Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar Customer Service

This is a very narrow-minded review for those of us who are just weather junkies - we're not flying kites (at least not every day), sailing boats, or otherwise out playing in the wind. We just want the best weather info available, both forecasted and observed. I've got every remotely serious weather app in the app store and subscribe to the premium services of a couple dozen of them. There's only one thing (in my opinion) that this app does that other available apps don't do better (and it's the only one that has this feature at all): it allows you to stack the parameters of several different models for easy comparison. I've created a custom profile that lets me see the model parameters I'm interested in grouped together for easy comparison: temperature, precip, wind, etc. The other Windy app's maps are far better, LuckGrib is far better at displaying the models and ALL the parameters, etc. I could go on with this sort of comparison for pages, but this app is the only that has the killer feature of letting me position the data in a chart in the order I want it - for that reason alone, I pay the subscription. Their support is also first class and they listen to requests from their users. But the custom profile comparison capability is the reason this app has a place on my home screen, and the reason I think it deserves 5 stars in a very crowded category.

My name is Bill Maxwell I am the owner and operator of the sport fishing boat TunaFever. From April through November my 57 foot sport fish weather permitting seven days a week between 45 and 55 miles offshore. We operate out of the Oregon in Inlet fishing center located in Nagshead North Carolina on the outer banks. Most of our fishing is done on the western wall of the golf stream where it crosses the hundred fathom them curve. This app Windy is by far the most reliable source of information that I can use to determine whether I’m gonna have a safe day a beautiful day or whether I should go at all it’s an important factor on how I treat my people for my business because of the accuracy of this app. I’ve been in business for 34 years and looked at all kinds of things for information for safe passage in the ocean and yours is by far the best I recommend it to anyone and it is been my pleasure to use it thank you so much Captain Bill Maxwell !!!!

As a major marine biologist, it is very crucial for me to be able to ensure the safety of my team before we make our long voyage into the ocean… This app has been used by my coworkers/colleagues in order to see the latest forecasts and even possible navigation issues along our routes. I would recommend this app to anyone who is looking for a high quality app that gives in depth looks into the predicted weather patterns and wave lengths which are known to fluctuate daily. Now this app does have its ups and downs (as all apps nowadays do) and I would request that the prices of the premium coverage would be lowered. Also, for my coworker, she told me that her app was not working very well because of technical issues, of which included her app crashing when she tried to enter… how can I help her fix this? Back to the suggestions, could those who are not on the premium package PLEASE have access to more in depth coverage? My friend who owns a fishing business went out to catch blue marlins, came back with quite the story to tell about how his app had told him the waves would be high tide in his area, but resulted in actually being low tide… Blue marlins are very hard fish to catch and can be especially difficult to catch when the currents and waves are shifted. Once again, please consider this. I get y’all need to make money in order to keep your business running, but that is a very bad look. Not meaning that in a rude manner but really. Anyways, I personally have never experienced any major issues that have drastically affected my work or outlook on this app, so I can speak with truth when it comes to recommending this to the general public. The app can be a little difficult to interpret if not familiar with nautical terms but definitely is worth the admission. Thanks for keeping us updated, and keep working hard! Stay safe in these tough times! For the oceans, Dr. Sandy West PhD Marine Biologist Head Chief Scientist “For no ocean is deeper then the ones we carry.”

All in all it very detailed weather report can use gps on your phone to show your location and nearest locations multiple choices of weather data sources or I use the compare all models to get the best idea of what they are all saying. From the tide Time including showing the length of the moving tide and slack tides using graphs which is very accurate even in spots I wouldn’t assume it would be. The wind report is very helpful and using different reports can give you a good idea of future outlooks for the days you may call iffy but the standard showing of it is very accurate for immediate knowledge of the next 6-8 hrs for sure. The fishing reports seem to match with standard fish and moon tides but doesn’t give an updated report unless a user posts about it and fishing is usually a hush hush type of your spot found fish don’t tell anyone sport.

This is a great app. The ability to compare different weather models on one screen is unique to all other weather apps. The info you can customize on your personal forecasts is great, too. I get just about everything I want, displayed in the order I want to read it. I even pay the annual subscription because I feel strongly enough that they have earned my business. I got so sick of Apple Weather and The Weather Channel predicting 0% chance of rain for a Saturday and then updating their forecasts when the rain hits (while I’m getting soaked). I do not miss those days. My only wish- a way to know the water temperature at each location. Maybe there is already a way to track this and I’ve not found it yet. Anyways, great work.

Overall great app. Choose and compare from a list of weather models, and data options like wind speed, wind direction, water temp, air temp just to name a few. Set up alerts for favorable weather conditions. I have mine set for west wind less than 10 mph and swells from south less than 2’ with 10 second period, another words flat conditions. I do however question the accuracy of the information. Example: the interior bay should be around 80 deg, the ocean around 65-75, outgoing tide should be 71-75 and incoming tide should be 60-65. If you look at the data there’s no temperature difference between incoming and outgoing tide. The data has the same water temp the same for areas mentioned, how can the be? Waters discussed from Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet New Jersey

I use this app for sailing. I have downloaded many wind forecast apps, but beyond dedicated weather routing software none come close to the beauty, design, and depth that windy has. First, the interface is simple, easy to navigate, customizable, and puts all the data you need right at your finger tips. Second is the breath of numerical models. In North America you have the trusty GSF, but you also get the benefits of the NAM model and the ICON model. In Europe they have a whole suite of models available as well. The wind data from all these models can be displayed at the same time so you can use the real world conditions to see which model seems to line up best and thus guide your choices. Third, local wind related shops can advertise in the app. I used it to find boat rentals near me when I go traveling. All in all it is a fantastic app. I wish the developer would make a similar platform except that would incorporate other parameters of the various numerical models so I could have this same interface for parameters such as winds aloft or precipitation. It would also be fun to have some of these other parameters on the global view as well.

This app is far and away the most informative and timely for tracking wind and weather. I use it for falconry, and area scent detection/dog tracking. The granularity/resolution it offers is the best I’ve been able to find. I also like that I can use different sensor networks depending on my use case. What you can do with this app is only limited by your knowledge/willingness to learn its features. I find the textbook entries they’ve made very useful, and often use them as reference material when trying to explain climate or weather phenomena to people. I hope they will consider implementing physiologic metrics, which would make this the premier application (besides isrid) for SAR and outdoor recreation applications.

I almost exclusively use Windy for sailing in and around NYC. The different models coupled with the cloud, rain, and temperature forecasts are great. I haven’t found a better interface and I’ve tried nearly a dozen other apps before being told of Windy. I wish there was Apple Watch support like complications or a fully native Watch App. I have other sailing complications installed and being able to glance and current or forecasted wind conditions at once would be great. I also wish there were a way to lock or snap the view to the current date/time without hiding the legend. It would make a small but impactful change when using the app to look several hours/days ahead. Some stations are real-time and give you current sustained and gusts. It would be great if Windy could plot both over time in one view. Finally, I’ve noticed that tide data for the NYC area isn’t always accurate. Recently it said high tide was several hours sooner than my guide books indicated and so it’s not as helpful there as it should. Still, it’s a great app and part of my arsenal of tools to plan, prepare, and track my sailing. And I hope it continues to improve its features as it has added new forecasting models and data points.

I am considering purchasing a lifetime version of your app. As a longtime programmer, you’ve done a wonderful job of placing a lot of important information into an easily, concise, usable app. I sail in Pleasant Bay on Cape Cod and tides are a very important factor. The tide chart for Pleasant Bay is approximately 3 hours early. Is there anyway to setup the app to correct this important issue as all sailing is very dependent on the tides. Thanks and congrats on your app! As per your request, complete documentation of incorrect information has been sent to you along with other incorrect tide areas on Cape Cod. You should be able to correct your tide chart for areas on Cape Cod. Thanks for your assistance as I appreciate it.

The ‘best’ wind forecast has been a lifesaver for where I sail. I work on a sailboat 5 days per week and Windy has been by far the most accurate for the wind and tide, though not for precipitation. I go out rain or shine so it doesn’t matter to me personally, but if it does matter to you I would recommend checking other sources to compare for rain. Otherwise it’s great and has a lot of customization options for what information you see. Thank you to the Windy team for offering a lifetime paid option; I strongly prefer to be ‘one and done’ for purchases, and that’s ultimately why I got the paid option.

First of all you are offered a free basic version of the application. There are additional add ons they will be helpful in other applications. The way this works for me is the app provides wind conditions at your nearest airport at various elevations and times through the day. Then it’s forecast in the coming days. Wind speed planning is critical to all drone pilots at every level. To my knowledge this is the very best app available for that application. Lastly, I want to express my gratitude to the developers for allowing your users to have the very valuable basic level for free. Thank you 🙏🏻

I posted a critical review because I was getting repeated pop-over ads saying “update now, limited time!” Which was obviously false because they kept coming and coming. Well, that stopped, and the Developer wrote a nice apology and said they didn’t intend that, and would look into it. I would update my prior review but I can’t figure out how to do that (if I were reviewing the Apple App Store I’d give it two stars, Lol) so instead I’m laying down five stars here in the hopes that it’ll balance my earlier rating. Cheers!

Thank you for this app. It has really great presentations. The weather widget on the initial screen has temperature and wind velocity but not wind direction. It would be great to have wind direction as does the forecast detail current weather block, which shows it as point of the compass, for example NW. The arrow in a circle direction indicators require me to translate in my head to the point of the compass, for example, SSW. If only there was something that showed actual current and historical. Or maybe I’m not identifying it. The predictions, even short term, are pretty often wrong in my out of the way corner of the world. Current according to the prediction is pretty often wrong.

I love this app. I got it like 2 hours ago and I enjoy it. The only issue I have with it is I can’t find the radar. (I am talking one that tracks storms and the direction they are going) When I find it, storm chasing will be easy. Besides that, it is a good weather app. The free version is great and it has no ads. I am thinking about getting the pro version. The developers did really good. I have been looking at other reviews and saw that this game has bugs but the developers fix them when they find it. Really good app! I recommend it if you are looking for a ad-free weather app. It is accurate and the free version is awesome!

I use Windy for planning our frostbite races from October through March. Many drive an hour or more so important we are able to send out go/no-go well in advance. We shoot for 36 hours. We don’t want to sail when weather unsafe because water is in the 40s F. We also don’t want to have a false negative and miss a day. Using windy we correctly called 16 “go” days and 5 “no-go” days in our just-finished 23-24 season. In the summer I use it for deciding on sail selection for our Wednesday night races.

In the spring and summer I do a lot of fishing offshore. My boat is a 21’ Striper. I need to know if it’s going to be windy. I ALWAYS check Windy’s forecast when I’m planning a trip. They let me pinpoint the areas I’ll be fishing and give me an accurate prediction of the weather. In the fall I hunt waterfowl. Again I’ll ALWAYS check windy before I hunt. I save my hunting spots as “favorites” If it shows a weather front coming in, with high winds, I’ll start making plans to hunt those days. Here too their forecasts have been highly accurate.

I live right on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. All the local weather reports and every other app I’ve tried gets its info from five miles inland which is never close to accurate (if you are familiar with the Great Lakes you know what I mean!) FINALLY, I’ve found an accurate (for me) weather app that gets its info from a location .5 miles due North of my house. It took me a while to figure it all out and get just the info I want easily accessible, but it is well worth the time! Thank you!

If your hoping to use this app for boating activities on the water be advised, the fonts, color contrasts and info lines are difficult enough to read from your recliner at home let alone a bouncing boat. There is no way on my iPhone to expand the font size to read or pinch down. Great info if your at dock planning a voyage but of little help if you are underway. :( Issue is visual. I cannot zoom into very small data bands to read comfortably. Need to have ability to zoom especially when moving.

I’m a wind sports addict, so it is important that I have good information on future conditions. I’ve used several apps over the years for this purpose and this has been the best. This is because of the ‘compare’ view that lets me see all the forecast models on one screen. Think about what that does for me: if all the models show a similar wind velocity then I have very high confidence in the forecast vs. if the models are all different then I have low confidence in any of the forecasts.

I use this app to plan for my open water swims. It would be helpful to have more factors for swimming (you have every other sport!). On swims that are not along the coast, but are a channel crossings between two land masses sometimes more than 20km apart, it would be good to have more precise information on how the wind will change in the middle of the channel. We need wind direction, wind speed, wind gust, currents, current direction, swells size, swell duration, water temperature.

Overall, this is a great app for anybody wanting a good weather app. I purchased the app and all the features only because Facebook stated this was a fishing app and it wasn’t until after I made my payment and downloaded the app that I found out it was a Weather app Much better than any other Weather app that I have ever had on my phone. I just don’t need the weather that bad customer service was amazing.

I have been using this app for 5 years and it is better than all the other sites to me it’s the most reliable for off shore and in shore fishing the one thing that I notice when I tell people about it they always call and ask how to read the app. It’s not that difficult for me so I spend time trying to explain. It seems the icons on the home page is confusing. Don’t change anything

The original site stated this would always be free. Sadly that did not stay true. However, if you are one that truly wants to know about wind and waves, this app is stellar. I really don’t like paying for an app, this one has been well worth it. Good for surfing, sailing, diving, kite flying or whatever activity you would like to know the accurate wind for. Especially helpful during the tropical storms that we get where I live. Get this app, you will not be disappointed!

As a frequent sailor, windy has been an essential tool for me to plan my trips. The app provides real-time wind and wave data, along with detailed weather forecasts, making it easy to plan my sailing routes. The user interface is intuitive and the app is easy to navigate. I particularly like the wind map, which allows me to visualize wind conditions in different locations. Overall Windy is a must-have app for any outdoor enthusiast

The way the data presented in the app is very handy. Takes me about one minute to check the forecast for the weekend so I don’t need to spend a lot of time choosing a window for my boat trip. Quite happy with the forecast accuracy having different models and they update frequently. Would be nice to have buoy data in the app too.

Being into a myriad of water hobbies, I’m really excited to have everything in one place— no more going to NDBC, NHC, and my local weather app to get swell size, period, tide, and wind forecasts. However I am really confused as to where any basic radar info is, or if there even is any? Had been hoping to ditch all my other weather apps and just use this one, but without radar it still can’t beat the free local weather app.

I have been using Windy App for a few weeks and am very happy with the forecasting . This App is very important to me and my associates being that we all live on or close by the water. When planning a day out sailing or with a powerboat I consult Windy for very accurate advice on what to expect of the sea and wind conditions . Please maintain the good work we thank you ! All the Best to anybody reading this for a fruitful year of 2023

Note that the layers you select are not necessarily a product of the base model you selected. For instance the isobar layer is always a product of the GFS27 model even if you selected ECMWF as your base model. The Windy team is aware of this and have been hugely responsive and receptive to discuss this mis-match of model outputs. Hopefully it will be resolved in some fashion in a future release. I particularly like the ability to graphically compare the wind output between the various models to establish model convergence.

If you are looking for a weather app with tons of data, this is the one. Lots of customizable content for specific sports and activities in various regions. Definitely not a typical weather app. For context, I spend a lot of time at the coast and traveling the state and while I’m not really involved in sports, it’s always better to know what the wind conditions are where i’m going.

I love how accurate windy is! This app is very useful for me and helps me to go my job better and keep things at home protected. Yesterday for example I saw that it was going to be very windy and there was a small tree with a awkwardly big trunk and I said to customers please don’t park there that three is swaying back and forth and it’s not even 10ft tall; next thing you know it fell over into a parking space and it would have damaged a vehicle.

I've tried loads of weather apps, but none have come close to the wonderful data, an UI, of this app. Even the free version is totally awesome! If you are looking for weather for more than "what kind of shoes should I wear today" and rather "kite surfing or fishing" kind of questions, this will be your go-to app!

Great app to have,I use it regularly and I found it very precise and to the hour.👍

I found the his app to help with the weather for fishing and certain parameters are hidden behind a membership. I decided to pay for it and it doesn’t actually do anything! My account says pro on it and it still asks me to pay when I try and access the features. Edit- customer service helped me with my issue and was able to solve the issues I had written my previous review about

Really useful tool for anyone who wants a good forecast of the weather, especially wind and marine conditions

Love this app…very useful

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Best app to track wind. Awesome.

Useful customizeable or premade options. Useful information and more accurate than the apple weather app.

Does what it’s supposed to do well. Use it for photography and fishing.

A great site for our remote area

I use Windy.app all the time and find it is quite accurate.

While I am not a meteorologist, I did a few months of training on meteorology while in the navy. I find the conventional weather apps are wholly inadequate for understanding what the weather is going to do to me in the next hour, but Windy provides all the information I need in a good clear format. Love it

Always gives me a idea of the wind for water conditions and as well it gives a rating for fishing which is usually mostly accurate. Good luck fellas

Works great to get info on wind on the lake

We have been using this app for a year now as we crossed the Gulf of Alaska (twice) and sailed in Prince William Sound. The app has a steep learning curve but once you’ve got it sorted this is by far the most powerful weather app we have used. The ability to compare multiple forecasts models is really invaluable.

Best radar presentation. So much weather information available. Very accurate. Reviews are extremely positive. Many professional people use this app in their employment. I have been telling many folks about this great app.

Widget fixed in latest update. working smoothly. thanks

Hate pop ups!

I’m a novice with weather data… it’s early days to see if this will work for me. Feedback: 1/ I tried to set up customizations with the tidal data on it. But when checked, unfortunately the tide chart does not show up. I am using MLLW. Is this being addressed or is something not set up right? 2/ very difficult to find any useful help. The app support page here really provides nothing. No real glossary I can find. 3/ when I signed up, I wanted the 7 day trial, but the price was much higher than the yearly rate. For most apps, you get the trial then you go onto the subscription if you keep it. I feel it was a little deceptive. I also found that if you look on subscription detail, you have dozens of prices listed for the pro version, so I’m a little skeptical now that this isn’t a well-oiled app. The app somehow has 71K ratings? That’s frankly what sold me. But maybe those ratings are very old… I hope you are listening.

The app developers have turned Windy into a greedy, money hungry app. They once used to show wave height and now it is only available if you “pay for pro”. When I originally contacted Windy they told me this was an error by developers and the next update wave height would be included for all. THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A COMPLETE OUTRIGHT LIE. I am not one to say “look at me”...but I commercial fish, I tournament fish...and there are many on Long Island who know who I am. Once upon a time I used to recommend Windy to everyone in my industry. Now...now, out of principle bc you told me lies that it would be included the next update, I will NEVER use your app. I will NEVER recommend your app and I will go as far to tell everyone I know never to trust your lie-filled company. Dont forget who your demographic is. IE salt of the earth fisherman who operate in an oldschool manner and on principle. DONT string us along with lies saying it will be included in the next update. And then follow up w me a week later “oh yea forgot to tell you, youll need to pay for pro to actually get it”. Dont push the old salty dog...

I like the app itself, its interface is well designed and intuitive. However, I use the app mostly in one area for paddle boarding and kayaking trips on the Hudson River in New York City. My route, dictated by the tidal currents and winds—especially when paddle boarding—are limited to about 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan to the Verrazano Narrows (entrance and exit of the upper harbor). I have found over the course of about four years of use that the app’s wind speed predictions are accurate about 50% of the time. On many occasions I have encountered winds about 10 mph greater than predicted or predictions of gusting speeds that are in actuality steady speeds. These are not of much concern for sailors but for other human-powered watercraft it is much more of a factor. All that said I’m not a meteorologist and do know that wind prediction is an extremely complex science, especially so given the complex topography of the area in question in this review.

I have used Windy on my iPad for some time. I recently wrote a review in the iOS App Store (5*) and apparently got a developer response. I got a notification about that on my Mac. Clicked on the notification in hopes of being able to read the developer response. The App Store launched but no connection so I searched for the Windy app on the Mac and downloaded it. Launching involves a series of questions mostly irrelevant to me. Then before I can run the app I have to commit to paying for it. Since I already pay on my iPad and that is where I use the app it is senseless for me to pay again on my Mac. It seems that the developer would allow desktops and iOS devices on the same account. Without that the Mac app is of no value to me. I still don’t know how to read the developer response on my iPad.

App itself is pretty much replicated by other apps that display wind grids such as Windy (red colored icon) or Ventusky so you may want to avoid this app to not accidentally get deceived into subscribing into a trial period of which turns into a paid subscription after a short period of time. Presentation of data is nice and app can be customized to purpose you want (water or air sports for starters) This app gets lots of accidental subscription complaints because the continue (or next button) is far away from the center of the screen when presented with subscribe choices. The actual button bypass committing to any subscription is black text on blue background in upper right corner. Very hard to see by design unless you have superior color differentiation vision. It is by design meant to not be seen. To re-iterate, if you don’t want to subscribe to any subscriptions, be sure to look for the option in upper right corner of screen when presented with free trial subscription options or you will be inadvertently subscribing to some very expensive subscriptions!

App does exactly what I want and expect feature set wise The only thing that is not great is the constant advertising to sign up for their Pro plan. No only do you get push notifications that can’t be turned off but when you go in the app upon tapping said notification you get shown that ad, then you close that and another replaces it immediately. Close that and go to settings and get yet another one. In settings you find there’s no preference to turn off this garbage as I will never sign up for Pro having been bombarded with this junk. Literally advertised themselves out of not getting any of my money! Edit, response to dev: Negative. There are no settings for notifications for your app there. And that’s not even the issue I brought up.

I got this app hoping that the upgraded lifetime and enhanced features would truly unlock the potential of this app, however, it did not. In addition, I’m still getting advertisements from Windy itself trying to sell me cheap water bottles and hoodies for outrageous prices. You can’t even do something as simple as have precipitation overlay in a loop so that you can see the path previously taken, unless you manually do it yourself tapping on each hour. the price of this app and the features you get in my opinion or not worth the money. I requested a refund but was denied by Apple. Oh well, I just paid $150 for an app that I’ll never use.

Unless you pay for the full version when you look at certain screens, you will see a notification that says you are using low accuracy mode…upgrade. So basically what you’re saying is unless users pay, we’re going to feed users inaccurate data while at the same time harvesting user data very carefully and accurately… there is something very wrong with this…. They emailed me about this review and I am updating it now. They told me that it’s not about the inaccurate forecast. It’s about having more tools when you pay to upgrade so basically they know told me that they will feed you in accurate forecast until you pay for the full version. If you wanna screw me, you can take me to dinner first.

I have no opinion about the app itself - my negative opinion is how I feel I was tricked into a subscription. I appealed and lost the appeal a few weeks ago. Today I said “what the heck” it’s paid for. Might as well reinstall it. And BANG the same slick computer jugglery that caught me the first term , was of course waiting to snag me, a naive fool for a second “free subscription “. Mock me all you wish - my ineptness makes my point . I’ve purchased hundreds of apps and never encountered this kind of “trickery”I just wanted OUT of this app. Again the app May be fine May be great but I didn’t want it. It’s not the app, it’s the “trickery “ for an unsophisticated user as myself . I’m quite angry at this. BE AWARE

Don’t waste your time. I would rate it zero stars if possible. After 4 years, This past upgrade lost all the weather stations on Roatan. Prior to the upgrade there were stations available on the Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras. Now there’s nothing. Clicking on the airport Coxen Hole, brings up wind forecasts on Cayos Cochino, closer to the mainland. This is useless for shore diving wave high TS, paddle boarding, kite surfing etc. Might as well just pick a location and check out the conditions visually by yourself. Big disappointment. It’s been three plus weeks, and each time I click weather forecast for Roatan, I’m sent to other islands close to shore, with feet of differences in wave height. This app has become useless. Note I used to love this app.

I’ve heard great things about this app and wanted to check it out. When I downloaded there was an option for free trail and pay once your free week is up or just pay now. Since I wanted to check the app out first before just outright paying $50 I decided to go with the free trial. Once I chose the free trial option my bank notified me of a suspicious charge on my account and I saw they charged me the $50 right off the bat! I played around on the app for a few minutes and it does look great as I’m a boater and the wind forecast helps me greatly. But I’m am very frustrated that I was charged before consenting to do so. Basically there is no free trial they will charge you right away so beware!

Purchased this App after seeing their 14 day cancellation period. Glad I did so. The ads for this App make it look like a fishing App with helpful weather functions. Not so. This is a weather App with some informational fishing functions(like what kind of fish are found in certain lakes). But if you want what appears to be HELPFUL fishing functions, you’re gonna have to pay even more - $ignificantly more. Thankfully, the cancellation/refund process seems simple enough. I just sent a short email yesterday requesting it and it appears to be in process the very next morning.

Beware! Do not upgrade/update!!! Windy has gotten into the habit of putting once free features behind a pay-wall. I just made the mistake of updating the app, only to find out the new one has stripped out all the useful features I was using minutes prior to updating. But all these features, including all models but the “basic” are now behind a pay-wall in the new version. What a lame money-grab, rendering the free version useless. I’ll no longer use it, and will no longer showcase it to my students (I have a pro paid app which is nautical miles better than Windy. But I need a free and upgradeable app to recommend to my students. Time for a new wind app to recommend!

By looking over a few websites and out a window you can do just as much as this app. The “Best Model” was never even close. Had to poke around and constantly change reporting to get close to a usable forecast. I first used it on calm sunny days and it was spot on. Paid the fee and then came the clouds, in the sky and with the app. If you have anything other than calm sun it will be a chore to use the app. If you want it to be a comprehensive weather app, no dice. If you want a gathering point for a large amount of data that you have to sort, analyze, and compile… then just use the NOAA site.

I accidentally subscribed to WindyApp Pro and was immediately charged $120. I canceled the subscription instantly and have never used the app—not even once. I’ve contacted Apple support multiple times requesting a refund, but I keep getting denied. As someone on disability with a fixed income, this charge is a serious hardship. It feels like the app is designed to trick users into subscribing—and then refuses to take responsibility or offer any kind of customer support. This isn’t just disappointing, it feels unethical. I urge anyone considering this app to think twice. If a company can’t support its users or correct honest mistakes, then it’s not one I’d ever trust again.

Overall I love this app, but there is an issue with saving custom spots currently that is quite annoying. When you click on an unmarked location on the map a pin appears with a little ‘plus’ icon. Pressing the ‘plus’ icon prompts you to enter a name for the spot to save it. When you click on the text box to enter the name, the app freezes. I emailed the developers about the bug a few weeks ago, but have yet to receive a response. I’ll update my review when I do.

It is a great app that I use daily. However for an outdoor app, it is most of the times hard to read in sunlight. The hour font color is unreadable in sunlight. It is a grey shaded font in a black background. Good luck reading that. Also using the color black on the wind speed with a blue background is also not a great combination. Much better would be to use white for more contrast. Last remark is that I would like to see an option to hide the 'offers'. It takes screen space and have absolutely no interest in it.

They charge a premium to use the “best model” of weather forecast and once I payed for the subscription it ended up being that the “best model” was one of the ones that was already free, and they have a separate app with an additional premium to see depth charts when I feel that should be already included especially if they are targeting mostly boating and water sports, this is still not a one stop shop, disappointed especially either the high price tag.

Every screen on the 7 day free trial had one or more requests for upgrade (money). I didn’t keep it on my pad more than 7 minutes. We all have to make a living, but this was over the top—I couldn’t get a feel for the app’s operation because the flow was interrupted by the need to refuse upgrade requests. Other reviewers seem to like the app, so maybe it’s good but I couldn’t get past the requests. It would have been nice if it had waited for a day or so (out of the 7 day free trial) before it started demanding upgrades.

Nice app, with lots of features, but install process tries to trick you into subscribing for $78 per year. And the app permissions try to track you on other websites. I get that it’s hard to get people to pay for apps, but these practices are not ethical.

There was supposed to be a free trial period of 6days abut I got charged over $100!!! Never recommending this app! How do I get my money back??

Am I missing something here? I started a free trial because I need an app to help me with tidal currents in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. As it happens we are staying near the shore of active pass, a passage between two islands very strong title currents every ebb and flow. The tidal current forecast of the app completely blows it suggesting a Tidal Current less than one kt I really hope I’m missing something because all the UI eye candy suggests great functionality!

Constantly freezing, hard to use

I’ve been trying to cancel my membership for so long this is a scam. Do not spend your money on the subscription! It’s a scam!

On a tjrs la promotion quand on ouvre l’app et ça dit : dernière chance !! Vous êtes certains ? Alors qu’à chaque fois la promo est là. Assez chiant

I tried the free version, and before I knew it I had not one, but 2-charges of $224 cad each on my visa. I recalled seeing subscriptions for 19.99 usd, 29.99, 39.99 - all the way to the highest tier of $179.99 usd and wondered to myself what the difference was, it was not clear what all the tiers were. But that didn’t matter to windy, I got charged for the “premium” subscription that is $179 usd not once, but twice. So I have paid $450 cad total for something I can get for free elsewhere. Windy says it’s not their problem and to connect with apple. I have found better weather info for free (Thank-you ocean connect) so buyer beware, don’t get scammed like I did!

I signed up for the trial version and had 7 days in the trial. I was charged $250 on the second day without my consent to purchase the app. I had to call apple to reverse the charges. DO NOT PURCHASE!

It used to be the best and most accurate app ever… since they’re selling a subscription. The free version is trash! 0 accurate. If you’re a fisherman , don’t use this ..

Have to pay to use

Apparently, this app developer has never heard of accessibility features or things like voiceover. this app does not work at all with VoiceOver and is of little value to a visually impaired person. disappointing because I think in general, it is supposed to be a good app

Caution! It is not in Canadian $. The real price is much higher. It is not specify which dollar it is. It is an American enterprise. It is in American dollar. Do not make the same mistake. I was had. Further more I don’t buy American anymore.

You state that the fishing is on windy app but you don’t tell us that is not on windy and you pay extra for that which false advertisement for that fact after buying lifetime subscription I give you a rating of 1 star waist of money

This morning, I saw an ad for the windy app. I saw that there was no real insight on proper fishing spots. It doesn’t tell you what kind of fish you’re trying to fish for anything like that so I decided to cancel. Cancelling is a whole ordeal. I can’t cancel it on the Apple Store so I have to go to the customer portal where they sent me a link to my email. Then I click on the link to be able to manage my account. When I looked in my email though, I saw that there was two invoices for the same time one for $29.99 US and the other was for $14 US.. I only signed up to pay for the $14.99. They snuck in another $30 charge.

I only wanted a Month subscription and they charged me over 200 dollars for the year. Absolutely the worst customer service and denied my refund request twice. Awful.

Just disappeared. What is going on?

Unethical and the app is useless

They make it impossible to stop getting charged for a subscription. Don’t do it. This app sucks.

You have to be very careful when you try to cancel. Just cancelling the subscription and deleting won’t do it. You have to go in through Stripe and cancel it. I have been billed for months after deleting.

Misleading

This App doesn’t work, as a trial the application refuses to be cancelled and bills you anyway after it acknowledges the cancel. The weather models are available online and don’t offer anything useful. Don’t buy this.

I didn’t get into the app, there are FAR too many questions just to get in.

Checked the windy app at 9pm for 6am the next day. The app said 50km/h winds on my lake with 60km gusts. Next day I went out at 6am and the lake was dead calm. Not even a breeze. I’m not paying for an app that is so inaccurate.

Can’t answer the questions because the “Continue” bar is overtop of the answer blocks!

This used to be my favourite weather app. The new version is much harder to navigate and to customize and the maps are too busy with info you haven’t asked for (eg where weather stations are located) to be readable. So disappointed.

Bad user interface makes this hard to use. Bloated with ads that make it almost impossible to navigate. Try the other one!

There are free apps like windy.com which provide what I was looking for from this app. There is no tiered subscription to provide basic weather functionality for boaters, and the standard subscription is hundreds of dollars. The app then spams your notifications trying to get you to subscribe. It isn’t quite malware, but stay away unless you specifically need things not available in free solutions.

The wind has been wrong almost every time i went to the lake. Can’t trust the forecast anymore

Scam, cancelled account and still being charge argh, also cannot contact a human, only emails…BS

After installing the App and agreeing to the 7 day trial. The app was not working as I expected and immediately uninstalled the app, Before the end of the 7 day trial. Was changed the year subscription after 4 days of installation with no notification or confirmation of subscription being activated and after no usage of app. After reaching out for refund and cancelation there has been no assistance or refund. I understand the terms, but there should be a understanding of usage and accounts if, if account is not active and has been deleted then there should be understood that a subscription is not necessary. Especially within the window of a “Free Trial” in no circumstance would anyone pay for a service that they are not using or accessing, to charge someone in a circumstance such as that is a scam.

Looks great…but I have no idea what anything means, had it for a year but not useful so far. I’m sure it’s useful to tech savvy folks, I might get there.

J’ai la même application sur mon IPhone et lPad. Pourtant sur le IPad, je ne peux voir que la carte, dons pas accès aux différentes informations utile comme les courbes de vent, taille des vagues. Bref à trop vouloir en faire, l’application est devenue difficile à configurer et on perd l’essentiel. J’ai dû planifier mon voyage à l’aide du IPhone. Ca vaut pas chère.