Comparison

eReporting vs Tide Post

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

Head to head
About

eReporting

This application enhances transparency and facilitates data logging for fishing activities. It provides tools for vessel monitoring, traceability, and electronic reporting, connecting stakeholders directly to market opportunities.

Highlights
  • Vessel monitoring
  • Traceability tools
  • Electronic reporting
  • Market development
  • Data logging
  • Direct market access
Features
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Shellcatch specializes in hardware and mobile application technologies to create the most robust vessel monitoring, traceability, electronic reporting, and market development tools. In direct collaboration with fishermen, governments, distributors, and NGOs, Shellcatch utilizes these tools to enhance transparency, facilitate data logging, and provide direct market access for all fishing activities.

About

Tide Post

This app provides accurate tide predictions for hundreds of U.S. coastal stations, powered by official NOAA data. Plan your fishing, boating, or beach activities with live charts, forecasts, and timely alerts for high and low tides.

Highlights
  • Live tide charts
  • High & low tide countdown
  • Tide alerts
  • Moon phase tracker
  • 7-day forecast
  • Hourly breakdown
  • Station map
Features
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Know the tide. Own the water. Whether you're dropping anchor, casting a line, or planning the perfect beach day — TideTime gives you everything you need to work with the ocean, not against it. Powered by NOAA's official tide data, Tide Post delivers accurate predictions for hundreds of stations along the U.S. coast. Check the tide before you leave the dock, get notified before high or low tide hits, and never get stranded on a sandbar again. BUILT FOR THE WATER Fishers know the bite follows the tide. Tide Post shows you exactly when water is moving so you can be in the right spot at the right time. Boaters can check clearance windows, plan departures around low tide, and navigate with confidence using real water level data — not guesses. Beachgoers can find the best window for tide pools, long walks at low tide, or calm swimming conditions before packing up the cooler. FEATURES - Live tide charts — Visualize water levels and predictions on a beautiful, interactive chart - High & low tide countdown — Always know how much time until the next tide event - Tide alerts — Get notified before high or low tide so you're never caught off guard - Moon phase tracker — See current moon phase and how it affects tidal range - 7-day forecast — Plan days ahead with a full weekly tide overview - Hourly breakdown — Hour-by-hour predictions for precise planning - Station map — Browse and search hundreds of NOAA tide stations across the U.S. coast - Favorites — Save your go-to spots for instant access ACCURATE. RELIABLE. BEAUTIFUL. TideTime pulls directly from NOAA's Tides and Currents API — the same data source trusted by the U.S. Coast Guard and professional mariners. No guesswork. No third-party approximations. Just the real numbers, presented in a clean and intuitive interface. The ocean runs on its own schedule. Tide Post makes sure you're always on time.

Screenshots

eReporting4 screens
Tide Post4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tide Post at 5.0 against eReporting's 3.8. eReporting's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tide Post holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eReporting has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
eReporting versus Tide Post: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereReportingTide Post
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShellcatch IncDomonique Dixon

In-app purchases

None

eReporting

No in-app purchases

None

Tide Post

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eReporting free?
eReporting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tide Post free?
Tide Post is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eReporting or Tide Post?
Tide Post is rated higher. eReporting averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Tide Post averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do eReporting or Tide Post have ads?
Neither eReporting nor Tide Post shows ads.

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