Comparison

WindRose vs Stormlo

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

Head to head
About

WindRose

Monitor wind intensity and duration for the next 12 hours. Understand land wind patterns to infer sea conditions. Essential for planning outdoor activities and maritime endeavors.

Highlights
  • Wind intensity tracking
  • Wind duration forecast
  • 12-hour wind evolution
  • Sea condition inference
  • Land wind analysis
Features
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WindRose allows you to check the evolution of wind intensity and duration over the last or next 12 hours. If you are someone who needs to know the state of the sea at a given moment, by understanding how the land wind has behaved, you can infer the sea conditions you will encounter.

About

Stormlo

Get detailed weather forecasts, including current conditions, hourly breakdowns, and a scrubbable rain radar. Compare multiple meteorological models and receive severe weather alerts. Customize units and access advanced features through an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Current conditions and hourly forecasts
  • Scrubbable rain radar with playback
  • Multi-model forecast comparison
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Customizable units
  • Sunrise/sunset and pressure data
Features
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Stormlo gives you the weather you actually need — clean current conditions, a scrubbable rain radar, deep meteograms, and serious meteorological depth one tap away. Today • Current temperature, feels-like, and conditions • Hourly strip for the next 24 hours • 7-day outlook with rain probability, max/min, and UV • Sunrise / sunset / pressure / humidity / wind Radar • High-resolution rain radar with smooth scrubbable playback • Past 2 hours plus short-term forecast frames • Global coverage via RainViewer Forecast • Hourly meteogram: temperature, precipitation probability, wind • Day-by-day breakdown with precipitation totals, UV, wind • Multi-model comparison: stack ECMWF, GFS, ICON, UKMO, MeteoFrance and JMA on a single chart — see which models agree Alerts • Live severe-weather alerts via the US National Weather Service • Clear "all clear" state when nothing's active for your area • Pull to refresh, tap for full alert detail Settings • Choose your units: Celsius/Fahrenheit, km/h/mph/m/s/knots, hPa/inHg/mbar • Open the supporting site, privacy policy, terms, and support Sources • Forecast: Open-Meteo (multi-model, free, global) • Radar: RainViewer (global composite) • Alerts: US NWS Stormlo Pro The core app is free. Stormlo Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription: • Stormlo Pro (Monthly) — billed every 1 month • Stormlo Pro (Yearly) — billed every 1 year Prices are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.maddisys.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.maddisys.co.uk/privacy No ads. No tracking SDKs.

Screenshots

WindRose4 screens
Stormlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WindRose at none against Stormlo's 2. WindRose also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stormlo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WindRose asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WindRose ships an update every 2 weeks, Stormlo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
WindRose versus Stormlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindRoseStormlo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOliver ToroMaddisys Limited

Customer experience

WindRose

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stormlo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WindRose

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stormlo

Subscriptions2
  • Stormlo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stormlo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is WindRose free?
WindRose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stormlo free?
Stormlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WindRose or Stormlo have ads?
Neither WindRose nor Stormlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WindRose or Stormlo?
WindRose ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stormlo every 8 days. Most recently, WindRose was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stormlo on November 7, 2026.

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