Tide It vs Windmaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tide It
This app provides accurate tide and wind predictions for water sports enthusiasts. It offers detailed tide information, real-time wind data from various sources, and personalized "GO" windows for your chosen activities. Enjoy offline access and privacy-friendly features.
- Accurate tide predictions
- Real-time wind data
- Offline tide data
- Customizable riding windows
- Smart wind alerts (Premium)
- Apple Watch and widget support
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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
Windmaster
This app provides detailed wind, wave, and tide forecasts for water sports enthusiasts. It allows users to compare multiple global forecast models, view live wind data from nearby stations, and receive personalized gear recommendations. Get alerts for optimal conditions and discover new spots worldwide.
- Masterforecast for accurate spot predictions
- Global forecast model comparison
- Live wind data with 6-hour trend
- Personalized kite/sail size recommendations
- Real tide curves
- Wind alerts for optimal sessions
- Interactive wind map
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Windmaster is the wind, wave, and tide forecast built for people who dare to challenge the conditions. Kitesurfers, windsurfers, wingers, and surfers: stop refreshing five different apps and guessing whether your spot is going to fire. WHY WINDMASTER Masterforecast: highly accurate calibrated forecast for your spot. Global forecasts: access global models and compare them to elevate accuracy of predictions for what works best on your local spot. Compare the models GFS, ECMWF, ICON, AROME and more, side by side, so you can see how much the forecast actually agrees before you commit to the drive. Live wind from the nearest station Real ground-truth readings from weather stations near your spot, updated continuously, with a 6-hour trend so you can see it building or fading. The right gear, every hour Set your weight, skill, and quiver once, and Windmaster recommends the kite or sail size for every hour of the forecast. No more rigging the wrong gear. Real tides Actual tide curves for coastal spots, because timing the session matters as much as the wind. Wind alerts A morning heads-up the moment one of your saved spots is set to turn on. Never miss a good day again. Interactive wind map See the wind across the whole region at a glance, scrub through time, and find new spots near you. Hand-picked spots worldwide From Tarifa to Cape Town to Le Morne, with curated local detail on wind directions and conditions. WINDMASTER PRO Unlock every forecast model, the live 6-hour wind trend, and wind alerts. Start with a free trial, cancel anytime. Built by riders, for riders. See you on the water. Terms of Use (EULA): https://windmaster.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://windmaster.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tide It at every 3 days against Windmaster's fortnightly. Tide It also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tide It sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Windmaster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tide It against 5.0 for Windmaster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tide It ships an update every 3 days, Windmaster fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Tide It | Windmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien Maublanc | Swipe Up B.V. |
Customer experience
Tide It
Windmaster
In-app purchases
Tide It
- Premium Mensuel$2.991 Month
- Premium Annuel$17.991 Year
Windmaster
- Yummy Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Windmaster Pro Yealry14 Days trial$8.991 Year









