# Nautide vs Sintropia

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sintropia at none against Nautide's 2. Sintropia also leads on ads (none vs shown). Nautide's advantage is chart position (#68 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

Nautide ships an update every 3 months, Sintropia every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Nautide | Sintropia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 2 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#68** | — |
| Size | 64 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Igoox](https://appshunter.io/developer/1152673523) | [SINTROP TECNOLOGIA E SUSTENTABILIDADE LTDA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1724394164) |

## What reviewers say

### Nautide

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

**Currently charting:** #68 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


### Sintropia

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sintropia/id6746936723)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Nautide free?

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

### Is Sintropia free?

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

### Do Nautide or Sintropia have ads?

Nautide shows ads; Sintropia does not.

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

Nautide ships an update every 3 months, and Sintropia every 2 months. Most recently, Nautide was updated on October 26, 2026 and Sintropia on October 18, 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.*