CloudPath vs WindLimit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudPath
Visualize detailed weather conditions along any flight path worldwide with vertical cross-section charts. Understand turbulence, icing, clouds, and winds from departure to destination. Offers customizable units and offline data access.
- Vertical cross-section weather charts
- Multiple weather layers (clouds, turbulence, icing)
- Route planning with ICAO/IATA codes
- Customizable units and flight levels
- Offline weather data access
- Sunrise/sunset curves and day/night shading
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CloudPath generates vertical cross-section weather charts for any flight route worldwide. Visualize turbulence, icing, clouds, winds, temperatures, precipitation, and more along your planned route from departure to destination. Features: - Vertical cross-section charts for any route worldwide - Weather layers: clouds, turbulence, icing, SLD, precipitation, wind barbs, isotherms, tropopause - Enter departure, arrival, and intermediate waypoints by ICAO or IATA code - Adjustable flight levels, cruise altitude, and chart width - Customizable units: hPa/inHg, NM/km, Celsius/Fahrenheit, 12h/24h - GFS model data updated every 6 hours - Offline mode: download weather data packs and render charts without internet - Sunrise/sunset curves and day/night shading - Save favorite routes and waypoints for quick access Built for pilots, dispatchers, and aviation weather enthusiasts. CloudPath uses GFS forecast data to produce detailed cross-section charts that help you understand the weather along your entire route at a glance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WindLimit
This app helps pilots quickly determine if wind conditions are within their aircraft's limits for takeoff and landing. It calculates headwind and crosswind components using live weather data or manual input, providing alerts for exceedances.
- Live METAR data for US airports
- Automatic magnetic variation correction
- Crosswind and head/tailwind component calculation
- Runway-specific exceedance alerts
- Customizable aircraft wind limits
- Manual and ATIS weather entry
- Light and dark themes
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WindLimit gives pilots a fast, clear answer to one question before every takeoff and landing: is this wind within limits? Enter your runway, wind direction, and speed, or pull live METAR for any of 12,700+ U.S. airports, and WindLimit instantly computes your headwind and crosswind components, checks them against your aircraft's limits, and flags an exceedance the moment you're outside them. FEATURES • Live METAR for public, private, and military airports nationwide, with automatic magnetic variation correction • Every runway end's crosswind and head/tailwind side by side, with the best end badged • Manual and ATIS entry when no live weather feed is available • Runway-aware exceedance alerts, keyed to the runway you actually pick • Set your own max demonstrated crosswind and personal minimums per aircraft • Clean, glanceable compass display with drag-to-set wind input • Light and dark themes WindLimit is a free, ad-supported informational tool. A one-time in-app purchase removes ads and unlocks: • Multiple saved aircraft profiles • Nearby airports with live wind, best runway, crosswind, and a within-limits read for each • Favorite and recently used airports IMPORTANT WindLimit is an informational aid only. It is not a source of official weather, performance, or limitation data, and must not be used as the sole basis for any operational decision. Always verify winds, runway conditions, and crosswind limitations against official sources: current ATIS/METAR, NOTAMs, and your aircraft manufacturer's or operator's current manuals and limitations. The pilot in command remains solely responsible for every operational decision. Designed by pilots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CloudPath at none against WindLimit's shown. CloudPath also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). WindLimit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. CloudPath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and WindLimit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CloudPath against 5.0 for WindLimit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CloudPath ships an update fortnightly, WindLimit every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | CloudPath | WindLimit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Haushofer | Personal Wings, Inc. |
Customer experience
CloudPath
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In-app purchases
CloudPath
- CloudPath Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- CloudPath Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
WindLimit
- Remove Ads$2.99









