Comparison

Tide Guide vs datasphere mobile

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

Head to head
About

Tide Guide

Access detailed tide and marine weather forecasts worldwide. Visualize conditions with beautiful charts and customize your experience with widgets and Live Activities. Plan your next outdoor adventure with confidence.

Highlights
  • Worldwide tide and marine weather data
  • Full-screen dynamic charts
  • Monthly and yearly tide tables
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities for current conditions
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Lunar phase calendar
Features
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The award winning tide app for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Never miss a tide, sunset, or beautiful day on the water. Tide Guide features tide and marine weather conditions from trusted data providers worldwide. It's beautiful, powerful, and provides easy access to thousands of different tide stations around the world. # Apple Design Award & App Store App of the Year Finalist # Built for Apple Watch Gorgeous full screen charts provide detailed tide and weather conditions. Each chart is dynamic and can switch between other conditions and views with just a tap. # Monthly & Yearly Tide Tables View detailed forecasts for 10 days, and tide tables for the next 12 months. Various display options allow for powerful layout customizations. # Home and Lock Screen Widgets Add beautiful and powerful widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Tide Guide features an extensive set of widgets, with powerful customization options allow for endless combinations of marine and tide conditions. # Live Activities Use Live Activities to follow the current tide or sunset. There are different options for various “island activities.” Track the current tide, wind direction, solar progress, or lunar phase. # Summary Shortcuts Use Siri or the Shortcuts app to view different summaries of the tide, surf conditions, upcoming forecasts, and more. Ask Siri “Tide Guide Surf Report” to never miss the next swell. # Lunar Calendar Easily track the current lunar phase with a beautiful lunar phase calendar. Explore the altitude and elevation of the moon throughout the day, and view detailed solunar times like nautical dawn, dusk, and more. # Pro Features Many features in the app are free to use, and certain availability varies by region. Widgets, complications, detailed charts, and future table data require an active Pro subscription. Privacy & Terms: https://tideguide.com/privacy https://tideguide.com/terms

About

datasphere mobile

Features
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datasphere mobile let's you quickly view your monitoring and forecast data in KISTERS datasphere, an all-in-one cloud solution for smarter environmental decision-making. Users can access and visualize their own sensor/monitoring data to be informed about temperatures, water levels, and various meteorological parameters.

Screenshots

Tide Guide4 screens
datasphere mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: datasphere mobile at none against Tide Guide's 10. datasphere mobile also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Tide Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 18 months) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). On price and ads 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. Tide Guide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. datasphere mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tide Guide ships an update every 3 days, datasphere mobile every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tide Guide versus datasphere mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide Guidedatasphere mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCondor DigitalKISTERS AG

Bugs and requests

Tide Guide

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard not appearing in location search
  • Tide data inaccuracies compared to other sources
  • Widgets and complications disappearing or not updating
  • App crashing when switching between locations or opening certain features

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to view more than a few days at a time
  • Display of current and historical tide heights
  • Integration of swell height and direction data
  • Offsets for tide times and heights
  • Map view for selecting locations
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  • Family sharing support

datasphere mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tide Guide

Subscriptions9
  • Tide Guide Pro (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Tide Guide Pro (1 Month)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Tide Guide Pro$4.991 Month
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  • Tide Guide Pro (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Tide Guide Pro (12 Months)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Tide Guide Pro (12 Months)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Tide Guide Pro (12 Months)$29.991 Year
  • Tide Guide Pro (12 Months)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Tide Guide Pro7 Days trial$40.001 Year
One-time1
  • Tide Guide Pro (Lifetime)$150.00
None

datasphere mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tide Guide free?
Tide Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is datasphere mobile free?
datasphere mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tide Guide or datasphere mobile have ads?
Neither Tide Guide nor datasphere mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tide Guide or datasphere mobile?
Tide Guide ships an update every 3 days, and datasphere mobile every 18 months. Most recently, Tide Guide was updated on November 5, 2026 and datasphere mobile on October 30, 2026.

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