Comparison

NOAA Tides vs Florida Tides

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

Head to head
About

NOAA Tides

Get accurate tide predictions and real-time marine conditions for the US coast. This app provides beautiful charts, live weather, and wave data to help you plan your time on the water.

Highlights
  • Precise NOAA tide predictions
  • Live marine conditions
  • Tide times for US coast
  • Beautiful charts
  • Live weather data
  • Wave data
Features
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Plan your perfect day on the water with precise NOAA tide predictions and live marine conditions. Check tide times anywhere on the US coast. Beautiful charts, live weather, and wave data - all in one app.

About

Florida Tides

Get detailed tide charts and real-time beach weather for all of Florida's coastlines. View tide stations on an interactive map, check highs and lows, and see current weather conditions. Widgets provide quick access to your favorite stations.

Highlights
  • 187 NOAA tide stations
  • Interactive tide curve
  • High and low tide times/heights
  • Bay-side station tagging
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Current weather conditions
  • Statewide Florida coverage
Features
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Know the water before you go. Florida Tides brings 192 hand-verified NOAA tide stations — from the First Coast to the Keys and across the Panhandle — into one calm, fast app built for this state and nothing else. Open the coastal map and see every station at a glance, each marked with its current tide state. Tap a station for today's highs and lows, times and heights, and a full tide curve you can read minute by minute. INTERACTIVE TIDE CURVE Press and drag along the curve to read the exact predicted water level for any time of day. Rising and falling water are color coded, so the trend is clear in a second. HIGHS, LOWS, AND BAY-SIDE CONTEXT Every station lists high and low tide times with heights. Stations tucked inside protected bays, lagoons, rivers, and the Intracoastal are tagged bay-side, so you know when the water there runs on a different clock than the open coast. WIDGETS FOR YOUR BEACH Add a favorite station to your Home Screen or Lock Screen and see the next tide plus a 24-hour sparkline without opening the app. Favorites and nearest-station detection get you to your spot immediately. WEATHER AT THE STATION Current conditions, air temperature, wind, and sea surface temperature are shown alongside the tide, so you can judge the morning before you load the truck. Open-coast stations add wave height and a water clarity estimate built from the past two days of wind and waves. STATEWIDE COVERAGE All nine Florida coastal regions are included: Atlantic beaches, the Space Coast, South Florida, the Keys, the Southwest Gulf, Tampa Bay, the Nature Coast, the Big Bend, and the Panhandle. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY No account, no sign-up. Tide tables are cached on device, so recent predictions stay available when the signal drops. Two hand-tuned themes are included: a deep-sea nautical palette and a neon Miami-inspired Vice look. MADE FOR Beachgoers timing a low-tide walk, anglers working an incoming tide, boaters watching a shallow pass, surfers, kayakers, shellers, and anyone who plans around the water. ABOUT THE DATA Tide values are NOAA astronomical predictions, not readings from a live gauge. Actual water levels can differ with wind, pressure, and storms. Weather data is provided by Open-Meteo. Always use official sources and your own judgment for navigation and safety decisions. NEW: Widgets that work the way you do. Star your stations in the app and the widget follows them automatically, or pick a station directly from Edit Widget on your Home Screen. Either route works. Drag to reorder your Favorites, and the first station headlines the small widget and leads the medium one. Changed your mind? Un-star any station straight from the Favorites list with a swipe or a long-press. Download Florida Tides and check the water in the time it takes to grab your keys.

Screenshots

NOAA Tides4 screens
Florida Tides4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NOAA Tides at none against Florida Tides's 1. NOAA Tides also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). Florida Tides's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Florida Tides sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NOAA Tides asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NOAA Tides against 5.0 for Florida Tides. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOAA Tides ships an update daily, Florida Tides every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
NOAA Tides versus Florida Tides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOAA TidesFlorida Tides
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVince BecquiotChad Robillard

Customer experience

NOAA Tides

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Florida Tides

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NOAA Tides

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Florida Tides

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is NOAA Tides free?
NOAA Tides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Florida Tides free?
Florida Tides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NOAA Tides or Florida Tides?
NOAA Tides and Florida Tides are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do NOAA Tides or Florida Tides have ads?
Florida Tides shows ads; NOAA Tides does not.
Which is updated more often, NOAA Tides or Florida Tides?
NOAA Tides ships an update daily, and Florida Tides every 2 days. Most recently, NOAA Tides was updated on October 30, 2026 and Florida Tides on October 31, 2026.

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