Mesonet vs Windy Anemometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mesonet
Access real-time weather data and forecasts for Oklahoma. View detailed observations from over 120 stations, including temperature, rainfall, and wind. Stay informed with severe weather advisories and animated radar maps.
- Real-time weather observations from 120 stations
- Home screen widgets for favorite stations
- 5-day National Weather Service forecasts
- Location-based closest station finder
- Maps of various weather conditions
- Severe weather and advisories
- Animated NEXRAD radar data
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Hello Oklahomans! The Mesonet app brings a host of Oklahoma weather information right to your phone, including data from the award-winning Oklahoma Mesonet, forecasts, radar and severe weather advisories. Get fast access to the same info that the experts use! Features: • Get real-time weather observations from 120 Mesonet weather stations — at least one in every county — across the state. • Add a widget (or two or five) to your home screen for your favorite station(s). • Check out 5-day National Weather Service forecasts for all locations across Oklahoma, updated every hour. • Use your device location to find the closest weather stations. • Access maps of air temperature, rainfall, winds, dewpoint, humidity, soil temperature, soil moisture, pressure, solar radiation, satellite, and upper air conditions. • View advisories for severe weather, fire weather, flooding, high wind, heat, winter storms, frost/freeze, ice, snow, and visibility. • Animate the most recent NEXRAD radar data from the Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Frederick, Enid, and other regional radars. • Read the latest Mesonet Ticker post. The Mesonet is a joint project of the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, operated by the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.
Windy Anemometer
This app connects to external wireless sensors to measure wind speed, direction, and air temperature. It provides real-time data, historical graphs, and customizable alarms for various wind conditions.
- Wind speed measurement (current, average, max)
- Wind direction tracking
- Air temperature and windchill
- Graphical and sound alarms
- History graphs
- Data logging
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Windy Anemometer use external Navis wireless sensors to measure wind speed, direction and air temperature. Compatible sensors: WINDY B/S, WINDY B/SD, WINDY FB Features: - current, average and maximum wind speed - wind direction - air temperature - windchill - graphical and sound alarm - history graphs - logging data to internal memory - sending data to Navis LIVEDATA web interface Don't have Navis wind sesnsors yet? Get them at http://www.navis-anemometers.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mesonet at 79% against Windy Anemometer's 14%. Mesonet also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Windy Anemometer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mesonet holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mesonet has 96 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Mesonet's written reviews are positive against 14% of Windy Anemometer's.
Mesonet ships an update every 3 months, Windy Anemometer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mesonet | Windy Anemometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (96 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #201 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oklahoma Mesonet | Miha Korosec |
Customer experience
Mesonet
Windy Anemometer
Bugs and requests
Mesonet
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on opening
- App crashes when accessing Maps page
- App launches and then dies
- App barely opens and immediately crashes
- Maps page crashes app
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- Widgets show Norman as location
- App will no longer show full screen on iPad
- URL error with iOS 7 update
- Newest version radar has ground clutter issues
- Radar doesn't show county lines or as clear as previous version
- Advisories page is all red
Requested features
17 requests- More widgets
- Apple Watch app
- iOS 14 Home Screen widget
- More locations
- Radar zoom
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- Hourly details
- Push notifications for advisories
- YTD rainfall data
- Weather history for each month
- Color-coded advisories page
- Restore storm outlook feature
- Manual radar station selection
- Restore state radar composite
- Plot user's GPS position
- Dark mode
- More advanced analytics
- Alert system
Windy Anemometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mesonet
No in-app purchases
Windy Anemometer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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