Comparison

myWind vs Cobalt Weather

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

Head to head
About

myWind

Features
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Know before you go. myWind gives you the most complete wind forecast available — powered by 11 weather models so you can plan your next session with confidence. MULTI-MODEL FORECASTS Compare GFS, ECMWF, ICON, Meteo-France, GEM, HRRR, NAM, and more — all in one view. See where models agree and where they diverge. Our BLEND mode combines them into a single weighted forecast using circular wind direction averaging. MY SPOTS GLANCE See all your saved spots at a glance with color-coded 7-day wind bars. Instantly spot the best days across all your locations. Tap a spot to dive into the full forecast. HOURLY DETAIL Drill into any day to see hour-by-hour wind speed, gusts, direction, tide, temperature, and precipitation. Rotate to landscape for a combined data view. SMART WIND RANGE Set your personal sweet spot — your minimum and maximum rideable wind. The entire app color-codes around YOUR preferences: green means go, yellow means maybe, red means stay home (or grab a bigger kite). SESSION LOG Track your sessions with wind conditions, gear used, and personal ratings. Build your riding history over time. WORKS WORLDWIDE 500+ preset kite spots across 40+ countries, or drop a pin anywhere on the map to add your own secret spot. Regional high-resolution models (HRRR 3km, GEM-HR 2.5km, NAM 12km) automatically activate for US and Canada locations. PRIVACY FIRST Zero tracking. Zero analytics. Zero ads. All your data stays on your device. We don't even have a server — your spots, settings, and sessions never leave your phone. AVAILABLE IN 4 LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese — automatically detected from your device settings.

About

Cobalt Weather

Features
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Cobalt is a fast, uncluttered weather app that takes its color from the conditions and puts your own backyard readings right next to the forecast. Open it on a clear afternoon and it is warm and bright. Open it in a thunderstorm and the whole interface shifts. Every screen, chart, and detail sheet is colored by the weather it is describing, in both light and dark mode. FORECASTS • Hour-by-hour and 10-day forecasts, with separate daytime and overnight conditions for every day • Minute-by-minute rain for the next hour where available, so you know when it starts and when it stops • Interactive charts for precipitation, temperature, wind, and atmosphere • Feels like, humidity, dew point, UV index, visibility, cloud cover, pressure, and air quality • Sunrise, sunset, daylight remaining, moonrise, moonset, and moon phase • Tap any day or any hour for a full detail sheet, colored by that day's own forecast SEVERE WEATHER • Official watches, warnings, and advisories, pinned above the forecast • Color-coded by severity, with the exact window each one covers YOUR OWN STATION • Connect an Ambient Weather, Ecowitt, Davis, or Tempest station in a couple of minutes • Live temperature, humidity, wind speed, gusts, direction, rain, and pressure • Rain totals by rate, day, week, month, year, and current event • Station screens take their color from your own sensors, not the regional forecast MADE TO BE YOURS • Save your places and your station, and switch between them with a tap • Jump to your current location instantly • Hide any reading or card you don't need on the forecast page • A forecast widget on your home screen that stays current without opening the app • Pick your own units • Follow your system theme or lock it to light or dark COBALT PLUS Cobalt is free, with no account and no sign-in. Cobalt Plus is an optional subscription that adds: • Alerts on your phone: severe weather at up to three saved places, rain about to start, a daily briefing, and limits you set on your own station's readings • History: chart any reading from one saved place and up to two stations over the last day, week, month, or year • Your station compared with the forecast, reading by reading, and how the forecast has changed since yesterday • Up to 10 saved places and as many stations as you like (Free includes 2 places and 1 station) • Every extra sensor your station has, from extra temperature and humidity channels to soil, leaf, air quality, lightning, and leak sensors, each one renamable, like Kitchen or Garden • Station widgets and a full forecast widget, refreshed every 30 minutes PRIVACY Cobalt has no accounts and no sign-in. Your station credentials are stored in your device's Keychain and are sent only to fetch your own readings. Location is used only to show you the weather where you are. SOMETHING WRONG? Cobalt is made by one person, and I would genuinely rather hear about a problem than have you put up with it. Tell me what happened and what phone you're on: Nick@NickSaulino.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

myWind4 screens
Cobalt Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myWind at none against Cobalt Weather's 2. myWind also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cobalt Weather's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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. Cobalt Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. myWind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myWind ships an update every 6 weeks, Cobalt Weather weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
myWind versus Cobalt Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyWindCobalt Weather
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex VeilleuxNicholas Saulino

In-app purchases

None

myWind

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cobalt Weather

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is myWind free?
myWind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cobalt Weather free?
Cobalt Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do myWind or Cobalt Weather have ads?
Neither myWind nor Cobalt Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myWind or Cobalt Weather?
myWind ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cobalt Weather weekly. Most recently, myWind was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cobalt Weather on October 15, 2026.

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