# NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker by Verona Solutions, LLC, rated 4.55/5 from 155 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noaa-buoy-and-tides-tracker/id292148184/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noaa-buoy-and-tides-tracker/id292148184.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 93 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 6 ## Is NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker safe? NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker is 89 out of 100. This assessment is based on 155 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5 out of 5. Of 125 App Store ratings, 86.4% point to a safe experience, 4.8% suggest some concerns, and 8.8% point to a risky experience. ## Is NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker legit? NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker is 95 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## What do users think of NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker? Reviews of NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker are mixed: the Weather app is rated 4.5/5 from 155 App Store ratings. What users like most: accurate marine weather data, good for nautical areas. Top complaints: app crashes frequently, app freezes. Summarized from real user reviews. **Pros** - 👍 Accurate marine weather data - 👍 Good for nautical areas - 👍 Provides buoy data - 👍 Useful for boaters/sailors - 👍 Real-time conditions - 👍 Easy to use interface - 👍 Favorites feature - 👍 Good customer service (sometimes) - 👍 Authoritative source - 👍 Fast app response **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 App freezes - 🐛 Data is outdated - 🐛 Poor coverage in some regions - 🐛 Does not work well for Australia/NZ - 🐛 Wave height data missing - 🐛 Requires GPS always - 🐛 Slow performance - 🐛 Limited buoy listings - 🐛 Synopsis disappeared - 🐛 Email address doesn't work - 🐛 Poorly advertised - 🐛 Difficult to use - 🐛 Not worth paying for - 🐛 Links to NOAA website - 🐛 Lacks advanced features **Commonly reported bugs** - App does not load on iPad Pro - App has not updated in days - App crashes when opening - App hangs on opening screen - Synopsis has disappeared - App keeps freezing and shutting down - Pop-up error: "No Location. Access to location denied!" - Wave height info missing - Unable to save buoy favorite - Error Loading Data: Error B1098 - App is laggy - App doesn't seem to be updated - App crashes continuously - App locks up from time to time - App freezes and hangs up - App has locked up and died twice - App crashes all the time **Most requested features** - Add wave height data - Add swell map predictions - Add SST predictions - Add Apple Watch compatibility - Add period data (APD) - Add moon phase feature - Add search function for buoys - Add map showing buoy locations - Add back button - Open links in built-in browser ## Newest reviews (12 of 86) ### 2/5 — Used to be good *2026-09-18* So long story short if I payed for this app why am I getting ads? I use this app pretty much everyday **Developer response:** Thank you for using the app every day, and I'm sorry the ads were an unwelcome surprise. You did pay for this app, and I owe you a straight explanation. The one-time price from years ago stopped covering the work needed to keep the app running: NOAA feeds change, iOS changes, and this year we rebuilt the tide engine so predictions work with no cell signal and match NOAA's tables. To keep the app alive and free for new users, it became ad-supported. Ads are limited to the home and list screens and never cover the buoy or tide data itself. If you'd like to talk it through, reach me through the app's support link. I read every message. ### 4/5 — No longer functions *2021-03-14* Shut down phone Reloaded app Hasn’t updated in 7 days Received a response from developers Apparently the problem is with noaa **Developer response:** This is not related to the app. From NOAA: On 03/09/2021 the NDBC primary processing servers were shut off due to a facilities issue. Station pages on the NDBC website are not updating and there is no ETR at this time. We apologize for this but we are at the mercy of NOAA and their restoration of these services. ### 3/5 — Thanks *2020-07-12* The data is older than some other apps that I am looking at. Used to be more timely. Now the email address doesn’t work either. **Developer response:** Our data comes directly from NOAA and we do not cache data for more than 60 minutes. As far as our email, what issue are you experiencing? We receive emails from our users everyday. Please make sure you are using the correct email: info@veronasolutions.net. Please note that it is .net NOT .com. ### 4/5 — Sea height *2019-12-14* Why does the data show the sea height anymore? **Developer response:** If a given buoy is reporting this information, the app will show it. Not all buoys have the same information and sensors. Sometimes sensors fail and that buoy may stop reporting some information. ### 2/5 — Worked pretty well for a couple of years but its broken *2019-08-24* The app worked well for a few years. A couple of weeks ago it began to hang on the opening screen and then just crashes back to the app icon. This app is broken on my iPhone and ipad. **Developer response:** Please download the latest update. If this solves your problem, please consider revising your review. ### 3/5 — Synopsis *2019-05-01* Suddenly the synopsis has disappeared and the app keeps freezing and shutting down when I try to scroll down. **Developer response:** Which Buoy are you using? You can reach out to us at info@veronasolutions.net and we are always ready to help. ### 2/5 — Wave Height *2018-07-15* This app does not make use of reported wave information **Developer response:** If NOAA reports wave height for a buoy the app will report it. Please e-mail us with the name of the buoy for which you are not getting wave information so we can help. You can reach us at info@veronasolutions.net. ### 3/5 — Should have read reviews *2017-09-03* 2nd re-write: The developer responded the same day as my review, and provided instructions to disable automatic user location (set Auto-Retrieve to off). Having downloaded the app again and making the location changes, I am still nagged with a pop-up error, "No Location. Access to location denied! Check Settings." Another issue is that wave height info is missing from most buoys I've checked along the eastern shore. NOAA comparisons show the data (just not provided from within the app). Excellent marine weather info otherwise. **Developer response:** The app does not require location services to be enabled. You can go to the settings in the app and set the Auto Retrieve off. You can then manually set your location. The app requires location in order to show you stations near you. We DO NOT capture your location or profit from it in any way. Our app has been in continuous service for 9 years. We have not ever, used user location to advertise, sell or promote to them. If this answer satisfies your concern, please consider revising your review. If it does not, please feel free to reach out to us at info@veronasolutions.net and we will gladly answer all your questions. ### 2/5 — Requires GPS ALWAYS *2017-05-29* What a bust. As long as you have gps running the program works. If you have it off to do some planning, it will not work. This is not a navigation program. Once I store my favorites, I should be able to access them. Anytime! **Developer response:** The app uses your location in order to display stations by proximity to you. While you are right that favorites may not need this, the other features do and we have no control over which features the user decides to use. That being said, you can go to the settings menu in the app and turn off auto location. Once you do that, the app will allow you to search for and set your location manually. If this solves your problem, please consider revising your review. ### 4/5 — Best Buoys App *2017-02-02, version 7.7* I am not sure why this app is getting some very low ratings. It's easy to use on my iPhone 6. I like having the list of nearest buoys so I can choose one - or view all of them on a map. You can always search for buoys that aren't near you easily if you are planning trip. ### 5/5 — Best nav aid that's always with me *2016-11-15, version 5.11* One of my favorite boating and because when Im on a friend's boat or my kayak I know that if I have my phone on me I always know where Im at and where I can go ### 2/5 — Can't save buoy favorite *2016-10-24, version 5.11* Since iOS 10 I've been unable to save any buoy as a favorite. Also the app doesn't readily show non-NOAA buoys. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do not get! I wish I could give it negative stars! *2026-10-28* This used to be my go to app for all things water related. I work on the water as a licensed captain, scuba diving instructor, and Paddleboard instructor. With the recent updates, this app no longer shows the same information without having to open additional pages. It shuts down unexpectedly. Probably the most frustrating part of my experience recently is having to deal with the constant adds and pop ups. I paid for this app! Why am I now getting ads? All the information from this app is easily accessible on NOAA’s website and after the recent updates, it is way faster to just pull it up (ad free) on their site. That would be my professional recommendation. **Developer response:** Please contact us at info@veronasolutions.net Thank you for the detailed note, and I’m sorry the app has let you down after years of use. You should not be seeing ads. The app went free to download this summer, and anyone who bought it before that keeps it ad-free. Here is how to restore that: open the menu, tap Premium, and tap the link that says you bought the app before it went free. The app checks your original purchase with Apple and turns ads off for good. Nothing to buy, and it stays off across reinstalls. On the crashes: that is not something I can see from here, and I want to fix it. If you can send me the iPhone model, iOS version, and what you were doing when it shut down, to the email address above, I will chase it down. On needing more taps to reach the same information: that is fair feedback, and I’m looking at the home screen so the readings you check most are there without opening another page. The next update also adds a full month of highs and lows on every tide station, with Share, which should help with planning on the water. I’d be grateful for the chance to earn back your rating if you will contact me. ### 1/5 — Poorly advertised *2020-01-10* Does not work well for australia/NZ. Despite the picture showing wellington on the app. Disappointed **Developer response:** I apologize if you misread the description or misinterpreted the images. There is no mention of Wellington, Australia anywhere and the image you may have mistook for wellington is actually of Florida, USA. This app is designed to read NOAA data which is a US weather agency. ### 1/5 — Refund please *2018-08-09* Poor app - should have read the reviews **Developer response:** We are always available to answer questions. Please tell us what you did not like so we can fix it. You can reach us at info@veronasolutions.net. ### 1/5 — Very few listings *2018-07-06* I boat on a large lake with numerous buoys and the app shows one or two on the lake. Junk **Developer response:** Please contact us at info@veronasolutions.net. We would love to help you. There are many ways to search for buoys on the app and the app reports on every NOAA buoy that is on-line but you may be using a method to find the buoys you need that may not yield the best results. We are confident we can help you enjoy the app. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t seem to work. *2018-05-18* The app is slow and doesn’t seem to work. I would like a refund. **Developer response:** Please tell us what you are trying to do and what is not working well for you. We will try to help you and if you are still unsatisfied, we will gladly issue a refund. You can reach us at info@veronasolutions.net. ### 1/5 — Dumb *2017-07-19* This is hands down the worst app I have for tide charts. Rid of it please. **Developer response:** Please tell us what you don't like so we can fix it. ### 1/5 — Buyer *2016-11-20, version 5.11* Agree with want refund. Can't find wave height, interval data etc that seemed advertised before I paid. ### 1/5 — Error Loading Data *2016-05-13, version 5.11* This app no longer works. All I get is an error message that says "Unable to Load Data" Error B1098. The last time they updated the app was like 2 years ago. Looks like it's kaput. ### 1/5 — Poor coverage. Too few Bouys *2015-08-22, version 5.11* Don't buy ### 1/5 — Crashes terrible interface *2015-03-08* Just what it says crashes all the time, poor interface. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please update *2022-12-06* Aloha, I really like the format of this app. But now it does not load on my iPad Pro 11” running software 15.6.1 version. ### 5/5 — Update 9/18/2020: old problems fixed, good to go *2020-09-18, version 8.05* I walk my dogs next to the SF Bay, and this app will tell me the temperature and velocity of the wind off the water. My regular weather app (Weather On) is right on the money for ambient temp and wind speed, but the buoy data tells me the wind temp and speed off the water, and whether or not I'll need a jacket. Maybe a "one trick pony", but it's really good at it, and I use it every day for that. The tide data is there also, but is easier to read in Tide Graph Pro. I'd buy both, if you're by the water. Tip: Pick a few “favorite” buoys near you, and those are the only ones that will come up when you tap favorites (so you don’t have to sort through all the weather on the coast, but you can if you wish). The app responds quickly, so the delay from home; screen to favorite buoy air temp and wind speed takes about 3 or 4 seconds max. Simple, and well written. Good Job. ### 5/5 — The BEST! *2020-05-25* Hands-down my favorite weather app for near a decade now. Excited to see it’s being actively developed again. This is by far the best weather app for any nautical area. No frills, accurate and timely data from an authentic, authoritative source. Thank you for developing this- I depend on it every day. 🙏🏼👍🏼 **Developer response:** Thank you. We are proud of the fact that NOAA Buoy and Tide Data has been in the AppStore for nearly 12 years. Throughout that time it has stayed among the top Weather apps -- usually in the top 50. ### 5/5 — Fixed and working! *2019-08-28* I submitted a review saying the app keeps crashing when I try to open the app, preventing me from using the app, and I asked for the developers to fix this issue. Within days of submitting the review they released an update that solved the issue and the app works great! Thank you for the great customer service! **Developer response:** Please download the latest update. If this solves your problem, please consider revising your review. ### 5/5 — Best App for the Professional Mariner *2019-05-05* As a yacht delivery captain who delivered vessels all over the world, this app has been my go-to marine weather resource. I have bought other apps that claim to be NOAA Data Buoy but fail miserably in provide NOAA textual data. This app provides marine weather forecasts as well as current and historical data verbatim from NDBC/NOAA. Don’t waste your time or money. Take it from a professional mariner. This is the app you need. ### 5/5 — Excellent!!! *2018-07-20* No other app combines the features and usability found in this one. As avid boaters, my husband and I rely on it all the time. ### 5/5 — Thank you for the long term *2017-08-09* I set the app aside for years after apple undeveloped the platform. Today Buoy Data is as good as the day it started, lol. ### 5/5 — Excellent marine data service *2017-05-06* Quick access to nearby or favorite buoys. Includes ship reports. Tide stations. Lots of goodies. My favorite "real time" marine weather app. ### 5/5 — Very good *2017-03-06, version 7.7* You don't need nothing else to go offshore ### 5/5 — Don't leave home without it *2016-12-02, version 7.7* I use this app various times throughout the day whether I am out in the water or not. Would never think of leaving the dock without checking with this app. The new upgrades puts everything at your fingertips and is very user friendly. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-06.*