QuickTide vs Water Map Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickTide
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De volledig vernieuwde QuickTide, nu als app voor iPhone en iPad. Alleen bruikbaar voor donateurs van Nautin en leden van Wadvaarders, Toerzeilers of Kustzeilers. Mét actuele waterstandverwachting van RWS, het marifoonweerbericht, actuele stroomkaarten en meer. En als vanouds - Tijden van hoog- en laagwater - Waterstanden per 10 minuten nauwkeurig - Actuele dieptegegevens - Brughoogtes op getijdenwater - Nederland, Duitse Wadden, België - Passagetijden voor ondiepe geulen en wantijen - Passagetijden voor bruggen op getijdenwater - Berekeningen voor vastlopen en droogvallen
Water Map Live
Navigate waterways with detailed charts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Access live bridge and lock information, water levels, weather, and AIS data. Plan routes and access regulations offline.
- Detailed waterway charts
- Live bridge and lock status
- Offline map downloads
- Water level and weather data
- AIS ship tracking
- Route planner
- Inland Waterways Police Regulations
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This is by far the most complete waterway and boating chart of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. With all fairway features, buoyage, traffic signs and *live* bridges and locks: opening times, telephone numbers and VHF radio channels. More than 272,000 objects on the map, conveniently arranged in map layers that you can switch on and off as desired. All water charts can be downloaded and used offline. The app also offers hundreds of water level gauges with live water level data, tide curves, current sea weather, water temperature, navigation water depths, data from SAR stations, the complete Inland Waterways Police Regulations (BPR) and the water quality of numerous Dutch bathing water locations. And of course the latest Shipping Notices with works and obstructions. Thanks to GPS, you can also read your speed and current coordinates. Of course, the app includes a sailing route planner: enter your starting point and end point on the Waterkaart Live chart and it will calculate the fastest route between the two points and show you which bridges and locks you will encounter en route. Handy! You can now pair your own AIS transponder and on-board network in the app. Thanks to network AIS integration, you also get a good impression of the live positions of ships around you without a transponder. The app also contains the complete and up-to-date Inland Waterways Police Regulations (BPR). You can search these and provide them with leaflets for reference. Also useful when getting your boating licence. The Inland Waterways Police Regulations contain the traffic rules for the vast majority of Dutch inland waterways and are compulsory for virtually every water sportsman and professional water user. Instead of a book, you can now carry this app on your iPhone and iPad. NOTE: The Waterkaart Live and BPR are perfectly usable offline, however, for the live information on bridges & locks, current water levels and current weather it obviously uses an internet connection. The same applies to the current Shipping Notices. In this app, you can take an in-app subscription. This in-app subscription unlocks all options of this app for an entire year. The subscription only applies to this app and: - Lasts for one year. - Costs €9.99 per year. - This payment will be debited from your iTunes account after you confirm the payment. - This in-app subscription is automatically renewed every year, until you cancel it yourself (you can do so up to 24 hours before the subscription expires). - The rebill will be made 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. - You can manage in-app subscriptions yourself by going to system menu of your device and then to account settings. - This in-app subscription is subject to Surfcheck's privacy terms and conditions of use, see: https://waterkaart.net/leveringsvoorwaarden-privacy.php Terms of delivery. We do our utmost to deliver a fantastic and accurate water chart app, but of course we cannot guarantee that the software and the data presented in it will always work and be 100% correct. In addition, data sources can sometimes change and you cannot derive any rights from this app or the information presented therein. The use of this app and the data it contains is of course entirely at your own risk. The app is not intended for navigation. By downloading and using this water charts app, you accept these terms of delivery. Location Location permissions are required to display your current position on the map, current weather data in your area and in the emergency services window your location. This location data is not used by Surfcheck in any other way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickTide at none against Water Map Live's 3. QuickTide also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Water Map Live sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. QuickTide asks for nothing beyond the download.
QuickTide ships an update every 5 weeks, Water Map Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickTide | Water Map Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 68.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 338 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stichting Nautin | Martijn de Meulder |
In-app purchases
QuickTide
No in-app purchases
Water Map Live
- The Water map - subscription$4.991 Year
- Water Map Live - subscription$5.991 Year
- Water Map Live - subscription$9.991 Year
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