Windoo vs Global Surface Winds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windoo
This app works with a physical device to measure wind speed, temperature, humidity, and pressure. It's ideal for outdoor enthusiasts like sailors, surfers, and hikers, providing instant readings and historical data.
- Instant wind, temperature, humidity, and pressure measurements
- Graphical display of readings
- Measurement history tracking
- Share measurements on social media
- Display measurements on a map
- Multiple unit options for wind, temperature, and pressure
- Supports instant, min, max, and average modes
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The SKYWATCH Windoo measures accurately the wind speed, the temperature, the humidity and the pressure with your iPhone or your iPad! Your device for all outdoor activities: sailing, kite surfing, windsurfing, paragliding, paddling, hiking… The device doesn’t have any battery and has to be plugged into the headphone jack. The device needs that audio output level is at the maximum. If not, the application will ask you to push up the volume. 3 steps to have your local weather on your iPhone or iPad: 1. Get a SKYWATCH Windoo on windoo.ch or by a JDC distributor (www.jdc.ch/distributors) 2. Download the Windoo application 3. Connect the Windoo to your device General features: • Instant measurements • Graphical display of measurements • Measurements history • Share measurements on Facebook, Twitter and windoo.ch • Display of all measurements on a map • Wind speed units: km/h, m/s, fps, mph, knots, Beaufort • Temperature units: °C, °F • Pressure units: hPa, mbar, inHg • Modes: instant, minimum, maximum, average • Available languages: English, French, Japanese, German and Chinese Windoo 1 features: • Wind speed • Wind direction • Temperature, wind chill Windoo 2 features: • Wind speed • Wind direction • Temperature, wind chill • Humidity, dew point Windoo 3 features: • Wind speed • Wind direction • Temperature, wind chill • Humidity, dew point • Pressure (QFE, QNH), altitude Compatible with iPhone 4S or newer and iPad 2 or newer. iOS 6.0 or newer is required. The application is not working on iPhone 4.
Global Surface Winds
Visualize global wind patterns with this interactive mapping application. It transforms data from the USDOC into an easy-to-use mobile tool for understanding wind conditions worldwide.
- Interactive wind mapping
- Global wind data visualization
- USDOC data integration
- Mobile application interface
- Ease of use
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The Global Surface Winds App takes data from the USDOC and turns it into an interactive mobile mapping application for ease of use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Windoo at 1.5 against Global Surface Winds's 1.0. Windoo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Windoo holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Windoo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Global Surface Winds's.
Windoo ships an update every 3 months, Global Surface Winds every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windoo | Global Surface Winds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JDC Electronic SA | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
Windoo
Global Surface Winds
In-app purchases
Windoo
No in-app purchases
Global Surface Winds
No in-app purchases
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