PredictCurrent vs SeaStatus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PredictCurrent
Navigate coastal waters with detailed tidal and ocean current maps. Access 10-day forecasts for currents, wind, waves, and sea temperatures. Essential for safe marine planning and exploration.
- Ultra-high-resolution 100m tidal current maps
- 400m and 4km global coastline coverage
- 10-day animated forecasts for currents, wind, and waves
- Hourly tide chart data
- Wind-against-current interaction analysis
- Sea temperature tracking
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Navigate coastal adventures with precision using real-time tidal current data from PredictWind. PredictCurrent delivers ultra-high-resolution 100m tidal current maps, plus 400m and 4km maps covering 90% of global coastlines. It also includes full ocean current coverage, empowering fishermen, sailors, and coastal explorers with essential tools for current tracking, tide planning, and marine navigation. Developed by PredictWind’s expert oceanographers, trusted globally for industry-leading forecasting, PredictCurrent supports confident and safe coastal navigation for boating, fishing, sailing, and kayaking. Why PredictCurrent - Unrivalled Precision: Ultra-high-resolution 100m tidal current maps provide unmatched detail for coastal tide planning, ideal for fishing, sailing, or paddle sports. Also includes 400m and 4km resolution maps. - Trusted Expertise: Built by PredictWind, pioneers in marine and ocean current forecasting, delivering professional-grade data. - Comprehensive Tracking: Monitor tidal currents, ocean currents, winds, waves, and sea temperatures with animated maps and hourly tide chart data for 10 days. - Coastal Navigation: Join fishermen, sailors, kayakers, and coastal explorers worldwide who rely on PredictWind’s marine weather and current data for informed navigation. Key Features - Ultra-High-Resolution 100m Tidal Current Maps: Visualise intricate nearshore water current movements with clarity, ideal for coastal navigation, route planning, and safety. - High-Resolution 400m & 4km Maps: Access tide and ocean current coverage for 90% of global coastlines, seamlessly integrated with live ocean current data. - Advanced Dashboard: Analyse wind-against-current interactions, wave heights, tide cycles, and directions using accurate ECMWF wind forecasts. - Animated 10-Day Forecasts: View dynamic tidal currents, ocean currents, wind, waves, and sea temperature forecasts on interactive marine maps. - Detailed Data Tables: Access hourly data on current speed and direction, plus alerts for wind-against-current situations. Tailored for fisherman, sailors, kayakers, and coastal adventurers, PredictCurrent offers essential tools for safe marine planning—backed by PredictWind’s proven ocean data and current tracking accuracy. Start with a 14-day free trial. Access ultra-high-resolution tidal current data, tide charts, ocean current forecasts, wind, waves, and sea temperature tools for your next coastal journey. Terms & Conditions: https://www.predictcurrent.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.predictcurrent.com/privacy-policy
SeaStatus
Get a simple, clear answer on whether to launch your boat today. This app interprets live wind, wave, and tide data into a 'go, wait, or don't' recommendation tailored to your specific boat and launch location.
- Launch condition recommendations (Go, Wait, No-go)
- Live wind, wave, and tide data
- Ramp-specific analysis
- Boat type and size customization
- Best launch window identification
- Marine warning alerts
- 7-day outlook (Pro)
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Know before you tow. SeaStatus turns live wind, wave, and tide data into one plain answer for the ramp you actually launch from: go, wait, or don't. No charts to interpret, no guessing — just a clear call in language you'd use with a buddy. HOW IT WORKS Pick your launch — search by name or zip, or tap your ramp on the map. Add your boat — length and hull type. A 16' skiff and a 24' center console read the same chop differently, so your Status isn't generic. SeaStatus reads the water — live wind, waves, tide, and visibility for every waterway that ramp reaches. Get your answer — Go, Caution, or No-go, with the reason spelled out in plain language. WHAT YOU GET • Every waterway checked — every water your ramp reaches (river, ICW, nearshore) gets its own Status, not lumped into one number for the whole area. • Best launch window — the calmest stretch of today, so you launch when wind, tide, and waves actually line up. • Today's tide — the next high and low, and whether it's rising, falling, or slack, right now. • Marine warnings — Small Craft Advisories and other NWS marine warnings for your zone, pulled live. • 7-day outlook (Pro) — the same Status, day by day, so you can plan next weekend's trip with real numbers instead of a vague icon. • Trip mode (Pro) — turn on monitoring when you head out, and SeaStatus keeps re-checking conditions and flags it the moment things start turning. • Live cameras (Pro) — where they're available, a real camera feed sits right on your ramp's page so you can eyeball the water yourself. BUILT ON REAL MARINE DATA Wind, gusts, and wave height come from NOAA NDBC buoys. Tides come from NOAA CO-OPS stations. Marine warnings and forecasts come straight from the National Weather Service. Every reading is weighted by waterway type and by your specific boat — not averaged into a single regional forecast. WHO IT'S FOR Recreational boaters heading out for the day — skiffs, center consoles, pontoons, bay boats — from a ramp they actually launch from, not offshore passage-makers plotting a multi-day route. If your question is "should I take the boat out today," SeaStatus is built to answer exactly that. Status, tides, best launch window, and marine warnings are free. SeaStatus Pro adds the 7-day outlook, Route Check, trip mode, and live cameras. No ads, no cross-site tracking, no data sold to anyone. Delete your account and everything in it from inside the app, any time, with no waiting period. Add your ramp, add your boat, and get a straight answer before you back down the driveway. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Service Terms: https://seastatus.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://seastatus.app/privacy SeaStatus Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SeaStatus at 100% against PredictCurrent's 57%. SeaStatus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). PredictCurrent's advantage is ratings volume (270 vs 1) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. PredictCurrent sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month and SeaStatus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SeaStatus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PredictCurrent has 270 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of PredictCurrent's written reviews are positive against 100% of SeaStatus's.
PredictCurrent ships an update monthly, SeaStatus daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PredictCurrent | SeaStatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (270 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 270 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PredictWind Limited | Andrew Kelley |
Customer experience
PredictCurrent
SeaStatus
Bugs and requests
PredictCurrent
Reported bugs
8 issues- Unable to add location error messages despite valid coordinates
- Location setup fails to respond or complete
- Password not saved correctly in database, preventing login
- Account creation fails with character handling errors
- App crashes when setting locations
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- Free trial access inconsistent across devices
- iPad version blocks access to charts despite iPhone trial access
- Data unavailable errors at valid deep water locations
Requested features
9 requests- Extended forecast data for full 24-hour next day coverage
- Smaller time increment stepping (sub-hourly) for racing
- Exact tide turn time information beyond hourly data
- Legend/symbol guide for app indicators
- Improved coastal and estuarine modeling
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- Better 100m resolution coverage beyond UK Solent region
- Cross-platform synchronization between iPhone and iPad
- Offline access to saved locations
- Multi-language support (German, French, etc.)
SeaStatus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PredictCurrent
- PredictCurrent Pro 1-Month14 Days trial$15.001 Month
- PredictCurrent Pro 3-Monthly14 Days trial$29.003 Months
- PredictCurrent Pro 3-Monthly3 Days trial$29.003 Months
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- PredictCurrent Pro 3-Monthly7 Days trial$29.003 Months
- PredictCurrent Pro Annual14 Days trial$99.001 Year
SeaStatus
- Sea Status Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Sea Status Pro Annual$39.991 Year
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