Comparison

TideMeasure vs Long Beach OCR

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

Head to head
About

TideMeasure

Measure sea current speed and direction using your iPhone's GPS. Ideal for sailors, coaches, and race teams to map readings, review history, and share data for tactical advantage. Works offline.

Highlights
  • Measure current speed and direction with GPS
  • View results in multiple units (m/min, m/s, cm/s, knots)
  • Map measurements across race areas
  • Review saved measurements and history
  • Create or join teams to share readings
  • Export measurements as CSV
  • Offline measurement capability
Features
Currently charting
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Measure sea-current speed and direction from your iPhone in minutes—built for sailors, coaches, and race teams. Map readings across the race area, review history, export CSV data, and share measurements with your team for smarter tactical decisions. WHY TIDEMEASURE Even a small current can change boat speed, laylines, mark roundings, and the favored side of the course. TideMeasure turns a simple drift test into a clear speed-and-direction result without specialized hardware. HOW IT WORKS 1. Drop a floating stick or small object into the water. 2. Tap Start as it begins to drift. 3. Retrieve it after a short measurement. 4. Tap Stop to see current speed and direction. FEATURES • Measure current speed and direction using GPS • View results in m/min, m/s, cm/s, or knots • Map measurements across the race area • Review saved measurements and history • Create or join a team and share readings • Select and export measurements as CSV • Continue measuring offline TideMeasure is designed for race preparation, coaching, training sessions, and building a clearer picture of current around the course. Location access is required during measurements and for displaying results on the map. Apple Maps data is used for mapping.

About

Long Beach OCR

Features
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The Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta (LB OCR) is a major Olympic sailing competition held annually in Long Beach, California. It is part of the Sailing Grand Slam circuit, an international series of regattas that includes flagship events in Europe and the United States, serving as a key platform on the road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Live information on all races; constant results updates of all participating classes; daily images and videos; and interviews with the top sailors of the regatta are some of the features offered by this App to help you track, down to the minute, everything that is happening during the 7 days of racing. Furthermore, if you wish, you can receive real-time alerts for any relevant updates from the Olympic Classes you want to follow closely. Whether it's a critical start time, a major result update, or breaking news from the water, the App keeps you instantly informed. With this App, experience the LB OCR wherever you are—like never before!

Screenshots

TideMeasure4 screens
Long Beach OCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Long Beach OCR at Free against TideMeasure's $19.99. Long Beach OCR also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). TideMeasure's advantage is chart position (#172 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Long Beach OCR is free to download; TideMeasure costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TideMeasure ships an update every 2 months, Long Beach OCR every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
TideMeasure versus Long Beach OCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTideMeasureLong Beach OCR
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaster Sailing jdooSailti

In-app purchases

None

TideMeasure

No in-app purchases

None

Long Beach OCR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TideMeasure free?
TideMeasure costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Long Beach OCR free?
Long Beach OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TideMeasure or Long Beach OCR have ads?
Neither TideMeasure nor Long Beach OCR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TideMeasure or Long Beach OCR?
TideMeasure ships an update every 2 months, and Long Beach OCR every 6 weeks. Most recently, TideMeasure was updated on October 30, 2026 and Long Beach OCR on October 28, 2026.

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