Comparison

FriskaVindar vs BeachDaze

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

Head to head
About

FriskaVindar

Features
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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.

About

BeachDaze

Features
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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+)

Screenshots

FriskaVindar4 screens
BeachDaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BeachDaze is free to download; FriskaVindar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FriskaVindar versus BeachDaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriskaVindarBeachDaze
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdomesticusdevelopMonowai Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

FriskaVindar

No in-app purchases

None

BeachDaze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FriskaVindar free?
FriskaVindar costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeachDaze free?
BeachDaze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FriskaVindar or BeachDaze have ads?
Neither FriskaVindar nor BeachDaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FriskaVindar or BeachDaze?
FriskaVindar ships an update every 4 months, and BeachDaze every 5 days. Most recently, FriskaVindar was updated on September 26, 2026 and BeachDaze on October 17, 2026.

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