Comparison

Tide It vs Windmaster

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

Head to head
About

Tide It

Track your watersports sessions with real-time wind data and tide charts. Relive your rides with detailed session analysis and historical condition tracking. Plan your next adventure with comprehensive spot information and forecasts.

Highlights
  • Session recording and analysis
  • Real-time and forecast wind data
  • Worldwide tide charts (offline)
  • Spot database for kitesurf, wing, surf
  • Session history and import/export
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Déjà Vu condition recall
Features
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Tides, real wind and your sessions, in one app. Tide It is the rider's full cycle: you plan, you check the wind that's really blowing, you ride, and you relive your session. Kitesurf, wing, windsurf, surf and shore fishing. With one obsession: precision, honesty and your battery. NEW: SESSION MODE • A wheel to pick your sport, with the real wind and the forecast wind around it, and today's GO windows for your level. • "Ready?": the tide, the water and your wetsuit, the light, and the kite, wing, foil or board from your quiver for this wind. • GO: your iPhone or Apple Watch records on its own. Your start and breaks are detected automatically, and a session is never lost. • On Apple Watch, a screen for each sport: your speed when kiting, your time foiling in wing and foil, every wave in surf, and your jumps with your airtime. RELIVE YOUR SESSIONS WITH THE REAL WIND • Your track lights up on the satellite view, with the real wind animated around you: scrub through time, with your speed and the wind in the same bubble. • In surf, every wave is numbered and replayed: left or right, duration, speed. • Your records in gold and your story ready to post. Your start and finish points stay hidden. • Relive all your sessions, even without a subscription: recorded in Tide It or imported from your GPS watch (GPX, FIT, TCX, Apple Health). DÉJÀ VU • Tide It remembers the conditions of your best sessions at each spot, and lets you know when they come back. TIDES • Times and heights worldwide, even offline; tidal coefficients on mainland France coasts. • An elegant curve, the sun, the moon, and 12 months of tides in the calendar. REAL WIND • The wind measured by the nearest station, with its age — not just a forecast. No station nearby? Nothing, rather than a reading taken too far away. • Wind mode: wind and gusts on the curve, and a verdict for your sport and your wind range. • 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, with the wind. SPOTS EVERYWHERE • Over 1,100 kite, wing, windsurf and surf spots in France, the world's great kite spots and surf spots worldwide. EVERYWHERE WITH YOU • iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and a true Mac app — one subscription for all. Your sessions move between them via iCloud, and you can relive them on the big screen of your iPad and Mac. • Widgets, Live Activity and Dynamic Island. FREE: worldwide offline tides, spots, favorites, recording and reliving all your sessions, story, import and export, Apple Watch, Apple Health, iCloud. PREMIUM: session analysis (best efforts, real-wind polar, maneuvers, wave details), records, déjà vu, GO windows and notifications, real wind from stations, wind and surf modes, wind map, 1-year predictions, Live Activity. Analysis is free on your first 3 recorded sessions. If you cancel your subscription, your sessions stay. Terms of Use: https://tideit.app/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tideit.app/en/privacy.html

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Tide It4 screens
Windmaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tide It at every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tide It ships an update every 2 days, Windmaster fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tide It versus Windmaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide ItWindmaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien MaublancSwipe Up B.V.

Customer experience

Tide It

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Windmaster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tide It

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Mensuel$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annuel$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Windmaster

Subscriptions2
  • Yummy Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Windmaster Pro Yealry14 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Tide It free?
Tide It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Windmaster free?
Windmaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tide It or Windmaster?
Tide It and Windmaster are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tide It or Windmaster have ads?
Neither Tide It nor Windmaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tide It or Windmaster?
Tide It ships an update every 2 days, and Windmaster fortnightly. Most recently, Tide It was updated on November 5, 2026 and Windmaster on October 31, 2026.

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