Comparison

Windy.app vs WindguruSpot

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

Head to head
About

Windy.app

This app provides detailed wind, wave, and weather forecasts for various outdoor activities. It offers historical data, real-time alerts, and a community feature for sharing conditions. Ideal for surfers, sailors, and other wind sports enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Wind report, forecast, and statistics
  • Wind alert and storm warnings
  • Weather history (2012-2024)
  • Local NOAA forecast with 10-day prediction
  • Wave forecast for ocean and sea
  • Animated wind tracker and radar
  • Offline mode for forecast access
Features
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Windy.app - wind, waves and weather forecast app for surfers, kitesurfers, windsurfers, sailors, fishermen and other wind sports. FEATURES: • Wind report, forecast and statistics: wind map, accurate wind compass, wind meter, wind gusts and wind directions. It’s very useful for extreme wind sports. • Wind alert: Set up windalert and be aware of wind, storm and tornado warning via push-notifications • Weather history (archive) for 2012-2024: view wind data, temperature (day and night) and atmospheric pressure. Weather archive will help you to choose the best month for travel to the spot. • Local forecast from NOAA: temperature in Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin, humidity, wind speed, precipitation (rain and snow). Forecast for 10 days with 3 hours step in metric or imperial units: m/s (mps), mph, km/h, knt (knout), bft (beaufort), m, ft, mm, cm, in, hPa, inHg. NOAA is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / National Weather Service (nws). • Wave forecast: ocean or sea conditions, ocean waves and sea swell, fishing forecast • Animated wind tracker: weather radar for sailing, yachting and kiting in light wind • Cloud base/Dewpoint (dew point) data: necessary weather information for pleasant paragliding • Spots: over 30.000 spots sorted and located by the type and area. Add your spots to favourites. • Spot chats. Got anemometer? Share info about weather conditions and wind direction in the chat from a kite spot. • Community: exchange weather reports on the spot. Want to be a local/spot leader? Email us the name of your spot at feedback@catchwind.co and we will create a chat for it. • Weather Stations: online data from nearby online weather stations. • Offline Mode: activate offline mode and check the forecast for your activities without internet connection. PERFECT FOR: • Kitesurfing (kitesurf) • Windsurfing (wind surf) • Surfing • Sailing (Boating) • Yachting • Paragliding • Fishing • Snowkiting • Snowboarding • Skiing • Skydiving • Kayaking (kayak) • Wakeboarding • Cycling • Hunting (hunt) • Golf -------------------------- The free version allows you to use basic app functions. WINDY PRO Account auto-renewable subscription allows using all functions of this app. Subscription length periods: 1 month with 3 days free trial, and 1 year with 7 days free trial. Payment for WINDY PRO Account subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase. Your subscription will be automatically renewed every 30 or 365 days. If you have never subscribed to a monthly Premium account subscription before, you will have the option of getting a free 3/7-day trial period. Cancelling the trial period will immediately disable your subscription. Payment for subscription renewals will be charged to your account within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can disable subscription renewal in your iTunes account settings on your device. Terms of Use: https://windyapp.co/CustomMenuItems/34/en -------------------------- Created by kite addicted for wind addicted! Be WINDY. Join us! Waiting for your feedback and recommendations. Help us to make the best wind sports app!

About

WindguruSpot

This app provides real-time wind data from a specific station on Sicily, including wind speed, temperature, and direction. Users can view live webcam images and switch between metric and imperial units for wind speed. Data refreshes every 15 seconds.

Highlights
  • Real-time wind speed (min, max, avg)
  • Temperature and wind direction
  • Live webcam feed
  • Unit switching (m/s, knots)
  • 15-second data refresh
Features
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Application shows the actual data from the windguru station located on Sicily on the kiters lagoon. The data are minimum, maximum and average wind speed in last minute, temperature and wind direction, refreshing after 15 seconds. You can switch between two measuring units, meters per seconds and knots. You can also see the actual image from the webcam, when you swipe the wind data screen to the left.

Screenshots

Windy.app4 screens
WindguruSpot2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Windy.app at 65% against WindguruSpot's 9%. Windy.app also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). WindguruSpot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 23) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Windy.app sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. WindguruSpot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Windy.app holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windy.app has 73K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Windy.app's written reviews are positive against 9% of WindguruSpot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Windy.app ships an update weekly, WindguruSpot every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Windy.app versus WindguruSpot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindy.appWindguruSpot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (73K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better9.4% of reviews
Number of ratings73K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.06.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size381 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWindy Weather World IncJan Dajc

Customer experience

Windy.app

All ratings73,173 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1,274 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative30.5%

WindguruSpot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive9.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.6%

Bugs and requests

Windy.app

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Saved locations and settings not syncing properly
  • Incorrect weather data displayed in some areas

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add radar and precipitation overlays
  • Improve tide and current data accuracy
  • Introduce more affordable subscription options
  • Provide better support for Apple Watch integration
  • Allow more customization of the user interface

WindguruSpot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Windy.app

Subscriptions18
  • WINDY PRO access for 1 month$9.991 Month
  • WINDY PRO account - 1 month$19.991 Month
  • WINDY PRO account$19.991 Year
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  • WINDY PRO account$29.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account$39.991 Year
  • Windy.app Fishing Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO access$59.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account$119.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$144.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account1 Month trial$159.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$164.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account14 Days trial$164.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account1 Month trial$164.991 Year
  • WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$209.991 Year
None

WindguruSpot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Windy.app free?
Windy.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WindguruSpot free?
WindguruSpot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Windy.app or WindguruSpot?
Windy.app is rated higher. Windy.app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 73K ratings, while WindguruSpot averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Windy.app or WindguruSpot have ads?
Neither Windy.app nor WindguruSpot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Windy.app or WindguruSpot?
Windy.app ships an update weekly, and WindguruSpot every 5 months. Most recently, Windy.app was updated on October 25, 2026 and WindguruSpot on October 24, 2026.

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