You switched a feature that is ALWAYS available through every other weather app (for free) to premium only. You shouldn't have to pay to see a 10 day forecast. Everything else sure. But only 5 days available to us? Useless app now for free users. I don't want to support a company that forces people who can not afford 30 dollars a year for an app to pay to use a basic feature. On google play you guys have 10 MILLION + downloads. I am sure you are getting plenty of money through this. I have been using windy for 6 years and recommending it to all of my friends doing the same activity as me but I will be switching to another service. Your premium service was already an incentive because people got to see hourly forecast and other amazing features. Now you are just forcing the free users out and making a bad name for yourself by just taking away a crucial feature we all depended on. Not every wind sport enthusiast has the money for this.

@Korina I personally would rather see one ad every time I log on and be able to see 10 day forecast than not be able to see it at all because I dont pay you. I have never seen another app TAKE AWAY access for free users after so many years of building an awesome name for yourselves. You guys could have just added other cool features as an incentive and to "thank your supporters." So many of us rely on the 10 day forecast to plan trips (etc) and can not afford a 30 dollar app. This should be a space where you listen to the people who promote your app and use it on the daily. I might not be a paying member but I have personally referred at least 15 paying members (and probably 50 free members) to you guys. Ads are EVERYWHERE. If thats an inconvenience that I have to go through to not pay, I am happy to do that. Premium people can get the luxury of no ads.

@hokee
I want to encourage the people at windy to put out a poll for the people who can not afford it. I'm sure over 90 percent of people would love the the 10 day feature with Ads rather than no ads and no access. Great that you are able to afford it. Some people can't though and have monthly bills that are way more than life on the road in a camper with a fixed income. I do base trips off of the 10 day forecast and also check the weather when I am there (obviously) but decide to drive out 6+ hours or not depending on the future forecast because it is not worth a drive if there's only one good day. We clearly are not on the same page with our activities (or our finances) and I have found another app that does the same thing as windy for free so I will use them instead. I do not think you should be irritated that people who can not afford it are so bothered by this. I really am not being mean to anyone but just saying that windy is avoiding ads so much that they are hurting the non paying members who probably don't mind an ad or two to see whats going on in the next 10 days. And you are right. So many companies DO have ads and I am not bothered by that because I am not paying to use their service and they need to make money.

@evolab People are complaining for a great reason. I share my sport with a huge group of people around the world and many do not speak english so they do not have the ability to get on here and have this discussion and a lot live in third world countries. 30 dollars a year is a HUGE expense for most of the world (beyond the wealthy countries like usa canada and all of europe.) So many people are having issues with this. And to say what someones financial situation is based off of the ability to take 5 minutes to try to show a company that this is wrong doesn't make sense at all. It shows me that this is an app that many people rely on and taking away a basic feature just because they do not want ads is super strange when they havent actually asked the non paying people what they would rather have. My whole argument is that they should ask the free users what they prefer instead of just assuming everyone would rather have limited options with no ads.

@Korina I am asking you to reconsider this and also really want to encourage you to ask your users which one they prefer rather than assuming. Limited access with no ads sounds WAY worse than basic access with ads. There are a lot of people in third world countries who use your app to do their sports too and can not afford 30 dollars a year just to see a 10 day forecast and no other premium services needed.

@Korina I am asking you to reconsider this and also really want to encourage you to ask your users which one they prefer rather than assuming. Limited access with no ads sounds WAY worse than basic access with ads. There are a lot of people in third world countries who use your app to do their sports too and can not afford 30 dollars a year just to see a 10 day forecast and no other premium services needed.

@evolab People are complaining for a great reason. I share my sport with a huge group of people around the world and many do not speak english so they do not have the ability to get on here and have this discussion and a lot live in third world countries. 30 dollars a year is a HUGE expense for most of the world (beyond the wealthy countries like usa canada and all of europe.) So many people are having issues with this. And to say what someones financial situation is based off of the ability to take 5 minutes to try to show a company that this is wrong doesn't make sense at all. It shows me that this is an app that many people rely on and taking away a basic feature just because they do not want ads is super strange when they havent actually asked the non paying people what they would rather have. My whole argument is that they should ask the free users what they prefer instead of just assuming everyone would rather have limited options with no ads.

@hokee
I want to encourage the people at windy to put out a poll for the people who can not afford it. I'm sure over 90 percent of people would love the the 10 day feature with Ads rather than no ads and no access. Great that you are able to afford it. Some people can't though and have monthly bills that are way more than life on the road in a camper with a fixed income. I do base trips off of the 10 day forecast and also check the weather when I am there (obviously) but decide to drive out 6+ hours or not depending on the future forecast because it is not worth a drive if there's only one good day. We clearly are not on the same page with our activities (or our finances) and I have found another app that does the same thing as windy for free so I will use them instead. I do not think you should be irritated that people who can not afford it are so bothered by this. I really am not being mean to anyone but just saying that windy is avoiding ads so much that they are hurting the non paying members who probably don't mind an ad or two to see whats going on in the next 10 days. And you are right. So many companies DO have ads and I am not bothered by that because I am not paying to use their service and they need to make money.

@Korina I personally would rather see one ad every time I log on and be able to see 10 day forecast than not be able to see it at all because I dont pay you. I have never seen another app TAKE AWAY access for free users after so many years of building an awesome name for yourselves. You guys could have just added other cool features as an incentive and to "thank your supporters." So many of us rely on the 10 day forecast to plan trips (etc) and can not afford a 30 dollar app. This should be a space where you listen to the people who promote your app and use it on the daily. I might not be a paying member but I have personally referred at least 15 paying members (and probably 50 free members) to you guys. Ads are EVERYWHERE. If thats an inconvenience that I have to go through to not pay, I am happy to do that. Premium people can get the luxury of no ads.

You switched a feature that is ALWAYS available through every other weather app (for free) to premium only. You shouldn't have to pay to see a 10 day forecast. Everything else sure. But only 5 days available to us? Useless app now for free users. I don't want to support a company that forces people who can not afford 30 dollars a year for an app to pay to use a basic feature. On google play you guys have 10 MILLION + downloads. I am sure you are getting plenty of money through this. I have been using windy for 6 years and recommending it to all of my friends doing the same activity as me but I will be switching to another service. Your premium service was already an incentive because people got to see hourly forecast and other amazing features. Now you are just forcing the free users out and making a bad name for yourself by just taking away a crucial feature we all depended on. Not every wind sport enthusiast has the money for this.