Comparison

Tides USA vs e

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

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About

Tides USA

Access tide predictions for over 2700 locations across the USA. This app provides current tide heights and times, with offline access and automatic lookup of nearby spots. Optimize your coastal adventures like fishing, surfing, or boating.

Highlights
  • 2700+ US locations
  • Offline tide data
  • Automatic nearest location lookup
  • Favorites list
  • Current tide height
  • Tide times and heights
Features
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Tide Predictions for the USA Features: :: 2700+ Locations. :: Offline access, no connection needed :: Automatically looks up nearest locations. :: Favorites List :: Current Tide Height Recreational adventures involving the coastal waters in the USA are something most people enjoy. In order to make the most out of those moments by the coast you need to use the Tides USA app. It will tell you the information you need to know in order to fish better, catch ideal surf waves, enjoy some boating, or walk along the beach. In the app, you will have access to the times and heights of the tides for many locations around the USA. An exciting feature of this app is the “Near Me” search screen, which will show your current location, as well as tide information for available nearby locations. It’s a one stop resource for ensuring you can optimise your outdoor experience for what you enjoy doing most. Without a doubt, all American will be putting this app on their Favourites list. Tides USA is free to download and all users can access current day's tide info. Subscribers get full access to all days tide info Subscription: Annually Subscription - Access all tide data for $1.99 per year. Cancel anytime. Your payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings.Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. As stated in the iTunes Terms of Services, there are no refunds and you may cancel auto-renewal at any time. All sales are final. Privacy Policy: http://www.wingism.com/doc/policy_us.html Term of Use: http://www.wingism.com/doc/term_us.html

About

e

Access global tide information with detailed graphs for two weeks. Visualize astronomical events like sunrise, sunset, and moon phases. Automatically identifies optimal times for fishing and surfing based on tide movement.

Highlights
  • Global tide data for 10,000+ locations
  • Tide graph for two weeks
  • Sunrise, sunset, and moon phase visualization
  • Automatic fishing and surfing time calculation
  • Map-based location search
  • Favorites and history lists
Features
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This app "e-tide" can check about 10,000 tides around the world. It can be used for marine sports such as surfing and fishing. Do not use for navigation. You can be easily searched tide places from the map. Multiple places are clustered according to the zoom size of map. Tap to zoom in and break down into individual places as a map pins. Tap the map pin to popup the place name. And then tap the popup to show a tide graph. By default, the tide graph for two weeks from two days ago is shown. You can also show the graph by specifying the date from the calendar. In the initial state, the graph is automatically updated according to the date. The tide graph can also graphically check astronomical events such as sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and moon phase. It can also automatically calculate the time when there is a lot of tide movement and check the time suitable for fishing. When the tide moves a lot, the size of the waves will increase slightly, making it a suitable time for surfing too. You can change the scale in centimeters or feet in "Settings" of app. Tide places can be registered with a name as a favorite. Also, the places you have seen once will be saved as history. You can easily access these places from “Favorites & Histories”. To delete a favorite or history, swipe the item to the left from the list. Tide area is divided into the following seven areas. You can select which area to use at the first startup. You can also change the area selection at any time from "Settings" of app. If you are not sure which area to select, select all. - U.S. Upper East Coast (Maine through Virginia) - U.S. Lower East Coast (North Carolina through Florida Keys) - U.S. Gulf Coast (East to West) - U.S. West Coast (North to South) - Northern sites outside contiguous U.S. (except Japan) - Southern sites outside contiguous U.S. - Japan and nearby sites When app starting, it reads the tide information of your specified area and sets the map pin, but the one with fewer selected areas will start slightly faster. You can use “Favorites & Histories” even during the map pin setting process. For detailed usage instructions, please refer to "Help & Support" from "Settings" of app.

Screenshots

Tides USA4 screens
e4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e at none against Tides USA's 1. e also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tides USA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (202 vs 8). On price 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

Both are free to download. Tides USA sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. e asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

e holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tides USA has 202 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tides USA ships an update every 13 months, e every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tides USA versus e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTides USAe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (202 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings202 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWingismMitsuhiro Shirai

Customer experience

Tides USA

All ratings202 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%

e

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tides USA

Subscriptions1
  • Tide Access(annually)7 Days trial$1.991 Year
None

e

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tides USA free?
Tides USA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tides USA or e?
e is rated higher. Tides USA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 202 ratings, while e averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Tides USA or e have ads?
e shows ads; Tides USA does not.
Which is updated more often, Tides USA or e?
Tides USA ships an update every 13 months, and e every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tides USA was updated on October 30, 2026 and e on October 26, 2026.

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