Catchwise vs World Tides 2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catchwise
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Save fuel and go straight to the fish. With Catchwise's database based on 20 years of catch data and weather conditions, we've already marked the best spots. See where others are catching fish. We use machine learning to identify the trails of vessels around you. We also extract the most relevant areas for this week based on 20 years of historical catch and weather data.
World Tides 2026
Access a year of tide predictions for over 8,000 global locations. Features include monthly extreme tide charts, a yearly tide calendar, and celestial event timings. Offline maps are also available for convenient use.
- 1-year tide predictions
- 8000+ global locations
- Extremes Charts
- Yearly Tide Calendar
- Moonrise/Moonset, Sunrise/Sunset
- Offline maps
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WorldTides™ for iPhone/iPad/AppleWatch delivers one year's worth of tide predictions for 8000+ locations plus monthly Extremes Charts, yearly Tide Calendar, Moonrise, Moonset, Sunrise, Sunset, and offline map. Locations include: England, the United States, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Japan, Malaysia, most of South Africa, Central America, South America, the Pacific Islands, and other coastal countries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Catchwise at Free against World Tides 2026's $1.99. World Tides 2026's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#123 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Catchwise is free to download; World Tides 2026 costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Catchwise ships an update every 5 weeks, World Tides 2026 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catchwise | World Tides 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #123 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catchwise | Brainware LLC |
In-app purchases
Catchwise
No in-app purchases
World Tides 2026
No in-app purchases
Questions
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