hi!tide Venice vs Marea Venezia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hi!tide Venice
Monitor current and forecasted tide levels in Venice, Italy. Get real-time flood alerts and check accessibility for various city locations and ferry stops to avoid high tides.
- Real-time tide monitoring
- Two-day tide forecasts
- Flood level alerts
- Location-specific tide data
- Ferry stop tide information
- High tide avoidance
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hi!tide Venice is the official app for monitoring the tide in the city of Venice (Italy), developed in collaboration with the Istituzione Centro Previsioni e Segnalazioni Maree of Venice (ICPSM). The app allows to monitor the current tide in Venice and provides detailed tide forecasts for the next two days. hi!tide Venice can tell you if different places around the city are flooded or if you can walk without getting wet. You can monitor the tide level in the most relevant places in the city (P.le Roma, Ferrovia, Ca' d'Oro, Rialto, San Marco, ecc.) and at all the ACTV ferry stops. This is the perfect app to avoid to get your feet wet, preventing the high tide ("acqua alta")! hi!tide Venice was carefully handcrafted by Fabio Maran, Diego Pizzocaro, Filippo Zanella and designed with the collaboration of Rita Petrilli. Data is officially provided by the ICPSM. Ads supported. More details at: http://www.comune.venezia.it/maree/
Marea Venezia
Monitor tidal levels and get five-day forecasts for Venice lagoon, including lunar phases and weather predictions. Explore an interactive nautical map with detailed channel information and points of interest. Access real-time data on wind, pressure, waves, and temperatures.
- Real-time tide level monitoring
- Five-day tide and weather forecasts
- Interactive nautical map of Venice lagoon
- Detailed channel and point of interest data
- Real-time wind, pressure, and temperature data
- Offline astronomical tide charts
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Questa applicazione permette di monitorare il livello attuale di marea in tutti i punti di rilevazione sparsi in laguna e fornisce le previsioni dei prossimi cinque giorni indicando anche l'eventuale fase lunare e previsione meteorologica. E' possibile visualizzare i grafici della marea astronomica a Venezia per tutto l'anno corrente suddivisi per mese. Mappa nautica della laguna Esplora la laguna veneta con una mappa interattiva - Vista standard o satellitare nautica - Ricerca tra 459 canali con dettagli su lunghezza, navigabilità e larghezza - Distributori di carburante, marine, punti di varo/alaggio e cantieri nautici - Strumento per misurare distanze E' inoltre possibile consultare i seguenti dati aggiornati in tempo reale ogni 10 minuti: - Direzione del Vento - Pressione atmosferica - Onde laguna e mare - Radiazione solare - Temperatura dell'acqua - Temperatura dell'aria - Umidità dell'aria Inoltre potrai scaricare e consultare in modalità offline la marea astronomica riferita a Punta Salute per l'anno corrente. Tutti i dati sono forniti dall'ICPSM Istituzione Centro Previsioni e Segnalazioni Maree. Per maggiori informazioni su tale istituzione consultare https://www.comune.venezia.it/content/centro-previsioni-e-segnalazioni-maree
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marea Venezia at 5.0 against hi!tide Venice's 4.5. Marea Venezia also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months). hi!tide Venice's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marea Venezia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of hi!tide Venice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marea Venezia's.
hi!tide Venice ships an update every 13 months, Marea Venezia every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | hi!tide Venice | Marea Venezia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabio Maran | Emanuele Zamengo |
Customer experience
hi!tide Venice
Marea Venezia
In-app purchases
hi!tide Venice
No in-app purchases
Marea Venezia
No in-app purchases
