Wind & Weather Meter vs SwimSmart
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.
SwimSmart
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The SwimSmart application is used as a dashboard to control custom hardware purchased from the SwimSmart team. Within the app, you can look at each device's stats in depth, manage how long the devices are awake, control beach hazard lights manually, or even allow them to follow suggestions posted by the National Weather Service, and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wind & Weather Meter at every 3 months against SwimSmart's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 3 months, SwimSmart every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind & Weather Meter | SwimSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WeatherFlow | SwimSmart Technology LLC |
In-app purchases
Wind & Weather Meter
No in-app purchases
SwimSmart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wind & Weather Meter free?
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Do Wind & Weather Meter or SwimSmart have ads?
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