Barometer vs iWindRose²
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barometer
This app provides real-time local atmospheric pressure readings directly on your device. It can utilize your device's sensor or data from the nearest weather station, offering weather condition indicators and the ability to save favorite locations.
- Real-time atmospheric pressure measurement
- Device pressure sensor support
- Weather station pressure selection
- Save favorite locations
- Location and weather condition detection
- Multiple units of measurement
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Wherever you are, Barometer gives you the local atmospheric pressure, directly on your device. With an intuitive and accurate design, Barometer offers a pleasant experience and reliability in its use. Make sure you have turned on your device's location services. The display will show the name of the location and the current air pressure, also indicating the weather conditions. Barometer gives you the possibility to choose the pressure from your device (via the device's pressure sensor if present) or to use the atmospheric pressure of the weather station closest to your location. CHARACTERISTICS • Real-time atmospheric pressure measurement • Device pressure support (device sensor) • Reference needle (track previous pressure reading) • Ability to select the Barometer of the weather station or device • Supported units of measurement in mBar, inHg, mmHg, hPa, kPa, torr • Forecast graph for each location (accessible via In-App purchase) • 3-day daily forecast (accessible via In-App purchase) • Dynamic indication of the forecast in the current time (accessible via In-App purchase) • Maximum and minimum daily pressure indication (accessible via In-App purchase) • Location detection • Weather conditions detection • Search location • Save favorite places (unlimited) • iCloud support • Reliability in its use • Intuitive graphics • Easy to use UNIT OF MEASURE You can easily choose to see the atmospheric pressure measured in: • Millibar (mBar) • Inches of mercury (inHg) • Millimeters of mercury (mmHg) • Hectopascals (hPa) • Kilopascals (kPa) • Torr (torr) SUPPORT If you like the application, don't forget to leave us a review on the App Store. For suggestions contact us at info@lionsapp.com, or visit www.lionsapp.com
iWindRose²
This app provides detailed information on wind roses, including their history, direction, and forecasts. It's ideal for water sports enthusiasts and boaters needing real-time weather data and predictions for their location. Features include dynamic compass rose, Sun/Moon data, and customizable notifications.
- Wind rose information and history
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Dynamic compass rose
- Sun and Moon data
- Wind and sea force scales
- Notifications for forecast updates
- Apple Watch compatibility
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iWindRose² is a one-of-a-kind app, optimized for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch, which allows you to know all the main winds, their history and forecasts. Use this application to learn about the history, direction and forecast of the winds, especially present in maritime areas. It will be especially useful to all those who practice water sports such as surfing, kitesurfing, diving, etc. Consult the forecasts provided by the application before deciding to venture out to sea by boat. The most important features of iWindRose² are: • information about your geographic location; • real-time weather in your location (requires an internet connection); • set of information regarding the Sun and Moon (also available offline); • dynamic and adjustable compass rose; • description and history of the main winds; • wind and sea force scales; • winds and force scales searchable directly from Spotlight; • weather forecasts from multiple providers; • notification for each Meteomar forecast update; • notification center and home screen widgets (iOS 15 or higher required) for all forecasts; • 3D Touch shortcuts; • Siri Shortcuts for all predictions; • stickers for iMessage Available weather service providers: • MeteoAM; • LaMMA; • OpenWeatherMap; • VentuSky. Furthermore, thanks to compatibility with Apple Watch it is possible to have real-time weather forecasts always on your wrist (requires a connection with iPhone)! ================================= NOTE ================================= • DEGREES -1: the display of this writing (at the top right of the compass rose) means that the application is not able to correctly determine the rotation of the device. This may be due to incorrect functioning of the geolocation device (try closing and reopening the app) or to incorrect configuration of the location services within the "Settings" app of the device (in this case, check have enabled the "Compass calibration" option in Settings -> Privacy -> Location -> System Services). ATTENTION: all information on weather forecasts provided by iWindRose² is found through links to the respective official websites. Any deficiencies, inaccuracies or technical problems are to be attributed to the websites and not to the application. Any structural changes to the official sites could cause the application to function incorrectly, which will be resolved with a future update as soon as possible. Trademarks, names and logos belong to their respective owners. iWindRose² and its owner are not connected to the various weather forecast services. The author assumes no responsibility for the correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided by the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iWindRose² at none against Barometer's 1. iWindRose² also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 34%). Barometer's advantage is chart position (#101 vs unranked) and ratings volume (144 vs 19). On rating and ads 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
Barometer costs $2.99 and iWindRose² $1.99 up front. Barometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iWindRose² asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Barometer against 4.6 for iWindRose². That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barometer has 144 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Barometer's written reviews are positive against 59% of iWindRose²'s.
Barometer ships an update every 4 months, iWindRose² every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barometer | iWindRose² |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (144 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #101 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LionsApp di Nallbati Elton | Fast-Devs Project |
Customer experience
Barometer
iWindRose²
Bugs and requests
Barometer
Reported bugs
14 issues- App stopped working after iOS update
- Needles are pegged
- App crashes on launch
- Units won't stay on setting
- Slide function for future pressure issues
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- No network error
- No readings from device barometer
- App crashes when changing units
- App doesn't install
- App crashes after update
- App stopped working
- App doesn't load
- App crashes when selecting settings
- App shows 0 and doesn't change
Requested features
11 requests- Add widgets
- Add CarPlay support
- Add graphs/charts
- Add history/trend view
- Add dark mode
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- Add color background options
- Add night mode
- Add trend indicator
- Add ability to calibrate pressure
- Add ability to change data source
- Add Portuguese translation
iWindRose²
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barometer
- Barometer Pro$2.99
iWindRose²
No in-app purchases
Questions
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