Comparison

Mercury Weather vs Tides

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

Head to head
About

Mercury Weather

Get hyper-local weather forecasts with beautiful charts and detailed daily predictions. Track storms, plan trips with future forecasts, and receive timely notifications. Includes live widgets for your home and lock screens.

Highlights
  • Beautiful weather charts
  • Detailed daily forecast
  • Trip Forecast
  • Accurate rain forecast
  • Hurricane and storm tracking
  • Live widgets
  • Weather notifications
Features
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"It's a weather app. How much is there to say?" – Malin from Triple Glazed Studios' crack product marketing team TOP FEATURES – Beautiful weather charts – Detailed daily forecast – Trip Forecast – Incredibly accurate rain forecast – Hurricane and storm tracking – Tide forecasts – Weather notifications – Radar map – Simple yet powerful Apple Watch app – Easy to glance home screen and lock screen widgets – Weather normals Privacy policy: https://tripleglazedstudios.com/mercury/privacy Terms of use: https://tripleglazedstudios.com/mercury/terms

About

Tides

Features
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Tides helps you plan and enjoy ocean beach activities and stay informed of changing conditions. Check hourly tide conditions over a 7 day period for over one hundred thousand beaches worldwide. Use maps to help you identify nearby beaches, or check the conditions at your favorite spots. Features Tidal Forecasts Monitor hourly tidal conditions for a specific spot over a 7-day period including rising and falling tides, tidal extrema, swell height direction and period as well as sunrise and sunset times. Locations Search for tidal conditions at any nearby beach on a map, or type the name of a beach into the search field and save your favorites for quick reference. Weather Understand the weather at a specific beach including wind speed and direction. Complications Choose from a variety of watch face complications for tidal information at a glance.

Screenshots

Mercury Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tides at none against Mercury Weather's 7. Mercury Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months) and chart position (#66 vs unranked). On price and ads 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. Mercury Weather sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tides asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, Tides every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mercury Weather versus Tides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMercury WeatherTides
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#66 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriple Glazed Studios LLCApple

Bugs and requests

Mercury Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets showing demo mode
  • Complications not working
  • Scrolling performance issues
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add radar
  • Add air quality data
  • Add UV forecast
  • Add precipitation graph
  • Improve widget design and customization
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  • Add more data sources
  • Improve Apple Watch integration

Tides

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mercury Weather

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly (Family)$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly (Family)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime (Family Upgrade)$39.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
  • Lifetime (Family)$99.99
None

Tides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mercury Weather free?
Mercury Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tides free?
Tides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mercury Weather or Tides have ads?
Neither Mercury Weather nor Tides shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mercury Weather or Tides?
Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, and Tides every 9 months. Most recently, Mercury Weather was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tides on October 27, 2026.

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