Comparison

Nautide vs SMAC

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

Head to head
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

About

SMAC

This app provides an efficient system for monitoring and alerting severe weather conditions in Brazil. It offers real-time updates and notifications to keep users informed about potential weather hazards.

Highlights
  • Severe weather monitoring
  • Alert system
  • Real-time updates
  • Brazil-focused weather data
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Smac, o mais eficiente sistema de monitoramento e alerta de tempo severo do Brasil

Screenshots

Nautide4 screens
SMAC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMAC at none against Nautide's 2. SMAC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Nautide's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 2) and chart position (#63 vs unranked). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMAC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nautide has 3.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nautide ships an update every 3 months, SMAC every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Nautide versus SMAC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNautideSMAC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgooxClimatempo Meteorologia

Customer experience

Nautide

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

SMAC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

SMAC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nautide

Subscriptions2
  • Nautide PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nautide PRO Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
None

SMAC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nautide free?
Nautide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMAC free?
SMAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nautide or SMAC?
SMAC is rated higher. Nautide averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while SMAC averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nautide or SMAC have ads?
Nautide shows ads; SMAC does not.
Which is updated more often, Nautide or SMAC?
Nautide ships an update every 3 months, and SMAC every 5 weeks. Most recently, Nautide was updated on October 20, 2026 and SMAC on October 5, 2026.

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