High Tide vs WindField
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
High Tide
Track tide times and currents with global coverage. Access over 5000 tide stations for free, with an in-app purchase for live German stations. Features include home and lock screen widgets, interactive charts, and dark/light modes.
- 5000+ global tide stations
- Live German stations (IAP)
- Home & Lock screen widgets
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly charts
- Dark & Light mode
- Interactive charts
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Simple tide tracking app for iOS, watchOS, iPadOS and macOS. - 5000+ official tide stations worldwide (free) - 700+ live stations in Germany (In-App purchase) - Widgets for Home- & Lockscreen - Daily, Weekly & Monthly charts - Dark & Light mode - Global coverage - Interactive charts - Easy access to favourite stations - No ads The standard Apple Terms of Use apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WindField
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WindField shows live wind speed and direction right where you're riding — no more guessing headwind vs. tailwind before you clip in. • Live wind, temperature, and air quality at your exact location • Radar overlay with animated look-back frames (Ultimate) • GPS ride recording with ascent tracking, even when your phone locks • One-tap sync to Strava and RideWithGPS • Minutecast-style short-term precipitation timeline WindField offers a 7-day free trial. After the trial, continued access requires a WindField Pro ($12/year) or Ultimate ($30/year) subscription, billed annually through your Apple ID and auto-renewing unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://windfield.app/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: High Tide at 4 against WindField's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. High Tide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and WindField sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
High Tide ships an update every 4 weeks, WindField every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | High Tide | WindField |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Tassilo Bouwman | Scott Beam |
In-app purchases
High Tide
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
WindField
- WindField Pro$12.001 Year
- WindField Ultimate$30.001 Year
