Comparison

Mareas vs Canary Beaches

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

Canary Beaches

Features
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Canary Beaches is the nicest way to check the sea before heading to the beach, across all 8 islands. • Tides: when they rise and fall, with today's chart and a 7-day table. They are computed on your phone, so they work offline. • Sea state: swell, wind and water temperature for every beach. • Indicative danger level from currents (low/medium/high), with a clear warning and the reason why. Never a substitute for official flags and lifeguards. • 496 beaches and rock pools with real photos, a map with a legend, and filters by island, type and danger level. • Sort beaches from nearest to farthest using your location. • Save your favorites and reach them in one tap. Native, fast and polished. Sea and weather data by Open-Meteo. REMOVE ADS (optional) A one-time EUR 2.99 purchase that removes every ad from the app, forever. It is not a subscription: you pay once and that is it. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://playasdecanarias.bpo-studios.com/privacidad

Screenshots

Mareas2 screens
Canary Beaches4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mareas at none against Canary Beaches's 2. Mareas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). Canary Beaches's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price 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. Canary Beaches sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Mareas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mareas ships an update every 3 months, Canary Beaches weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Mareas versus Canary Beaches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMareasCanary Beaches
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben FernandezJose Daniel Chinea Marrero

In-app purchases

None

Mareas

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Canary Beaches

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Mareas free?
Mareas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canary Beaches free?
Canary Beaches is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mareas or Canary Beaches have ads?
Canary Beaches shows ads; Mareas does not.
Which is updated more often, Mareas or Canary Beaches?
Mareas ships an update every 3 months, and Canary Beaches weekly. Most recently, Mareas was updated on October 17, 2026 and Canary Beaches on October 14, 2026.

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