Terrafin Mobile vs SeaView Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terrafin Mobile
Access detailed marine data, including sea surface temperature, chlorophyll, and currents, for fishing, diving, and research. Download charts for offline use and track your vessel's location in real-time.
- Offline chart downloads
- Real-time vessel tracking
- Latitude/Longitude/Temperature readings
- Mark waypoints
- Distance & Bearing calculations
- Sea Surface Temperature charts
- Chlorophyll/Ocean Color charts
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Terrafin has provided key satellite data online for anglers, divers, and researchers since 1998. Now, Terrafin Mobile gives subscribers easy access to this data from your iPhone or iPad. Note: The Terrafin Mobile app installs with an assortment of sample charts, that you can use to try the various features. Access to current data requires an active subscription to the Terrafin website, available @ $119/year. Terrafin Mobile Features: • Browse Terrafin website to easily select charts. • Charts are downloaded to device for use offline. • Tap and drag cursor for accurate positioning. • Latitude / Longitude / Temperature readings at cursor. • Mark waypoints. • Distance & Bearing to waypoint or cursor. • Real time vessel location and track displayed on chart (GPS enabled device required). Data available with Terrafin Mobile • Hi Res (1.1km) Sea Surface Temperature Charts, updated multiple times daily. • Hi Res (1.1km) Chlorophyll / Ocean Color Charts, updated daily. • Altimetry (Sea Surface Height) Charts, updated daily. • Geostrophic Currents Charts, updated daily. • CloudFree SST charts, updated daily. • LEO 1 Day Composite SST charts, updated daily. Areas of Coverage: • U.S. East, West, and Gulf Coasts • Alaska & Hawaii • Caribbean & Bermuda • Mexico, including Baja and Sea of Cortez • Central America (Pacific Coast) • Venezuela • Brazil • Australia East Coast • Northwest Africa SAVE FUEL – SAVE $$$ - CATCH MORE FISH!
SeaView Mobile
Access detailed oceanographic and weather data for improved fishing strategies. Get cloud-free sea surface temperature, chlorophyll imagery, ocean currents, and more, updated frequently. Use the app online or offline to save time and fuel.
- Cloud-free sea surface temperature imagery
- High-resolution chlorophyll imagery
- Ocean current data
- Sea surface height anomaly
- Offline viewing and navigation
- Customizable image enhancement
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The pioneer in satellite oceanography, Ocean Imaging has been providing oceanographic and weather information to fishers and scientific researchers since 1983. Now our powerful worldwide SeaView fish finding service has gone mobile! The SeaView Mobile paid subscription delivers ready-to-use oceanographic analysis products including cloud-free sea surface temperature (SST) imagery, more single-satellite-overpass SST data than anyone, the highest resolution SST and chlorophyll imagery as well as sea surface height anomaly, ocean currents and much more! All to save you fuel, time and money while helping improve your fishing strategy right from your mobile device. Time-tested, most accurate SeaView Fishing data now at your fingertips. SeaView Mobile requires the in-app purchase of an annual subscription, BUT you can test it for FREE for 7 days! Download SeaView Mobile, sign up for the 7-day FREE trial and you can cancel any time within the first 7 days without obligation. Subscription details can be found below. Once you get started you can browse, download and view the latest information faster than any other service. Some SeaView Mobile images posts as fast as 60 minutes from the satellite data acquisition! Use the app both online and offline to view and navigate with the most frequent and accurate data available. SeaView includes: - High resolution (1100 meter) single-satellite-pass sea surface temperature (SST) data - updated 4-12 times per - Super High Resolution (750 meter) SST imagery – updated 1-2 times per day - Composite SST imagery to help reduce cloud contamination - updated daily - Two types of cloud-free SST imagery - updated daily - High resolution (1100 meter) single-satellite-pass plankton chlorophyll) imagery - updated daily from two different satellites - Super high resolution (750 meter) chlorophyll imagery – updated daily - Composite chlorophyll imagery to help reduce cloud contamination - updated daily - U.S. NOAA sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) data - updated daily - U.S. Navy HYCOM model sea surface height (SSH) data - updated daily - U.S. NOAA SSHA-derived geostrophic ocean current data - updated daily - U.S. Navy HYCOM model-derived ocean current data - updated daily - High Frequency Radar-derived ocean currents – very accurate – updated daily (where available) - Ocean bottom topography (bathymetry) Powerful In-App Features: - Custom color-enhance the image data to bring out the most detail and useful information - Save image and overlay data to your device for future offline use - Precise latitude, longitude location display - See and read bathymetry either as your base layer or through semi-transparent imagery - View your current location and track your GPS location over the image data or the bathymetric base layer - Range and bearing from your GPS location - View ocean currents over the image data or the bathymetric base layer - More data and features coming soon! You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 year NO Advertisements (US $159), 1 year WITH Advertisements (US $99) • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at the conclusion of your 7 day free trial and will automatically renew annually unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Terms of use: https://www.seaviewfishing.com/EULA.html • Privacy policy: https://www.seaviewfishing.com/PrivacyPolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SeaView Mobile at 12.0 against Terrafin Mobile's 15.6. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Terrafin Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SeaView Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Terrafin Mobile against 5.0 for SeaView Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Terrafin Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, SeaView Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Terrafin Mobile | SeaView Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #176 — better | #190 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terrafin Satellite Imaging | AToll Ventures, Inc |
Customer experience
Terrafin Mobile
SeaView Mobile
In-app purchases
Terrafin Mobile
- Terrafin Membership 12 Months$119.00
SeaView Mobile
- SeaView Standard7 Days trial$99.001 Year
- SeaView Premium7 Days trial$159.001 Year
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