Comparison

AyeTides vs AIS Fleet

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. And there are NO ads and NO subscriptions! 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

AIS Fleet

Track vessels worldwide on a live map, follow specific boats, and receive notifications for departures and arrivals. Connect with other boaters, share photos, and even contribute your own boat's data.

Highlights
  • Live AIS vessel traffic map
  • Follow specific boats
  • Departure and arrival notifications
  • Vessel search and filtering
  • Create and subscribe to boat lists
  • In-app messaging and photo sharing
  • Connect personal AIS receiver
Features
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AIS Fleet lets you watch the boats and ships on the water, from the harbour to the shipping lanes, all over the world’s oceans. If you like, follow the ones that matter to you: a friend’s boat on a circumnavigation, the cruise ship carrying your family, the ferry, the ship you want to photograph or your yacht club’s fleet. You are told when they get under way and when they arrive. You do not need a boat of your own. Watching the map is free and unlimited, following up to five boats is free, and the free plan does not expire. SEE WHAT IS ON THE WATER • Live AIS traffic from the AIS Fleet network of shore stations and contributing boats. • Open any boat for what AIS reports: type, flag, size, speed and course, when she was last heard, and her track. • Search by name, MMSI, call sign or IMO number. • Filter by vessel type, from sailing boats to cargo ships. FOLLOW THE ONES THAT MATTER • Follow any vessel on AIS and tag along on her adventures and journeys. • Departures and arrivals reach you by push notification, by e-mail or in the app. • Make lists to group the boats you follow, and subscribe to lists other members share. FLEETS • Clubs, rallies and associations put their boats on one fleet map with one chat. The organizer adds your boat and you are in at once. MESSAGES AND PHOTOS • Write to the boater behind a boat you follow, to anyone who follows yours, and to your fleet mates. You can block anyone. • Photograph a vessel for the shared catalog, and see the photos others have contributed. DO YOU HAVE A BOAT? • Claim her with her MMSI and a document that shows she is yours. Her followers can write to you, and she can join fleets. • A boat is optional, but it enhances the experience. DO YOU HAVE AN AIS RECEIVER? • Connect an AIS receiver on your boat’s Wi-Fi and the boats it hears join the map within seconds while the app is on screen. What it hears is contributed to AIS Fleet, which is how there is coverage where no shore station reaches. • A receiver is optional; it enriches the experience but is never required. Terms of Use: https://aisfleet.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://aisfleet.com/privacy/

Screenshots

AyeTides4 screens
AIS Fleet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AIS Fleet at Free against AyeTides's $7.99. AIS Fleet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). AyeTides's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 1). On ads, monetization model 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

AIS Fleet is free to download; AyeTides costs $7.99 up front. AIS Fleet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AyeTides asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIS Fleet 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of AyeTides's written reviews are positive against 100% of AIS Fleet's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
AyeTides versus AIS Fleet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAyeTidesAIS Fleet
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHahn Software LLCSaillogger

Customer experience

AyeTides

All ratings4,859 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.1%

AIS Fleet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

AIS Fleet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AyeTides

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AIS Fleet

Subscriptions2
  • AIS Fleet Plus$1.991 Month
  • AIS Fleet Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is AyeTides free?
AyeTides costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AIS Fleet free?
AIS Fleet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AyeTides or AIS Fleet?
AIS Fleet is rated higher. AyeTides averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while AIS Fleet averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AyeTides or AIS Fleet have ads?
Neither AyeTides nor AIS Fleet shows ads.

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