Le Vent vs SailMeteo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Le Vent
Access real-time wind, wave, and tide data from over 1,000 coastal stations. Visualize conditions on an interactive map, set custom alerts for your favorite spots, and get detailed forecasts. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts planning their next session.
- Real-time wind data from 1,000+ stations
- Interactive map with wind and color coding
- Wave and tide data with real-time updates
- Customizable favorite spots and alerts
- Detailed wind history and forecasts
- Fishing score based on weather and lunar data
- Live webcam feeds for popular spots
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Le Vent réunit plus de 10 000 stations météo en une seule app, en France et partout en Europe. Vent, rafales, houle, marées, prévisions et webcams : tout ce qu'il faut pour choisir le bon spot et ne plus jamais rater une session. VENT EN TEMPS RÉEL • Plus de 10 000 stations, rafraîchies automatiquement toutes les 30 secondes • Plus de 30 sources réunies : Météo-France, Wind France, Pioupiou, Holfuy, Windguru, Diabox, Infoclimat, FFVL, Netatmo, Weathercloud, METAR des aéroports… • Les services météo nationaux de 18 pays : Espagne, Portugal, Belgique, Pays-Bas, Allemagne, Suisse, Autriche, Irlande, Danemark, Norvège, Suède, Finlande, Pologne, Tchéquie, Slovaquie, Hongrie, Slovénie et Croatie • Vent moyen, rafales et direction en degrés, en nœuds, km/h, m/s ou mph CARTE INTERACTIVE • Toutes les stations sur une seule carte, avec un code couleur selon la force du vent • Direction du vent en un coup d'œil, stations hors ligne grisées • Regroupement intelligent quand vous dézoomez, pour une carte toujours fluide • Spots de kite, surf et parapente, bouées et webcams au même endroit FICHE STATION DÉTAILLÉE • Graphique du vent et des rafales sur 2 h, 6 h, 24 h ou 48 h, en courbe ou en barres • Température, pression et humidité quand la station les mesure • Prévisions et marées directement dans la fiche • Comparaison prévision / mesure pour savoir quel modèle croire sur votre spot HOULE • Près de 300 bouées en France et dans le monde : CANDHIS, NDBC, Cefas, Marine Institute… • Hauteur significative et maximale, période, direction, énergie et température de l'eau • Historique jusqu'à 7 jours et comparaison avec les prévisions de houle MARÉES • Horaires des pleines et basses mers • Coefficient du jour PRÉVISIONS • Modèles AROME, ECMWF, GFS et ICON • Vent, rafales et direction heure par heure pour anticiper vos sessions FAVORIS & ALERTES • Enregistrez vos stations et spots préférés • Recevez une notification quand le vent atteint votre seuil • Mode silencieux pour la nuit • Connexion avec Apple ou par e-mail : vos favoris synchronisés entre l'iPhone, l'iPad et le site levent.live WIDGETS & ÉCRAN VERROUILLÉ • Widgets vent en petit, moyen et grand format, et widget houle • Widgets pour l'écran verrouillé • Activité en direct : le vent de votre spot sur l'écran verrouillé et dans la Dynamic Island • Commande « Vent » dans le centre de contrôle WEBCAMS • Plus de 600 webcams sur les spots, en direct et en plein écran • Historique des images pour voir comment le plan d'eau évolue PÊCHE • Score de pêche selon la lune, la marée, le vent, l'état de la mer et la pression • Tables solunaires et meilleurs créneaux de la journée • Prévisions sur 7 jours et espèces de saison, avec les périodes d'interdiction PARTAGE • Partagez les conditions d'une station en image en un geste DESIGN • Interface Liquid Glass d'iOS 26, pensée pour l'iPhone et l'iPad Conçu par un rider, pour les riders. Kite, windsurf, wing, voile, surf, parapente, pêche… Le Vent est votre compagnon idéal pour ne plus jamais rater une session !
SailMeteo
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Marine weather and sailboat routing, simple and clear, for every tack. SailMeteo brings marine weather, sailboat routing and the choice of an anchorage together in a fast, readable app built for people who actually go to sea. Wind, gusts, waves, currents: see it all on an interactive map, compare models and plan your passages — even offline, once you're out at sea. === FEATURES === - MARINE WEATHER ON A MAP Wind, gusts, waves, swell, currents, pressure, temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, visibility and CAPE, on an interactive map with clear wind barbs and readable colours. - MULTIPLE MODELS Compare several weather models (GFS, AROME and others) to sharpen your decision. Fine-mesh models capture coastal effects such as sea breezes far better. - TIME ANIMATION Scrub through the forecast hours with one gesture, and loop it to see how the weather turns hour by hour. - SAILSCORE: CHOOSING YOUR ANCHORAGE Tap a point in the water: SailMeteo rates how comfortable it would be at anchor, from the wind, the swell and above all the land that shelters it. A rose shows where you are sheltered from, and a curve follows the score hour by hour. Nothing is merely asserted: the stretch of open water, the chop it raises and how much swell actually reaches the point are all shown. - MY ANCHORAGES Save your anchorages: they stay on the map with their name, and are compared with each other for the coming night — ranked by the WORST score of the night, never an average that would hide a blow at 4 am. - WEATHER WATCH Turn the watch on at your anchorage: your position is saved and the app warns you before wind, gusts or sea go past YOUR thresholds, with the notice you choose, up to 48 hours. Alerts work with the app closed and with no network. Move away from the watched point and the watch stops and tells you. - SAILBOAT ROUTING Enter your boat (polars, motoring speed) and let SailMeteo compute a route that accounts for the forecast wind and keeps clear of land. Two approaches: "When to leave?" ranks the slots of the coming days, "Route this departure" optimises the time you chose. GPX import and export to your other navigation apps. - OFFLINE AT SEA Download an area before casting off and keep access to the forecast with no network once you are out. Ideal for stretches with no mobile coverage. - BOAT PROFILE Save your yacht's characteristics and polars, backed up in the cloud, for routing at your own pace. - MARINE WEATHER GUIDES Clear guides to understand the models, read a wind chart, judge the sea state and sea breezes, and prepare your passages. - MAKE IT YOURS Units of your choice (knots, km/h, Beaufort, metres, feet…), night mode to preserve your night vision, local time or UTC, north lock, looping playback. - ACCOUNT AND SYNC Create an account (e-mail, Apple or Google) to find your settings, areas, routes and anchorages on all your devices and on the web (sailmeteo.fr). Sync is instant. === SAFETY AT SEA === Forecasts, routing and SailScore are provided for guidance only. They replace neither official marine weather bulletins, nor the chart, the pilot book or your own seamanship. You remain solely responsible for preparing and for the safety of your passage. === YOUR DATA === - GDPR compliant - Data synced securely - Never sold to third parties - Full account deletion in one gesture, right inside the app === FREE === SailMeteo is free, funded by discreet advertising. A consent dialog lets you change your ad preferences at any time. === FAIR WINDS === Because every trip out deserves proper weather preparation. Made for sailors — contact@sailmeteo.fr --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sailmeteo.fr/confidentialite.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Le Vent at none against SailMeteo's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Le Vent ships an update every 4 days, SailMeteo every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Le Vent | SailMeteo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Cochard | Sebastien AFFRE |
In-app purchases
Le Vent
No in-app purchases
SailMeteo
No in-app purchases









