Swift Tides vs NOAA Tides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swift Tides
Get accurate tide predictions for surfing, fishing, or boating. Access NOAA data for your favorite coastal locations.
- Tide prediction data
- NOAA data source
- Supports surfing
- Supports fishing
- Supports sailing
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Whether you like surfing, fishing, or sailing around on your boat, this app displays tide prediction data from NOAA for all of your favorite locations.
NOAA Tides
Get accurate tide predictions and real-time marine conditions for the US coast. This app provides beautiful charts, live weather, and wave data to help you plan your time on the water.
- Precise NOAA tide predictions
- Live marine conditions
- Tide times for US coast
- Beautiful charts
- Live weather data
- Wave data
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Plan your perfect day on the water with precise NOAA tide predictions and live marine conditions. Check tide times anywhere on the US coast. Beautiful charts, live weather, and wave data - all in one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NOAA Tides at 5.0 against Swift Tides's 4.6. NOAA Tides also leads on chart position (#207 vs unranked). Swift Tides's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NOAA Tides holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Tides has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Swift Tides | NOAA Tides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #207 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Todd Williams | Vince Becquiot |
Customer experience
Swift Tides
NOAA Tides
In-app purchases
Swift Tides
No in-app purchases
NOAA Tides
No in-app purchases
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