Comparison

Tide Chart USA vs Fish & Tides

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Tidal information display
  • Designed for fishing
  • Recreational use
  • No warranty provided
Features
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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.

About

Fish & Tides

This app synthesizes tidal, solunar, atmospheric, and wind data into a single, easy-to-understand bite score. It highlights prime fishing windows and offers a quick catch log with auto-enriched data. Integrated with iOS features for seamless use while fishing.

Highlights
  • Hourly bite score (0-100)
  • Best fishing windows highlighted
  • Tide and weather forecasts
  • Verified fishing spot database
  • Quick catch logging
  • Tackle tracking
  • iOS Home Screen Widgets & Live Activities
Features
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Every factor that moves fish, rolled into one score. On the coast or inland. Anglers check five apps before a trip to piece together tides, river levels, solunar periods, moon phase, pressure and wind. Fish & Tides does the math for you. It reads live data from NOAA, the National Weather Service, USGS and national agencies around the world, and tells you hour by hour when the bite is on. Salt or fresh, flats or tailwater, you get one clear answer. COAST TO CREEK On the coast, the Bite Score follows the tide and the current. On rivers and lakes, it follows the water itself: the level and flow at the nearest gauge and how fast they're changing. Fish & Tides covers over 120,000 locations in 128 countries, with a global tide model wherever a national agency leaves off. THE FISHING FORECAST Bite Score: a 0 to 100 rating for every hour, built from the tide or river flow, weather changes, barometric pressure and solunar windows. Best Today: the prime two to three hour window worth planning your day around. Tides and Currents: slack water and the best current periods, from station data. 10-Day Outlook: plan next weekend's trip with long-range tide and weather forecasts. NEW: RIVER CONDITIONS Live level, flow and water temperature from gauges in the US, England and Canada, and whether the water is high or low for the date. River forecasts from the National Weather Service and NOAA's National Water Model show where the water is heading. Dam releases: below Corps of Engineers dams, see today's release and what's scheduled. On the lake, see the pool level. Flood stages on the chart, with a warning when the river is forecast to reach them. Choose your gauge: pick the one that matches your water, right from the map. FIND YOUR WATER Over 120,000 locations worldwide, including boat ramps, public piers, fishing access points and artificial reefs. Tap anywhere on the map for an instant forecast for that spot, on salt water or fresh. Save your spots with custom icons and notes, or share a pin with your crew. A CATCH LOG BUILT FOR SPEED Log species, photo and weight in about 10 seconds, without missing the next cast. Every catch is tagged automatically with the conditions at that moment: tide phase or river level and flow, moon, water temperature and Bite Score. Record the lure or bait that worked and spot your patterns over time. DEEP iOS INTEGRATION Action Button: open the catch camera instantly, wet hands and all. Live Activities: your active trip and current Bite Score on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Widgets: tides, bite windows and your week at a glance. iPhone Duo: layouts made for the cover screen and the inner display, open or partly folded. FISHING ALERTS A heads-up the night before a top-rated day. A Monday briefing with the best windows of the week. WHY ANGLERS SWITCH Other apps show you data. Fish & Tides tells you what to do with it. Whether you fish the surf, the flats, a tailwater or a lake, it turns tides, flows and weather into one answer. Your catch log makes the next trip smarter than the last, and the widgets and Action Button keep you fishing instead of fiddling. FREE The daily Bite Score, tide, river and weather forecasts, the map and the catch log. PRO Extended forecasts, widgets, fishing alerts, unlimited catch photos, water temperature trends, the full river forecast and release schedule, and your choice of gauge at every spot. DATA SOURCES NOAA, the National Weather Service, USGS and the US Army Corps of Engineers (US), UKHO Admiralty (UK), the Environment Agency (England), Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) and Open-Meteo, plus a global tide model beyond national coverage. More info: https://fishandtides.com Terms of Use: https://fishandtides.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://fishandtides.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Tide Chart USA4 screens
Fish & Tides4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tide Chart USA at none against Fish & Tides's 2. Tide Chart USA also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 18). Fish & Tides's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price 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. Fish & Tides sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tide Chart USA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tide Chart USA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tide Chart USA has 8.2K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tide Chart USA's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fish & Tides's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tide Chart USA ships an update every 5 months, Fish & Tides fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tide Chart USA versus Fish & Tides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide Chart USAFish & Tides
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.2K ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.2K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperhanitaroRivolu LLC

Customer experience

Tide Chart USA

All ratings7,745 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative25.0%

Fish & Tides

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Fish & Tides

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tide Chart USA

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Fish & Tides

Subscriptions2
  • Fish & Tides Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Fish & Tides Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Tide Chart USA free?
Tide Chart USA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fish & Tides free?
Fish & Tides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tide Chart USA or Fish & Tides?
Tide Chart USA is rated higher. Tide Chart USA averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Fish & Tides averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Tide Chart USA or Fish & Tides have ads?
Tide Chart USA shows ads; Fish & Tides does not.
Which is updated more often, Tide Chart USA or Fish & Tides?
Tide Chart USA ships an update every 5 months, and Fish & Tides fortnightly. Most recently, Tide Chart USA was updated on November 10, 2026 and Fish & Tides on November 11, 2026.

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