Comparison

True Wind Pro vs -40 Weather

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

Head to head
About

True Wind Pro

Features
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True Wind Pro is a precise nautical wind calculator and training tool designed for sailors, navigators, and marine students. Convert apparent wind into true wind direction and speed using the classic nautical-school vector method — clearly visualized and easy to understand. Key Features • True wind direction (TWD) and speed (TWS) calculation • Apparent wind (AWA / AWS) support • Atmospheric pressure readings using the iPhone’s built-in barometer sensor • Pressure history with date and time • Easy access to pressure, wind direction, and wind force values for entering into the ship’s deck logbook on the bridge • Interactive radar and wind triangle plot • Step-by-step vector construction (nautical-school method) • Reverse calculator: find heading for a target apparent wind angle • Beaufort scale interpretation • Clean, distraction-free interface optimized for marine use Designed for Learning & Practice True Wind Pro doesn’t just give you numbers — it shows how the result is constructed. Perfect for sailing schools, exam preparation, and real-world navigation planning. The app also helps with practical bridge routines by making atmospheric pressure, wind direction, and wind force easy to check and enter into the ship’s deck logbook. Free & Pro You can perform 5 free calculations to try the app. Unlock True Wind Pro – Lifetime to get unlimited calculations forever with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. Ideal for sailors, skippers, students, navigators, and anyone who wants to truly understand wind mechanics at sea.

About

-40 Weather

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-40 is the one temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are exactly equal. It is also a weather app that shows you both scales at once, so you never have to convert, with radar built the way the professionals build it. BOTH SCALES, ALWAYS Every temperature appears in °C and °F side by side. Choose which one leads in Settings. RADAR THAT RUNS ON YOUR PHONE Most weather apps show you radar. -40 Weather runs it. Instead of downloading finished pictures of the weather, the app downloads compact radar data built from NOAA measurements and draws the map on your device. Pan and zoom instantly, watch a smooth animated loop, and see where storms are heading next. Storm tracks, warning areas and storm reports are layered on top, and you can zoom in for high-resolution detail. Covers the United States and Canada. YOUR CITIES, ONE SWIPE APART Save as many places as you like and swipe between them. Add your current location or search for any city in the world. FORECASTS AT A GLANCE Current conditions, feels-like, highs and lows, a 7-day forecast, hourly detail, wind, precipitation, and sun and moon times. First light and last light show the usable daylight before sunrise and after sunset. Morning, midday and evening cards suggest what the weather feels like, from sweater weather to beach weather. ONE TAP TO THE DETAILS Tiles on the home page show live values and open hourly, precipitation, wind, moon, air quality and pollen, and the Field Guide. WEATHER ALERTS See active alerts from the National Weather Service right on the main screen, with optional notifications. AIR QUALITY AND POLLEN Check air quality and a 5-day pollen forecast covering tree, grass and weed pollen. ON THE WATER Marine conditions, tides, and estimated fishing windows for coastal and inland waters near you. These are estimates and are not for navigation. BUILT TO SIP YOUR BATTERY Location uses a coarse fix instead of constant GPS tracking, and weather alerts arrive by push instead of the app checking in on a timer. DYNAMIC ISLAND AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Optionally keep the current temperature on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. MADE YOUR WAY Pick a color theme, including one that shifts with the temperature, and choose metric or imperial units. The bottom bar uses Liquid Glass on iOS 26. Works on iPhone and iPad. Weather data comes from OpenWeather, the National Weather Service and NOAA, Open-Meteo, Google and other sources listed in Settings. Forecasts and alerts are for general information and are not a substitute for official warnings.

Screenshots

True Wind Pro4 screens
-40 Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: -40 Weather at none against True Wind Pro's 1. -40 Weather also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). True Wind Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. True Wind Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. -40 Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

True Wind Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, -40 Weather every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
True Wind Pro versus -40 Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue Wind Pro-40 Weather
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaulina PraciakJacob Egly

In-app purchases

1 purchases

True Wind Pro

One-time1
  • Unlimited Calculations$1.99
None

-40 Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is True Wind Pro free?
True Wind Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is -40 Weather free?
-40 Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do True Wind Pro or -40 Weather have ads?
Neither True Wind Pro nor -40 Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, True Wind Pro or -40 Weather?
True Wind Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and -40 Weather every 5 days. Most recently, True Wind Pro was updated on October 8, 2026 and -40 Weather on October 19, 2026.

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