# Ocean Watch — user reviews > 105 indexed App Store user reviews of Ocean Watch by Blue Bright Labs LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 2,483 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ocean-watch/id865207409/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ocean-watch/id865207409.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,140 · 4★ 224 · 3★ 60 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 40 ## What do users think of Ocean Watch? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Accurate tide information - 🌟 Excellent app design and user experience - ⏱️ Quick and responsive - 🔍 Useful for planning beach activities - 🗺️ Supports multiple locations - 🔍 Helpful for boating, fishing, and water sports - 🔍 Convenient Apple Watch integration **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs - 🔍 Limited coverage for some areas (e.g., Canada) - 🔍 Inconsistent performance on Apple Watch - 🔍 Complications not always accurate or up-to-date - 🔍 Difficulty setting favorites or customizing the app **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when trying to open tide station details - Tide data sometimes stuck on wrong location - Apple Watch app not syncing or updating correctly - Issues with the app's widget not displaying accurate information **Most requested features** - Add water temperature and wind speed data - Improve Apple Watch complication to show more detailed tide information - Expand coverage to more locations, especially in Canada and other countries - Add ability to set tide alerts or notifications - Improve stability and reliability to reduce crashes ## Newest reviews (18 of 105) ### 3/5 — Variably confusing *2026-02-19, version 5.0* The display format seems to change, sometimes to elaborate, hard-to-comprehend charts. Can’t get back to simpler charts. Also hard to determine what date is. ### 4/5 — Goo stuff. *2026-01-05, version 5.0* Great having tide info. An extra might be water temps. Perhaps available at specific locations in the area? ### 4/5 — Nice *2025-12-28, version 5.0* Was working great but it seems the iOS 26 has broke the widget which no longer renders anything but a line ☹️ ### 3/5 — Good app, but: *2025-10-22, version 4.1* Good basic tide app, but issues with when you click on a station from the map, it opens then immediately shuts. Sometimes takes 3-4 tries before the tide data stays open, other times just once is all that’s needed. Annoying glitch. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-09-15, version 4.1* This app has proven to be quite accurate ### 5/5 — Simple and effective *2025-08-26, version 4.1* Most simple and effective tide app there is hands down ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-07-31, version 4.1* The GUI is easy to understand. App has been very useful in the Puget Sound area. Tidal range can be almost 20 feet. This helps to plan and avoid leaving your boat high and dry when returning from a walk. ### 2/5 — A few issues *2025-01-14, version 4.1* Rather complicated to set a favorite or set a complication on the watch. The done button doesn’t seem to work and the note section types white on white. This app isn’t keeping up with new releases of iOS or something because it used to work beautifully. ### 5/5 — Must have app for sea shore walks *2024-11-19, version 4.1* We live along the Puget Sound and experience 15’ tide differentials. High tide rises to the breakwater rocks making a beach walk impossible. Low tide exposes a beautiful sand beach, but it is short lived, and trying to guess a low tide is impossible because of the variability of the next tide. This app makes it simple to figure out tides. Just find the closest tide gauge on the map and plan your beach time accordingly and you are set. Plus the almanac allows you to look at the tide tables, sun rise/set & moon rise/set way into the future. If you travel , just change locations. You can also add the app as a widget on your home screen. This allows you to see the current tide level without launching the app. Just swipe left on the Home Screen. My only feature request is to make the sun and moon icons larger in the almanac. Great app. ### 4/5 — Goo stuff. *2024-11-03, version 4.1* Great app. You might build in a gps access which could pull in the closest station. ? ### 5/5 — Not working in WatchOS 11 *2024-10-10, version 4.1* But otherwise I love it. Please fix? ### 5/5 — This is my primary watch face *2024-09-26, version 4.1* I love this app for my watch. It’s nice to just look at my watch and see the tide nearby and the weather and time. ### 5/5 — The BEST OF THE BEST *2024-09-05, version 4.1* On the phone and on the Apple Watch, really handy… thanks for this great product. ### 5/5 — Nice *2024-08-21, version 4.1* This works exactly how you want in the widget is very useful. Hopefully, it will be maintained since we haven’t seen a new version in a couple years. ### 3/5 — Great tidal info but… *2024-08-14, version 4.1* Love the app. Exactly the info I want and great layout, but the widget doesn’t show any information except the tidal point on the line. No location or numbers. ### 5/5 — High Low Tide Times at my fingertips *2024-06-13, version 4.1* Great little app to quickly see current and future tide patterns. As a Metal Detectorist hunting low tide areas is a must to find the best finds at the beach. I use this app before every beach detecting. ### 5/5 — Quick and accurate *2024-05-14, version 4.1* Excellent app ### 3/5 — Crashes on the iPhone *2023-11-25, version 4.1* It's nice to have a watch complication with the tide station of choice. Using the app on the phone is not easy to complete tasks like setting favorites. The detail screen for a tide station must have a bug. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Does not work on iWatch *2026-03-12, version 5.0* Does not work on iWatch. False advertisement. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-05-14, version 4.1* Won’t load Bangor Maine location. Shows for half a second then closes ### 1/5 — Gets worse *2023-09-03, version 4.1* With every update. No matter what my set is the same tide. It won’t change. Junk app. Back to a real app for me ### 1/5 — No longer works on my iPhone *2023-08-07, version 4.1* This was a great app but now it Crashes as soon as you pick a location on my iPhone 14. ### 1/5 — Useless in Canada. *2023-01-29, version 4.1* No data for Canada. Useless. ### 1/5 — App crashes on iPhone 13 Pro *2022-07-29, version 4.1* Love the idea of a good Apple Watch tide complication, as well as tide info on the phone, it the app doesn’t update location on phone or watch - and that’s when it works. The app crashes constantly on iPhone 13 Pro, and it doesn’t update location on Apple Watch. Most recently, the app won’t open on Apple Watch 7. I’m not sure if the developer is still involved with this app… it’s very buggy. ### 1/5 — Apple Watch not working *2022-07-26, version 4.1* All of a sudden this stopped working on my Apple Watch. It’s a shame cuz I really liked this app. ### 1/5 — No support for Canada *2022-05-18, version 4.1* Looks like a great clean app, but useless in the Canadian App Store ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2022-05-15, version 4.1* I’ve deleted and downloaded several times, but the app won’t open. It won’t even appear on my watch. ### 1/5 — Stuck on wrong location *2021-07-28, version 4.0.1* Tides are stuck on the wrong location. Went on a trip for 3 days. Location updated. Been back for a week and no matter what I do, the location defaults to the place I was, not where I am. I have deleted the location from recent places but to no avail, it returns. About to delete the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-08-18, version 5.0* Simple and very easy to use ### 5/5 — I love this app *2026-08-06, version 5.0* It’s kept me in the know for a long time now! Very helpful ### 5/5 — A Rare Unicorn *2026-07-07, version 5.0* No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. No data collection. No ads. Clear, concise, and useful presentation of data. I practically did a double-take when I ran across this app store listing. This app is a rare unicorn. A vestige of the App Store that was. All apps should be this good and respectful of their user base. Cherish it and hope that the developer never changes their tact. ### 5/5 — Simply the best! *2026-07-01, version 5.0* This is the best tide app that I have found. Works perfect for me at the SC coast. ### 5/5 — Essential App for exploring the coast *2026-05-21, version 5.0* We live in Arroyo Grande CA on the central coast of California between Big Sur and Santa Barbara. Lots of rugged coastline to explore. Without any knowledge of the tides a person could easily find themselves stranded because of the rising tide trapping them in a secluded cove. I have had to warn many unwary tourists to head back to the main beaches to avoid being stranded. We use this app every time we beach walk which is very often. ### 5/5 — Great tide app *2026-02-01, version 5.0* I love the ad-free version ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-01-21, version 5.0* Working so nice! ### 5/5 — Gorgeous *2025-12-30, version 5.0* Gorgeous app. The most useful and functional tool to chart the tide seen yet. Highly recommend this one to all boaters, sailors, surfers, and beach bums. ### 5/5 — easy to use and enjoyable *2025-12-30, version 5.0* I have been searching for a good tides app for a while and most are just maps, but ocean watch makes it easy to see not only the current tide but the past and future tides. it makes checking the tides less of a task and more fun! ### 5/5 — Awesome tide app *2025-12-25, version 5.0* Without a doubt the best tide app available . The widget is awesome too. Get it or be a loser! --- *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 2026-08-29.*