Vaavud Wind Meter was a weather app developed by Vaavud. It was removed from Google Play Mar 2, 2024 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Vaavud Wind Meter had been downloaded 87 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Vaavud Wind Meter was rated 2.91 out of 5 stars, based on 660 ratings.
App Information
Vaavud Wind Meter was free to download. The APK download size was 8.05 MB. The last available version was 1.3.1. The last update was on October 5, 2016.
Technical Requirements
Vaavud Wind Meter required Android 4.0.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play July 2013.
Description
NOTE on 0.4.0: Sony device owners, please note that due to Sony's special hardware configuration, the Sleipnir Vaavud device will not work with your phone, and inserting the Sleipnir wind meter may cause the app to crash
Turn your phone into a high-tech meteorological tool with the Vaavud app and the Vaavud wind meter.
No more looking-at-the-trees-and-waves guesswork. Make a precise measurement of the wind no matter where you are and what you are up to.
If you are into sailing, windsurfing, kite surfing, kite boarding, land yachting, balloon flying, paragliding, hunting, kite flying, kayaking, drone flying, hiking, golf, biking, etc., etc. - Or if you are just plain curious about the weather around you - then Vaavud is for you!
The app requires the Vaavud wind meter for smartphones, which can be bought on Vaavud.com. The Vaavud wind meter is a patent pending, electronicless cup anemometer, which utilizes the sensors in your phone, and an advanced set of algorithms to measure the exact wind speed.
Current features include: • Current, average, maximum wind speed and wind direction ( only with Sleipnir device). • Graph with current and average wind speed • Ability to scroll and zoom on the graph • Ability to choose unit (m/s, knots, mph, km/h, bft) • Wind range: 2- 25 m/s • Resolution: 0.1 m/s • Accuracy: +/- 4% or +/- 0.25 m/s • Live map of wind measurements • Measurement history
Send us a note on hello@vaavud.com with any questions or comments you may have. We would love to hear from you!
Recent changes: 1.3.1 - Better live map - Bug fixes
1.2.0 - New Sleipnir algorithms - Performance improvements
1.1.0 - Multiple notifications available - Bug fixes
1.0.3 - Map UI fixes - Bug fixes
1.0.2 - Bug fixes
1.0.0 - Completely new UI - Delete and Share from history - New Summary screen with weather data - New Wind Notifications system (beta)
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★★★★★
Brilliant! This is a great app for a compact easy to use anemometer. I have the Leaner and find it very reliable and consistent when taking readings. The wind direction is a useful bonus, not a feature on some anemometers. The Leaner itself is robust and easy to store. I like the social aspects of the app, like sharing readings and seeing other people's readings. The history is really useful too - I keep logs for UAV flying, and it's easy to call up readings after a day's flying. Great anemometer and great app!
★★★★★
I was surprised by how quickly and easily it worked on my Samsung S10. I found the meter itself on clearance for less than $10 at West Marine. There's a post on Sail flow that they are hosting the app, but since Vanned is technically out of business, it would be nice if the meter worked with other apps.
★★☆☆☆
The wind meter NOT WORKING unless your Android phone has built-in magnetic sensors which should have been mentioned by Valved on the wind meter packaging. It will not work with any of my new Android phones and my old Moto Defy which does have magnetic sensors would work BUT the latest app will not work with older Android versions. If only I found the reviews for the app before I purchased the wind meter I could have saved my money and bough a proper self-contained digital wind meter from ebay for a fraction of the price.
★★☆☆☆
Support is shallow, wind direction is a gimmick. App wind direction modestly accurate, despite their claim that all you need to do is calibrate your phones compass via Google Maps update. Wind direction based on the assumption that your phone is always pointing north, Valved claims the app does not require a connection, but won't launch without all the following. Your phones Status and identity, read, modify, or delete the contents of your usb storage. View network connections, pair with blue tooth devices. I can understand the app requires the ability to change your audio settings because it plugs into the audio jack, but why full access to all media files. Why all the above-mentioned, and why full network access. Without all these permissions the app will not launch. I really wanted to use my brand-new cool looking wind toy, I am so tempted to let you guys have full access to my network connections, files and images. It's not like your in my neighborhood or know me right, what harm could come of some people in Eastern Europe having all that access and info. Funny thing for an app that does not require a connection. Save yourself the trouble of returning.
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