Surf Buddy Wave Height vs Marées
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf Buddy Wave Height
Access global wave height and direction data on an interactive map. This tool helps surfers track swells and find optimal surf spots worldwide.
- Global wave height data
- Wave direction tracking
- Interactive map interface
- Swell tracking for surfers
- Find best surf spots
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The Surf Buddy Wave Height app provides global wave height and direction data in the form of an interactive map, which is a great tool for surfers for tracking swells and hitting the best surf spots.
Marées
Provides tide schedules, heights, and coefficients for over 150 French ports and some British ports. It operates autonomously, requiring internet only for updates and maps, and does not use geolocation data outside the app.
- Tide schedules for 150+ French ports
- Tide data for British ports
- Harmonic constants from Previ Mer
- Autonomous operation
- Customizable tide height thresholds
- Local time display (summer/winter)
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Schedule, heights and coefficients of the tides on more than 150 French ports and some ports in Great Britain. Application made from the harmonic constants provided by Previ Mer. It is completely autonomous: the internet connection is only used for updates and for displaying maps. No advertising. No use of geolocation data outside the application and only to locate the nearest port. All local times displayed are summer and winter times. The menu allows you to calculate the tides and give the specifics for a day Set your own threshold (minimum height for practicing navigation or maximum for fishing on foot). Ask for other ports if necessary. Thank you for sharing your comments in order to further improve the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Surf Buddy Wave Height at Free against Marées's $1.99. Marées's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Surf Buddy Wave Height is free to download; Marées costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Surf Buddy Wave Height against 1.0 for Marées. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Surf Buddy Wave Height's written reviews are positive against 6% of Marées's.
Surf Buddy Wave Height ships an update every 20 months, Marées every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf Buddy Wave Height | Marées |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 6.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Christian Guine |
Customer experience
Surf Buddy Wave Height
Marées
In-app purchases
Surf Buddy Wave Height
No in-app purchases
Marées
No in-app purchases
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