lustar vs Tide Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
lustar
This app provides hourly stargazing forecasts by combining local weather predictions with light pollution data. It features a searchable global map to help users find optimal viewing locations.
- Hourly stargazing forecasts
- Light pollution data integration
- Searchable world map
- Local weather forecasts
- Optimal viewing location finder
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The two biggest factors keeping you from finding that perfect star gazing location are light pollution and weather. Using local weather forecasts and light pollution data, Lustar gives you a searchable map of the world with hourly stargazing forecasts for every location. Check out the Dark Site locations if you're not sure where to start.
Tide Time
This app helps you plan beach activities by providing tide charts and levels. You can set custom usable tide heights for various purposes like beach walks or tide pooling. It allows you to tag current tide levels as low, usable, or too high.
- Tide charts and levels
- Custom usable tide height setting
- Tagging tide levels (Low, Usable, Too High)
- Planning for beach activities
- Seaside run and passage planning
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Beach walk? Tide pooling? Seaside run? Narrow beach passage? Use this app to make tide charts and levels relevant to your beach use. See the time range when the tide will be below a certain height. Teach the app what tide level is "usable" for whatever your beach purpose by tagging the current tide as "Low," "Usable" or "Too High."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tide Time at 5.0 against lustar's 4.6. Tide Time also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). lustar's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tide Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: lustar has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | lustar | Tide Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 96 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THIRSTY FISH LLC | QUINCY Bock |
Customer experience
lustar
Tide Time
In-app purchases
lustar
No in-app purchases
Tide Time
No in-app purchases
