Comparison

Kumorb vs Swellwire

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

Head to head
About

Kumorb

Features
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Kumorb is a new weather app centered around graphs. ■ Intuitive Graph Display View 24 hours of weather changes at a glance with graphs. Understand weather patterns intuitively without reading through numbers. ■ Comprehensive Weather Data • Temperature and feels-like temperature • Precipitation probability and amount • Cloud cover • Atmospheric pressure • Humidity • Wind speed and direction Customize which items to display. Show only the information you need. ■ Tap for Details Tap the graph to view detailed data for that time. Quickly check the weather for any time period you're interested in. ■ Multiple Locations Add frequently visited places in addition to your current location. Swipe to switch between locations. ■ Simple Settings • Temperature unit (°C / °F) • Time format (12-hour / 24-hour / System default)

About

Swellwire

Visualize global ocean conditions with a 3D globe. Get detailed forecasts for swell, wind, and weather at any coastline, from immediate conditions to two weeks ahead. Plan your next surf session or marine activity with comprehensive data.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe with weather overlays
  • Live wave height and energy data
  • Detailed surf spot forecasts
  • Buoy data integration
  • Searchable surf spots and buoys
  • Favorite spots sync across devices
  • 16-day forecast extension (Premium)
Features
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Swellwire turns the world ocean into a planner. Spin the globe, drop into any coast, and read the swell, wind, and weather in seconds—right now, tomorrow, or two weeks out. WHAT YOU GET • Interactive 3D globe with live wave-height, wave-energy, wind, and temperature overlays. Pan, pinch, and tap to explore any shoreline on the planet. • Surf spot forecasts: wave height, period, direction, wind, and a clean at-a-glance read before you commit to the drive. • Buoy data from major coastal networks, surfaced inline on the same map you're already using. • Search any surf spot or NOAA buoy by name and jump straight to its forecast. • Favorite spots sync across devices, so your home break, your travel list, and your weekend backup are all one tap away. • Wave-energy color legend lets you compare a heavy four-foot day against a soft five-foot day at a glance. FREE OR PREMIUM Free includes the full globe, every overlay, and a 7-day forecast for every spot. Premium extends every forecast to a full 16 days — long enough to see swell windows before they're obvious to everyone else. WHO IT'S FOR Surfers planning the next session, the next trip, or the next swell. Sailors, kiters, foilers, divers, and anyone whose day depends on what the ocean is actually doing. WHY A GLOBE INSTEAD OF A FLAT MAP Swell doesn't care about map projections. A storm in the South Indian Ocean lights up reefs in California a week later — on a globe you can see why. Watch a long-period swell wrap around continents in the wave-energy view and a forecast starts to read like a story. ACCOUNT AND PRIVACY Sign in with Google to sync favorites and unlock the 16-day upgrade. Swellwire never posts on your behalf, never sells your data, and never emails you unless you ask. QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK Email support@swellwire.com — we read every message. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kumorb4 screens
Swellwire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kumorb at none against Swellwire's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Swellwire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Kumorb asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Kumorb versus Swellwire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKumorbSwellwire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuto KumazakiNevada Scientific Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Kumorb

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Swellwire

Subscriptions2
  • Swellwire Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Swellwire Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Kumorb free?
Kumorb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swellwire free?
Swellwire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kumorb or Swellwire have ads?
Neither Kumorb nor Swellwire shows ads.

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