Comparison

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker vs Meteogram for iPhone

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

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About

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker

Access real-time marine weather data, including wind, pressure, and tide predictions. Plan your water activities with detailed buoy information and moon phase data. Features include location-based searches, saved favorites, and direct links to buoy websites.

Highlights
  • Real-time buoy data
  • Tide predictions
  • Moon phase information
  • Search buoys by name or proximity
  • Save favorite locations
  • Map of buoy locations
  • Location-specific forecasts
Features
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The first and still the best, NOAA Buoy and Tide Data allows you to retrieve weather data from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center. It also provides tide predictions for the US and Moon phase information. The perfect tool to help plan your time on the water. **For a map of buoys locations, go here: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ * NEW - Home page lets you keep your most commonly used data in one place. * Search for buoys by name. * View buoys near you with customizable search radius. * Use GPS or manually entered location. * Map of buoy locations. * Detailed live buoy data with access to location specific forecasts. * Save your favorites for easy access. * Quick access to buoy's website from within the application. * Buoys sorted by proximity to your selected location. * Tide Predictions. * Moon phases. Data can include wind speed, gusts, and direction as well as pressure and other relevant marine data. This data is dependent on the buoy since not all buoys have the same sensors. If you participate in activities where marine weather is important, you need this app. Great for: boating sailing diving fishing kite boarding and any activity where marine weather conditions are important. If you fish at sea like we do, this is a great app for you. Another quality App brought to you by boaters and fisherman. We use our products everyday and listen to our customers. If you have any issues, please contact us. We will reply.

About

Meteogram for iPhone

Visualize weather trends with detailed graphical depictions of temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind. Access forecasts for your current location or over 120,000 cities worldwide with an intuitive tap-to-view interface for the next 48 hours.

Highlights
  • Graphical weather trend depictions
  • Temperature, pressure, humidity, wind data
  • 48-hour detailed forecast
  • Tap-to-view detailed information
  • Current location or city database access
  • Imperial and Metric units support
Features
Currently charting
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Are you interested in weather trends? Then this is the right application for you. Meteogram gives you graphical depictions of trends with variables such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, percentage of cloud cover. There is one screen mode, it shows you detailed weather trend for the next 48 hours. There is a special pop-up menu for easy usability. There is no need to follow the values on the vertical and horizontal axes, rather you "tap" anywhere on the chart and more detailed information are displayed. With the Meteogram app you can access data for your current location or select a location from the database which contains over 120 000 cities worldwide. The Meteogram application supports Imperial and Metric units. If you have any feature requests regarding this application, please click on Meteogram support link (at the top of the page) and use the contact from. I will try to help you as soon as I can!

Screenshots

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker4 screens
Meteogram for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker at Free against Meteogram for iPhone's $0.99. NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). Meteogram for iPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker is free to download; Meteogram for iPhone costs $0.99 up front. NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Meteogram for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker against 4.4 for Meteogram for iPhone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 70 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker's written reviews are positive against 83% of Meteogram for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Meteogram for iPhone every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker versus Meteogram for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOAA Buoy & Tides TrackerMeteogram for iPhone
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (125 ratings) — better4.4 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125 — better70
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerona Solutions, LLCMichal Frankowski

Customer experience

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker

All ratings125 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative32.6%

Meteogram for iPhone

All ratings70 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative14.4%

User reviews

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker

From 125 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate marine weather data
  • 👍 Good for nautical areas
  • 👍 Provides buoy data
  • 👍 Useful for boaters/sailors
  • 👍 Real-time conditions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App freezes
  • 🐛 Data is outdated
  • 🐛 Poor coverage in some regions
  • 🐛 Does not work well for Australia/NZ

Meteogram for iPhone

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 🚀 Clear and intuitive presentation
  • 💡 Detailed weather data (wind, pressure, etc.)
  • 🌟 Reliable and trusted app
  • 🌤️ Excellent cloud cover visualization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔄 Outdated or inaccurate data
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate or understand
  • 📱 Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options

Bugs and requests

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App does not load on iPad Pro
  • App has not updated in days
  • App crashes when opening
  • App hangs on opening screen
  • Synopsis has disappeared
Show 12 more
  • App keeps freezing and shutting down
  • Pop-up error: "No Location. Access to location denied!"
  • Wave height info missing
  • Unable to save buoy favorite
  • Error Loading Data: Error B1098
  • App is laggy
  • App doesn't seem to be updated
  • App crashes continuously
  • App locks up from time to time
  • App freezes and hangs up
  • App has locked up and died twice
  • App crashes all the time

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add wave height data
  • Add swell map predictions
  • Add SST predictions
  • Add Apple Watch compatibility
  • Add period data (APD)
Show 5 more
  • Add moon phase feature
  • Add search function for buoys
  • Add map showing buoy locations
  • Add back button
  • Open links in built-in browser

Meteogram for iPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when selecting locations
  • Incorrect weather data displayed
  • Settings page causes app to freeze
  • Delayed or missing weather updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add historical weather data and trends
  • Improve location management and syncing
  • Implement dark mode and other visual themes
  • Provide more detailed precipitation forecasts
  • Expand coverage to more international locations

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
None

Meteogram for iPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker free?
NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meteogram for iPhone free?
Meteogram for iPhone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker or Meteogram for iPhone?
NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker is rated higher. NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Meteogram for iPhone averages 4.4 from 70 ratings.
Do NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker or Meteogram for iPhone have ads?
NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker shows ads; Meteogram for iPhone does not.
Which is updated more often, NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker or Meteogram for iPhone?
NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker ships an update every 3 months, and Meteogram for iPhone every 15 months. Most recently, NOAA Buoy & Tides Tracker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Meteogram for iPhone on November 4, 2026.

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