Comparison

AyeTides vs AV Assistant

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

Head to head
About

AyeTides

Access tide and current data for over 13,400 global locations without an internet connection. Plan your coastal activities with detailed daily events, interactive graphs, and station search options.

Highlights
  • Offline tide and current data
  • 13,400+ global locations
  • Interactive tide graphs
  • Station search by map, name, or location
  • Daily events in tabular form
  • Regular updates with new stations
Features
Currently charting
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Never be without the tides again! You too can carry the tides in your pocket (or now, on your wrist!) as you walk along the shore, fly into a harbor, or sail off into the sunset. AyeTides displays tides and/or currents for over 13,400 locations worldwide and unlike many other tide apps, it does not require a network connection. With AyeTides you will never see those annoying ads or be asked to pay for additional features! Sailors, harbor pilots, beachcombers, nature photographers, and more use AyeTides to plan their outings on or around the world's oceans. Here are some of the things people are saying about AyeTides... "AyeTides is a quality professional product” "Your support has been the best I have experienced!" “As a harbor pilot in New York I’ve been using your excellent tide and current app” "I really appreciate the effort that you put into making AyeTides as accurate as it can be. It is a great program that has been very useful to us. I think we have 60 pilots using iPhones and iNavX and your app links in so well." "I am a ships Pilot in BC and use Aye Tides a lot and it has become invaluable.” You can see the day’s events in tabular form, or you can rotate the phone for an interactive graph that shows you the tide’s value at any point during the day. You can find a station on a map, by name, or based on your current location. AyeTides is updated regularly and stations are added whenever we find new data. We encourage our customers to contact us if you hare having any issues with the program so that we can help you. This app is designed to run on your iPhone or iPod Touch. While it will run on your iPad, it does not offer the additional features available with AyeTides XL, which was designed specifically for the iPad. If you have multiple devices, you may want to consider our bundle. You get both apps at a discount! This is the only place to install AyeTides. Other websites may look like they have AyeTides, but they do not. We only support iOS, any other version of AyeTides is not ours.

About

AV Assistant

This app provides U.S. waters navigation information, displaying your location and details of surrounding aids like buoys and lights. It downloads weekly U.S. Coast Guard Light List data and includes relevant Local Notice for Mariners information. It also allows users to report discrepancies in navigation aids to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Highlights
  • Location-based aid display
  • U.S. Coast Guard Light List data
  • Local Notice for Mariners integration
  • Discrepancy reporting to USCG
  • Informational aid for U.S. waters
Features
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AV Assistant is an informational aid for U.S. waters that shows your location and details on all surrounding aids to navigation (buoys, lights, etc) within your Area of Interest. The app downloads the weekly U.S. Coast Guard Light List for your district, and then shows the aids within your Area of Interest and their details. Any applicable Local Notice for Mariners information is also shown with the light data. For reference use, Nearest Light, also in the App Store, is the better choice. AV Assistant is capable of making reports to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding discrepancies in aids to navigation and is primarily intended for USCG and USCG Auxiliary use. Refer to the website (url in Settings|Reference) for additional information. Warning: AV Assistant, which provides Light List data, is not intended to be used in place of charts or Coast Pilots. Charts should be consulted for the location of all aids to navigation. It may be dangerous to use aids to navigation without reference to charts.

Screenshots

AyeTides4 screens
AV Assistant3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AV Assistant at Free against AyeTides's $7.99. AV Assistant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). AyeTides's advantage is ratings volume (4.9K vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

AV Assistant is free to download; AyeTides costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AV Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AyeTides has 4.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AyeTides ships an update every 3 weeks, AV Assistant every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AyeTides versus AV Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAyeTidesAV Assistant
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4.9K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHahn Software LLCClint O'Connor

Customer experience

AyeTides

All ratings4,857 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.1%

AV Assistant

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AyeTides

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on latest iOS versions
  • Incorrect tide data for some locations
  • Landscape mode issues on iPad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more detailed current/flow data
  • Improve graphical tide charts
  • Integrate with weather/marine forecasts
  • Enhance Apple Watch app functionality

AV Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AyeTides

No in-app purchases

None

AV Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AyeTides free?
AyeTides costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AV Assistant free?
AV Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AyeTides or AV Assistant?
AV Assistant is rated higher. AyeTides averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while AV Assistant averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do AyeTides or AV Assistant have ads?
Neither AyeTides nor AV Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AyeTides or AV Assistant?
AyeTides ships an update every 3 weeks, and AV Assistant every 2 months. Most recently, AyeTides was updated on September 22, 2026 and AV Assistant on June 1, 2026.

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