Comparison

Window Season vs Stok'd

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

Head to head
About

Window Season

Features
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Know when to open your windows. Window Season is a tool for helping decide when to open your windows for passive cooling. It watches the temperature, air quality, and rain for the places you care about and gives you one clear call: open up, or keep them closed. Set your comfort range once and it tracks the rest, hour by hour. • Open now or closed now, at a glance • What's next, like "Close at 8 PM" • Whether you should open overnight • Air quality and rain handled automatically • Adjustable comfort settings • Home & Lock Screen widgets on iOS • Apple Watch app, complications, and widgets

About

Stok'd

Get accurate surf forecasts, swell, and tide information to plan your next session. Connect with other surfers, see who's heading to your favorite spots, and coordinate meetups.

Highlights
  • Multi-day surf forecasts
  • Wave height, swell, and wind data
  • Tide times
  • Hourly condition breakdown
  • Connect with other surfers
  • Spot crowd indicators
  • In-app chat features
Features
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Stok'd is your daily surf companion — clean, accurate surf forecasts that tell you exactly when and where to paddle out. Check multi-day forecasts at a glance: wave height, swell direction and period, wind speed and direction, and tide times. Drag the Score Ribbon across the day to see conditions for any hour, or jump straight to your usual session time. Whether you're planning a dawn patrol before work or chasing the next swell, Stok'd helps you read the conditions and pick the best window to surf. NEW — FIND YOUR CREW • Connect with friends and throw a shaka when you're going • See how many surfers are heading to each spot • Chat in DMs and group chats, built for planning sessions • Surf profiles with usernames, photos, and avatars • Connect instantly at the beach with QR codes WHY STOK'D • Clear, at-a-glance surf forecasts • Wave height, swell direction and period • Wind speed and direction • Tide times with the next high/low at a glance • 7-day outlook for every spot near you • Fast, simple, and made for surfers More spots and features are on the way. Stay stok'd.

Screenshots

Window Season4 screens
Stok'd3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Window Season at every 2 days against Stok'd's every 5 days. Stok'd's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Window Season ships an update every 2 days, Stok'd every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Window Season versus Stok'd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindow SeasonStok'd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZachary ColemanStok'd LLC

In-app purchases

None

Window Season

No in-app purchases

None

Stok'd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Window Season free?
Window Season is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stok'd free?
Stok'd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Window Season or Stok'd have ads?
Neither Window Season nor Stok'd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Window Season or Stok'd?
Window Season ships an update every 2 days, and Stok'd every 5 days. Most recently, Window Season was updated on November 5, 2026 and Stok'd on November 5, 2026.

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