Comparison

Gmeteos vs Windly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Accurate real-time weather forecasts
  • Hourly and daily predictions
  • Global city coverage
  • Intuitive single-screen interface
  • Long-term temperature trend graphs
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic weather backgrounds
  • 24-hour hourly forecast
  • 10-day temperature trend
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Unlimited favorite locations
  • Offline weather caching
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Gmeteos4 screens
Windly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gmeteos ships an update every 3 weeks, Windly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Gmeteos versus Windly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGmeteosWindly
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfometeos, OOOVladislav Sidelnikov

Customer experience

Gmeteos

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Windly

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

In-app purchases

None

Gmeteos

No in-app purchases

None

Windly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gmeteos free?
Gmeteos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Windly free?
Windly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gmeteos or Windly have ads?
Neither Gmeteos nor Windly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gmeteos or Windly?
Gmeteos ships an update every 3 weeks, and Windly weekly. Most recently, Gmeteos was updated on October 11, 2026 and Windly on October 9, 2026.

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