Windoo vs Swifty Forecast
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.
Swifty Forecast
Get detailed weather information for any location worldwide, with hourly and 5-day forecasts. Features include a home screen widget, sunrise/sunset times, and customizable units. Plan your day with precision and ease.
- Global location weather lookup
- Hourly and 5-day forecasts
- Home screen widget
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Humidity and wind speed
- Imperial/metric unit selection
- Unlimited location list
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The Swifty Forecast allows you to look up the weather anywhere on the globe without adding your current location. It provides all the information you need before you start your day. It is easy to use and precise to help you to get ready for a new day. Check the weather's detailed condition for a current day alongside a 5-day forecast. Taking advantage of location precision, wherever you are, you can look at the forecast for your location. You can look at the hourly forecast just by one touch of your screen with beautiful animation. Features: - Home screen Widget - Current weather conditions with details - Sunrise and sunset time - Humidity and wind speed - Forecast for the next 24 hours - Forecast for the next 5 days - Choose between imperial and metric units system - List of unlimited locations with time zone and current temperature - Minimap preview available in the locations list **** FEEDBACK **** If you like the app, please rate and review it in the App Store. When you have either questions or suggestions on how to improve the app let us know. Please email us at pawel.milek0626@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swifty Forecast at 75% against Windoo's 25%. Swifty Forecast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Windoo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Swifty Forecast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Windoo's written reviews are positive against 75% of Swifty Forecast's.
Windoo ships an update every 3 months, Swifty Forecast every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windoo | Swifty Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JDC Electronic SA | Pawel Milek |
Customer experience
Windoo
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In-app purchases
Windoo
No in-app purchases
Swifty Forecast
No in-app purchases
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