iKitesurf vs Cloudbase Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iKitesurf
Get hyper-local wind and weather forecasts for kitesurfing, kiteboarding, and kite foiling. Access real-time data from proprietary weather stations and government sources, with customizable alerts and detailed forecast maps.
- Proprietary Tempest Weather Systems
- Real-time local weather data
- AI-enhanced Nearcast forecasting
- Customizable wind alerts
- Live and forecasted wind maps
- Coastal observations and marine forecasts
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Whether you are foiling, freestyling, kitesurfing in breaking waves, or riding your local bay, river, or lake, precision matters. Powered by over 90,000+ exclusive Tempest Weather Stations and 150,000+ additional sources, get hyperlocal weather data where you ride, not guesses from miles away. With stations on buoys, piers, breakwaters, and key waterfront locations, iKitesurf covers the riding spots that matter most. Plan with confidence using our Tempest Rapid Refresh Model combined with government data to deliver industry-leading Nearcast AI predictions. Then go deeper with radar, high-resolution forecast maps, and fully customizable alerts so you never miss a session. Real conditions. Better sessions. - Coastal observations from proprietary Tempest Weather Systems along with all public domain marine forecasts and reports (NOAA, NWS, METAR, ASOS, CWOP) including all major airports creating over 150,000 unique stations. - Exclusive Tempest Weather Systems deployed at key coastal locations report wind, rain, pressure and more than 24 other weather observations. - Apple Watch compatibility - Live wind from our systems provides a better windy conditions flow map – augmented by current station reports with advanced quality control. - Proprietary Nearcast AI provides enhanced forecasting for temperature, wind gust, speed, direction, humidity, dewpoint, precipitation rate, probability of precipitation, and cloud cover percentage. - Public domain forecast models including High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR), North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM), Global Forecast System (GFS), Canadian Meteorological Centre Model (CMC), Icosahedral Non Hydrostatic Model (ICON). - Free subscription for unlimited wind alerts with customizable thresholds to email, text, or get in-app. Plus National Weather Service (NWS) Marine Forecasts & Marine Warnings / Alerts. - Create a personalized Favorites list and instantly track conditions at all your go-to spots, so you’re always ready when it’s on. - Explore rich, interactive maps featuring real-time and forecasted wind, temperature, radar, satellite, precipitation, cloud cover, and nautical charts. -Master the waves with: - Tides charts - Wave height, wave period - Water temperature - Sunrise / sunset - Moonrise / moonset - Historical wind statistics - Windy days per month - Wind direction distribution Go Beyond the Basics: Upgrade to Plus, Pro, or Gold membership to gain access to more weather stations, ad-free browsing, and more. - Access exclusive high-quality Pro stations at top coastal locations and unlockKitesurf’s hyper-accurate Pro forecasts written daily by a team of real meteorologists for kiting hotspots coast-to-coast. - Detailed weather info, gusts, rain radar, satellite, NOAA, NWS, at spots of interest to coastal residents and property owners near the ocean, rivers and other bodies of water, including: On the water features: - Sea surface temperatures - Sea surface currents - Detailed historical wind statistics - Historical wind speed average by year Does your spot need a station? Join the Tempest Weather Network! Get a Tempest Weather System for your house, business, club, pier, or backyard. Get support: help.weatherflow.com/hc/en-us/categories/200419268-Sailflow-iWindsurf-iKitesurf-FishWeather-WindAlert Connect: - facebook.com/tempestwx - twitter.com/tempest_wx - youtube.com/@tempestwx - instagram.com/tempest.earth Contact Tempest: help.weatherflow.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Website: tempest.earth By purchasing a subscription or downloading iKitesurf you agree that you have read and accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. https://got.wf/privacy https://got.wf/terms
Cloudbase Project
Provides detailed weather forecasts, live readings, and tracking specifically for paragliding pilots. Offers insights into wind conditions, thermal strength, and flying potential, along with radar and satellite imagery.
- Current wind readings with favorites
- Daily and hourly site forecasts
- Flying Potential forecast summary
- Big picture weather analysis
- Weather station map with history
- Live pilot tracking map
- Live weather cameras
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Weather forecast, readings, and live tracking for paragliding pilots. Features include: - Current wind readings (with "Favorites" for quick reference) - Site daily weather and hourly forecasts including winds aloft, thermal strength, and top of lift forecasts by hour - Site "Flying Potential" forecast summary and details - "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 layers for storms (radar) and clouds (satellite infrared) - Map of live pilot tracking (select track node to get additional flight track details) - Live weather cameras - Links to paragliding resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloudbase Project at none against iKitesurf's 12. Cloudbase Project also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). iKitesurf's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 2) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On price 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
Both are free to download. iKitesurf sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cloudbase Project asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloudbase Project holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iKitesurf has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of iKitesurf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cloudbase Project's.
iKitesurf ships an update every 2 weeks, Cloudbase Project every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iKitesurf | Cloudbase Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #39 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WeatherFlow | Michael Del , Brown |
Customer experience
iKitesurf
Cloudbase Project
Bugs and requests
iKitesurf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Favorites not saving properly
- Subscription issues and login problems
- Forecast graphs not displaying correctly
- App crashes on certain device/OS versions
- Inconsistent data between user accounts
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch support
- Improved location tracking and favorites management
- More detailed forecasts and models
- Smoother and more responsive user experience
- Better integration with other weather/sports apps
Cloudbase Project
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iKitesurf
- Plus$3.991 Month
- Plus7 Days trial$5.491 Month
- Gold$14.991 Month
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- Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Pro - Pay As You Go (auto-renewing)$19.991 Month
- Gold7 Days trial$21.991 Month
- Plus$44.991 Year
- Plus7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Pro7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Gold7 Days trial$179.991 Year
- Gold$179.991 Year
- Pro - Pay As You Go (3 Months)$59.99
Cloudbase Project
No in-app purchases
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