PredictWind
For professional and recreational mariners, including competitive sailors and powerboat operators requiring high-precision routing and current data.
PredictWind — Marine Forecasts
Snapshot
Who is PredictWind?
Providing professional-grade marine weather forecasting and high-resolution routing tools to sailors and powerboaters worldwide.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 9Last updated
PredictWind — Marine Forecasts
v6.3.1
6mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines PredictWind?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Marine weather forecasting and navigation tools
Scale
indie
Target audience
Professional and recreational mariners, including competitive sailors and powerboat operators requiring high-precision routing and current data.
Origin
Developed by professionals to bring Americas Cup-level forecasting tools to local sailors globally.
Signature Patterns
- •Aggregation of proprietary (PWAi, PWG) and global (ECMWF, GFS) meteorological models
- •Focus on high-resolution spatial data, including 100m resolution tidal current maps
- •Monetization via high-ticket annual subscriptions for professional-grade features
- •Targeting high-stakes maritime activities where precision impacts safety and routing
Portfolio momentum
Maintained a high development cadence with 11 updates across 2 active apps in the last 6 months, with the most recent major release occurring 22 days ago.
Portfolio
What does PredictWind ship?
Apps
9 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
Analysis in progress
Analysis in progress
Wind-against-current alerts create safety-critical lock-in for professional mariners
- Detailed hour-by-hour current data provides high-level technical insights for specialized maritime navigation and paddling
- Aggressive paywalling of core features prevents users from evaluating the app before committing to high-cost subscriptions
Analysis in progress
Distributed across 7 markets, strongest in Americas.
Based on 3 of 9 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (3)
- United States3 / 3
- Brazil1 / 3
- Mexico1 / 3
Europe (4)
- France1 / 3
- Italy1 / 3
- Portugal1 / 3
- Spain1 / 3
Core markets (3/3 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
15/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does PredictWind compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(2)
Both apps target marine and outdoor sports enthusiasts with wind and weather forecasting, creating direct competition for users seeking reliable maritime safety data.
This app serves the same wind-focused user base by offering a broader range of meteorological models and historical data.
Contenders(8)
Both apps target the same maritime audience of sailors and fishermen by providing localized weather, tide, and wave data for activity planning.
Both apps target marine and outdoor professionals with multi-model weather forecasting and navigation tools, creating direct competition for users seeking high-resolution meteorological data.
Both apps serve outdoor operators requiring precise, hyperlocal wind and weather data for safety-critical navigation, creating an overlap in the market for meteorological planning tools.
Both apps target marine enthusiasts with weather forecasting and navigation tools, competing for the same user base of boaters and skippers.
Both apps serve outdoor enthusiasts requiring precise, location-specific weather forecasting for safety and planning. They compete for the same user base of adventure-focused individuals who prioritize high-resolution meteorological data for navigation.
Both apps compete for the same outdoor planning audience, though Weather Live° targets general commuters while PredictWind focuses on marine navigation. The overlap exists in the demand for localized, real-time weather monitoring and radar visualization.
Both apps target sailors and fishermen with marine weather data, forcing a choice between PredictCurrent's high-resolution tidal modeling and the rival's broad buoy-based coverage.
Both apps compete for outdoor enthusiasts by providing multi-model weather forecasting, though PredictWind focuses on marine navigation while Ventusky emphasizes general meteorological visualization.
Same space(32)
The app supplies altitude-specific wind data for drone pilots planning flights.
This app uses environmental data to predict animal movement for hunting planning.
This app provides authoritative UK-specific data that competes for the daily attention of users who prioritize official meteorological sources.
This platform provides satellite-based visualization for weather enthusiasts tracking storm patterns and environmental events.
A weather forecasting app competing with PredictCurrent.
This app captures the same professional user base by integrating specialized aviation data layers alongside hyper-local radar.
The app offers professional-grade navigation and route optimization for sailors.
This app provides a privacy-focused alternative for mariners who rely on official NOAA buoy data for navigation.
This app directly overlaps with the tidal focus by providing localized coastal data for sailors and anglers.
The app serves outdoor users and aviation professionals with radar-first speed and hyper-local alerts.
The app delivers hyper-local weather forecasts for outdoor activities across Europe.
The app provides marine-focused tide and wave data for boaters and paddle sports participants.
This application offers localized weather data for outdoor activities like cycling and angling.
This app supplies maritime weather and tide data for boaters and beachgoers.
This app provides real-time meteorological data and severe weather monitoring for geographic locations.
The app provides general weather information for daily life and travel planning.
The app targets similar outdoor enthusiasts with high-precision meteorological data for global locations.
This app offers professional-grade meteorological accuracy for maritime and aviation users through a proprietary post-processing technique.
A weather forecast app competing with PredictCurrent.
The app delivers hyper-local meteorological tracking for general users.
This app serves the same coastal navigation audience with a focus on rapid retrieval of tidal data for U.S. regions.
This app monitors wind speed and direction for users needing real-time marine data.
The app provides surf conditions and wave data for water sports enthusiasts.
A weather radar app competing with PredictCurrent.
A weather forecasting app competing with PredictCurrent.
This app targets the same professional maritime and aviation audience by using a multi-model fusion engine to provide altitude-stratified data.
A weather forecasting app competing with PredictCurrent.
This app provides hyperlocal microclimate data that serves as a generalist alternative for users needing precise conditions without the specialized tidal focus.
This app offers general weather tracking and radar for daily planning.
A weather forecast app competing with PredictCurrent.
This generalist weather app competes for the same user screen time by providing high-frequency radar updates for daily planning.
This app focuses on wind and wave conditions for water sports enthusiasts.
New entrants(4)
A weather forecasting app competing with PredictCurrent.
A weather forecasting app competing with PredictCurrent.
The app offers marine weather forecasting for water sports enthusiasts.
This app provides minute-by-minute weather tracking for general users.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on PredictWind
Bottom line
PredictWind is a highly specialized maritime player that successfully leverages proprietary data models to maintain a premium market position. Their transition toward hyper-niche tools like PredictCurrent suggests a disciplined focus on increasing ARPU within a dedicated professional user base.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 2
- With full intel:
- 1
- With overview:
- 2
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes