Comparison

Marea vs Nautide

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

Head to head
About

Marea

Check tide forecasts and moon phases with this app. Ideal for coastal areas or tidal rivers, it provides hour-by-hour tide information and allows for custom datum adjustments.

Highlights
  • Tide forecasts
  • Moon phase tracking
  • Hour-by-hour timeline navigation
  • Customizable datums (in-app purchase)
  • Suitable for coastal and tidal river locations
Features
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Marea allows you to check the tides near you. Are you in a coastal area or near a tidal river like the Thames in London or the Brisbane in Australia? Now you can easily know when the next high or low tide will be with this app, and you can follow the tides hour by hour with the timeline navigation. Take this app with you on your next trip to the seaside and watch the natural spectacle of the tides unfold in front of you. Get even more precise and tailored information to your needs because Marea allows you to change the datums or references for the heights of the tides (available as an in-app purchase).

About

Nautide

Plan your maritime activities with comprehensive data on tides, waves, wind, and weather. Access detailed charts and forecasts for over 25,000 coastal stations worldwide, including fishing activity predictions and astronomical information.

Highlights
  • Tide charts and tables
  • Surf swell height and direction
  • Fish activity and solunar periods
  • Sunrise, sunset, and moon phases
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Coastal weather conditions
  • Marine open water forecast
Features
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All the information you need to know to plan activities at sea in a simple and practical app. More than 25,000 coastal stations around the world. TIDES Daily tide charts and tidal coefficient. High tides and low tides. Tides height. Monthly tide table. Tides for fishing. SURF Height and direction of the swell, wave period, hourly surf table. FISH ACTIVITY Hourly activity chart and solunar periods with the best fishing moments of every day. Monthly activity table with daily fish activity and major and minor fishing periods. SUN AND MOON Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, azimut, moon phases, eclipses, transits and other astronomical data. BAROMETER Fishing barometer, pressure graph and hourly pressure table with trend indicator. WIND Wind at land and wind at sea: wind speed, wind gust, wind force, land and sea conditions and hourly wind table. WEATHER Weather conditions at coast: Cloud cover, visibility, temperature, precipitation, wind chill, humidity, dew point and hourly weather table. MARINE Open water forecast for marine/sailing. Includes all weather indicators and also the water temp. Hourly marine table. AIR QUALITY Major air pollutants, particulate matter, hour-by-hour forecast. ----------------- Free download with restrictions. Requires suscription to activate all the sections and remove the ads. Terms of use: https://nautide.com/usage-terms © tides4fishing official app

Screenshots

Marea3 screens
Nautide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Marea at none against Nautide's shown. Marea also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Nautide's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Marea sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Nautide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marea ships an update every 2 months, Nautide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Marea versus Nautide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMareaNautide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews67.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#57 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp BakeryIgoox

Customer experience

Marea

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Nautide

All ratings3,393 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

Marea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nautide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Paid subscription issues (e.g. not working, no access to content)
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect data display (e.g. water temperature)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • Ability to link forecasts to specific weather stations
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • Offline access to data

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Marea

One-time2
  • 100 Datum Requests$0.99
  • 250 Datum Requests$1.99
2 purchases

Nautide

Subscriptions2
  • Nautide PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nautide PRO Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Marea free?
Marea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nautide free?
Nautide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marea or Nautide have ads?
Nautide shows ads; Marea does not.
Which is updated more often, Marea or Nautide?
Marea ships an update every 2 months, and Nautide every 3 months. Most recently, Marea was updated on September 27, 2026 and Nautide on October 17, 2026.

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