Comparison

FishFinder vs Tide Pro

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

Head to head
About

FishFinder

This tool aids fishing vessels by providing global ship monitoring, EEZ regional maps, and positioning tools. It allows users to inquire about ships, customize labels, and receive immediate updates on ship information.

Highlights
  • Global ship monitoring and inquiry
  • EEZ regional map display
  • Positioning, ranging, and marking tools
  • Automatic ship information updates
  • Customizable ship labels
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Fish Tracker - a good tool for fishing, provides global ship monitoring, and provides operational reference and assistance for fishing vessels by combining information such as EEZ regional map, AIS, as well as positioning, ranging and marking tools. Main features: 1. Global ships can be inquired at any time and automatically positioned 2. Join the group to update immediately and automatically update the ship information 3. Display global EEZ information, map reference 4. Ship label customization, more intuitive to view information [contact us] If you need more services, please contact ifishtrack@gmail.com.

About

Tide Pro

This app provides high-precision forecasts for ocean weather, including astronomical tides, storm surges, and merged ocean currents. It offers detailed data on wave conditions, ocean currents at various depths, and marine bio-chemistry. Users can also access seabed elevation and field water/soil temperatures.

Highlights
  • Astronomical tide and currents forecast
  • 6-Day storm surge forecast
  • Merged ocean-currents approach
  • Ocean wave forecast
  • Ocean currents forecast
  • Ocean bio-chemistry forecast
  • Seabed elevation data
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Tide Pro was developed by www.9oc.net and published in September 2020. If you are into fishing, beach combing, surfing, sailing, or wild fishing, this app provides high-precision ocean weather forecasts. Main benefits: 1. Astronomical tide and currents forecast: The tide model algorithm was upgraded in January 2021, and grid precision was significantly improved compared with the previous model. Supports offline access to real-time tide and moon phase data for favorite sites. 2. 6-day storm surge forecast: Storm surge is the rise in seawater level caused solely by a storm. It is measured as the height of the water above the normal predicted astronomical tide. This model output is not total water level guidance. Total tide results from the combination of storm surge and astronomical tide. Actual water levels can be significantly higher than forecast due to waves, steric effects, and other components not currently included in this model. 3. Merged ocean currents provide a practical estimate of sea-surface velocity. The total current is obtained by adding contributions from general ocean circulation, waves such as Stokes drift, and tides, including exchange between the coast and the open sea. Supports access to the speed and direction of merged ocean currents, oceanic general circulation, sea surface height, and sea surface temperature. 4. Ocean wave forecast: Supports access to wave height, wave period, wave direction, and three categories of wave data. 5. Ocean currents forecast: Supports access to current speed, direction, temperature, and salinity data for both surface currents and currents at 50 different depths. 6. Ocean biochemistry forecast: Supports access to 10 marine biochemistry indicators, including chlorophyll, phytoplankton, pH value, and gross primary productivity. 7. Seabed elevation: Supports access to seabed elevation data. Grid precision is less than 0.5 km. 8. Weather data including water temperature and soil temperature: Supports access to water temperature and soil temperature at four different depths. Please note: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of numerical forecasts and provide this information for reference only.

Screenshots

FishFinder4 screens
Tide Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tide Pro at 5.0 against FishFinder's 3.0. FishFinder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 38%). On price, ratings volume, 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. FishFinder sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tide Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tide Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of FishFinder's written reviews are positive against 38% of Tide Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishFinder ships an update every 3 weeks, Tide Pro every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FishFinder versus Tide Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishFinderTide Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB121 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSUNGCHANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED娜 金

Customer experience

FishFinder

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Tide Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative54.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FishFinder

One-time2
  • 6 months membership$33.99
  • 1 year membership$64.99
2 purchases

Tide Pro

One-time2
  • 1 Month VIP$14.99
  • 1 Year VIP$49.99

Questions

Is FishFinder free?
FishFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide Pro free?
Tide Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishFinder or Tide Pro?
Tide Pro is rated higher. FishFinder averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tide Pro averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FishFinder or Tide Pro have ads?
Tide Pro shows ads; FishFinder does not.
Which is updated more often, FishFinder or Tide Pro?
FishFinder ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tide Pro every 2 months. Most recently, FishFinder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tide Pro on October 24, 2026.

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