Windy.app vs Tide Cycle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Tide Cycle
This app provides current tide information for your location with a simple, clutter-free interface. View today's tides and customize units for a clear, intuitive experience.
- Simple and clean interface
- View today's tides
- Customizable units
- Intuitive tide data display
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Tide Cycle is a straightforward app that displays the current tide information for your location in a clear and intuitive way. No clutter, no confusion - just the tide data you need. • Simple and Clean Interface: Easy-to-read tide information at a glance. • View Today’s Tides: See all the tides for your location for the day. • Customizable Units: Choose your preferred units like 24-hour time or metric measurements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Windy.app at Free against Tide Cycle's $0.99. Windy.app also leads on chart position (#6 vs unranked). Tide Cycle's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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
Windy.app is free to download; Tide Cycle costs $0.99 up front. Windy.app sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tide Cycle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Windy.app | Tide Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (73K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #6 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 382 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Windy Weather World Inc | Alec Rust |
Customer experience
Windy.app
Tide Cycle
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
Tide Cycle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Windy.app
- WINDY PRO access for 1 month$9.991 Month
- WINDY PRO account - 1 month$19.991 Month
- WINDY PRO account7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- 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$164.991 Year
Tide Cycle
No in-app purchases









