Vaavud Wind Meter Reviews

by Mojomatic

Big disappointment, VaavudWindMeter crashes constantly and the product is unusable. Waste of money and time, not worth 99 cents let alone 99 dollars. Developers, pull this product from the market until you fix it.

by Flat You Later

Why do I need to create account and log in now. Didn’t have to b4 don’t bother with this junk

by Cplang

Got this at Christmas in a Pollyanna. VaavudWindMeter is a horrible, constantly crashing. Really this is just a silly invention. Dollar store junk.

by DanDiamond

Sold to weatherflow.

by Scott.br

I backed the first iteration on kickstarter and then the second. At no time did they ever say we're going to completely cripple the use of this by requiring a login and an internet connection. I use this for sailing and don't always have an internet connection out on the water and I can't believe they have just bricked this for me.

by Cv12steve

Never got this turkey to take more than one reading without having to reload app. Now useless. One star I can't leave zero.

by DoogieBo

Does App Store suppress negative reviews?

I want Vaavud to refund the $50 I spent on their appliance since I can no longer use it to find wind speed. I don't have time to jack around with logging into an app when I need to know the wind speed, just so Vaavud can do social networking games. When I need to know wind speed, I'm sailing offshore out of range of the Internet - not the time to be told "you have to sign in so we can provide advanced features". I could care less about "advanced features"! I need to know the speed of the wind. I don't need access to the Internet to find that out. The Vaavud appliance is useless without VaavudWindMeter and, at this point, without access to the Internet. What naive product manager approved that brilliant concept?

I want my money back...

by Junkmail4gra

I bought this to use when and where I want to get a reasonably accurate measure of local wind speed. It use to work! Plug the overpriced piece of plastic in to your iphone or ipad and open VaavudWindMeter . Simple, effective but NOT NOW. Vaavud you “children out of wedlock" what sort of update is this? Tried using it for the first time this season. I NEEDED it to measure some serious wind on the Chesapeak this evening but VaavudWindMeter wants an internet connection and you to login to VaavudWindMeter to share the data over a social network. YES YOU HAVE TO LOGIN TO VaavudWindMeter TO “expletive-ing" USE IT….well “expletive…begins with “f” sounds like duck" you Vaavud….you pile of excrement. This use to work….FIX IT….you “fill in your own term of abuse"

by Lsannasannasanna

Not worth the time. Does not let you select a location because there are so few measuring sites. For example, this does not show the winds in Atlanta, Ga. But it does give winds at a tine lake about 70 miles away.

by Cuffs68

Great tool, but I would like to be able to see wind readings even without being signed into VaavudWindMeter . Took it to the shooting range and did not have enough cellular service to get logged into VaavudWindMeter . Would have been nice to open VaavudWindMeter and have a manual wind reading! How they can fix this issue. I sent an email from website to Vaavud, but haven't received a reply back yet... Fingers crossed!

by Block Survival Boy

I like the idea and the design is pretty cool too but i have serious issues with the world map. Its showing the grid and the measurements across the globe and there's no map underneath or whatsoever. This way its pretty much useless. I keen to see it work

by Gyropilot

I just purchased a Vaavud wind meter for use with my iPhone 5 to check wind speed when kite flying on the beach. It works exceedingly well… simple, high quality, and durable. Be sure and check it out if you're into any activity where knowing the wind speed would be helpful or interesting.

VaavudWindMeter works perfectly, but is very basic with only the ability to display current and mean windspeed over a brief period of time. There's no ability to save, share, or export wind speed recording sessions.

It's a good start but could be so much better with a little more time and effort. Personally I wouldn't mind paying for a "pro" version offering the features I already mentioned and more.

by Kierjo

Ok this is new review since 1st one I gave was 2 stars. Yes now that VaavudWindMeter works so far it's the product I figured it could be GREAT. EVEN tho the volume kinks should have been worked out before releasing product. Vaavud did take my advice and put why it wasn't working on their web page. Thank u for that. This way you don't have people like me freeking out cause I think mine is broken. Now it works since new update and it's a fine piece of equipment. And vaavud did get back to me everytime. Thanks customer service. Now I'm Happy and will buy many many more!!

by Ski_sergi

This is a companion app for the vaavud wind meter. Provides basic wind speed reading etc. Works like a charm.

I also noticed that if you have weendy app installed, then the two apps work together and you can share your wind reports to the community.

by Paunan

I think it’s great! I use it as a kitesurfer and sailor. It’s great having a device on hand that is more accurate then weather stations, as well as having access to the measurements of others is truly amazing!

by Chipmumky

Awesome app! It's easy to use after you get the meter, and it never lets me down! It's cool to no how fast to know what the wind is, and fun to show your friends and family! Awesome app, product, and company!

by Dinghy Shop Int'l

Well designed. Easy to use. Just plug and play. Hold your phone into the wind and hit start. We just tried this out on the ferry back from the Sunfish Worlds in Lewes, DE. And it's great fun!

by Mlinhardt

I’ve been using VaavudWindMeter and wind meter for the last few months and I have say that I love it! I’m learning how to kiteboard and it’s important to know what the wind speed is so I can pick the right sized kite for the conditions. VaavudWindMeter is super easy to use and most of all-is very accurate. The map feature is very useful as I can see the conditions in other places right on my phone, so I can find the best place to kite before I leave home. I also love that it works with my existing iPhone so I don’t have to carry a while separate wind meter with me. All in all, VaavudWindMeter and product are great!

by *Anonymous *

Vaavud is extremely user friendly and VaavudWindMeter seems to be very stable with no bugs thus far.

by From The Alps

My family and I are very active in the outdoors. I got the Vaavud wind meter a few months ago, and have used it regularly on high altitude hikes in the alps. I recently also used it at a popular local paragliding site to check wind conditions. GREAT product for outdoor activities and fun!!!

by Sailor 10

This update makes the whole system useless. Who needs social media to measure wind? When we are out on the water there is no internet access so when we most need to or want to measure the wind we can't.

We were on the boat for a week and would have liked to measure wind but couldn't - no internet.

I want to return this now worthless piece of junk unless VaavudWindMeter is quickly fixed for to measure wind without Internet access.