Comparison

Absolute Tides vs Tide Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Absolute Tides

Access official UKHO tidal data offline for up to a year in advance. View monthly tide tables, daily charts, and tidal streams. Includes weather forecasts and anchoring assistance.

Highlights
  • Offline UKHO tidal data
  • Annual data plugins
  • Monthly tide tables
  • Daily tide charts
  • Tidal stream view
  • Met Office weather forecast
  • Anchoring assistance
Features
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Displays officially licenced UKHO tidal data on an annual basis without ever needing to go online. The tidal data is contained in our annual data plugins and must be purchased using in-app purchases. Once you have purchased the data, this app will allow you to view UKHO standard port tides up to a year in advance. The app will also calculate secondary port tides using its own built in offsets. (The 'UK data 2016' IAP contains data for 38 primary ports and over 500 secondary ports, see our website for more details on coverage) The main view is an 'At a glance' table view of each month's tides and tidal ranges. Selecting an entry will display an easy to use daily chart view showing the tide height for any time of day and a tidal stream view showing tidal direction and speed at hourly intervals. The Weather section downloads and displays the current Met Office Inshore Forecast. Absolute Tides also makes anchoring easy by calculating the maximum and minimum tides beween the current time and any selected future date/time. Note: This application will NOT work without at least one of our tidal data in-app purchases being installed. Please check that the tide data you want is available before downloading this app. The small print: For leisure use only. Heights of tides can vary from those predicted depending on the prevailing weather conditions. All data is given in good faith and is believed to be correct but we accept no responsibility for any consequential loss or damage arising from use of this application. Secondary port data calculated using offsets will be less accurate than the UKHO standard port data. This app is neither affiliated to nor endorsed by the Met Office.

About

Tide Pro

This app provides high-precision forecasts for ocean weather, including astronomical tides, storm surges, and merged ocean currents. It offers detailed data on wave conditions, ocean currents at various depths, and marine bio-chemistry. Users can also access seabed elevation and field water/soil temperatures.

Highlights
  • Astronomical tide and currents forecast
  • 6-Day storm surge forecast
  • Merged ocean-currents approach
  • Ocean wave forecast
  • Ocean currents forecast
  • Ocean bio-chemistry forecast
  • Seabed elevation data
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Tide Pro was developed by www.9oc.net and published in September 2020. If you are into fishing, beach combing, surfing, sailing, or wild fishing, this app provides high-precision ocean weather forecasts. Main benefits: 1. Astronomical tide and currents forecast: The tide model algorithm was upgraded in January 2021, and grid precision was significantly improved compared with the previous model. Supports offline access to real-time tide and moon phase data for favorite sites. 2. 6-day storm surge forecast: Storm surge is the rise in seawater level caused solely by a storm. It is measured as the height of the water above the normal predicted astronomical tide. This model output is not total water level guidance. Total tide results from the combination of storm surge and astronomical tide. Actual water levels can be significantly higher than forecast due to waves, steric effects, and other components not currently included in this model. 3. Merged ocean currents provide a practical estimate of sea-surface velocity. The total current is obtained by adding contributions from general ocean circulation, waves such as Stokes drift, and tides, including exchange between the coast and the open sea. Supports access to the speed and direction of merged ocean currents, oceanic general circulation, sea surface height, and sea surface temperature. 4. Ocean wave forecast: Supports access to wave height, wave period, wave direction, and three categories of wave data. 5. Ocean currents forecast: Supports access to current speed, direction, temperature, and salinity data for both surface currents and currents at 50 different depths. 6. Ocean biochemistry forecast: Supports access to 10 marine biochemistry indicators, including chlorophyll, phytoplankton, pH value, and gross primary productivity. 7. Seabed elevation: Supports access to seabed elevation data. Grid precision is less than 0.5 km. 8. Weather data including water temperature and soil temperature: Supports access to water temperature and soil temperature at four different depths. Please note: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of numerical forecasts and provide this information for reference only.

Screenshots

Absolute Tides4 screens
Tide Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Absolute Tides at none against Tide Pro's shown. Absolute Tides also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and device support (4 vs 2). Tide Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Absolute Tides sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Tide Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Absolute Tides ships an update every 5 months, Tide Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Absolute Tides versus Tide Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsolute TidesTide Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarren Edwards娜 金

Customer experience

Absolute Tides

Written reviews70 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.9%

Tide Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative54.2%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Absolute Tides

One-time11
  • UK Tides 2016Free
  • UK Tides 2017Free
  • UK Tides 2018Free
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  • UK Tides 2019Free
  • UK & Eire Tides 2020Free
  • UK & Eire Tides 2021Free
  • UK & Eire Tides 2022$2.99
  • UK & Eire Tides 2023$2.99
  • UK & Eire Tides 2024$2.99
  • UK & Eire Tides 2026$2.99
  • UK & Eire Tides 2025$2.99
2 purchases

Tide Pro

One-time2
  • 1 Month VIP$14.99
  • 1 Year VIP$49.99

Questions

Is Absolute Tides free?
Absolute Tides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide Pro free?
Tide Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Absolute Tides or Tide Pro have ads?
Tide Pro shows ads; Absolute Tides does not.
Which is updated more often, Absolute Tides or Tide Pro?
Absolute Tides ships an update every 5 months, and Tide Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Absolute Tides was updated on August 18, 2026 and Tide Pro on September 19, 2026.

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