flight track details) - Live weather cameras - Links to paragliding resources

Screenshots

PredictWind4 screens
Cloudbase Utah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloudbase Utah at none against PredictWind's 16. Cloudbase Utah also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). PredictWind's advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 3) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). On price, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PredictWind sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Cloudbase Utah asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cloudbase Utah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PredictWind has 33K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Cloudbase Utah's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PredictWind ships an update every 9 days, Cloudbase Utah weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PredictWind versus Cloudbase Utah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPredictWindCloudbase Utah
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (33K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPredictWind LimitedMichael Del , Brown

Customer experience

PredictWind

All ratings32,793 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.7%

Cloudbase Utah

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Cloudbase Utah

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

PredictWind

Subscriptions11
  • Basic - Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Basic - 3 Monthly$12.003 Months
  • Basic - 3 Monthly7 Days trial$12.003 Months
Show 8 more
  • 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
One-time5
  • 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
None

Cloudbase Utah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PredictWind free?
PredictWind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloudbase Utah free?
Cloudbase Utah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PredictWind or Cloudbase Utah?
Cloudbase Utah is rated higher. PredictWind averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Cloudbase Utah averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PredictWind or Cloudbase Utah have ads?
Neither PredictWind nor Cloudbase Utah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PredictWind or Cloudbase Utah?
PredictWind ships an update every 9 days, and Cloudbase Utah weekly. Most recently, PredictWind was updated on October 13, 2026 and Cloudbase Utah on September 23, 2026.

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