Comparison

Tides Near Me vs Consensus Weather

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

Head to head
About

Tides Near Me

Get tide charts and current predictions worldwide. See water levels, high/low tide times, and sun/moon data at a glance. Plan your outdoor activities with ease.

Highlights
  • Nearby tide and current stations
  • Graphical tide charts
  • Readable tide tables
  • Current direction and timing
  • Sun and moon information
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Tide charts and currents near you - fast. See the last and next tide at a glance, with clear tide charts, tide tables, current predictions and marine weather for stations worldwide. Designed for real planning: • See whether the water is rising or falling right now • Check high and low tide times quickly • Check wind, seas and marine warnings before you head out • Plan fishing, boating, surfing, beach walks and dock access • View sun and moon rise and set alongside tides Features: • Nearby tide and current stations • Every station in three tabs: Now, Week and Map • Graphical tide and current charts • Simple, readable tide tables • Current direction and timing • Marine weather: wind, seas, air and water temperature, visibility and marine warnings where available • Insights on the Week tab, such as the highest and lowest tides and the most active weekend • A map with layers: Depth Chart, Wind & Waves, Weather Radar, Moving Tides and Moving Currents • Bays, harbors and channels named on the map, and a dark map for night • Sun and moon information • Speeds in mph, knots or km/h • Portrait and landscape on iPhone, with layouts made for iPad and iPhone Duo • Home Screen widgets for quick access • Apple Watch app and complication support Free core features are available. Two optional subscriptions add more: • Premium: 30-day forecasts, 30-day insights and no ads. • Go Mode: nautical charts with depths, marks and hazards that follow your position on the water, heading up, with depth, speed, wind and seas along the bottom of the screen. Go Mode records each trip so you can replay it with the tide, current and weather, saves your fishing spots, anchorages and hazards as marks, shows speed, heading and depth on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on Apple Watch, and switches to a dark chart at night. Includes everything in Premium. Available in US waters. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Consensus Weather

Features
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Come in, come in! Why settle for one forecast when you could have four, whipped together in a gleaming forecast factory? Consensus Weather pours ECMWF, GFS, DWD ICON and Best Match into one glorious consensus. Then, once real temperatures arrive, it tastes the results and gives the most weight to whichever model got your place right. The more it learns, the sharper it gets where you actually live. All that learning stays on your device. No account, no golden ticket needed. Wonders inside: • See the split: watch the models argue, instead of one fake percentage • Rain likelihood stirred from multi-model agreement • Today's call for umbrella, jacket and outdoor plans • Sky radar with scrub and time-lapse • An accuracy leaderboard that crowns a new champion as actuals land • Stargazer mode, a red-on-black night theme for dark skies • Widgets, Lock Screen and Apple Watch • An offline snapshot of your last good forecast Consensus Premium unlocks Best Match and ICON, more saved places, a longer learning window, and no ads. Monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial. Privacy-first: location is optional, and city search works without GPS. Weather via Open-Meteo. Radar via RainViewer. Not an official meteorological or emergency service. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://madluko.github.io/cw-legal/privacy/

Screenshots

Tides Near Me4 screens
Consensus Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Consensus Weather at every 3 days against Tides Near Me's every 2 weeks. Tides Near Me's advantage is chart position (#44 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tides Near Me sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Consensus Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tides Near Me ships an update every 2 weeks, Consensus Weather every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Tides Near Me versus Consensus Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTides Near MeConsensus Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (164K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings164K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#44 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShelter Island Mapping Company, LLCPureform Creations Limited

Bugs and requests

Tides Near Me

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Connection errors and inability to load tide data
  • Incompatibility issues in certain regions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view tide information further in advance
  • Integration with weather/wind data
  • Customizable home screen and favorite locations
  • Tide height information on main screen
  • Alerts or notifications for ideal conditions

Consensus Weather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tides Near Me

Subscriptions4
  • Tides Near Me Premium$1.991 Month
  • Go Mode7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tides Near Me Premium$14.991 Year
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  • Go Mode7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Consensus Weather

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tides Near Me free?
Tides Near Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Consensus Weather free?
Consensus Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tides Near Me or Consensus Weather have ads?
Neither Tides Near Me nor Consensus Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tides Near Me or Consensus Weather?
Tides Near Me ships an update every 2 weeks, and Consensus Weather every 3 days. Most recently, Tides Near Me was updated on November 11, 2026 and Consensus Weather on November 8, 2026.

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