Wind Compass Reviews

Found WindCompass VERY helpful in avoiding dangerous high winds in a semi truck with a 53’ trailer which is turned into a big sail. Example was April/June 2019 traveling from Lubbock,Tx to Amarillo,Tx during 45 mph sustained winds with gusts in the 70’s. This was the few days that multiple semi trucks were blown over in and around Amarillo,Tx. . I used WindCompass from Lubbock to Amarillo on Interstate 27 going north. The interstate tracks a mostly straight south/north path with one exception in my case at about the 100 mile marker near Cayon,Tx it zags a bit west then back north and in that spot it would have turned my trailer directly into a 45 mph sustained wind with 70 plus gusts that WOULD HAVE turned my (empty. Not loaded with weight) semi truck over except I looked at WindCompass and modified my direction onto side roads that kept the wind mostly at my tail or “a tail wind” which was no problem thanks to WindCompass . Thanks again 👍

WindCompass is great for determining wind speed and direction. I have a lot of trouble in winter with pipes freezing on one side of my house that is exposed to the wind. I use WindCompass to determine wind chill in the side and it’s been a pipe saver. Also love it for kayaking on open water and for monitoring driving during windy days in my high profile RV. Data is accurate and app is uncomplicated and easy to use. Just a note if you have a magnetic case it may mess up the compass function, but that is a phone issue not an app issue and it doesn’t affect the accuracy of the info.

I’ve been happily using the free version for at least 2, maybe 3 years now. The first couple months I only used it to check the wind speed, but eventualy I found myself using this instead of the handful of other weather apps I downloaded. It’s far from the fanciest app and while I do miss the animated weather feature some apps have, I got tired of my phone showing rain/snow/sun when it wasn’t accurate. WindCompass hasn’t disappointed or mislead me once.

Perfect app for skimboarding or other wind-sensitive activities! The other apps (google, Apple, weather bug) have always been hard to read for specifics with wind. Big fan of this one!! It’s informative, specific, & super easy to use. The wind compass is amazing and truly couldn’t live without it now.

This has been working perfectly for several years when I moved to my home near the water in Florida. For the past few months, I’m getting ‘Cannot provide request. Try again later.’ Well, later doesn’t mean a few minutes. It’s many hours up to a few days before I can get any reading of the air whipping by my house and curling what should be relaxed water. If there is an issue with the transmitter, or WindCompass. I’d greatly appreciate getting it fixed since I couldn’t send a direct message either from WindCompass. Nothing else comes close to what this CAN do and I can’t afford to get my own anemometer.

I don’t know how it calculates wind direction, but I found that, in general, dropping grass to the ground gave more accurate information about the wind direction. Also, for several weeks the speed got stuck at one speed and I had to delete WindCompass and reinstall it to get it to work. And right before I wrote this review, it wasn’t letting me see any information. When it works it’s OK, provided you take the wind direction with a grain of salt, but it doesn’t always work in general, which is frustrating.

Download a app it’s an interesting layout. The wind speed here in Palm Desert California is approximately 15 to 25 mile an hour gusts, according to the weather service and weather underground app. I can barely stand still with the Gusty wind. APP shows 4 miles an hour with GUST of 9 mph, WindCompass is not effective or accurate. I close WindCompass and opened it several times thinking it just needs to reboot, no luck. I need to know the direction and speed for the different activities. Sorry but would not recommend. Thank you

Man, WindCompass is amazing. If you’re a hunter, you know that wind direction is one of the biggest factors when sitting in a stand/blind/or even the ground. WindCompass gives a very accurate gauge on which direction the wind is going. I love that it’s not like other apps that only give speeds on certain towns and such, and that it gives the wind speed for your EXACT location. :))))

Very simple an easy to read. Not a lot of clutter with different layers of junk to go through. Does everything that it says it will do. Had a little glitch with getting rid of the ads. But I got a response to my inquiry in just a few hours and their recommendations solved the problem. The free version is just as good. I just hate the ads. It was well worth the $1.99.

Update: too bad W/C predates the iOS 14 App Store “Privacy Policy”... besides pasting a copy the clipboard contents on startup, would interesting to know what else it’s poking around in on the phone...

iOS 14 reports “Wind Compass pasted from Messages”... this happens each time WindCompass is started.... if the clipboard is empty then it does nothing but if the clipboard contains data Wind Compass “pastes” it... why would Wind Compass paste from the clipboard upon starting and what is it doing with the pasted data!?!

Wind Compass is a weather aggregator... it aggregates data from Dark Sky or other providers... it really has no business pasting around your iOS clipboard...

Bad enough people paid for lifetime service and didn’t get it but this clipboard business lifts that concern to another level...

You really might want to avoid WindCompass in favor of another...

Btw: Wind Compass is the only app on this device that behaves like this...

I live in Southern California just south of the horrible fires raging. WindCompass has given me the best information about the Santa Ana winds in my own area. These winds fueled all the California fires. I have been using it for days to check the immediate wind velocity and to know what to expect in the future - this includes temperature forecasts as well as wind.
Thanks for this vital information when really needed!

I fly planes, drones, I kayak, WindCompass is perfect because it clearly gives you pretty important info for those activities at a simple glance. I then use a more complex weather app to look at the forecast, but this is definitely my go to app when I want fast info regarding the current conditions. Great app!

Plain and simple, this is the fastest, most accurate wind information app. Every sportsman should have this wind app on their phone!

I use it for taking my boat on the bay, deciding about laying out by the pool, or just to get the most accurate info about the air movement around me.

Enjoy!

Use this ap for wind information for burning wood piles on my property, Last thing I want is a fire to get away due to high winds, Ap helps me to know when it is Ok to burn based on wind speed and direction thus keeping me out of big trouble. Highly recommend for others that do burning like me!

If you want a Great wind app this is it. No fancy graphics, no funky clutter. But, it also gives you your local weather or choose another location and get that weather and a couple of other great weather info also. Just very simple and just very easy to use. Just what I wanted and happy, happy, happy to have it. GREAT WIND APP - you need to get it.
Jim
Whitehouse, Texas

I work and run construction jobs and wind can be a safety hazard for my guys. So I downloaded WindCompass a few months ago and it’s been pretty accurate compared to other instruments we have on the job site that read wind speeds. Real good app to have on your phone.

We live in a high wind area. Desert with no trees to help block. This ap has been invaluable in predicting high wind days and nights as we have had problems previously with things being blown all over the place. I am very happy with the predictions and have been able to batten down before damage is done. Thank you

In Hurricane Dorian and I don’t know what we would do without the this app app here in Florida. It tells us exactly what the wind is what the gusts are where they’re coming from so we will know when to open our front door and take the shutters off without being blown away. Thank you for saving our day

My backyard is right in the path of this wind tunnel near the base of a mountain, so things can get crazy out there! I use this all the time to plan when I should spend time out there, when to avoid any gardening or yard work, or even to see what I should be strapping things down for the evening (so they don’t fly away!) Great app.

WindCompass is perfect! Weather data is powered by Dark Sky, which I use often, but WindCompass has all the info I need on screen or one or two taps away. Easy to read. Easy to find the info I need. Combined with one of the radar apps on my phone, it will be my main forecast tool.

I love WindCompass it’s great. It’s fun. The reason I gave it only I three-star is because my husband has the same app on his phone and we can be in the same area in the truck together and wind speed and gusts will be different which makes me question if it’s correct it all but I still like WindCompass because I’m sure it’s close and since he drives a truck and hauls campers he has to know what the wind speed and gusts are at all times.

As a cyclist, I was frustrated with my traditional weather apps when it came to wind speed, direction and forecast. I’ve been out on rides with WindCompass 10+ times and it is spot-on reliable. Why can’t the other weather apps nail it like this one?

Use WindCompass for kayaking, in the ocean on the central coast. We paddle into a mild head wind and turn back when the head wide increases. It is amazing how easy it is to use the information to increase enjoy ability. Almost like being pushed back to your destination. Cool app thank you.

You won’t need an wind instrument if you have WindCompass. It even has wind forecasts. I hope there will be capability for history also in the future. Much other weather information is available - - for example: % Cloud Cover.

WindCompass is ok, but it should not want to locate where I am. That’s nonsense and a tracking concern. I should be able to select where I want to know the wind speed not have WindCompass assume. How many users are using WindCompass as a before I go tool to decide. I really don’t care what the wind speed, short of damaging storms, while at home. And this apps constant need to calibrate, why for what purpose?

I like that WindCompass gives you the essentials. I have a few other weather apps, but I’ve found that they don’t always reflect the weather situations I’m actually experiencing, but this one actually does. It’s my new favorite.