Comparison

Weather Crave vs Marées

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

Head to head
About

Weather Crave

Access comprehensive weather forecasts from real meteorologists, including daily, hourly, and 15-day outlooks. Compare forecasts from multiple leading models and view detailed maps for global locations. Stay informed with live updates, rain probability, and customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Expert meteorological forecasts
  • Weather model comparison
  • Live, hourly, and 15-day forecasts
  • Global weather maps
  • Rain probability alerts
  • Customizable home screen
  • User-submitted content
Features
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Finally a weather application with the expertise of real meterologists. Find your forecasts, rain forecasts, videos, a weather comparison too,…. You won't be able to do without it: we warned you! For comprehensive and free forecasts in France, the overseas French territories, but also in Europe and over the world, as well as innovative and exclusive functions, follow the guide.... ;-) • the new section, "All the news", offers quick access to all types of editorial content, articles, videos and images. • streaming is improved with VOD, so you can select and watch just the programmes you want, when you want! • new weather forecast screens: the new interface makes it easier to go from live, to hourly, daily or 15 day forecasts. • our R&D teams have also updated our forecasting model to improve its quality and accuracy (just like the one on the new website)! • and still more places are being added, including villages and lots of other locations • and finally, of course, different application optimisations • DISCOVER THE NO.1 WEATHER COMPARISON SERVICE IN FRANCE! Weather Crave makes your life easier: view, on a single screen, the forecast for the 3 most popular weather models in France: Sources: METEO CONSULT Météo-France NOAA (USA) • PERSONALISE YOUR HOME SCREEN WITH YOUR FAVOURITE CONTENT! • VIEW YOUR FORECASTS LIVE, OVER A QUARTER OF AN HOUR THEN THE NEAREST HOUR Cap or umbrella? You won't need to ask any more thanks to Météo Live which gives you the probability of rain in the next quarter of an hour! • WHEREVER YOU GO, the widget lets you directly check the weather forecast for your location. You can authorise geolocation (or alternatively choose not to) when the app is closed or unused to continue to have up-to-date information and optimise advertising. The widget now displays a 6-hour forecast as well as live weather, and can be resized as you wish. What more could you ask? • WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED MAPS AT YOUR DISPOSAL, YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD National, regional and département-level maps, as well as ones for French overseas territories and countries throughout the world • NOTIFICATIONS • BECOME A REPORTER FOR LA CHAINE METEO Share, view and access photos and contributions posted on the app and Weather Crave website for any location worldwide. • SHARE YOUR CONTENT Share your content with family and friends, either via email, on Facebook or on Twitter. • OPTION FOR WEATHER FANS: - La Chaîne Météo VIP, for an "ad-free" app To get these option, go to the MENU •CHANCE OF RAIN NEW FEATURES of the 5.6.0 version Do you know about the “Observations” section? With this update, discover or rediscover this section which is now called “Chance of rain.” We worked on the quality of the images displayed and the performance of the player to offer you more fluid observations. And now, this observations video is enriched with “now casting” radar images to visualize the chances of precipitation over the next 90 minutes, which has never been done before! Another new feature of this version, the widget now shows six hours of forecast in addition to the live weather, and can be re-sized to your preferences. What more could you need? Weather Crave : the ultimate weather information service Terms & Conditions: https://www.weathercrave.com/weather-services/info/terms-of-service

About

Marées

Provides tide schedules, heights, and coefficients for over 150 French ports and some British ports. It operates autonomously, requiring internet only for updates and maps, and does not use geolocation data outside the app.

Highlights
  • Tide schedules for 150+ French ports
  • Tide data for British ports
  • Harmonic constants from Previ Mer
  • Autonomous operation
  • Customizable tide height thresholds
  • Local time display (summer/winter)
Features
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Schedule, heights and coefficients of the tides on more than 150 French ports and some ports in Great Britain. Application made from the harmonic constants provided by Previ Mer. It is completely autonomous: the internet connection is only used for updates and for displaying maps. No advertising. No use of geolocation data outside the application and only to locate the nearest port. All local times displayed are summer and winter times. The menu allows you to calculate the tides and give the specifics for a day Set your own threshold (minimum height for practicing navigation or maximum for fishing on foot). Ask for other ports if necessary. Thank you for sharing your comments in order to further improve the application.

Screenshots

Weather Crave4 screens
Marées4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather Crave at 80% against Marées's 6%. Weather Crave also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.0). Marées's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Weather Crave is free to download; Marées costs $1.99 up front. Weather Crave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Marées asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Crave holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Crave has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Weather Crave's written reviews are positive against 6% of Marées's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Weather Crave versus Marées: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather CraveMarées
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (112 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMETEO CONSULTChristian Guine

Customer experience

Weather Crave

All ratings112 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.4%

Marées

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral31.3%
Negative62.5%

Bugs and requests

Weather Crave

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Showing rain when not raining, sun when raining
  • Temperatures are wrong
  • Super long, unskippable video ads
  • Major fluidity bugs
  • Future radar predictions are a bit strange
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  • Temperatures changed to Fahrenheit after update, difficult to change back
  • Live feature rarely works
  • Live feature doesn't offer hourly detail
  • Ads in languages user doesn't understand
  • App is in French, need English
  • App changed language to French
  • App crashes on loading
  • Ads act like phishing links
  • Upgrade breaks the app
  • App won't open after upgrade
  • App hangs at initial country selection screen
  • App doesn't work after update
  • App doesn't recognize local position after update
  • App shows empty field for country input
  • App won't load/doesn't work
  • Paid version doesn't apply to iPad app
  • App crashes when selecting favorite city (Japanese)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add widget for lock screen
  • Add daily widgets
  • Add Mac version
  • Add German language option
  • Add option to see temperatures in Celsius
Show 2 more
  • Change 'morning' to 'night' for midnight to 6 am
  • Add landscape mode option

Marées

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Weather Crave

Subscriptions2
  • VIP subscription$1.991 Month
  • VIP subscription$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1 month$1.99
  • 12 months$14.99
None

Marées

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Crave free?
Weather Crave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marées free?
Marées costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weather Crave or Marées?
Weather Crave is rated higher. Weather Crave averages 4.8 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Marées averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Weather Crave or Marées have ads?
Weather Crave shows ads; Marées does not.
Which is updated more often, Weather Crave or Marées?
Weather Crave ships an update every 3 weeks, and Marées every 3 weeks. Most recently, Weather Crave was updated on October 31, 2026 and Marées on October 30, 2026.

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