TrueWind vs Marine Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrueWind
This app provides detailed marine weather forecasts, including wind, tide, current, and wave data. It's designed for sailors and watersport enthusiasts to aid in planning, decision-making, and performance on the water.
- Wind direction, speed, and gusts
- Wind shifts over time
- Tide station data
- Current station data
- Wave details
- Regatta planning tools
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Know the water before the gun. TrueWind puts wind, current, tide, waves and NWS marine alerts for your race window on one screen, built for sailors and regatta racers instead of beach-goers. RACE-DAY MODE • Start-line bias: mark the pin and the committee boat and TrueWind tells you which end is favored, and by how many degrees • Wind confidence: Stable, Mixed or Shifty, read from how much the forecast swings across your race • Wind now, current at the gun and the next tide turn, in big type you can read on deck RACE REMINDERS • Add your weekly club race or a one-off regatta once • A full briefing for your exact start and finish: hourly wind and gusts, a flood/ebb current curve, tide highs and lows, sea state and spring/neap strength • Countdown notifications with a picture of the conditions, plus an alert as soon as an NWS warning covers your race • Your races are saved to your account, so a new phone gets them back LOCAL WIND • Send in your club's anemometer or a nearby weather station. Once it's approved, any sailor can add it • Apple Weather wind for any harbor, with a forecast across your race hours • See trend, gusts and how the wind has shifted over the last 6 hours TIDE, CURRENT & WAVE MAP • NOAA tide stations with a live height estimate and a 30-hour curve • Current stations with arrows that point the way the water is flowing right now • NDBC buoys with wave height, period, wavelength and swell direction WEATHER & ALERTS • 5-day wind forecast with gusts, direction and an hour-by-hour view • Race-context notes: building, easing, veering or backing • Gale, small craft, storm and other NWS marine warnings for where you sail HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • A countdown to your next race with wind, current and tide • A current-at-the-start widget, and an extra-large layout that lists the races after it Forecasts, tides and currents come from NOAA and the National Weather Service, so coverage is US waters. Sign in with Google to get marine alerts, local wind and account backup. From Tuesday-night club racing to weekend regattas and everyday boating, TrueWind shows the marine conditions that matter without the clutter of a general weather app.
Marine Weather
Get detailed marine weather forecasts including wind speed, wave heights, and tide information. Visualize data on maps with customizable overlays and multiple weather models. Plan your trips with route management features and access forecasts in various units.
- 3-day wind speed and direction forecasts
- Wave height and direction overlays
- Multiple weather models (GFS, ECMWF)
- Tide and current data for multiple countries
- Lake temperature maps with thermocline identification
- Customizable weather settings and map overlays
- Route management and GPX/KML import
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Marine Weather App - Wind, Waves, Lake Temperature & Tide overlays for windsurfing, kitesurfing and fishing. ►Wind Forecasts √ Wind speed and true direction forecast for 3 days at 3 hour intervals. √ Use the play back bar on top to play/pause the wind animation or go to a specific time. √ Select a specific time for wind prediction from a list √ Tap anywhere on the map to view exact wind prediction speed and direction √ Use barb notation to estimate wind speed at a point. √ Once the predictions are doenloaded they are stored offline for use. ► Wave Heights (Swell + Wind combined) and Direction √ Overlaid on a map √ Playback bar or go to a specific time. √ Highlight high wave heights in red. ► Multiple Weather Models √ GFS √ ECMWF ► Pressure (MSL) ► Precipitation ► Air Temperature ► Gust ►TIDE & CURRENTS √ For US,Canada,Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Australia & New Zealand ► Comfortable Weather Settings √ Automatically Highlight Harsh Weather Forecasts √ Weather settings are customizable based on your preferences. ► Weather Map Overlays √ All forecast variables can be overalaid on the map. ► Lake Temperature Maps √ Accurate to 1 degree fahrenheit (0.5 degree celsius). √ Maps are color coded making it easy to identify lines where the temperature variation starts √ Easy to identify warm thermoclines (to find the best fishing spots) √ Actual temperature text can be toggled on demand √ The application supports showing temperatures in Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin ► Forecast in multiple units √ Wind speed in knots, mph and kph √ Wave height in feet, meter or fathom √ Temperatures in celsius, farenheit and kelvin √ Pressure in Pa, millibar, mmHG, inchHG √ Precipitation in inches, mm ►ROUTE MANAGEMENT / TRIP PLANNING √ Create New Route/Edit Existing Routes √ Move Points √ Add points to an existing route leg √ Delete / Rename points √ Import GPX,KML & KMZ files √ Plot/Edit Routes √ Enter Waypoints √ Share/Export Routes,Tracks&Markers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TrueWind at every 3 weeks against Marine Weather's every 7 months. Marine Weather's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TrueWind against 4.5 for Marine Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively.
TrueWind ships an update every 3 weeks, Marine Weather every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | TrueWind | Marine Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 4.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noujan Fakhri | Bist LLC |
Customer experience
TrueWind
Marine Weather
In-app purchases
TrueWind
No in-app purchases
Marine Weather
No in-app purchases









