Comparison

Day For It vs Tide It

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

Head to head
About

Day For It

Features
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Day For It makes finding tidal conditions easier than ever. If you're surfing, sailing or just want to know what the tide is doing at your favourite beach, Day For It can help you out. Using a global network of over 5000 weather stations, Day For It can give accurate tidal information up to 10 days into the future. Using Day For It, you can look up: • The current tide height • When it's next high or low • View wave reports • Swell direction, period and size, including secondary swell • Wind speed and direction • Air temperature and UV index • And more. Even better, you can set Day For It to look at any beach in the world. If you're taking a trip to the opposite side of the globe and want to see what the tides are doing, Day For It can help you out. Save all your favourite beaches and refer to them whenever you want. With our proprietary machine learning algorithm, ShoreSight, Day For It is able to calculate the orientation of any shoreline on the planet. With this data, you can easily see when the wind for your favourite spots will be onshore or offshore. Terms of Use: https://www.dayforit.co.uk/terms-of-use

About

Tide It

This app provides precise tide, wind, and surf data for water sports enthusiasts. It offers real-time wind observations, surf ratings, and a comprehensive spot directory. Users can find optimal conditions for their activities with personalized recommendations.

Highlights
  • Offline tide times and heights
  • Real-time wind observations
  • Surf conditions and wave size
  • Extensive spot directory
  • Personalized 'Go Windows' for optimal sessions
  • 7-day wind forecast map
  • Sunrise/sunset and moon phase data
Features
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Tide It — tides, wind and surf, built around one obsession: precision, honesty and your battery. Made for riders (kitesurf, wing, sailing, surf) and anyone who reads the sea. TIDES • Times and heights worldwide, even offline; tide coefficients for mainland France. • Elegant curve, sunrise/sunset and moon phase. WIND (real-time) • The wind observed by the nearest station — not just a forecast. • Wind mode: wind and gusts layered over the tide curve, and below the curve the spot view — forecast and measured wind laid over the satellite view, with the sector where it blows offshore. • A verdict at a glance, for your sport and your wind range: good conditions, too light, too strong, offshore wind. • Wind map: the forecast wind over 7 days, animated, all around you. SURF • A rating for every hour matched to your level, wave size on the body scale and the best slot of the day. • The spot view: every incoming swell in its own colour, with the wind. • Data from an offshore wave model — honest, never oversold as a spot-grade reading. SPOTS EVERYWHERE • Over 1,100 kite, wing, windsurf and surf spots in France, on the map and in search. • The great kite spots of the world — Tarifa, Dakhla, Egypt, Brazil, South Africa… — with new countries added in every update. • Surf spots worldwide. YOUR GO WINDOWS • The app finds your best slots per sport, crossing wind, tide, swell and sun. • Rider level (beginner → expert): the app adapts to you. • 7-day calendar, with the day's best window highlighted. EVERYWHERE WITH YOU • iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and a true Mac app — one subscription for all. On iPad and Mac, each curve mode shows its own information. Tide, wind and surf widgets. Live Activity & Dynamic Island. • Built for iPhone Duo: full screen when closed; open, the tide on the right and the map or your spots on the left. FREE: create your activities, worldwide offline tides, kite, wing and windsurf spots, favorites, iCloud and Apple Watch. PREMIUM: notifications (perfect sessions + alerts), readable 7-day GO calendar, real-time wind, 1-year tide predictions, wind & surf mode, wind map, Live Activity, PDF/card export. Terms of Use: https://tideit.app/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tideit.app/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

Day For It4 screens
Tide It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tide It at every 2 days against Day For It's every 2 weeks. Day For It's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Day For It sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tide It sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day For It ships an update every 2 weeks, Tide It every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Day For It versus Tide It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay For ItTide It
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax HoughtonSebastien Maublanc

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Day For It

Subscriptions2
  • Day For It Pro$2.991 Month
  • Day For It Pro$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Donation: $$1.99
  • Donation: $$$4.99
  • Donation: $$$$9.99
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  • Day For It Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Tide It

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Mensuel$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annuel$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Day For It free?
Day For It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide It free?
Tide It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Day For It or Tide It have ads?
Neither Day For It nor Tide It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day For It or Tide It?
Day For It ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tide It every 2 days. Most recently, Day For It was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tide It on October 30, 2026.

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