Comparison

MeteoTrend vs Windrose Radar

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

Head to head
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MeteoTrend

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"MeteoTrend is a clean, reliable weather app for phones and tablets. Get accurate, up-to-date forecasts for your current location or any city worldwide — with the detail you need to plan your day and the week ahead. WEATHER AT A GLANCE Open MeteoTrend to see current temperature, sky conditions, and a scrollable 24-hour hourly forecast. Below that, explore detailed metrics including wind speed and direction, gusts, barometric pressure, humidity, UV index, visibility, precipitation, cloud cover, wave height, water temperature, and geomagnetic activity — all shown with your chosen units. Sun and moon information is displayed when available: sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and current moon phase. PLAN AHEAD Review a multi-day forecast on the home screen. Tap any day to open a detailed view with forecast periods and characteristics — helpful when you need hour-by-hour context, not just daily highs and lows. SEARCH, RECENTS & FAVORITES Search for cities worldwide and open full weather details for any result. Your recent searches are kept for quick return visits. Save locations to favorites, reorder them as you like, and open them anytime from the side menu. LOCATION YOUR WAY Grant location permission during onboarding for forecasts where you are. Prefer not to share location? Search for a city manually, or rely on approximate positioning when supported. MeteoTrend does not require GPS hardware — it works on tablets and devices without built-in GPS, including many Amazon Fire tablets. PERSONALIZED SETTINGS On first launch, set your preferred temperature, pressure, and wind units. Later, open Settings to adjust all unit types (including time, height, precipitation, and distance), change language, and review app information. The UI supports multiple languages and right-to-left layouts where applicable. Pull down on the home screen to refresh and fetch the latest forecast data. DESIGNED FOR EVERYDAY USE Navigation is simple: a side drawer provides access to favorites, settings, about, rate, and share. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are available in-app. Your preferences, favorites, and recent searches are stored locally on your device. WHY METEOTREND? • Current conditions with large, readable temperature display • 24-hour hourly forecast tiles • Rich weather characteristics and sun/moon cards • Multi-day forecast with per-day detail screens • Global city search with flags and live temperatures in results • Favorite locations with drag-to-reorder • Customizable units and multilingual interface • Pull-to-refresh on the home screen • Works on phones and tablets Whether you are checking the forecast before work, planning a trip, or monitoring weather in several cities, MeteoTrend brings current conditions, hourly trends, and extended outlooks together in one straightforward app. Download MeteoTrend and stay informed — wherever you are, and wherever you look."

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Windrose Radar

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Check rain radar, compare forecasts and plan time outdoors. Windrose brings everyday weather, optional alerts and specialist tools together on iPhone and iPad. EVERYDAY WEATHER — FREE • A 7-day forecast, 12 hours of detail and modeled current conditions. • Observed rain radar with a timeline you can scrub, where coverage is available. • Estimated rain timing and a one-hour rain chart in 15-minute forecast steps. • A standard 30-minute Focus Window suggestion, checked against a full hourly forecast block. • UV, sunrise, sunset and modeled air quality where available. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus rain Live Activities. • Current location and two saved places, Home/Work shortcuts, backup export and private iCloud place sync. Official warnings remain free in Hong Kong, the United States and participating European and nearby countries. Check the affected area, issuing authority and valid times. Optional notifications depend on permission, connectivity and iOS background scheduling; emergency delivery is not guaranteed. European warning notifications cover red-level warnings; other supported warnings remain visible in the app. MORE DETAIL WITH WINDROSE PRO • Up to 16 forecast days, 48 hourly hours and a six-hour rain chart. • Custom Focus Window duration, rain, gust and temperature preferences. • Experimental future radar: motion estimates from available observed frames, up to three hours ahead, with decreasing reliability over time. • Infrared satellite cloud imagery where coverage is available. • An interactive pressure map with isobars, highs and lows, illustrative flow and supported tropical-cyclone tracks. Pressure readings are sampled or interpolated model estimates. • Marine forecasts for waves, swell, sea state, sea temperature, currents, wind and gusts where available. • Aviation reports and tools: METARs, TAFs, reporting airports, SIGMET information, modeled winds aloft and a density-altitude calculator. • Unlimited saved places and no ads. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your units and appearance, then reorder or hide dashboard cards. Forecast validity and download times are shown separately, with clear messages when data is missing, stale or unavailable. Coverage varies by location and product. Use official warnings and briefings for safety decisions. Marine and aviation tools provide awareness, not navigation or flight-planning authority. The app interface, widgets and Live Activities support 50 languages. Official narratives and place names may retain their supplied language. SUBSCRIPTIONS Pro is available monthly or annually. The App Store shows current prices, billing periods and any introductory offer you are eligible for before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before renewal or trial end. Restore purchases in the app. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://mwsupplylimited.github.io/windrose/privacy.html

Screenshots

MeteoTrend4 screens
Windrose Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeteoTrend at none against Windrose Radar's 2. MeteoTrend also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Windrose Radar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price 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. Windrose Radar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MeteoTrend asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeteoTrend ships an update every 4 weeks, Windrose Radar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
MeteoTrend versus Windrose Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeteoTrendWindrose Radar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViacheslav ShamanskyiMatthew Wong

In-app purchases

None

MeteoTrend

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Windrose Radar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is MeteoTrend free?
MeteoTrend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Windrose Radar free?
Windrose Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MeteoTrend or Windrose Radar have ads?
Windrose Radar shows ads; MeteoTrend does not.
Which is updated more often, MeteoTrend or Windrose Radar?
MeteoTrend ships an update every 4 weeks, and Windrose Radar every 3 days. Most recently, MeteoTrend was updated on November 5, 2026 and Windrose Radar on October 31, 2026.

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