Comparison

Wind Maps vs Windy Spots

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Hour-by-hour wind forecast
  • 10-day tide curve
  • Kite-size recommendation
  • Real-time spot conditions
  • Bilingual interface
  • WhatsApp sharing
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Wind Maps4 screens
Windy Spots4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Wind Maps versus Windy Spots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWind MapsWindy Spots
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB29 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperWINDMAPS LTDAAllyx Gomes

Customer experience

Wind Maps

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Windy Spots

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wind Maps

No in-app purchases

None

Windy Spots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wind Maps free?
Wind Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Windy Spots free?
Windy Spots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wind Maps or Windy Spots have ads?
Neither Wind Maps nor Windy Spots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wind Maps or Windy Spots?
Wind Maps ships an update every 9 days, and Windy Spots every 11 days. Most recently, Wind Maps was updated on November 12, 2026 and Windy Spots on October 31, 2026.

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