Only Radar vs WindLimit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Only Radar
This weather application provides immediate access to live radar maps upon opening. It focuses solely on displaying the radar, allowing users to quickly check for rain, track storms, and make weather-related decisions before closing the app.
- Live radar map on launch
- Real-time rain and storm tracking
- Quick weather checks
- Simple, focused interface
- Storm path prediction
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Open the app and the radar's already there. That's the whole app. Most weather apps bury the radar under a feed, a video, and three forecast cards. Only Radar just shows you the map. Open it and you're looking at live radar. Check if rain's moving in, see where a storm is headed, decide whether you need the jacket. Then close it. If you read this far, you've already thought too much about this app. Download it. Open it. Check the radar. Close it.
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
Only Radar and WindLimit both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WindLimit's written reviews are positive against 0% of Only Radar's. WindLimit also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Only Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. WindLimit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Only Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Only Radar against 5.0 for WindLimit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Only Radar's written reviews are positive against 100% of WindLimit's.
Only Radar ships an update every 3 days, WindLimit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Only Radar | WindLimit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davis Chappins | Personal Wings, Inc. |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Only Radar
No in-app purchases
WindLimit
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