Gmeteos vs Windly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gmeteos
Get accurate, real-time weather forecasts for cities worldwide. This app provides detailed hourly and daily predictions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind data. Its intuitive interface displays essential information at a glance, with long-term temperature trend graphs.
- Accurate real-time weather forecasts
- Hourly and daily predictions
- Global city coverage
- Intuitive single-screen interface
- Long-term temperature trend graphs
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Ваш надежный погодный помощник с интерактивной картой. Следите за погодой в режиме реального времени с помощью наглядных слоёв: осадки, температура, ветер и многое другое - прямо на карте. Точный прогноз погоды: Актуальная информация на текущий день и неделю вперед (ежедневный и почасовой прогноз). Текущая температура, ощущаемая температура, влажность, скорость и направление ветра. Информация об осадках: Уведомления о вероятности дождя или снега. Детализация: Тип осадков (дождь, снег, град), интенсивность (в мм/час). Карты осадков в реальном времени. Погодные уведомления: Предупреждения о резких изменениях погоды, шторме, сильных ветрах. Напоминания, если на день планируются осадки (например, взять зонт). Долгосрочный прогноз: Температурный тренд (график изменений температуры). Удобный интерфейс: Возможность выбрать город вручную или использовать геолокацию. Возможность добавлять несколько городов для быстрого просмотра. Погодные карты: Интерактивные карты осадков, температур, ветра и давления. Анимация погодных изменений. Дополнительные параметры: Качество воздуха (индекс загрязнения). УФ-индекс.
Windly
This app provides detailed current weather conditions and forecasts across the entire Apple ecosystem. It offers photorealistic backgrounds, hourly and 10-day predictions, and customizable widgets. Saved locations sync across devices for easy access.
- Photorealistic weather backgrounds
- 24-hour hourly forecast
- 10-day temperature trend
- Home Screen widgets
- Unlimited favorite locations
- Offline weather caching
- Cross-device syncing
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Windly is a weather app that’s a pleasure to open. A big temperature, a line about your day and a sky that moves on the screen: rain, snow, storms, fog, twilight, stars and the Moon. For iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. No account, no ads, no data collection. HOME SCREEN • A huge temperature and the conditions at a glance • A greeting, a slogan and a description that fit the weather, the time of day and the season • Animated background: rain, snow, hail, lightning, wind, fog, clouds, the Sun by time of day • At night, stars and the Moon with its real phase • A ribbon below: hours, 10 days and the current numbers 10-DAY FORECAST • The next 24 hours with a chart of temperature, precipitation and wind • A list of days: icon, chance of rain, a min–max bar • Tap a day for its hourly forecast, sun arc, daylight, wind, precipitation, pressure, visibility, humidity and UV index • Moon phase, moonrise and moonset, date of the full moon • Weather alerts CITIES • Your current location and any number of favorite cities • City search and quick switching • Favorites sync through iCloud WIDGETS • Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets: inline, circular, rectangular • Precipitation, hourly entries and the same background as in the app • Choose the city and the refresh rate in Settings MAC AND APPLE TV • Mac: the temperature in the menu bar and a compact window with the weather now, by the hour and your favorite cities; launch at login • Apple TV: weather on the big screen and a detailed forecast OFFLINE AND ACCURACY • Forecasts from Apple WeatherKit • The last weather is available without a network • Celsius and Fahrenheit, wind and pressure units, light and dark theme PRIVACY • Location is used only to get the forecast for your spot • No account, no ads, no trackers The interface is available in English, Russian, German, French and Spanish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Windly at weekly against Gmeteos's every 3 weeks. Windly also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Gmeteos's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Gmeteos ships an update every 3 weeks, Windly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gmeteos | Windly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infometeos, OOO | Vladislav Sidelnikov |
Customer experience
Gmeteos
Windly
In-app purchases
Gmeteos
No in-app purchases
Windly
No in-app purchases









