Wind Compass vs Minimums
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Compass
Track and monitor wind and weather conditions with detailed forecasts. Get real-time wind speed, direction, temperature, and precipitation chances for any location. Customize your view with various backgrounds and overlays.
- Real-time wind speed and direction
- Hourly and daily weather forecasts
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Temperature and 'feels like' readings
- Customizable backgrounds and overlays
- Wind speed units selection
- North direction indicator
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Introducing Wind Compass, the go-to app for tracking and monitoring wind & weather conditions. With Wind Compass, you can easily get the latest and most accurate weather updates for any location. Whether you’re planning an outdoor activity, checking the weather during a road trip, or simply curious about the conditions outside, Wind Compass is the perfect app to help you stay informed. So why wait? Download Wind Compass today and start getting the weather information you need, right at your fingertips. Wind Compass can answer important weather-related questions: - See what the current wind speed and direction is for your location or destination - View sunrise & sunset times so you can catch first light or the perfect sunset - Learn what the temperature feels like so you can plan for your day - Get the hourly & daily forecast to better plan for outings & travel Key Wind Condition Features - Get Wind Speed readings in Miles/hour, Kilometers/hour, Knots, Beaufort Wind Force, or Meters Per Second - Select Compass Magnetic Declination from True North or Magnetic North - Choose Temperature measurement from Fahrenheit or Celsius - Select the Arrow direction of the Wind Indicator from Blowing To or Coming From Top Weather Forecast Features - View the Current Temperature and check Estimated Highs and Lows - See Sunrise/Sunset times, plus the "First Light" and "Last light" times for the day (Also known as Nautical Twilight Start and End) - 24-Hour & 7-Day Forecast showing Time, Estimated Temperature, Estimated Wind Speed and Direction, and % Chance of Precipitation Custom Backgrounds - Choose from standard colored backgrounds - Add a map showing your current location - Select an overlay displaying your rear camera view - Pick a color gradient that automatically adjusts from warm to cool based on the temperature of where you are Wind Compass Pro Features - Save Multiple Locations - Daily Weather Forecasts - Remove Ads With Wind Compass, you can easily stay up-to-date on the weather conditions around you. As an added bonus, Wind Compass shows you which direction is North so if you are indoors or turned around, you can reorient yourself, as well as check the current wind direction. Thanks for using Wind Compass! Have questions or feedback? Email us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast & friendly support. Credits Weather Data Powered by Apple WeatherKit (https://weatherkit.apple.com/legal-attribution.html) Apple Weather and WeatherKit are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Subscription Terms: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/
Minimums
This app analyzes aviation weather reports (METARs and TAFs) to determine if airport conditions meet your custom takeoff, landing, or alternate minimums. Set up personalized alerts for weather changes and view conditions on a map.
- View METARs and TAFs for global airports
- Check custom takeoff, landing, and alternate minimums
- Create custom weather change alerts
- Customize units for visibility, wind, pressure, and temperature
- Map view with flight category, ceiling, and visibility
- Translated or raw METAR/TAF display
- Sunrise, sunset, and night time information
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• View METARs and TAFs for thousands of airports around the world • Tells you if your airports are above, at, or below your custom minimums for takeoff, landing, and alternate • Create custom alerts to be notified as soon as the weather changes (utilizes push notifications) • Customize visibility, wind speed, altimeter setting, and temperature units • Option to display information as either translated or raw • Map view with flight category, ceiling, and visibility View your own personalized list of airports or weather stations and quickly determine if they are above or below your takeoff, landing, or alternate minimums. No more digging through TAFs to see if your favourite alternate will hold - if it's green, it's good for the duration of the TAF! If it's yellow, it's at minimums. If it's red, the weather goes below your minimums at some point during the forecast. Minimums can be completely customized based on ceiling and visibility and is useful for all pilots, from airline to student. Simply set your personal, company, or legal limits for all of your airports, and quickly see which ones will work. You also have complete control over how TEMPO and PROB conditions should affect this analysis. Please note that minimums must be set manually by each user - a database of IFR minimums is not included in the app. However, with Data Sharing enabled, the app can suggest commonly used minimums for each airport. Set up alerts that will notify you when the weather meets your own custom criteria. For example, you might ask Minimums to alert you when the visibility at a certain airport goes above 1 mile. Or maybe the ceiling at your destination is 300 feet and the minimums are 500 feet. Just create an alert to tell you when the ceiling goes above your desired value. Minimums uses push notifications so you don't have to constantly refresh the app. As soon as we detect your criteria has been met, we'll send your phone a notification letting you know. Alerts are currently available for ceiling, visibility, flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR), lowest cloud layer, and new metar issued. Units can be customized as follows: - Visibility (miles or meters) - Wind Speed (knots or meters per second) - Pressure (inches of mercury or hectopascals) - Temperature (celsius or fahrenheit) - Time (UTC or Local) - Metars/TAFs can also be displayed as translated (decoded) or raw Sunrise, sunset, and night times are also included with night defined as the center of the sun's disc being 6º below the horizon. Light and dark mode available - follows your system settings. Weather data is provided by the National Weather Service and airport names and cities are provided by Our Airports. Free version limitations: • Maximum 5 airports in your station list • No suggested minimums, but you can see which airports have suggestions available • No push notifications for alerts DISCLAIMER: Never use Minimums as your sole source of aviation weather information. Always consult official meteorological sources for your country. While we strive to make Minimums completely error-free, sometimes the wrong information can be displayed. Gauld Developments takes no responsibility for any damages incurred as a result of the use of this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Minimums at none against Wind Compass's shown. Minimums also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 64%). Wind Compass's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 35) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Wind Compass sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.19 per month and Minimums sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Minimums holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wind Compass has 23K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Wind Compass's written reviews are positive against 83% of Minimums's.
Wind Compass ships an update every 2 months, Minimums fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Compass | Minimums |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (23K ratings) | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maple Media Apps, LLC | Tailwheel Labs Ltd. |
Customer experience
Wind Compass
Minimums
Bugs and requests
Wind Compass
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Compass feature not working properly
- Delayed or inaccurate wind data updates
Requested features
4 requests- Option to select location instead of using current location
- Barometric pressure display
- Apple Watch support
- Historical wind data and trends
Minimums
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wind Compass
- Wind Compass Pro MP Monthly$3.191 Month
- Windcompass Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Wind Compass MP 20$10.491 Year
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- Wind Compass MP 40$11.991 Year
- Windcompass Pro Annual$12.991 Year
- Wind Compass MP 601 Month trial$12.991 Year
- Wind Compass Premium$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$24.99
Minimums
- Premium$6.99
Questions
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