Ocean Wave Height vs VAAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ocean Wave Height
Access global wave height and direction data for activities like surfing, fishing, and beach visits. This tool provides essential information for planning your outdoor adventures.
- Global wave height data
- Wave direction information
- Useful for surfing
- Useful for fishing
- Useful for beachgoers
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The Ocean Wave Height app provides global data of wave heights and direction. The app is a good useful tool for surfing, fishing or beach goers.
VAAC
Receive alerts from Volcanic Ash Aviation Centres globally. Select your areas of interest to view the latest volcanic ash advisories in text or graphic formats. This app provides information on demand without intrusive notifications.
- Global volcanic ash advisories
- Selectable aviation centres
- ASHTAM and graphic formats
- On-demand information
- No intrusive notifications
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Get alerts from Volcanic Ash Aviation Centres worldwide. Click on one or more centres you are interested in. Review latest activities in ASHTAM or graphic format. No annoying notifications, just get the info whenever you want and the area you are interested in. Available on iPhones and iPads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ocean Wave Height at none against VAAC's 1. VAAC's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. VAAC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ocean Wave Height asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ocean Wave Height ships an update every 20 months, VAAC every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ocean Wave Height | VAAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Didier Delhaisse |
Customer experience
Ocean Wave Height
VAAC
In-app purchases
Ocean Wave Height
No in-app purchases
VAAC
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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