PredictWind Offshore Weather vs Squid Mobile Usage & Stats

The Offshore App allows you to seamlessly download multiple GRIB files for your coastal and offshore passages. Quickly download and view GRIB files, weather routes, GMDSS maps and text forecasts, AIS data and satellite imagery. Access all the world’s top ranking forecast models for reliable and accurate weather data, including ECMWF, SPIRE, UKMO, GFS and more. Our very own PWG & PWE models offer incredible accuracy and a record-breaking 1km resolution. In addition to forecasts, the Offshore App also provides a suite of powerful marine tools to save you time and keep you safe at sea. Weather Routing and Departure Planning is calculated in the PredictWind cloud at the highest resolution. The finished route is then sent back to your boat in an incredibly small file size which is ideal for low bandwidth satellite and SSB connections. The Offshore App works with Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and most satellite connections using an Iridium GO!, Globalstar or Optimizer device. ADDITIONAL FEATURES GRIB file viewer: High resolution forecasts maps with animated streamlines, wind barbs or arrows. Tables: The ultimate dashboard for detailed analysis. Graphs: Compare multiple parameters at the same time. GMDSS Forecasts: View either in the traditional text format or on a map. Destination Spot Forecast: Know exactly what the weather is doing at your destination. Live Observations: Know what’s happening right now out on the water. Ocean Data: See what’s happening under the waves with ocean and tidal currents, and sea temperature. GPS Tracking: Get a free customised GPS tracking page for your blog or website. AIS Data: View over 280,000 vessels worldwide on the AIS network.

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Squid Mobile

Squid Mobile is a free, powerful and yet the easiest and most comprehensive requester and viewer of Grib Files (weather files). Now available for a large audience of sailors. It doesn’t matter if you are an occasional cruiser or a keen racer, if you are an off-shore solo navigator or coastal dinghy sailor. Squid has all the forecasts data you need, selected for their best possible accuracy, covering any region, any playground around the globe. Squid Mobile App has been developed by GreatCircle. Chosen by the most demanding navigators since 2010, on board almost every sailing boat, while tempting and often succeeding, a world speed sailing record formalized by the WSSRC. In 2015 Squid was the exclusive supplier of weather data for the Volvo Ocean Race, the Official Partner providing weather data for 300 boats during the Rolex Fastnet Race, participated in the Transpac and Atlantic and North-East Passage records… and still delivered daily thousands passionate sailors with high resolution forecasts and observations. Main Features: Models: GFS, ECMWF, HiRLAM, AROME, ARPEGE, GEM, GCWF, NAM … Multi model viewer to compare and analyze con - divergences Routing and way-point editor with : bearing Compass, database of major cruising and racing boat polars, roadbook reporting, cloud routing and multiple road comparisons. Up to 10 days forecasts by steps of 1 or 3 hours Direct grib download or as mail attachment for easy sharing and opening in other applications Multi-model meteograms for easy comparisons (MSLP and wind in V1) Customized views by color gradients, isolines, barbs and arrows. Combining both CPU and graphical processor for smooth animations Compatible iOS9 Compatible with Iridium GO!® Available variables: - atmospheric Wind, 10m, 925 Hpa, and gusts MSLP Rainfall Cloud cover Cape Relative humidity Temperature - oceanic Currents, direction and force Sea state, swell, windwaves, height and direction Our in-app purchases include auto-renewable subscriptions, the extensive list and prices are visible in the app. You can purchase subscriptions for 1 week, 3 months or 1 year. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Auto-renewing subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase