Windcast vs Windometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windcast
This app offers highly accurate 24-hour wind forecasts and current wind direction for your location. Its map view helps you find optimal sailing conditions by displaying wind patterns in your area. Designed by sailors for sailors, it's exclusively available on iOS.
- 24-hour wind forecasts
- Current wind direction
- Map view of wind conditions
- Sailing condition finder
- Designed by sailors
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Windcast is the world's most accurate and easiest to use wind forecasting app, and it is available exclusively on iOS. Windcast provides you 24-hour wind forecasts for your current location, and provides you current wind direction pointing to the direction the wind is coming from. Map view shows you current wind conditions at your current location as well as current wind conditions in your area, enabling you to find the best sailing conditions in your area. Windcast is designed and built in Seattle, Washington by sailors, for sailors.
Windometer
This app provides real-time wind direction and speed data, along with hourly and daily forecasts. It features a wind compass and allows users to search for wind information in any city worldwide. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals who need accurate wind data.
- Real-time wind compass
- Average and gust speeds
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Search global locations
- Save favorite locations
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Windometer is a premium wind app that shows the wind direction and speed in a quick and easy way. The app features a real-time wind compass, showing the average wind and gust speeds, including hourly and daily wind forecasts, for you current location. Search for any city in the world to see wind info there. Whether you are a runner, kite-surfer, hunter, crane operator or you just like to know which way the wind blows, this app is for you! Features in a nutshell: - wind arrow points in the direction that the wind is blowing in real-time - one-liner wind description - wind average and gust speeds - hourly and daily hyper precise forecasts - search and store your favourite locations - and much more coming!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Windcast at 5.0 against Windometer's 4.4. Windcast also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Windometer's advantage is ratings volume (249 vs 3) and device support. On price 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.
Windcast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windometer has 249 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Windcast's written reviews are positive against 81% of Windometer's.
| Parameter | Windcast | Windometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (249 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 249 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Mozealous | Ryan Ramchandar |
Customer experience
Windcast
Windometer
Bugs and requests
Windcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Windometer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compass not working
- Inaccurate wind data
- Crashes or stops working
Requested features
4 requests- Add wind history and trends
- Implement widget support
- Allow setting remote locations
- Improve accuracy of wind data
In-app purchases
Windcast
No in-app purchases
Windometer
No in-app purchases
