# Nautide vs Mareas

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mareas at none against Nautide's 2. Mareas also leads on ads (none vs shown). Nautide's advantage is chart position (#61 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Nautide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Mareas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Nautide | Mareas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (3.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nautide-tides-wind-waves-plus/id1413108902/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3.4K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#61** | — |
| Size | 64 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Igoox](https://appshunter.io/developer/1152673523) | [Ruben Fernandez](https://appshunter.io/developer/1013021034) |

## What reviewers say

### Nautide

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nautide-tides-wind-waves-plus/id1413108902)

**Currently charting:** #61 Top Grossing · Weather, #106 Top Free · Weather (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nautide PRO Monthly | $6.99 | per month |
| Nautide PRO Annual | $44.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Accurate information
- 👍 Comprehensive data
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Helpful for fishing/boating
- 👍 Great app overall

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Requires paid subscription to access full features
- 💸 Expensive subscription fee
- 🔍 Confusing navigation
- 🐛 Inaccurate weather/tide data
- 🔋 Excessive ads in free version

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

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


### Mareas

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mareas/id1522201767)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Nautide free?

Nautide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Mareas free?

Mareas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Nautide or Mareas have ads?

Nautide shows ads; Mareas does not.

### Which is updated more often, Nautide or Mareas?

Nautide ships an update every 3 months, and Mareas every 3 months. Most recently, Nautide was updated on September 26, 2026 and Mareas on September 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*