Boating Weather vs DawnTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boating Weather
Get detailed marine weather forecasts for coastal zones in the United States. View wind speed, wave height, surf conditions, and small craft advisories. Perfect for planning boating trips, fishing, or sailing.
- National Weather Service forecasts
- Wind speed, wave height, surf forecast
- Small craft advisories
- Favorites for easy location switching
- Default location setting
- Intuitive and quick design
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Need to know what the marine forecast is before you go boating or during your boating trip? The Boating Weather App for iPhone and iPod Touch is the answer. This intuitive app will show you the wind speed, surf and wave height for your coastal zone in the United States. Marine weather data is provided by the National Weather Service (NOAA). Features: - One touch National Weather Service forecast for today, tonight and this week. - Shows wind speed, seas wave height and surf forecast. - Add a location to Favorites for easy reference when switching between zones - Shows small craft advisories. - Set your default location to show your local boat weather forecast. - Simple, intuitive design, quick loading Whether you want to go on a boating trip, out fishing or for a quick sail, the Boating Weather iPhone App will tell you in a snap what the seas are doing! Thank you for choosing our marine weather application. We understand that some users have encountered issues due to recent changes in the NOAA API endpoint. Our team has worked diligently to resolve these issues and has updated the application accordingly. To benefit from these changes, we kindly request that you update or re-install the application. Should you continue to experience difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact us at support@bluewhaleapps.com. Our team is committed to assisting you promptly.
DawnTracker
This app calculates precise times for sunrise, sunset, and various twilight periods for any location and date. It's useful for photographers planning shoots or anyone wanting to know daily solar event timings.
- Sunrise, solar noon, and sunset times
- Civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight
- Golden and blue hour calculations
- Day length estimation
- Offline functionality
- Supports favorite cities
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When will the sun rise today in Paris? How long does the Golden Hour last tomorrow in Hamburg? And what time will civil dawn begin, 3 months from now, in New York City? DawnTracker calculates solar events (sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, golden & blue hour etc.) for your current location and your favorite cities. A handy little tool if you're trying to capture the perfect sunset or simply want to know when the sun will set today. * Pick any date and any city to get info * Sunrise, Solar Noon and Sunset * Civil, Nautical and Astronomical Twilight * Golden & blue hour * Day length * Beginning and end of night * Calculations based on location data. Doesn't need internet connection. Doesn't share data. Available for iPhone and Apple Watch. Privacy policy: https://wxt.media/apps/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DawnTracker at every 3 days against Boating Weather's every 6 weeks. DawnTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Boating Weather's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 1) and chart position (#83 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Boating Weather costs $1.99 and DawnTracker $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DawnTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boating Weather has 3.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Boating Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, DawnTracker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boating Weather | DawnTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #83 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Whale Apps Inc | Ines Opifanti |
Customer experience
Boating Weather
DawnTracker
Bugs and requests
Boating Weather
Reported bugs
3 issues- Forecast data stuck on old dates
- App freezing or not loading properly
- Location detection issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more geographic areas
- Provide longer-range weather forecasts
- Implement a widget for quick weather access
- Include NOAA marine area forecasts
- Improve app performance and stability
DawnTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boating Weather
No in-app purchases
DawnTracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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