Windy Anemometer vs Measure your wind speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windy Anemometer
This app connects to external wireless sensors to measure wind speed, direction, and air temperature. It provides real-time data, historical graphs, and customizable alarms for various wind conditions.
- Wind speed measurement (current, average, max)
- Wind direction tracking
- Air temperature and windchill
- Graphical and sound alarms
- History graphs
- Data logging
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Windy Anemometer use external Navis wireless sensors to measure wind speed, direction and air temperature. Compatible sensors: WINDY B/S, WINDY B/SD, WINDY FB Features: - current, average and maximum wind speed - wind direction - air temperature - windchill - graphical and sound alarm - history graphs - logging data to internal memory - sending data to Navis LIVEDATA web interface Don't have Navis wind sesnsors yet? Get them at http://www.navis-anemometers.com
Measure your wind speed
This application estimates wind speed using your device's sensors, requiring no internet or location data. It provides automatic updates for average wind speed and gusts, and includes a companion Watch app with complications. It is 100% ad-free and unaffected by nearby obstacles.
- Estimates wind speed with device sensors
- No internet or location required
- Automatic average wind speed updates
- Automatic wind gust updates
- Companion Watch app with complications
- Supports iPhone widgets
- 100% ad-free
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This breakthrough app uses only your device's sensors to calculate estimated wind speed wherever you are. The app is completely stand-alone and does not need internet access or location information to work. Unlike weather stations and handheld anemometers, WindWatcher is not affected by nearby obstacles such as trees or other buildings. The app also updates average wind speed and wind gusts automatically in the background., and comes complete with a powerful Watch app including Watch face complications. WindWatcher support iPhone widgets including lock screen widgets and is 100% ad-free. There’s literally nothing else like it, and we hope you give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Measure your wind speed at 90% against Windy Anemometer's 14%. Measure your wind speed also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Windy Anemometer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Measure your wind speed holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Measure your wind speed has 168 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Windy Anemometer's written reviews are positive against 90% of Measure your wind speed's.
Windy Anemometer ships an update every 9 months, Measure your wind speed monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windy Anemometer | Measure your wind speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (168 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 168 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miha Korosec | Bog Bridges LLC |
Customer experience
Windy Anemometer
Measure your wind speed
In-app purchases
Windy Anemometer
No in-app purchases
Measure your wind speed
No in-app purchases
Questions
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