Wind Maps vs Windy Spots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Maps
Track your wind and paddle sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, and SUP. Record activities, monitor real-time stats like speed and jump height, and view spot conditions including wind and tide. Organize group downwinds and compete on community leaderboards.
- GPS tracking for speed, distance, and time
- Record jump height for kite activities
- View spot conditions: wind, tide, forecast
- Group downwind tracking with real-time map
- Community leaderboards by sport
- Apple Watch integration for standalone recording
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O Wind Maps é o app de rastreamento para esportes de vento e remo: kitesurf, wing foil, kite foil, windsurf, SUP, surfski, canoa havaiana e mais. Grave cada atividade, acompanhe em tempo real e reviva o trajeto depois. O QUE VOCÊ FAZ COM O Wind Maps • Rastreamento GPS: velocidade, distância etempo. • Saltos: a altura de cada salto no kite. • Condições do spot: vento e rajada em nós, direção, maré e previsão dos próximos dias nos spots do litoral do Nordeste. • Downwind em grupo: convide pelo link e veja todo mundo no mapa, com o apoio em terra acompanhando. • Placar da comunidade por modalidade. NO SEU PULSO • Apple Watch: grave a atividade direto no relógio, mesmo sem o iPhone. Com o iPhone gravando, acompanhe e controle a sessão pelo pulso. • App Saúde: a atividade é salva como treino e conta nos seus anéis. WIND MAPS RIDER Assinatura opcional que libera: • Atividades do relógio no histórico e no placar, e a sessão do iPhone no seu pulso • Downwinds com até 5 amigos Free e quantos Riders quiser • Histórico ilimitado de sessões
Windy Spots
Get hour-by-hour wind forecasts, 10-day tide curves, and real-time conditions for kitesurfing spots in Northeast and North Brazil. Includes kite-size recommendations, sunrise/sunset times, and storm risk. Features a bilingual interface and one-tap WhatsApp sharing.
- Hour-by-hour wind forecast
- 10-day tide curve
- Kite-size recommendation
- Real-time spot conditions
- Bilingual interface
- WhatsApp sharing
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Windy Spots brings wind forecast, tide, and real-time conditions for the top kitesurfing spots in Northeast and North Brazil, all in one place, no fuss. MAIN FEATURES: • Hour-by-hour wind forecast, several days out, with a choice of models (ECMWF, GFS, or the calibrated blend of both) • 10-day tide curve, with high and low tide times and heights marked • Kite-size recommendation for 60, 75, and 90 kg riders • Extra data per spot: sunrise/sunset, storm risk, swell, water temperature • Search by spot or sponsor, with a region filter • One-tap WhatsApp sharing with a ready-made image • Bilingual interface (Português/English) OUR PHILOSOPHY Wind and tide will always be free here: no ads, no hidden subscription, no usage limit. We don't sell your data or track your behavior, see our privacy policy. Built by kitesurfers on the beaches of Maranhão and Ceará, for anyone kiting along the northeast and north coast of Brazil.
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Verdict
Wind Maps and Windy Spots are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wind Maps ships an update every 9 days, Windy Spots every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Maps | Windy Spots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | WINDMAPS LTDA | Allyx Gomes |
Customer experience
Wind Maps
Windy Spots
In-app purchases
Wind Maps
No in-app purchases
Windy Spots
No in-app purchases







