Comparison

Mareas vs Lineup Surf Forecast

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

Head to head
About

Mareas

Access tide information for Spanish ports offline. View tide status, current height, and upcoming high/low tides. Includes home screen widgets and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Offline tide data for Spanish ports
  • Current tide status (rising/falling)
  • Tide height and coefficients
  • Upcoming high and low tides
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Siri integration for tide queries
Features
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Mareas es una aplicación que te permite consultar rápidamente las mareas en cualquiera de los puertos españoles. Rápidamente podrás consultar el estado de la marea (subiendo / bajando), la altura actual, e información sobre los coeficientes, próximas pleamar y bajamar. La aplicación funciona de forma offline, por lo que no necesitarás conexión a internet en ningún momento. Mareas ofrece widgets para la pantalla de inicio y la pantalla de bloqueo para que puedas consultar en todo momento el estado de la marea sin necesidad de abrir la aplicación, así como una versión para Apple Watch. También podrás consultar a Siri el estado y altura de la marea y te dará la respuesta. ** Los datos de la aplicación son los proporcionados de forma pública por el Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina, publicados en el Anuario de Mareas del año en curso. **

About

Lineup Surf Forecast

Plan your surf sessions with reliable and intuitive forecasts. This app provides detailed swell, tide, and weather predictions tailored to your specific surf spots, helping you catch the best waves.

Highlights
  • Spot-specific swell forecasts
  • 7-day NOAA, GFS, WAM, HARMONIE-AROME predictions
  • Real-time buoy data and alerts
  • Interactive swell map
  • Live webcam access
  • Favorite spots
  • Water temperature and solar schedule
Features
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Prepara tu sesión de surf con la app más fiable e intuitiva. La misión de Lineup es hacer que planear tus sesiones de surf sea fácil, con previsiones precisas. Características de Lineup: - Previsiones adaptadas a tu spot. Lineup tiene en cuenta la dirección de swell y mucho más en las previsiones de cada spot. - Sostenibilidad y respeto a la comunidad surfera. No aparecen secret spots ni playas poco conocidas - Previsiones de NOAA a siete días, modelos GFS, WAM, HARMONIE-AROME - Boyas a tiempo real y alertas cuando lo que miden es diferente a las previsiónes - Swell primario, secundario y mar de viento - Mareas - Previsión de clima - Mapa de swell interactivo - Widgets para consultar la previsión sin abrir la app - Acceso a webcams de Camaramar, Webcams de Asturias, Surftotal, Beachcam.meo, Skyline, Hispacams, GoSurf. - Mapa de spots con condiciones actuales - Interfaz intuitiva que asegura una buena experiencia de usuario - Spots favoritos. Accede rápidamente a la previsión de los spots que guardes - Temperatura del agua, meteorología y horario solar - Actualización de previsiones cuatro veces al día

Screenshots

Mareas2 screens
Lineup Surf Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lineup Surf Forecast at every 2 weeks against Mareas's every 3 months. Lineup Surf Forecast also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Mareas's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mareas ships an update every 3 months, Lineup Surf Forecast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Mareas versus Lineup Surf Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMareasLineup Surf Forecast
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben FernandezDiego Iglesias

Customer experience

Mareas

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Lineup Surf Forecast

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mareas

No in-app purchases

None

Lineup Surf Forecast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mareas free?
Mareas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lineup Surf Forecast free?
Lineup Surf Forecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mareas or Lineup Surf Forecast have ads?
Neither Mareas nor Lineup Surf Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mareas or Lineup Surf Forecast?
Mareas ships an update every 3 months, and Lineup Surf Forecast every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mareas was updated on October 17, 2026 and Lineup Surf Forecast on October 10, 2026.

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