AyeTides XL vs Pumpout Nav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AyeTides XL
Access tide and current data for over 12,500 global locations, even offline. Plan your marine activities with interactive graphs and calendar views. This app is designed for iPad users and offers a professional, ad-free experience.
- Offline tide and current data
- 12,500+ global locations
- Interactive graphs and calendar views
- Station search by map, name, or location
- Ad-free and subscription-free
- Regular updates with new stations
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Never be without the tides again! You too can carry the tides with you as you walk along the shore, fly into a harbor, or sail off into the sunset. AyeTides XL displays tides and/or currents for over 12,500 locations worldwide. and unlike many other tide apps it does not require a network connection. With AyeTides XL you will never see those annoying ads or be asked to pay for additional features! Sailors, harbor pilots, beachcombers, nature photographers, and more use AyeTides to plan their outings on or around the world's oceans. And there are NO ads and NO subscriptions! Here are some of the things people are saying about AyeTides... "AyeTides is a quality professional product” "Your support has been the best I have experienced!" “As a harbor pilot in New York I’ve been using your excellent tide and current app” "I really appreciate the effort that you put into making AyeTides as accurate as it can be. It is a great program that has been very useful to us. I think we have 60 pilots using iPhones and iNavX and your app links in so well." "I am a ships Pilot in BC and use Aye Tides a lot and it has become invaluable.” You can see the day’s events in tabular form with an interactive graph, or you can rotate the phone for an calendar view. Tapping on a day brings up additional information for that day. You can find a station on a map, by name, based on your current location, or set a favorite station and always have it handy. AyeTides XL is updated regularly and stations are added whenever we find new data. We encourage our customers to contact us if you hare having any issues with the program. This app is designed to run on your iPad. It does not run on an iPhone or iPod Touch. If you have multiple devices, you may want to consider our bundle. Get both apps for a discounted price! This is the only place to install AyeTides. Other websites may look like they have AyeTides, but they do not. We only support iOS, any other version of AyeTides is not ours.
Pumpout Nav
Find nearby sewage pumpout stations, floating restrooms, and dump stations for your boat. View facility details, log your pumpouts, and learn about proper waste disposal to protect waterways. Available in select coastal and lake regions.
- Find nearby pumpout stations
- Locate floating restrooms and dump stations
- Real-time mobile pumpout tracking
- View facility hours and contact info
- Log pumpouts and favorite locations
- Learn about sewage disposal regulations
- Identify No Discharge Zones
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Marina Pumpout Finder – available in select regions including California, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Rhode Island and in the Lake Champlain area of Vermont and New York with more being added regularly. • Find a marina near you and see the facilities it offers • Find the closest floating restroom or portable toilet, sewage pumpout station or dump station to your boat. • Find mobile pumpouts with realtime location tracking where supported • Switch easily from map to list view and find hours, price, contact info and the exact location of the unit. • Learn about how and why to pump out, the importance of your boat's y-valve and the rules and regulations of recreational boat sewage. • Log your pumpouts, choose your favorite locations and report non-functioning units • View No Discharge Zones (select states) • Using a pumpout station, dump station or floating restroom is a good way to preserve the waters we love!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pumpout Nav at Free against AyeTides XL's $7.99. AyeTides XL's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Pumpout Nav is free to download; AyeTides XL costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AyeTides XL holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AyeTides XL has 1.3K ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of AyeTides XL's written reviews are positive against 38% of Pumpout Nav's.
AyeTides XL ships an update every 3 weeks, Pumpout Nav every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AyeTides XL | Pumpout Nav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (120 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 120 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hahn Software LLC | ecom enterprises, inc. |
Customer experience
AyeTides XL
Pumpout Nav
Bugs and requests
AyeTides XL
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scrambled date display when scrolling calendar
- Fewer tide stations than advertised
Requested features
4 requests- Display lunar phases on tidal calendar
- Improve navigation and menus
- Display current direction and speed arrows on chart
- Add more European/UK tide and current data
Pumpout Nav
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AyeTides XL
No in-app purchases
Pumpout Nav
No in-app purchases









