TideApp vs Tide Alert (NOAA)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TideApp
Access real-time tidal charts and data for over 4,000 locations globally. Plan trips with future tide information and view daily highs, lows, and sun/moon cycles.
- Global tidal charts
- Daily tide highs and lows
- Sun and moon cycles
- Future tide graphs
- Trip planning tool
- Updated interface
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TideApp turns your phone into a tide table for 3,486 NOAA stations across the United States — the 1,251 reference stations NOAA publishes full harmonic data for, plus 2,235 subordinate stations derived from them. Drag the chart and the water follows your finger. Predictions are computed on your device from NOAA's published harmonic constants, so once the app has loaded, no signal or connection is needed to read the tide. FREE • Today's tide at any station, with sunrise, sunset and the day's moon • Conditions above the chart — the sky, the temperature, and the day's high and low • Nearest-station lookup from your location, or find any of the 3,486 by name or on the map • Switch between stations any time — starred stations are free, not a Pro feature PRO • Every day, not just today — drag the chart and the day strip as far as you like • Wind and gusts on a compass, pressure and which way it's going, visibility, and the chance of rain • Apple Watch app and complications • Widgets on your home screen • Alerts for high and low tides as well as thresholds The weather needs a connection. The tide does not — it is computed on your phone, so an outage takes the sky off the screen and leaves the water exactly where it was. TideApp Pro is a 4.99 USD/month or 49.99 USD/year auto-renewing subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation; the subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. See Terms of Use and Privacy Policy below. Predictions are computed from published NOAA CO-OPS harmonic constants. They are not official NOAA products, are not endorsed by NOAA, and are not a substitute for official navigational sources — they exclude storm surge, wind, and other weather effects and should not be relied on for navigation. Weather data provided by Apple Weather. Terms of Use: https://tideapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tideapp.com/privacy.html
Tide Alert (NOAA)
Get accurate tide predictions, lunar phases, and weather data with personalized alerts. Features offline access, customizable charts, and Apple Watch integration. Ideal for anyone who enjoys coastal activities.
- Personalized high and low tide alerts
- Offline tide information
- Lunar phase calendar
- Swell chart with height, period, and direction
- Compare tide charts across multiple stations
- Customizable tide charts and alerts
- Apple Watch integration
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Tide Alert is the #1 app for tide predictions, tidal currents, and lunar phases, all in one beautiful interface. Powered by NOAA tide forecasts, it delivers accurate high tide and low tide times, current speeds, slack tide windows, swell data, water temperature, and wind conditions for thousands of stations along the US coastline. Set custom alerts for high tide, low tide, or any tide level you choose and never miss a window again. With full offline support, your tide data is always available, even without cell service. What's New: Tidal Currents & Slack Tides • View real-time tidal current speed overlayed on the tide chart. • See slack tide periods with estimated begin and end times. • Current data sourced from NOAA current prediction stations. Compare Tide Charts • Compare multiple stations side by side. • Add stations to compare directly from the map. Monthly High & Low • Redesigned monthly view with visual tide range bars. • See the month's lowest, highest, and average tidal range at a glance. Apple Watch • New ocean conditions view with wind, swell height, water temperature, and current speed. • Tap the wave icon on the main screen to check conditions instantly. Wind, Swell & Water Temperature • Hourly wind speed, gust, and direction forecasts. • Swell chart with height, period, and direction. • Water temperature from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Who is Tide Alert for? Anyone who needs to know the tides. Fishermen timing their catch. Surfers checking swell and tides together. Kayakers and paddleboarders planning safe launches. Boaters and sailors navigating harbors. Crabbers and clammers working low tides. Beach photographers chasing golden hour at low tide. Dog walkers, birdwatchers, and tide pool explorers. Divers planning slack water entries. Key Features: • Tide predictions for thousands of NOAA stations across the US. • Tidal current speed and slack tide annotations on the chart. • Custom tide alerts — get notified for high tide, low tide, or any level. • Full offline access to tide data and charts for favorite stations. • Interactive map with station discovery and quick actions. • Compare tide charts across multiple stations. • Monthly high & low tide overview with daily range bars. • Wind, swell, and water temperature conditions. • Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset on the chart. • Moon phase calendar. • Apple Watch app with tide chart, conditions, and complications. • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets. • iOS Shortcuts and Siri voice commands. • Customizable chart symbols and reference levels. • Supports all US time zones and daylight saving time. Tide Alert is free to try with all features available during the trial period. After the trial, a subscription is required to continue. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ DISCLAIMER — See https://tidealert.app/disclaimer.html Use Tide Alert at your own risk. Tide data does not account for the effects of wind, storms, rain, freshwater runoff, or floods. The tide graph uses predicted high and low tide events with approximated segments between them. Do NOT use Tide Alert for NAVIGATION or any purpose that may result in personal injury or property damage. Tide Alert is not liable for any loss, injuries, or damage caused by its use. Tide Alert is not associated with NOAA.
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Verdict
TideApp and Tide Alert (NOAA) both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Tide Alert (NOAA)'s written reviews are positive against 40% of TideApp's. Tide Alert (NOAA) also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 19) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). TideApp's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. TideApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tide Alert (NOAA) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TideApp against 4.8 for Tide Alert (NOAA). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tide Alert (NOAA) has 45K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of TideApp's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tide Alert (NOAA)'s.
TideApp ships an update every 2 weeks, Tide Alert (NOAA) every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TideApp | Tide Alert (NOAA) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (45K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 74.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 45K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #40 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forrest Grant | Rivolu LLC |
Customer experience
TideApp
Tide Alert (NOAA)
User reviews
TideApp
From 19 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Used to be great
- 👍 Phenomenal for timing slack tides
- 👍 Useful for planning activities
- 👍 Good free app
- 👍 Comprehensive location listings
Room to improve
- 😞 App is dead
- 😞 Stopped working
- 😞 Startup ad issues
- 😞 Now terrible
- 😞 Full screen ads
Tide Alert (NOAA)
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate and easy to use
- 👍 Straightforward and intuitive interface
- 💡 Useful tide and moon phase information
- 🚀 Convenient widget and alerts
- 👍 Reliable and consistent performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and sync issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Subscription requirement for full features
Bugs and requests
TideApp
Reported bugs
41 issues- Startup ad forces browser launch
- Cannot get past opening ad
- Full screen ads that can't be closed
- Ads fill entire screen
- Full screen adds one after the other
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- Screen to install a game that can't be bypassed
- Update ruined app
- Deleted useful functionality
- Blank colored screen or lock up when working with favorites
- App needs to be forced quit
- Tide waveform does not allow scrolling
- Full screen ad on opening blocks tide info
- Ad can't be closed without downloading something unrelated
- Cannot drag line on tide graph
- New version doesn't list things in order
- Doesn't tell next high or low tide
- Screens don't move to reveal information
- App does not get past opening ad
- Not possible to scroll down graph
- Does not load
- Previous version opened in an ad that could not be closed
- No way of seeing data for any day other than current
- Changing a date does nothing
- Crashed frequently
- App crashes
- Graph part of application quit, immediately closing the app
- White banner and a black screen
- Dates back on track (temporary glitch)
- App crashes when surfing other locations
- Freezing
- Washington, D.C. sites listed under Washington state
- Tolerable work-around needed for launch
- App can be launched when no network connection is available
- Latest app deleted, old version synced back
- App takes too much memory
- Advertisement needs WiFi connection sometimes
- App says it needs WiFi, cellular is fine other times
- Totally failed
- Undo the upgrade and give back old version
- No time zone correction for tides
- Base time zone appears to be US Eastern Time Zone
Requested features
21 requests- Make a version I can buy and go ad free
- Bring back scrolling through chart waveform
- Bring back future date chart view
- Bring back ability to scroll waveform
- Add tide time offset feature
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- Add option to offset time for specific location
- Add moonphase percentage to moon rise
- Add a black (or red) line at 0 ft mark in chart mode
- See chart for one week at a time
- Get favorites loaded offline
- Include CURRENTS
- Date picker in calendar format
- Graph scrollable for 7 days
- Support switching to landscape
- Search for minus tides
- Add option to use GPS location to find tide stations nearby
- List locations under actual geographic state
- Update icon to match other apps
- Add bookmarks/default to often-used locations
- Go straight to last port viewed when opened
- Add time zone correction
Tide Alert (NOAA)
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes on launch after iOS updates
- Tide data not syncing correctly with visual indicators
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for negative tide levels
- Improve sync between app and Apple Watch
- Implement family sharing for subscription
In-app purchases
TideApp
- TideApp Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- TideApp Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Tide Alert (NOAA)
- 3 Months Full Access$6.993 Months
- Tide Alert 1 Year Subscription$19.991 Year
- Tide Alert Gold$99.99
Questions
Is TideApp free?
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