Comparison

Wisuki vs Marea

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

Head to head
About

Wisuki

Get detailed wind, wave, weather, and tide forecasts to plan your outdoor activities. Analyze data with high resolution, explore community sessions, and find the best spots based on your preferred conditions.

Highlights
  • Detailed wind and wave forecasts
  • Weather and tide predictions
  • Community session sharing
  • Spot listings with filters
  • Animated radar maps
  • 30-day tide forecasts
  • Statistical analysis
Features
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Wisuki is a powerful wind, waves, weather and tide forecast app with advanced features that allows you to instantly find best spots based on your preferred conditions, and analyze forecast data with an unprecedented level of detail. Wisuki helps you to plan even better your outdoor activities like surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, fishing, sailing, paragliding, biking and more. COMMUNITY • Post sessions, share private or public, like and comment. • Posting sessions will link them with forecast at the exact session time. • Better understand how forecasts work under any conditions. • Search and follow other users. SPOTS LISTINGS • Nearby, favorites, and custom spots. • Wind orientation (offshore, side off, side, side on, onshore). • Wind direction (wind from right, wind from left). • Tide trend and tide height (%). • Time picker (1 hour interval). • Filters (wind orientation, wind direction and distance). FORECAST • 1 hour and 3 hours data intervals. • 24 hours wind and waves daylight highs. • Wind: Alert icon, direction, speed, gust. • Waves: Alert icon, direction, height, period. • Weather: Alert icon, temperature, clouds, precipitations. • Forecast chart with 10 minutes resolution. • Nighttime on/off switch. • Water temperature. • Spot time zone. RADAR • Animated wind and waves arrows overlaid on spot map. • Dynamic arrow sizes and colors according to conditions. • Standard, satellite and hybrid map modes. • Zoom in and out. • Time picker (1 hour interval). MAPS • Daily highs wind and waves markers. • Weekday picker. • Direct access to all spot options. • Spot tide reference buoy location. • Standard, satellite and hybrid map modes. • Route to spot. TIDES • 30 days tide forecast and moon phases. • Moonrise/moonset times, and sunrise/sunset times. • High/low tide times, height and tidal coefficients. • Daily detailed tide interactive chart. • Time to next high/low tide. STATISTICS • Wind, waves, weather statistics monthly statistics. • Wind speed and wind gust average and reliability. • Waves height and waves period average and reliability. • Temperature and precipitations average and reliability. • Wind a waves roses per alert levels and months. MORE • Wind units: knots, Beaufort, km/h, mph, m/s. • Waves units: m, ft. • Temperature: ºC, ºF. • Distance: km, mi. WISUKI PRO Wisuki PRO membership is a month-to-month or year-to-year subscription that provides unlimited access to all Wisuki app features, like Enhanced forecasts, Forecast charts, Radar charts, Tides chart, and removes all app banners. You can easily cancel anytime, online, 24 hours a day. There are no cancellation fees. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings on the device. Privacy policy: http://wisuki.com/mobile-apps/privacy Terms of service: http://wisuki.com/mobile-apps/terms Help: http://wisuki.com/mobile-apps/contact?report=i-need-help

About

Marea

Check tide forecasts and moon phases with this app. Ideal for coastal areas or tidal rivers, it provides hour-by-hour tide information and allows for custom datum adjustments.

Highlights
  • Tide forecasts
  • Moon phase tracking
  • Hour-by-hour timeline navigation
  • Customizable datums (in-app purchase)
  • Suitable for coastal and tidal river locations
Features
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Marea allows you to check the tides near you. Are you in a coastal area or near a tidal river like the Thames in London or the Brisbane in Australia? Now you can easily know when the next high or low tide will be with this app, and you can follow the tides hour by hour with the timeline navigation. Take this app with you on your next trip to the seaside and watch the natural spectacle of the tides unfold in front of you. Get even more precise and tailored information to your needs because Marea allows you to change the datums or references for the heights of the tides (available as an in-app purchase).

Screenshots

Wisuki4 screens
Marea3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Marea at none against Wisuki's shown. Marea also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). Wisuki's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Wisuki sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Marea sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wisuki versus Marea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWisukiMarea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (851 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings851 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWISUKI GLOBAL, S.L.App Bakery

Customer experience

Wisuki

All ratings851 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative31.1%

Marea

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Wisuki

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Not updating forecasts
  • Showing outdated information
  • Crashing and network errors
  • Login problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more locations
  • Improve wave/tide information
  • Fix login and sync issues
  • Reduce ads
  • Improve Apple Watch support

Marea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wisuki

Subscriptions2
  • Full access$2.491 Month
  • Full access1 Month trial$22.491 Year
2 purchases

Marea

One-time2
  • 100 Datum Requests$0.99
  • 250 Datum Requests$1.99

Questions

Is Wisuki free?
Wisuki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marea free?
Marea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wisuki or Marea have ads?
Wisuki shows ads; Marea does not.
Which is updated more often, Wisuki or Marea?
Wisuki ships an update every 2 months, and Marea every 2 months. Most recently, Wisuki was updated on October 18, 2026 and Marea on October 13, 2026.

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