Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar: iPhone vs Android
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar by Windy Weather World Inc is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Weather GrossingWindy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Windy.app is a specialized weather forecasting platform for wind and water sports enthusiasts, offering detailed data on wind, waves, tides, and radar for activities like surfing, sailing, and kitesurfing. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction by ranking #1 in Weather Grossing charts in both the UK and Indonesia, while maintaining top-3 grossing positions across major markets including Canada, Russia, Italy, South Korea, Australia, Japan, France, and Brazil.
Similar apps: SailFlow, Magicseaweed, Storm Glass
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 6 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v95.0.4, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 2 | WINDY PRO access subscription | |
| 3 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 4 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 5 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 6 | WINDY PRO access for 1 month subscription | |
| 7 | Windy.app Fishing Pro subscription | |
| 8 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 9 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 10 | WINDY PRO account - 1 month subscription |
Hidden keywords
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 73k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 424k 5.9k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 498k |
What users say about Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar
From the 114 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's accuracy and specialized data for outdoor activities like sailing, fishing, and kiteboarding. However, complaints focus on intrusive promotional offers, forced surveys, and occasional inaccuracies in specific metrics like tides or wind display.
Mostly positive (92% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “Super useful for cyclists”
- Features & content: “This is a very important tool for my business”
- Ease of use: “Easy and accurate, useful”
- Price & subscription: “I pay for premium via the App Store, but I can’t seem to login to premium on my laptop, just an iOS device”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Sneaky Subscription Renewal”
About Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar
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 [email protected] 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
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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
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Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar iPhone
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar is #1 in Weather Grossing in United Kingdom and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Weather GrossingWindy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Windy.app is a specialized weather forecasting platform for wind and water sports enthusiasts, offering detailed data on wind, waves, tides, and radar for activities like surfing, sailing, and kitesurfing. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction by ranking #1 in Weather Grossing charts in both the UK and Indonesia, while maintaining top-3 grossing positions across major markets including Canada, Russia, Italy, South Korea, Australia, Japan, France, and Brazil.
Similar apps: SailFlow, Magicseaweed, Storm Glass
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 6 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 2 | WINDY PRO access subscription | |
| 3 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 4 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 5 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 6 | WINDY PRO access for 1 month subscription | |
| 7 | Windy.app Fishing Pro subscription | |
| 8 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 9 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 10 | WINDY PRO account - 1 month subscription |
Hidden keywords
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | WeatherGrossing | #1 |
| Canada | WeatherGrossing | #1 |
 United States | WeatherGrossing | #6 |
 Germany | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
 South Korea | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
 France | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
 Japan | WeatherGrossing | #6 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #10 |
 Italy | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
 Russia | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
 Australia | WeatherGrossing | #3 |
 Brazil | WeatherGrossingWeatherFree | #3 |
| South Korea | WeatherFree | #4 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #6 |
 Indonesia | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
 China | WeatherGrossing | #15 |
| Germany | WeatherFree | #7 |
| Japan | WeatherFree | #14 |
 India | WeatherGrossing | #6 |
| France | WeatherFree | #7 |
| Canada | WeatherFree | #7 |
 Saudi Arabia | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Russia | WeatherFree | #6 |
| Australia | WeatherFree | #9 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #8 |
| Indonesia | WeatherFree | #6 |
 United Arab Emirates | WeatherGrossingWeatherFree | #5 |
| India | WeatherFree | #15 |
| China | WeatherFree | #58 |
| Saudi Arabia | WeatherFree | #10 |
Apps near Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar
From the 114 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's accuracy and specialized data for outdoor activities like sailing, fishing, and kiteboarding. However, complaints focus on intrusive promotional offers, forced surveys, and occasional inaccuracies in specific metrics like tides or wind display.
Mostly positive (92% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “Super useful for cyclists”
- Features & content: “This is a very important tool for my business”
- Ease of use: “Easy and accurate, useful”
- Price & subscription: “I pay for premium via the App Store, but I can’t seem to login to premium on my laptop, just an iOS device”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Sneaky Subscription Renewal”
About Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar
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 [email protected] 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
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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
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Latest updates
Store changes
What Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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Windy.app - Enhanced forecast Android
Windy.app - Enhanced forecast gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Windy.app - Enhanced forecast is #5 in Weather Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather GrossingWindy.app - Enhanced forecast at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-22. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Windy.app is a specialized weather forecasting tool for wind and marine sports enthusiasts, offering detailed data on wind, waves, and atmospheric conditions for activities like surfing, sailing, and paragliding. The app holds the #1 grossing position in the Weather category in Canada and Great Britain, while maintaining top-5 rankings across major markets including Australia, Brazil, South Korea, Italy, Germany, and France.
Similar apps: Storm Shield, MyRadar, AccuWeather
Windy.app - Enhanced forecast on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v95.0.4, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Windy.app - Enhanced forecast downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Windy.app - Enhanced forecast's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (co.windyapp.android) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 10M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 10,000,000+ | ★ 4.7 (424k) | 97.0.0 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 249k (+71/day) | ★ 4.8 (13) | 97.0.0 | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Windy.app - Enhanced forecast before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Windy.app - Enhanced forecast makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 2 | WINDY PRO access subscription | |
| 3 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 4 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 5 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 6 | WINDY PRO access for 1 month subscription | |
| 7 | Windy.app Fishing Pro subscription | |
| 8 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 9 | WINDY PRO account subscription | |
| 10 | WINDY PRO account - 1 month subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| South Korea | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| France | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| Germany | WeatherGrossing | #3 |
| Japan | WeatherGrossing | #6 |
| Australia | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| Canada | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| India | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #11 |
 Mexico | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #30 |
| Japan | WeatherFree | #19 |
| Saudi Arabia | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| Indonesia | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| Germany | WeatherFree | #11 |
| Australia | WeatherFree | #7 |
| France | WeatherFree | #9 |
 Netherlands | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| United Arab Emirates | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
 Turkey | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| South Korea | WeatherFree | #17 |
 Vietnam | WeatherGrossing | #3 |
 Thailand | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| Brazil | WeatherFree | #13 |
| Canada | WeatherFree | #14 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #11 |
 Taiwan | WeatherFree | #10 |
 Spain | WeatherFree | #16 |
| Mexico | WeatherFree | #19 |
| Russia | WeatherFree | #25 |
| Netherlands | WeatherFree | #13 |
 Sweden | WeatherFree | #11 |
| Indonesia | WeatherFree | #35 |
| India | WeatherFree | #65 |
| United Arab Emirates | WeatherFree | #26 |
| Turkey | WeatherFree | #53 |
| Thailand | WeatherFree | #48 |
| Vietnam | WeatherFree | #45 |
Apps near Windy.app - Enhanced forecast on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #5.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Windy.app - Enhanced forecast
From the 177 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's detailed wind and weather data for outdoor activities like sailing and fishing. However, many complain about an intrusive onboarding process with excessive surveys and aggressive paywalls that hinder basic usage.
Mixed but leaning positive (65% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and regular updates. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Useful: “I like it, and can recommend it”
- Updates: “will only get better with every update”
- Ease of use: “Excellent application and user friendly with tons of information”
- Features & content: “Love this app but PLEASE add Wing Foiling as a sport type/option!”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “spams me about getting premium”
- Features & content: “It will NOT give you an option”
- Privacy & data: “spams me about getting premium”
- Design: “this app has a terrible UI”
About Windy.app - Enhanced forecast
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.
✔ Variety of forecast models: GFS, ECMWF, WRF8, AROME, ICON, NAM, Open Skiron, Open WRF, HRRR (more details: https://windy.app/guide/windy-app-weather-forecast-models.html)
✔ Wind alert: Set up windalert and be aware of wind warning via push-notifications
✔ Weather history (archive) for 2012-2021: 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
✔ Beautiful weather widget on home screen
✔ Storm and hurricane tracker: a map of tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons) around the globe
✔ Cloud base/Dewpoint 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 [email protected] 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
• Windsurfing
• Surfing
• Sailing(Boating)
• Yachting
• Paragliding
• Fishing
• Snowkiting
• Snowboarding
• Skiing
• Skydiving
• Kayaking
• Wakeboarding
• Cycling
• Hunting
• Golf
Windy.app is a perfect weather radar that keeps you informed about all major changes. Check hurricane forecast, snow report or marine traffic and plan your activities smartly with our wind meter.
This is a very convenient and easy-to-use digital anemometer available right in your smartphone. Get access to real-time weather and make sure your plans won’t be affected by sudden weather change.
We take care of your safety in the sea and update live weather forecast as frequent as possible.
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