Comparison

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock vs Tides Explorer

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

Head to head
About

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock

Visualize tide information with a beautiful, moon-inspired design. Access tide charts for multiple locations simultaneously, with extensive US coverage powered by NOAA data. Includes watch complications and widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Moon-inspired design
  • Watch complications and widgets
  • Multiple location tide display
  • NOAA data powered
  • Extensive US tide coverage
Features
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- Beautiful design inspired by how the moon's gravity pulls on the oceans around the earth - Great watch complications and widgets - Easily see tides for multiple nearby and favorite locations together - Powered by NOAA data for extensive tide coverage of the US

About

Tides Explorer

This app provides accurate tide, current, and weather predictions using official NOAA data for thousands of stations. Plan your water activities with clear charts, sun/moon information, and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Accurate tide and current predictions
  • Fast station search
  • Favorites for quick access
  • Interactive charts
  • Weather data at stations
  • Sun, moon, and twilight info
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Tides Explorer — Accurate Tides, Currents, and Marine Weather Tides Explorer is a precision tide and current app for sailors, boaters, paddlers, and swimmers, built on official NOAA data covering over 6,000 stations across the United States and international waters. It helps you understand not just what the water will do, but when and why, using clear charts and reliable predictions you can plan around. Core Features Get accurate tide and current predictions straight from NOAA, with fast search by name or location and interactive charts for exploring and comparing stations. At supported stations, see real observed water levels laid over the prediction (Pro) — so you know what the water's actually doing, not just what it's supposed to do. Save your favorite spots for quick access (Pro), track real-time weather at supported stations — wind, air and water temperature, and barometric pressure (Pro) — and check sun, moon, and twilight times to help plan your time on the water. Plan Around What Matters to You Drag a custom reference line onto any favorite station's chart — on a current station, mark a safe velocity to catch slack water before transiting a pass — and see exactly when you're above or below it. Set alerts for high and low tides, current extremes, your reference line, or slack water itself (Pro), plus new Moon Over Water alerts for when moonrise or moonset lines up with the water near sunset or sunrise. Designed for Apple Platforms Tides Explorer includes Home and Lock Screen widgets and a full Apple Watch app with multiple complications, all optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Built for the Water Ideal for sailing, boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, and coastal exploration, Tides Explorer delivers dependable marine data without clutter, so you can plan confidently and focus on the water.

Screenshots

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock3 screens
Tides Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ebb and Flow Tide Clock at Free against Tides Explorer's $5.00. Ebb and Flow Tide Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Tides Explorer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock is free to download; Tides Explorer costs $5.00 up front. Tides Explorer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ebb and Flow Tide Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tides Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tides Explorer has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Ebb and Flow Tide Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tides Explorer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock ships an update every 7 months, Tides Explorer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Ebb and Flow Tide Clock versus Tides Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbb and Flow Tide ClockTides Explorer
PriceFree — better$5.00
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings425 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#55 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake ShawLonnie Millett

Customer experience

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Tides Explorer

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ebb and Flow Tide Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tides Explorer

One-time1
  • Lifetime purchase$3.00

Questions

Is Ebb and Flow Tide Clock free?
Ebb and Flow Tide Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tides Explorer free?
Tides Explorer costs $5.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ebb and Flow Tide Clock or Tides Explorer?
Tides Explorer is rated higher. Ebb and Flow Tide Clock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tides Explorer averages 5.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Ebb and Flow Tide Clock or Tides Explorer have ads?
Neither Ebb and Flow Tide Clock nor Tides Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ebb and Flow Tide Clock or Tides Explorer?
Ebb and Flow Tide Clock ships an update every 7 months, and Tides Explorer every 2 months. Most recently, Ebb and Flow Tide Clock was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tides Explorer on September 17, 2026.

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