Tide Chart USA vs Swift Tides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tide Chart USA
Access detailed tidal information for various locations. This app is designed for recreational fishing enthusiasts, providing essential data for planning your next outing. It is intended for personal use and not for commercial navigation.
- Tidal information display
- Designed for fishing
- Recreational use
- No warranty provided
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"Tide Chart USA" is an application to display tidal information. I made for fun fishing. This program is not available for commercial purposes, and navigation. THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
Swift Tides
Get accurate tide predictions for surfing, fishing, or boating. Access NOAA data for your favorite coastal locations.
- Tide prediction data
- NOAA data source
- Supports surfing
- Supports fishing
- Supports sailing
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Whether you like surfing, fishing, or sailing around on your boat, this app displays tide prediction data from NOAA for all of your favorite locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Swift Tides at none against Tide Chart USA's shown. Swift Tides also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 68%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Tide Chart USA's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 17). On price, rating, 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.
Tide Chart USA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tide Chart USA has 8.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Tide Chart USA's written reviews are positive against 88% of Swift Tides's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Tide Chart USA | Swift Tides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hanitaro | Todd Williams |
Customer experience
Tide Chart USA
Swift Tides
Bugs and requests
Tide Chart USA
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tide information off by an hour
- App gets stuck in wrong location
- Spelling errors in the app
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to scroll backwards in time
- Extend timeline further into the future
- Add more location options
- Include current weather and conditions
- Provide a widget for the lock screen
Swift Tides
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tide Chart USA
No in-app purchases
Swift Tides
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tide Chart USA free?
Is Swift Tides free?
Which has better reviews, Tide Chart USA or Swift Tides?
Do Tide Chart USA or Swift Tides have ads?
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