SmartMeteo vs Global Surface Winds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartMeteo
Access real-time wind and environmental data from stations worldwide. Visualize trends with charts and tables, and customize your monitoring experience with station selection and auto-refresh features.
- Live station data
- Wind, temperature, and pressure charts
- Table view for data scanning
- Fullscreen charts mode
- Smart auto refresh
- Station selection and favorites
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SmartMeteo is an iOS app for remotely monitoring wind conditions and meteo readings collected by SmartMeteo stations around the world. Built for windsurfers, kitesurfers, and anyone who depends on accurate wind data. SmartMeteo can also be useful in construction, meteorology, ecology, and other fields where environmental monitoring matters. What you get: - Live station data - Charts / trends for wind (min/avg/max + direction), temperature, and pressure - Table view for quick, data-first scanning - Fullscreen charts mode - Smart auto refresh (refresh rate calculator) - Station selection and Favorites - Timezone display: phone or station - “Active stations only” filter - More settings and improved UI/UX
Global Surface Winds
Visualize global wind patterns with this interactive mapping application. It transforms data from the USDOC into an easy-to-use mobile tool for understanding wind conditions worldwide.
- Interactive wind mapping
- Global wind data visualization
- USDOC data integration
- Mobile application interface
- Ease of use
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The Global Surface Winds App takes data from the USDOC and turns it into an interactive mobile mapping application for ease of use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartMeteo at 80% against Global Surface Winds's 0%. SmartMeteo also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Global Surface Winds's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
SmartMeteo holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Global Surface Winds has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of SmartMeteo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Global Surface Winds's.
SmartMeteo ships an update every 2 months, Global Surface Winds every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartMeteo | Global Surface Winds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Ryltsov | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
SmartMeteo
Global Surface Winds
In-app purchases
SmartMeteo
No in-app purchases
Global Surface Winds
No in-app purchases
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