Flood Check vs Beachable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flood Check
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Flood Check is an exploratory app for viewing environmental conditions on the windward side of Oahu. The app brings together real time stream levels, rainfall data, tide conditions, and weather forecasts in simple charts and maps so users can explore how water conditions change over time. This app was developed as part of a research effort to make environmental data easier to access and understand.
Beachable
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Know before you go. Beachable reads live tide, swell, and wind data and tells you, in plain language, whether today is worth it. No numbers to decode, just a clear go or no-go for the ocean activity you care about. The ocean runs on its own schedule. Beachable does the interpretation for you: it pulls from NOAA buoy networks, tide models, and marine forecast APIs, then runs each location through a scoring engine calibrated to that specific activity. What you see reflects the actual conditions at your spot, not a generic regional average. Beaching Tide timing is everything. Beachable works out when low tide exposes enough sand to actually use the beach, factors in wave height so a low tide under 6-foot surf doesn't fool you, and gives you a window: how long it lasts and when it returns. Surfing Wave height alone doesn't tell you much. Beachable scores each break on swell height, swell period, direction match to that spot's orientation, wind, and tide state together. You get a single honest rating, plus a 10-day forecast so you can plan around your schedule. Diving Visibility is the one condition divers can't judge until they're in the water. Beachable estimates it in real time from sea state, swell, and wind data, then scores your dive site and tells you whether it's worth the drive. Fishing Tides, swell, wind, and seasonal species data combine into a single fishing conditions score. Current fish counts from local sportfishing landings are pulled live, so you know what's actually being caught. Set your home location and Beachable loads the best nearby spots for each activity automatically: beaches, surf breaks, dive sites, and fishing grounds, from California to Hawaii, Ireland, Australia, Bali, and more. Every condition is personalized to your coast. Upgrade to Pro for the full 10-day forecast, custom threshold alerts for any spot in your list, detailed conditions breakdowns, and gear recommendations. Privacy Policy: https://beachable.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://beachable.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flood Check at none against Beachable's 1. Flood Check also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Beachable sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Flood Check asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Flood Check | Beachable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Hawaii | Scott Bishop |
In-app purchases
Flood Check
No in-app purchases
Beachable
- Beachable Pro Annual$24.991 Year









