BigMap vs NOAA Marine Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BigMap
This app offers a minimalist fullscreen map experience for iPhone and iPad. With a single long press, users can access three different map views and six distinct map settings, along with the ability to search for specific locations and streets.
- Minimalist fullscreen map
- Three different map views
- Six map settings
- Search for places and streets
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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With one long press on the map you can see three different maps and six different map settings. You can also search for places and streets. The fullscreen map app for iPhone and iPad!
NOAA Marine Weather
Access reliable marine weather forecasts, including real-time buoy conditions, wind direction, water temperature, and tide charts. Plan your maritime activities with detailed hourly and daily predictions, UV index, humidity, and visibility information.
- Real-time buoy weather conditions
- Detailed wind direction
- Water temperature at buoys
- Hourly & daily marine forecasts
- Interactive tide charts
- Live rain radar map
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Plan every trip with confidence Get accurate marine forecasts you can trust. Features: • Real-Time Buoy Weather Conditions • Detailed Wind Direction by Location • Water Temperature at Buoy Locations • Hourly & Daily Marine Forecasts • Current UV Index Forecast • Real-Time Humidity Levels • Current Visibility Conditions • Interactive Tide Charts & Graphs • Live Rain Radar Map Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/soosky.co/marine-weather-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/soosky.co/marine-weather-terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NOAA Marine Weather at Free against BigMap's $2.99. NOAA Marine Weather also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). BigMap's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (296 vs 1). On in-app purchases 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
NOAA Marine Weather is free to download; BigMap costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NOAA Marine Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigMap has 296 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | BigMap | NOAA Marine Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (296 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corvin Hartmann | Mindspark Studio |
In-app purchases
BigMap
No in-app purchases
NOAA Marine Weather
No in-app purchases
