iCTides vs iTWS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCTides
Access tide predictions for over 4400 US coastal locations, along with current time, sunrise/sunset, and moonrise/moonset. Enjoy customizable backgrounds and soothing ocean sounds for a tranquil experience.
- 4400+ US coastal tide predictions
- Current time, sunrise, sunset, moonrise/moonset
- Customizable backgrounds and slideshows
- Soothing ocean sound effects
- Watch app with complications
- Offline tide calculations
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iCTides for the iPhone and the iPod Touch provides predictions of times for high and low tides for over 4400 costal locations around the US, including Alaska, Hawaii and overseas US territories. Times are displayed with clocks that feature beautiful background images of tropical and ocean scenes. Soothing sounds of the ocean play in the background (can be disabled). Features: - High and low tide predictions for 4400 US costal locations. - Tide location can be selected from a list or via points on the map. - Also displays clocks for: - Current Time - Next Sunrise - Next Sunset - Next Moonrise - Next Moonset - Next Full Moon - 55 background images that can be shown individually or as a slide show. - Animated sweep second hand using a fishing pole and hook on the Current Time clock. - Plays soothing ocean sounds in the background (can be disabled). - Can be set to keep the iPhone on continuously for desk displays or to turn off automatically using the current iPhone settings. - Tide and other times are calculated locally (no net access required for predictions). - Watch app with complications available for most watch faces Special thanks to David Flater for developing the original XTide program and to Ann Rucker for porting XTide to Cocoa.
iTWS
This app serves as an intelligent hardware management platform, enabling seamless interaction between your mobile device and smart hardware. It facilitates the interconnection of various smart devices for a connected experience.
- Intelligent hardware management
- Mobile phone and hardware interaction
- Smart device interconnection
- Convenient and fast interaction
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iTWS App is your intelligent hardware management platform. Through iTWS App, you can complete the convenient and fast interaction between mobile phone and intelligent hardware, and realize the interconnection between smart devices. If you have any questions, please contact us via email: info@iting.ai
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iTWS at Free against iCTides's $0.99. iTWS also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). iCTides's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 0%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, 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
iTWS is free to download; iCTides costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iCTides holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of iCTides's written reviews are positive against 0% of iTWS's.
iCTides ships an update every 7 months, iTWS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCTides | iTWS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seaside Apps | iTing Technology(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
iCTides
iTWS
In-app purchases
iCTides
No in-app purchases
iTWS
No in-app purchases
