Windfinder

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R5] 5/5 · US Boss: Would not want to be on the water without it. Great for picking the best days to be out. No surprises.
2. [R13] 5/5 · US Amazing: Hands down the best weather app for offshore fishing. If windfinder says no we don’t go.
3. [R14] 5/5 · US Dependable For Sure: The Windfinder app is an essential part of our boating life. No matter if we are heading inshore or offshore for fishing or planning a cruise, we depend on its accuracy!
4. [R18] 5/5 · US Windfinder app: Simple to understand and very comprehensive
5. [R4] 5/5 · US Great app: This is my most reliable wind app,
6. [R6] 5/5 · US Exceptional APP: I love this app. The real time forecasts are awesome.
7. [R7] 5/5 · US Go to for conditions: This app is a MUST when going out
8. [R9] 5/5 · US Great App: Great app and easy to use.
9. [R24] 5/5 · US Great App: Accurate and extremely user friendly.
10. [R43] 5/5 · US Detailed: Superb detail, pretty good predictions
11. [R2] 1/5 · US Suck: Windfinder says delta is 8 mph , it was 24 mph, ocean said 5 ft by 20 seconds swell, it was 7 ft by 7 seconds… SUCKS
12. [R16] 1/5 · US Low accuracy, low precision: You could almost set your watch to the time the wind would change on the app back even may be three years ago now nowadays the app is so inaccurate It’s almost worthless and right now it says the wind in my location is 13 miles an hour not even moving are barely so as my weather station says 2.1 mph
13. [R32] 1/5 · US Not close: Not even close to being accurate
14. [R35] 4/5 · US Lake Michigan Forecast: I rely on Windfinder, but disappointed at times with the accuracy of the forecast in wind speeds and direction forecast.
15. [R19] 1/5 · US Great features: Pornographic ads. Images of basically nude women not completely but so close it’s ridiculous.
16. [R52] 1/5 · US Revolting: The ADs this app allows to display are so inappropriate and disgusting.
17. [R58] 1/5 · US Too many ads: Ads don’t help your app, you would only like to think they do
18. [R283] 3/5 · CA Invasive ads: Didn’t mind the ads but now they interrupt unless you upgrade. Buh bye, and good luck with that.
19. [R17] 1/5 · US Won’t work: For some reason it updated and I lost everything I had on it.
20. [R42] 1/5 · US Freezes when searching: 2025/05/22 Bye bye!After today’s update, the problem still remains. No developer response. Bugfixes don’t address a huge crashing issue. I found a better app anyhow. - Keyboard won’t pop up when trying to search, then locks up. Tried to send feedback and it says I don’t have a mail client when I clearly do. Fix this ASAP.
21. [R170] 1/5 · US Crashed I guess . Check back later server is …: It no worky When it worky Its super goodz
22. [R177] 2/5 · US Doesn’t work sometimes: The visual wind map doesn’t work half the time.
23. [R1] 2/5 · US No tide info?: “Tides” is the first word in the description here in the App Store but nowhere in the app could I find tide information for my location. If there’s some trick to finding it or if it’s only available for certain places then just say that upfront.
24. [R3] 2/5 · US Grueling: I got the wrong app because I just wanted wind and temperature high and low. It doesn’t give that. But Lord Almighty this is the most poorly designed app I’ve ever seen. It is grueling to use.
25. [R104] 3/5 · US good App: I have the Windfinder in my Samsung and Apple. I like the Birdseye view and wind chart on the Samsung, but cannot find it or it is not present on the Apple.
26. [R114] 1/5 · US London: No modern features, even current location storage is unavailable. · translated
27. [R205] 1/5 · GB Intrusive cookie policy: Deleted app because I couldn’t be doing with spending 20 minutes clicking on all the sliders to remove cookies, why not just have a reject all option.
28. [R213] 1/5 · GB Privacy tricks: It really annoys me when a company makes you scroll down a massive list of privacy invading options making you click tons of switches to protect your privacy. But just one click to allow no privacy. It should be illegal to do this. Bye bye.. delete.
29. [R231] 1/5 · GB To intrusive now: I have been a user of Windfinder since 2013 and find it works very well. But the latest version ask to confirm privacy. When I looked it is so long winded and does not have a NO button. Look at the Vendors, so many of them, most cannot be turned of and they last on my phone for over a year. I value my privacy so goodbye. App deleted
30. [R149] 1/5 · US So confusing!: I upgraded and still have no clue how anything works in this app. The locations don’t find anything I want. I tap on the random locations they have pinned, still doesn’t work. Thoroughly annoyed by this app. Can’t even figure out high and low tide times…
31. [R242] 3/5 · GB Feedback: It would be great if the user could choose his purpose for looking at the app like windsurfing, kitesurfing etc and the app could list all the kitesurfing spots or that sport. Also tides are missing.
32. [R49] 1/5 · US Not even remotely accurate.: Will continually tell you, the wind is blowing 6 miles an hour and it’s more like 25. Absolute garbage app.
33. [R154] 1/5 · US Not able to mark locations: Can’t mark or add locations to favorites
34. [R191] 1/5 · US You can’t save locations.: App has glitch. It won’t allow you to save your locations to favorites, and I’m paying for subscription.
35. [R217] 3/5 · GB Some odd omissions: Whilst the super forecast appear good, there are some annoying omissions: It isn’t possible to add your current location to the favourites list; it isn’t possible to edit the name of favourite location or add a note; it isn’t possible to add a location from the map to favourites; the forecasts default to daylight hrs only rather than 24hrs. All of these features are available w