FriskaVindar vs BeachDaze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FriskaVindar
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- Is it windy today? - Wonder how it feels? - Wonder what the sea looks like? The app has calculators for windchill and conversion between F and C scale. The App provides a combined table of winds and wind-chill together with the effect of winds at land and sea. The App will: - convert between different units. - provide the usual terms for wind speed. - calculate wind-chill using the North American formula brought into use after year 2001. - provide wind-chill in both the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. - link to yr.no for weather and forecast.
BeachDaze
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All core features work without an internet connection, so when you're off the grid, you're still informed. Tides are calculated using harmonic analysis from over 3,000 stations worldwide. Sun, moon, and UV data use proven astronomical algorithms - no API keys or complex configuration needed. View Your Day The classic card view for quick conditions at a glance, or the chronological Timeline view - every event from moonset to last tide, with a live UV intensity bar that changes colour as the day progresses. Features - Golden hour and blue hour times with calendar reminders - Sunrise, sunset, and daylight duration - Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset - High and low tide predictions with interactive chart - Automatic tide station selection with manual override - Station timezone support for remote locations - Works at over 6,000 tide stations globally - UV Index with manual cloud cover adjustment and peak forecast - Astronomical events in tonights sky - Configurable notifications for beach events - Convergence finder - next Low Tide at Golden Hour - Customizable dashboard - show, hide, and reorder cards - AlarmKit countdown for golden hour and blue hour (iOS 26+)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BeachDaze at Free against FriskaVindar's $0.99. BeachDaze also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). FriskaVindar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
BeachDaze is free to download; FriskaVindar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FriskaVindar ships an update every 4 months, BeachDaze every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FriskaVindar | BeachDaze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | domesticusdevelop | Monowai Pte. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
FriskaVindar
No in-app purchases
BeachDaze
No in-app purchases
Questions
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