Comparison

Tide Times vs Tide Time

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

Head to head
About

Tide Times

Get a 7-day tidal forecast for hundreds of UK coastal locations. This app provides clear visual tide patterns and current tide heights, ideal for surfers, boaters, and beach visitors. It supports offline viewing of previously retrieved data and offers Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • 7-day UK tidal forecast
  • Hundreds of UK coastal locations
  • Clear visual tide pattern plots
  • Current tide height indicator
  • Online and offline use
  • Favorite locations
  • Apple Watch support
Features
Currently charting
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Tide Times offers a simple and accurate 7-day forecast for UK tidal time. It is designed to be simple yet comprehensive, with hundreds of locations on the UK coastline. Whether you are surfing, kayaking, boating, fishing, or simply visiting the beach, remember to stay safe by checking the water conditions with Tide Times. Now with Apple Watch support - get a quick view of today's tide times for each of your saved locations. Features: - Hundreds of locations around the UK coastline, covering all regions including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Wight and more! - 7 day forecast with clear visual plot of tidal pattern. - Current tide height is shown on the visual plot by green marker. - Support for Online and Offline use - Store all your favourite locations for quick review by swiping across - Simple and intuitive design that shows you the important information quickly - Universal App designed for both iPhone and iPad Please note that a network connection is required to retrieve new data (data can then be viewed in offline mode if there is no signal at the beach!) Thank you very much for downloading Tide Times, it is greatly appreciated and I hope you find the app useful. Please remember to check out my other apps that may also be useful.

About

Tide Time

This app helps you plan beach activities by providing tide charts and levels. You can set custom usable tide heights for various purposes like beach walks or tide pooling. It allows you to tag current tide levels as low, usable, or too high.

Highlights
  • Tide charts and levels
  • Custom usable tide height setting
  • Tagging tide levels (Low, Usable, Too High)
  • Planning for beach activities
  • Seaside run and passage planning
Features
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Beach walk? Tide pooling? Seaside run? Narrow beach passage? Use this app to make tide charts and levels relevant to your beach use. See the time range when the tide will be below a certain height. Teach the app what tide level is "usable" for whatever your beach purpose by tagging the current tide as "Low," "Usable" or "Too High."

Screenshots

Tide Times4 screens
Tide Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tide Time at Free against Tide Times's $0.99. Tide Time also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.6). Tide Times's advantage is chart position (#58 vs unranked). 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

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Tide Times versus Tide Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide TimesTide Time
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhil LeggQUINCY Bock

Customer experience

Tide Times

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%

Tide Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tide Times

No in-app purchases

None

Tide Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tide Times free?
Tide Times costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tide Time free?
Tide Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tide Times or Tide Time have ads?
Neither Tide Times nor Tide Time shows ads.

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