Comparison

KLFY Forecast First and Radar vs Windy.com

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

Head to head
About

KLFY Forecast First and Radar

Get Acadiana's most accurate hour-by-hour weather forecasts for the next day and week. Receive personalized alerts for severe weather and track storms with an interactive radar. Access local and national conditions, plus video forecasts, anywhere in the U.S.

Highlights
  • Live interactive radar with layering options
  • Severe weather alerts with audio cues
  • Hour-by-hour forecasts for next day and week
  • Video forecasts from Live Doppler 10 Storm Tracker
  • Current weather conditions nationwide
  • Customizable location alerts and tracking
  • Share weather conditions via social media
Features
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Never let the weather catch you by surprise again. The trusted weather experts at Live Doppler 10 Storm Tracker deliver Acadiana's most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and for the week ahead. Unlike other weather apps, you'll get a local forecast that is customized for you. Download the KLFY Weather app for fast, accurate local and national weather at your fingertips. With its personal alert notifications, you'll know when significant weather is heading your way and when to take cover. And when you are traveling, use KLFY Weather to get real-time weather forecasts, interactive radar and current conditions for anywhere in the U.S. The KLFY Weather app utilizes the most advanced radar maps, weather and digital technology available. With its easy to use interactive radar, you can take control and see where the storm is now and where it is tracking. Then, set customized alerts to keep you and your family informed and safe. Features: - Live interactive radar with many layering options lets you track the storms around you - Alerts for severe weather go to your home screen and cue an audio alert - The most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and week ahead for Acadiana and all of Lousiana - The latest video forecast from Live Doppler 10 Storm Tracker - Current weather conditions for Lafayette and anywhere in the United States - Share the weather conditions via text message, email, Facebook or Twitter - You can set multiple custom locations to track forecasts, alerts, radar, and more

About

Windy.com

This app offers advanced weather forecasting with over 50 detailed maps and 15 weather models, including live radar, satellite imagery, and hurricane tracking. It provides customizable alerts for storms, wind, and snow, making it ideal for outdoor activities and aviation.

Highlights
  • Live weather radar & satellite
  • Over 50 weather maps
  • 15+ weather models
  • Hurricane tracker
  • Customizable weather alerts
  • Aviation-specific forecasts
  • Air quality index
Features
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A UNIQUE WEATHER FORECAST VISUALISATION While most weather forecasting apps rely solely on free global models, Windy has gone a step further by investing heavily in the most accurate weather models available, always at the highest possible resolution, to deliver you the most accurate forecasts in the world. LIVE WEATHER APP - WEATHER RADAR & SATELLITE (Now with Precipitation Type & Lightning tracker) Radar is a highly valued tool for weather forecasting. To provide you with the most accurate radar imagery, we constantly expand our resources so that rain, snow, and storms don't catch you by surprise. Trusted radar sources include NOAA, Met Office, Météo France, DWD, JMA, IMD, BoM & more. The global satellite composite is created from NOAA, EUMETSAT & Himawari data. MORE THAN 50 WEATHER MAPS - Rain radar, Satellite and a unique combined layer of Radar & Satellite images (blue, infrared, visible) - Hurricane tracker, Weather warnings & Extreme forecast - Wind forecast: Wind speed, Wind gusts & Accumulation, models comparison, data from live Weather stations - Temperature: Humidity, Pressure, Dew point, live data from Weather stations - Rain: Thunder & storms, Rain accumulation, Thunderstorms, Precipitation type, CAPE-index - Aviation: Clouds, Cloud tops, Cloud base, Visibility (LIFR, IFR, MVFR, VFR), Fog, Icing, Clear air turbulence, Thermals, Freezing altitude - Marine Forecast: Waves, Swell, Wave power, Tide forecast, Currents, Sea temperature - Solar activity: Solar power, UV index, Wet-bulb temperature - Snow: Snow depth, New snow, Snow density - Air Quality: Air Quality Index (AQI) with Pollen (CAMS), NO2, PM 2.5, Aerosol, SO2, Ozone layer, Surface ozone, CO concentration, Dust mass - Soil moisture, Moisture anomaly, Drought intensity, Fire Danger, Fuel moisture MORE THAN 15 WEATHER MODELS Global weather models: - meteoblue - AI forecast - ECMWF - GFS by NOAA - ICON by DWD Local weather models: - HRRR by NOAA - NAM by NOAA - HRDPS by MSC - ICON-EU by DWD - ICON-D2 by DWD - UKV by Met Office - AROME-HD by Météo France - ALADIN by CHMI - NEMS by meteoblue - MSM by JMA - ACCESS-C by BoM LIVE RAIN, STORM ALERTS & CUSTOM WEATHER ALERTS Want to know before the storm hits near you while you hike, bike or spend time outdoors? You can now access live weather alerts or set up your custom weather alert for wind, sunshine, or new snow. HURRICANE TRACKER FOR STORM TRACKING With Windy's hurricane tracker, you can track the past and projected path of a hurricane or a storm. Windy doesn't rely on just one hurricane model, but will give you all the forecasts available for a storm or hurricane. WINDY MADE FOR PILOTS - 16 altitude levels from the surface to 13.5km/FL450 - 50k+ Airports searchable by ICAO and IATA, including runway info, decoded & raw METAR, TAF & NOTAMs - Detailed Airgram and Meteogram: temperature and dew point, wind speed and wind gusts, pressure, precipitation, altitude cloud cover, freezing altitude - Thermals forecast - Route planner WINDY MADE FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS, SURF & BOATING - 67K+ global webcams - Summer & winter outdoor topographic maps by Mapy.com - 4.5K+ Surfing spots - 12.1K+ Paragliding spots - 4.3K+ Kiting spots - Boating tide forecast - Sun & Moon tracker - Plugins with buoy data WINDY AS A WEATHER WIDGET ON YOUR DEVICE Get the weather now on your iPhone, MacOS, iPad, CarPlay & Apple Watch, from forecast, Radar, METAR, Weather stations & Wind, ready for your travels and outdoor sports. WINDY PREMIUM — FORECAST LIKE A PRO - 1-hour & 15-day outlook with 4–6× daily updates - Radar/Satellite 24h loops & 1-year archives - More maps (Tide Forecast) - Model comparison to find the best model Terms of Use: https://account.windy.com/agreements/windy-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://account.windy.com/agreements/windy-privacy-policy GET IN TOUCH Join us on social media or at community.windy.com to discuss weather-related topics, report bugs, or suggest a new feature. Contact us directly at info@windy.com.

Screenshots

KLFY Forecast First and Radar3 screens
Windy.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Windy.com at 89% against KLFY Forecast First and Radar's 33%. Windy.com also leads on ratings volume (79K vs 2K) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). KLFY Forecast First and Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Windy.com sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KLFY Forecast First and Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Windy.com holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windy.com has 79K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of KLFY Forecast First and Radar's written reviews are positive against 89% of Windy.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KLFY Forecast First and Radar ships an update every 2 months, Windy.com every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
KLFY Forecast First and Radar versus Windy.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKLFY Forecast First and RadarWindy.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings)4.8 (79K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews89.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K79K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIN Television CorporationWindyty, SE

Customer experience

KLFY Forecast First and Radar

All ratings1,998 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative62.5%

Windy.com

All ratings78,968 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews3,744 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

KLFY Forecast First and Radar

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate and accessible
  • 🚀 Great weather app!
  • 👍 Best communication going
  • 👍 Love it!
  • 👍 Slick, intuitive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Terrible Radar
  • 🔋 If u like to watch Ads download
  • 🔋 I came here for the weather!!!
  • 🐛 Terrible!!
  • 🐛 KLFY WEATHER APP

Windy.com

From 79K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌊 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 🌍 Comprehensive global coverage
  • 🔍 Detailed weather data and models
  • 🛥️ Useful for marine/sailing activities
  • 🛫 Valuable for aviation planning

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Overwhelming number of features and options
  • 🔍 Small text and cluttered interface on mobile
  • 🤖 Occasional app crashes or stability issues
  • 💰 Paywall for some advanced features
  • 🌐 Lack of offline functionality

Bugs and requests

KLFY Forecast First and Radar

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Good.....but

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update to show rain chances
  • Need to bring some of the old app pieces like rain percent etc
  • On the radar I would like all the stuff like lighting, alerts, and that kind of stuff

Windy.com

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Map dragging issues on newer iPhone models
  • Inconsistent temperature display units
  • Premium features not always working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add weather front data on isobar charts
  • Improve font size and layout for better readability
  • Provide option to hide webcams or certain layers
  • Implement weather warning notifications
  • Add support for Apple Watch and other wearables

In-app purchases

None

KLFY Forecast First and Radar

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Windy.com

Subscriptions4
  • Donate 3 EUR/USD a month$2.991 Month
  • Windy Premium$2.991 Month
  • Donate 6 EUR/USD a month$5.491 Month
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  • Windy Premium2 variants$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Donate approx 5 EUR/USD$4.99
  • Donate approx 10 EUR/USD$9.99
  • Donate approx 20 EUR/USD$19.99
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  • Windy Premium$29.99
  • Donate approx 50 EUR/USD$49.99

Questions

Is KLFY Forecast First and Radar free?
KLFY Forecast First and Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Windy.com free?
Windy.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KLFY Forecast First and Radar or Windy.com?
Windy.com is rated higher. KLFY Forecast First and Radar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Windy.com averages 4.8 from 79K ratings.
Do KLFY Forecast First and Radar or Windy.com have ads?
Neither KLFY Forecast First and Radar nor Windy.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KLFY Forecast First and Radar or Windy.com?
KLFY Forecast First and Radar ships an update every 2 months, and Windy.com every 3 weeks. Most recently, KLFY Forecast First and Radar was updated on September 15, 2026 and Windy.com on September 25, 2026.

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