Comparison

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro vs iWindRose²

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro

Get real-time weather updates and forecasts with this comprehensive radar app. It displays precipitation, severe weather warnings, and detailed local and global weather information. Plan your activities with accurate temperature, humidity, and wind data.

Highlights
  • Interactive radar map with precipitation types
  • Global weather and radar forecasts
  • 24-hour and 14-day weather forecasts
  • Severe weather warnings and alerts
  • Detailed weather conditions (temperature, humidity, wind)
  • Multiple location support
Features
Currently charting
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Two hours of radar behind you. Forty-five minutes ahead. Doppler Radar Map Live Pro is built for people who want to read the weather themselves. The radar is high-resolution and fast-refreshing — individual cells stay sharp as you zoom in, instead of dissolving into colored mush — and you get the controls to interrogate it. RADAR, IN DEPTH - Detailed, accurate radar showing rain, snow, sleet and hail - Radar history stretches the loop back through 1, 1.5 or 2 hours - Nowcast prediction runs up to 45 minutes forward, so you can see where a cell is tracking - The scrubber snaps to time detents with haptic feedback, or animates hands-free - Radar opacity, standard or hybrid basemaps, full zoom and pan NOAA SEVERE WEATHER, WITHOUT THE NOISE - Official NOAA land and marine warnings, watches and advisories, drawn as shapes on the map - Set the severity threshold that is worth a notification to you - Time Sensitive alerts break through Focus when it matters - Rain forecast notifications with a minimum rainfall threshold you choose - Tap any alert to open its full advisory report in place HURRICANE TRACKING - Hurricane tracker with forecast cones, historical tracks and storm detail - Monitor several active systems at once - Full-screen weather maps on iPad THE FORECAST BEHIND THE MAP - Current conditions, 24-hour hourly detail, 14-day outlook - Feels-like, minimum and maximum temperature, humidity, dew point - Wind speed and direction, chance of rain - Sunrise, sunset and moon phases - Long press anywhere on the radar to read conditions at that coordinate APPLE WATCH - Radar loop on your wrist, centered on your selected location - The Digital Crown scrubs the animation frame by frame WHEREVER YOU GO - Multiple saved locations worldwide, switched in a tap - Imperial or metric units (F/mph or C/kmh) Privacy Policy: https://www.vorinn.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.vorinn.com/terms/

About

iWindRose²

This app provides detailed information on wind roses, including their history, direction, and forecasts. It's ideal for water sports enthusiasts and boaters needing real-time weather data and predictions for their location. Features include dynamic compass rose, Sun/Moon data, and customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Wind rose information and history
  • Real-time weather forecasts
  • Dynamic compass rose
  • Sun and Moon data
  • Wind and sea force scales
  • Notifications for forecast updates
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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iWindRose² is a one-of-a-kind app, optimized for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple Watch, which allows you to know all the main winds, their history and forecasts. Use this application to learn about the history, direction and forecast of the winds, especially present in maritime areas. It will be especially useful to all those who practice water sports such as surfing, kitesurfing, diving, etc. Consult the forecasts provided by the application before deciding to venture out to sea by boat. The most important features of iWindRose² are: • information about your geographic location; • real-time weather in your location (requires an internet connection); • set of information regarding the Sun and Moon (also available offline); • dynamic and adjustable compass rose; • description and history of the main winds; • wind and sea force scales; • winds and force scales searchable directly from Spotlight; • weather forecasts from multiple providers; • notification for each Meteomar forecast update; • notification center and home screen widgets (iOS 15 or higher required) for all forecasts; • 3D Touch shortcuts; • Siri Shortcuts for all predictions; • stickers for iMessage Available weather service providers: • MeteoAM; • LaMMA; • OpenWeatherMap; • VentuSky. Furthermore, thanks to compatibility with Apple Watch it is possible to have real-time weather forecasts always on your wrist (requires a connection with iPhone)! ================================= NOTE ================================= • DEGREES -1: the display of this writing (at the top right of the compass rose) means that the application is not able to correctly determine the rotation of the device. This may be due to incorrect functioning of the geolocation device (try closing and reopening the app) or to incorrect configuration of the location services within the "Settings" app of the device (in this case, check have enabled the "Compass calibration" option in Settings -> Privacy -> Location -> System Services). ATTENTION: all information on weather forecasts provided by iWindRose² is found through links to the respective official websites. Any deficiencies, inaccuracies or technical problems are to be attributed to the websites and not to the application. Any structural changes to the official sites could cause the application to function incorrectly, which will be resolved with a future update as soon as possible. Trademarks, names and logos belong to their respective owners. iWindRose² and its owner are not connected to the various weather forecast services. The author assumes no responsibility for the correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided by the application.

Screenshots

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro4 screens
iWindRose²4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iWindRose² at $1.99 against Doppler Radar Map Live Pro's $9.99. iWindRose² also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Doppler Radar Map Live Pro's advantage is ratings volume (548 vs 19) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro costs $9.99 and iWindRose² $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Doppler Radar Map Live Pro against 4.6 for iWindRose². That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doppler Radar Map Live Pro has 548 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Doppler Radar Map Live Pro's written reviews are positive against 59% of iWindRose²'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro ships an update monthly, iWindRose² every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro versus iWindRose²: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoppler Radar Map Live ProiWindRose²
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (548 ratings)4.6 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews59.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings548 — better19
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoros InnovationFast-Devs Project

Customer experience

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro

All ratings544 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative34.3%

iWindRose²

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral18.5%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Radar doesn't download even when it's raining
  • App goes completely "blind" and needs to be deleted and re-installed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to scroll or swipe beyond a small part of the initially visible map
  • Detailed hourly weather info for 3 days or more
  • Landscape view
  • Timeline for the radar
  • Ability to toggle between cities and their forecasts

iWindRose²

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Doppler Radar Map Live Pro

No in-app purchases

None

iWindRose²

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doppler Radar Map Live Pro free?
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iWindRose² free?
iWindRose² costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doppler Radar Map Live Pro or iWindRose²?
iWindRose² is rated higher. Doppler Radar Map Live Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while iWindRose² averages 4.6 from 19 ratings.
Do Doppler Radar Map Live Pro or iWindRose² have ads?
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro shows ads; iWindRose² does not.
Which is updated more often, Doppler Radar Map Live Pro or iWindRose²?
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro ships an update monthly, and iWindRose² every 3 weeks. Most recently, Doppler Radar Map Live Pro was updated on November 11, 2026 and iWindRose² on November 11, 2026.

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