USA Tides Data vs beadedstream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USA Tides Data
Access comprehensive marine tide data for all US tide stations. View tide events, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset in a clear format. Customize by selecting any station and date, and save your favorite locations.
- Marine tide data
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Moonrise/moonset times
- Tide graphs
- Stations sorted by state
- Favorite stations
- Station map
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USA Tides provides marine tide information for all tide stations in the US. Information is displayed in an easy to read format that gives you tide events as well as sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset. You can choose tides for any stations and any date. Tide stations include primary as well as sub-stations. Application includes: * Tide data * Tide graph * Tidal current predictions * Favorite stations * Station distance from your location * Station map * Works offline - predictions are computed on your device
beadedstream
This app serves as a field tool for managing beadedstream cables and data loggers. It allows users to connect their iOS devices to specific platforms for rapid data export and full-featured spot reading capabilities.
- Field tool for beadedstream cables
- Connects to D505 and D605 loggers
- Bluetooth enhancements
- Rapid logger storage export
- Full-featured spot reading
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Designed from the ground up to be your field tool for beadedstream cables and data loggers. Connect your iPhone or other iOS device to the D505 and new D605 platform data logger. Bluetooth enhancements and new app function provides rapid logger storage export and for the first time, full-featured spot reading capability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: beadedstream at 4.9 against USA Tides Data's 3.0. beadedstream also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and ads (none vs shown). USA Tides Data's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
beadedstream holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of USA Tides Data's written reviews are positive against 100% of beadedstream's.
USA Tides Data ships an update every 2 weeks, beadedstream every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USA Tides Data | beadedstream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (35 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verona Solutions, LLC | beadedstream llc |
Customer experience
USA Tides Data
beadedstream
In-app purchases
USA Tides Data
No in-app purchases
beadedstream
No in-app purchases
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