Active Wildfire Tracker Map vs Wind & Wave NW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Wildfire Tracker Map
This app provides an interactive map of current active wildfires across the US. Data is updated hourly and includes GPS functionality for location tracking.
- Interactive wildfire map
- Current US wildfire tracking
- Hourly data updates
- GPS capabilities
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Active Wildfire Tracker Map is an interactive mapping application that tracks the current active wildfires in the US. The data is updated hourly and offer GPS capabilities.
Wind & Wave NW
Get real-time tide and weather data for coastal Pacific Northwest locations. Plan your outdoor activities with detailed forecasts, tide predictions, and an interactive map.
- Real-time weather data
- Hourly forecasts
- Tide predictions and charts
- Interactive map
- Location-based services
- Detailed marine forecasts
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Wind & Wave Northwest provides real-time tide and weather information for coastal locations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Whether you're planning a day on the water, fishing, kayaking, or just want to know the current conditions, this app has you covered. Key Features: Real-time weather data for current conditions and hourly forecasts Tide predictions with detailed charts showing high and low tide times Interactive map with tide station locations throughout WA, OR and British Columbia Location-based services to find the nearest weather and tide stations Detailed forecasts including wind speed, precipitation, and temperature User-friendly interface designed for quick access to essential marine information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wind & Wave NW at 100% against Active Wildfire Tracker Map's 0%. Wind & Wave NW also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). Active Wildfire Tracker Map's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support 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
Active Wildfire Tracker Map is free to download; Wind & Wave NW costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wind & Wave NW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Wildfire Tracker Map has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Active Wildfire Tracker Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wind & Wave NW's.
Active Wildfire Tracker Map ships an update fortnightly, Wind & Wave NW weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Wildfire Tracker Map | Wind & Wave NW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | David Veith |
Customer experience
Active Wildfire Tracker Map
Wind & Wave NW
In-app purchases
Active Wildfire Tracker Map
No in-app purchases
Wind & Wave NW
No in-app purchases
Questions
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