Windoo vs Birdy Weather
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.
Birdy Weather
Experience weather in a unique way with animated visuals and ambient audio. Pin favorite locations, check forecasts, and enjoy a detailed, user-friendly interface. Unlock advanced features like UV index and moonphases with the Pro version.
- Audio of current weather conditions
- Pin up to 3 locations
- Weather by city, zip code, or location
- Widget for current weather
- Supports dark and light mode
- Pro version: UV Index, 4-hourly/daily forecasts, moonphases
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The Birdy Weather app shows you the current weather. The weather situation is animated and you can listen to the weather (e.g. the rain) in a relaxed manner. With great attention to detail makes the app unique. - With audio of the current weather conditions - Pin up to 3 locations for later - Weather by city and zip code - Weather by location - Widget for the current weather (iOS/iPadOS 14.1 & macOS 11.1) - supports dark and light mode Pro Version Features: - UV Index in current Weather - Forecast 4 Hourly - Forecast 4 Daily - Moonphases with moonrise and moonset - and much more ... In addition, the app is constantly being improved and updates provided. More features are already planned and in development. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Birdy Weather at 5.0 against Windoo's 1.5. Birdy Weather also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Windoo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Birdy Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Windoo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birdy Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Windoo's written reviews are positive against 50% of Birdy Weather's.
Windoo ships an update every 3 months, Birdy Weather every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windoo | Birdy Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JDC Electronic SA | David Koenig |
Customer experience
Windoo
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In-app purchases
Windoo
No in-app purchases
Birdy Weather
- monthly$0.991 Month
- annually$4.991 Year
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