# Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar

> #1 Fishing, boating & sailing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id997079492](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id997079492)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id997079492`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Windy Weather World Inc
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (72,799 ratings)
- **Version:** 15.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2015-06-26
- **Size:** 360 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-app-wind-tides-radar/id997079492)
- **Website:** [https://windy.app/](https://windy.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://windyapp.co/CustomMenuItems/26/en](https://windyapp.co/CustomMenuItems/26/en)

## Description

Windy.app for Chrome delivers wind forecasts, tides, waves, and radar data tailored for wind sports—surfing, sailing, kitesurfing, fishing, and more. It leverages NOAA data for accurate local forecasts, wind speeds and gusts, and wind direction across 10-day steps and multiple units.

Key features include wind alerts and offline mode, a vast spots database (30,000+), historical weather data (2012–2024), and access to online weather stations, helping you plan the perfect wind day.

## Rankings

- #4,757 — Overall
- #25 — radar
- #33 — forecast

## Review summary

Windy.app offers strong, detailed wind forecasts and is helpful for activities like boating, fishing, and kite flying, with broad customization and solid support. However, users repeatedly report pricing and billing frustrations, data inaccuracies (wind/ waves), a difficult user interface, disruptive marketing prompts, and access limitations for certain features (sunrise/sunset data, inland use). These recurring issues dampen otherwise positive feedback and highlight a need for clearer pricing, improved data reliability, and better UX.

### Pros

- Detailed wind forecast data with multiple locations and advanced options
- Very useful for wind-related activities (boating, fishing, kite flying)
- Highly customizable features and options (PRO)
- Responsive customer support and generally easy to reach for inquiries

### Cons

- Pricing and billing issues: automatic charges after trial, confusing lifetime vs subscription models, and perceived high costs
- Data inaccuracies: wind speeds/directions and wave heights frequently reported as wrong, with some location-specific failures
- Poor UI/UX: extremely difficult to use for some tasks and several interface glitches
- Aggressive marketing and prompts: nagging promotions, pop-ups, and update reminders often seen as disruptive
- Feature access limitations: some data (e.g., sunrise/sunset) requires desktop plugins or PRO gating; inland usefulness limited

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id997079492)