# NOAA Buoys Live Marine Weather — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of NOAA Buoys Live Marine Weather by Andrea Bisegna, rated 4.40/5 from 564 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noaa-buoys-live-marine-weather/id1069174557/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noaa-buoys-live-marine-weather/id1069174557.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 359 · 4★ 155 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of NOAA Buoys Live Marine Weather? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ⭐ Years of reliable service - 👍 Easy to use - 🔍 Valuable buoy information - 🌊 Live views of conditions - 📈 Accurate data models **Cons** - 💰 Ads despite premium subscription - 🚫 Inability to access key information - 🔍 Missing buoy data - 🔀 Frequent app updates causing issues - 🗺️ Overly broad coverage area **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to clear notifications - Inconsistent data updates - Geolocation issues **Most requested features** - Customizable units of measure - More detailed forecasting - Improved search and filtering ## Newest reviews (10 of 60) ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2021-07-09* I got the app for mainly water temp and wind measurements. No water temps and sometimes can’t get anything because it’s a premium subscription location. Ad is in the way as soon as I zoom in. Very annoying. **Developer response:** Dear Valuable User, thanks for your review. We displayed an ads each 60 seconds and according to our customer feedback, it allows you to use properly the app. If you don’t want ads at all, just subscribe the NO Ads subscription, less than a usd dollar per month. For any other issues, please do not hesitate to contact us at plusmeteoapp@gmail.com. Have a great day. Best regards, Marine Team ### 2/5 — Ads won’t go away *2021-06-15* Paid for the paid version of this and ads are still showing! What is the point! On the plus side it reports data from the boys **Developer response:** Dear Valuable User, Thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately what you are writing is not correct. We provide two different subscriptions: “premium” which provides extra features and “no ads” which remove ads from the app. For sure you took the “premium” instead of the “no ads”. Regards, Marine Team ### 5/5 — Wow! *2021-05-23* The "premium" subscription is amazing and allows with real-time cam to see the status of the sea which makes things so very easy for me to process and plan my sail timings. The info is just so Worth it. **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. We are wo­r­­king to im­­pro­­ve the app and we are rea­l­­ly glad if you could send us an email at plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com de­­scri­­bing how you use the app and why the app is use­­ful to you. Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — Everything with it is smooth *2021-05-22* Using for a couple of weeks the free version - an ad is displayed every other minute but not as annoying as other reviews say it is… I never got the ads so frequent… perhaps updating the app would do the trick... I guess. **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. We are wo­r­­king to im­­pro­­ve the app and we are rea­l­­ly glad if you could send us an email at plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com de­­scri­­bing how you use the app and why the app is use­­ful to you. Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 3/5 — Simple App *2021-01-29, version 4.1* How do you change the units of measure? Do not like Meters etc, need Ft, Temp in Fahrenheit, Ect. ### 1/5 — Update is terrible *2021-01-18, version 4.0* There are so many adds, presented so frequently, that this app is practically unusable! The adds are so large that attempts to select other locations, one can’t help but click the add that pops on screen a millisecond before screen selection. ### 1/5 — Tons of missing buoys *2021-01-12, version 3.9* Downloaded as a recommendation from a recent Boating magazine review. Who would’ve guessed that ALL the buoys in the Long Island Sound area would be out of service. ### 2/5 — Too broad *2020-09-30, version 3.6* I would like to get only local alerts. I don’t need to know about alerts from 500 to 1000 plus miles away ### 3/5 — Good app *2020-06-20, version 3.4* Like being able to see all the Great Lakes buoys and Data very helpful when in a small craft in Lake Superior ### 2/5 — Review *2020-02-07* This app is very hard to understand and I cannot obtain my location for Australian waters Thanks Steve **Developer response:** Dear Va­­­­­lua­­­­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­­­­view. The app has been judged one of the easiest app. The UX is intuitive and emotional. For more information plea­se send us an email at plu­­­­­sme­­­­­teoapp@gmail.­­­­­com. Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­­­­ri­­­­­ne Team ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads *2025-11-09, version 4.20* Why am I paying premium and still having ads ### 1/5 — Need weather info *2025-08-20, version 4.19* Ads pop up and cannot access information needed for safe navigation! Cannot close ads! Makes this app useless ### 1/5 — Poor App *2024-08-18, version 4.18* Not worth the time to down load. No bouy markers for current conditions. Very basic . To have more info you need to purchase the premium . ### 1/5 — Marine forecast *2024-08-05, version 4.18* What happened to this app? It was the best for marine forecasts. It used to provide for free 2 days of forecasts with wave heights, wind and other predictions. The premium site gave 7 days. Now there are no predictions. ### 1/5 — Dead End App *2022-08-25* Can’t clear notifications without clicking each one. Use to be able to see forecast but now just forced into a new screen where they want you to upgrade and pay. I have no problem paying for apps but I don’t think there’s enough value here. Way better apps out there **Developer response:** Dear Valuable User. Thanks for your feedback and your worries about the app :). This is the unique app in the store that reports more than 1800 buoys with fresh data and real time cams. We are releasing and improving the app every day. About the push notifications, most of them report the info without opening it. For further information or feedback do not hesitate to contact us. Marine Team ### 1/5 — Upgraded. Still seeing ads! *2022-03-12, version 4.4* Plz help! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2021-12-01, version 4.1* New version has so many ads, most buoys important to me have no data, Smith Island is no longer available. I will delete the app. ### 1/5 — Turned to crap over the winter. *2021-07-13* Last summer, I was able to see all of the weather buoys on the great lakes. Finding the relevant ones was a bit of a bother, but once selected ad favorites, it was great. Now, the GLERL buoys are a premium purchase and the app seems to select the buoys that I have checked recently as my favorites (I may check buoys in Florida to see what a hurricane is doing, but most of the time I really don’t care about it). All in all, this app is now pretty useless and it’s going away. **Developer response:** Dear Valuable User, thanks for your review. Please contact us at plusmeteoapp@gmail.com. Have a great day. Best regards, Marine Team ### 1/5 — Not usable *2021-05-18, version 4.1* Cannot get rid of flashing popup ads! ### 1/5 — Accuracy *2021-03-16, version 4.1* The water temp on this app has changed once in the last week. Don’t know if it’s just not regularly updated or it is just bad. Thus far, has been basically worthless. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Years *2026-02-06* I’ve been listening to NOAA for over 40 years, the app is awesome ### 5/5 — Buoy information usage. *2024-03-01, version 4.18* I mainly use it for my hobby of amateur meteorology. Very helpful tool. ### 5/5 — Live views! *2023-12-17* I use this app often to evaluate conditions for offshore fishing and the live view from select buoys is fantastic. I continue to use other sources for detailed sea conditions and forecasts, but a picture is worth a thousand words! (Premium subscription user) **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. All the available data has been displayed for premium subscribers. If you don't see specific data on a particular buoy, it is not the app's fault but rather a lack of information from NOAA. If you require any further information, feel free to contact us at: plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — San Luis Pass *2023-08-26* I rely on the information from the San Luis Pass buoy when planning my fishing trips to the area. It’s current and spot on. **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. If you require any further information, feel free to contact us at: plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — Noa Buoy *2023-01-10* I use the app for the weather to get off the island and to see if the boats are going **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. If you require any further information, feel free to contact us at: plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — Dave *2022-11-28, version 4.16* Easy to use Valuable ### 5/5 — Buoy Info *2022-11-28* Always check my buoy info before heading out 72 miles to fish at the Jetstream! **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. If you require any further information, feel free to contact us at: plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — One the best *2022-07-08* Living up here in Michigan among the Great Lakes, I find this extremely helpful as the weather is unpredictable with “lake affect”. **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. We are wo­r­­king to im­­pro­­ve the app and we are rea­l­­ly glad if you could send us an email at plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com de­­scri­­bing how you use the app and why the app is use­­ful to you. Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — So useful *2021-05-27* I have been using NOOA Buoys on and off since 2017… got to say that the much needed recent update came with the real time buoy cam feature which is by far the best thing this app has done! I hope you get the picture. **Developer response:** Dear Va­­lua­­ble User, Thanks for your re­­view. We are wo­r­­king to im­­pro­­ve the app and we are rea­l­­ly glad if you could send us an email at plu­­sme­­teoapp@gmail.­­com de­­scri­­bing how you use the app and why the app is use­­ful to you. Thanks and have a great day. Ma­­ri­­ne Team ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2021-05-26, version 4.1* You ought to get real time weather prediction in through NOAA Buoys… accurate data models, crisp interface… simple to use. Passes in all the essentials. Highly recommend from my end. --- *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 2026-09-12.*