AnemoTracker vs Wind Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnemoTracker
This app connects to a Bluetooth anemometer to display true and apparent wind data on your smartphone. It allows users to save their sailing or wind sports tracks with integrated wind measurements. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Bluetooth anemometer connection
- True Wind display
- Apparent Wind display
- Track saving with wind data
- GPS integration
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A Wind Instrument in your Smartphone Connect to your bluetooth anemometer (calypsoinstruments.com) and get True Wind and Apparent Wind. Save your tracks with wind data. Continued use of GPS running in the background can lower battery life.
Wind Reader
This application calculates real-time wind speed for long-range shooting using the Eagleman Technique. It leverages your phone's inclination sensor to convert mirage and rain angles into accurate wind speed measurements, a method patented in the US.
- Real-time wind speed calculation
- Eagleman Technique implementation
- Uses phone inclination sensor
- Converts mirage and rain angles
- Patented wind reading method
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Wind reading for long range shooting. This app uses the Eagleman Technique. The phone's inclination sensor is used to convert mirage and rain angles to wind speed. The Eagleman Technique was developed by James Eagleman in 1992 to provide real-time wind speed based on mirage/rain angles and percentages. The method has a US Patent. James Eagleman is the master instructor for the Barbour Creek Long Range School (http://barbourcreek.com).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wind Reader at 4.0 against AnemoTracker's 1.6. Wind Reader also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). AnemoTracker's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Wind Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of AnemoTracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wind Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AnemoTracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Wind Reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnemoTracker | Wind Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Calypso Instruments | James Eagleman |
Customer experience
AnemoTracker
Wind Reader
In-app purchases
AnemoTracker
No in-app purchases
Wind Reader
No in-app purchases
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