Wind & Weather Meter vs Kestrel LiNK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind & Weather Meter
This free app pairs with a WeatherFlow meter to capture and share hyper-local weather data. Get precise readings for wind speed, direction, temperature, humidity, and pressure, along with calculated values like wind chill and dew point. Share your detailed reports instantly via social media or popular weather services.
- Capture wind speed, direction, temperature, humidity, pressure
- Calculate wind chill, heat index, dew point, air density
- Share weather reports via social media and email
- Post reports to online weather services
- Works with WeatherFlow WINDmeter and WEATHERmeter
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The Wind & Weather Meter app works with the WeatherFlow WINDmeter and the WeatherFlow WEATHERmeter -- available for purchase at retailers online and offline. When paired with a WeatherFlow meter, this free app allows you to take & share weather reports from your exact location. Capture highly accurate weather data, including wind speed (average, gust and lull), wind direction, air temperature, humidity and pressure. The app also give you values such as wind chill, heat index, apparent wind, crosswind, tailwind, dew point, air density and more. Add a description and instantly share your report via Twitter, Facebook, SMS, email and more. Weather reports captured from this app can be posted instantly to popular online weather services including iKitesurf, iWindsurf, SailFlow, WindAlert, and FishWeather.
Kestrel LiNK
This application allows users to monitor, download, and share environmental data collected by Kestrel Instruments meters and data loggers. It provides a seamless way to send your weather information to the cloud for further analysis and accessibility.
- Monitor environmental data
- Download data
- Share data
- Send data to the cloud
- Connect with Kestrel Instruments devices
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Monitor, download, share or send your weather data to the cloud from your Kestrel Instruments environment meter or data logger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wind & Weather Meter at 4.0 against Kestrel LiNK's 2.9. Kestrel LiNK's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wind & Weather Meter holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Wind & Weather Meter's written reviews are positive against 27% of Kestrel LiNK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wind & Weather Meter ships an update every 3 months, Kestrel LiNK every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Wind & Weather Meter | Kestrel LiNK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | 2.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WeatherFlow | Nielsen-Kellerman Co. |
Customer experience
Wind & Weather Meter
Kestrel LiNK
In-app purchases
Wind & Weather Meter
No in-app purchases
Kestrel LiNK
No in-app purchases
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