Compared

Velvind and Epic Ride Weather compared

Both apps forecast the weather along a bike route at the time you'll ride it. Here is how they differ, feature by feature, from each app's own pages.
Feature by feature, checked on 13 Oct 2026

  • Platforms

    Epic Ride Weather
    iOS, Android and Hammerhead Karoo
    Velvind
    iPhone app, coming to the App Store; a planner on the web

  • Routes from

    Epic Ride Weather
    Strava, Ride with GPS, Garmin, Komoot, Plotaroute and others, or a GPX, FIT or TCX file
    Velvind
    Strava, a Ride with GPS link, or a GPX, TCX or FIT file; draw a route in the web planner

  • Wind along the route

    Epic Ride Weather
    Shows where you'll get a headwind, tailwind or crosswind
    Velvind
    Head, cross and tailwind for each stretch, at the minute you're there

  • Weather along the route

    Epic Ride Weather
    Temperature, feels-like, wind, precipitation and an air quality index
    Velvind
    Rain, temperature and feels-like at each point; sunset and the minute you'll need lights

  • Ride timing

    Epic Ride Weather
    From your route, start time and the pace you set
    Velvind
    Your usual average speed, slowed by climbs and a headwind, quicker downhill and with the wind behind you

  • Choosing a start time

    Epic Ride Weather
    Compare start times through the day
    Velvind
    Every half-hour start over nine days, the kindest marked with ⚡

  • Forecast data

    Epic Ride Weather
    Apple Weather, since 2023 (its blog)
    Velvind
    Hourly forecast from Open-Meteo; in the app, the next two hours in the Nordics come from MET Norway's radar nowcast.

  • Alerts when the forecast changes

    Epic Ride Weather
    Not mentioned on its website or store listing
    Velvind
    One email or push when an added ride's forecast turns

  • Group rides

    Epic Ride Weather
    Share a route with friends; forecast pages for organisers' rides
    Velvind
    A group-ride link: one forecast for everyone, answers I'm in, If dry or Can't, no account needed

  • Bike computer app

    Epic Ride Weather
    Hammerhead Karoo, with a forecasts subscription
    Velvind
    None

  • Pricing model

    Epic Ride Weather
    Subscription, monthly or yearly, after a trial
    Velvind
    Paid, with a week's trial; the price comes with the App Store launch

Each Epic Ride Weather entry is taken from its own website or store listing, linked below. "Not mentioned on its website or store listing" means we found no mention there, not that the feature can't exist.

Which suits you

Epic Ride Weather runs on Android and on a Hammerhead Karoo as well as the iPhone, and imports from more route platforms. Velvind times your ride with the wind and the climbs, scans nine days of starts for the kindest, tells you when an added ride's forecast turns, and gives a group one link to answer.

What Velvind does

Velvind times your ride from your usual speed, the climbs and the wind, then reads the forecast at every point at the minute you get there. See the wind forecast along your route, the best time to ride and how it works.

Keeping this fair

Epic Ride Weather is a trademark of its owner. Velvind is independent and not affiliated with Epic Ride Weather. Apps change: if anything here is out of date, write to support@velvind.app and we'll correct it.

Read on

Coming to the App Store.

Velvind for iPhone: a paid app, with a week's trial. Leave your email and we'll write once, when it's out.

Try it on the web

The planner in your browser. Sign up with Google or email.