Compared
Velvind and myWindsock compared
| Feature | myWindsock | Velvind |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | A web app (it can be added to a phone's home screen) and a Hammerhead Karoo extension | iPhone app, coming to the App Store; a planner on the web |
| Routes from | Strava, Ride with GPS, Komoot, Garmin, Wahoo, or a GPX, TCX or FIT file; create a route | Strava, a Ride with GPS link, or a GPX, TCX or FIT file; draw a route in the web planner |
| Wind along the route | Colours along the route from headwind to tailwind, with crosswind between | Head, cross and tailwind for each stretch, at the minute you're there |
| Weather along the route | Rain chance and intensity, temperature range, sunrise and sunset | Rain, temperature and feels-like at each point; sunset and the minute you'll need lights |
| Ride timing | A physics model from your power, CdA and weight | Your usual average speed, slowed by climbs and a headwind, quicker downhill and with the wind behind you |
| Power and aero analysis | Yes: see how watts, CdA and weight change your time (paid tiers) | No |
| Strava segments | Wind on segments, with email alerts up to 24 hours ahead (paid tiers) | No |
| Choosing a start time | Compare conditions across many times and dates | Every half-hour start over nine days, the kindest marked with ⚡ |
| Forecast range | Up to 14 days with its Premium membership | Nine days in the app, sixteen in the web planner |
| Forecast data | Its own “Spatial3” weather engine; the provider isn't named | Hourly forecast from Open-Meteo; in the app, the next two hours in the Nordics come from MET Norway's radar nowcast. |
| Alerts when a route's forecast changes | Not mentioned on its website or store listing | One email or push when an added ride's forecast turns |
| Group rides | Share the weather as an image | A group-ride link: one forecast for everyone, answers I'm in, If dry or Can't, no account needed |
| Pricing model | Tiers from an entry tier to Lite, Power and Unlimited subscriptions | Paid, with a week's trial; the price comes with the App Store launch |
Platforms
- myWindsock
- A web app (it can be added to a phone's home screen) and a Hammerhead Karoo extension
- Velvind
- iPhone app, coming to the App Store; a planner on the web
Routes from
- myWindsock
- Strava, Ride with GPS, Komoot, Garmin, Wahoo, or a GPX, TCX or FIT file; create a route
- 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
- myWindsock
- Colours along the route from headwind to tailwind, with crosswind between
- Velvind
- Head, cross and tailwind for each stretch, at the minute you're there
Weather along the route
- myWindsock
- Rain chance and intensity, temperature range, sunrise and sunset
- Velvind
- Rain, temperature and feels-like at each point; sunset and the minute you'll need lights
Ride timing
- myWindsock
- A physics model from your power, CdA and weight
- Velvind
- Your usual average speed, slowed by climbs and a headwind, quicker downhill and with the wind behind you
Power and aero analysis
- myWindsock
- Yes: see how watts, CdA and weight change your time (paid tiers)
- Velvind
- No
Strava segments
- myWindsock
- Wind on segments, with email alerts up to 24 hours ahead (paid tiers)
- Velvind
- No
Choosing a start time
- myWindsock
- Compare conditions across many times and dates
- Velvind
- Every half-hour start over nine days, the kindest marked with ⚡
Forecast range
- myWindsock
- Up to 14 days with its Premium membership
- Velvind
- Nine days in the app, sixteen in the web planner
Forecast data
- myWindsock
- Its own “Spatial3” weather engine; the provider isn't named
- 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 a route's forecast changes
- myWindsock
- Not mentioned on its website or store listing
- Velvind
- One email or push when an added ride's forecast turns
Group rides
- myWindsock
- Share the weather as an image
- Velvind
- A group-ride link: one forecast for everyone, answers I'm in, If dry or Can't, no account needed
Pricing model
- myWindsock
- Tiers from an entry tier to Lite, Power and Unlimited subscriptions
- Velvind
- Paid, with a week's trial; the price comes with the App Store launch
Each myWindsock 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
myWindsock suits riders who train with power and want aero analysis and wind on Strava segments, on the web or a Karoo. Velvind is an iPhone app for the ride ahead: timed with the wind and the climbs, the kindest start across nine days, one word when an added ride's forecast turns, and a group-ride link.
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
myWindsock is a trademark of its owner. Velvind is independent and not affiliated with myWindsock. 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.
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