Comparison

Sea Temperature & Waves vs Aarestation

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

Head to head
About

Sea Temperature & Waves

Plan your ideal beach day with up-to-date sea temperatures, wave heights, tide times, and weather forecasts. Get daily updates on ocean conditions to make the most of your time by the water.

Highlights
  • Sea temperature data
  • Wave height information
  • Tide times
  • Daily weather forecasts
  • Ocean condition updates
Features
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Our service provides accurate data to help you plan the perfect day at the beach. In addition to sea temperatures and ocean temperatures, we also provide wave heights, sea conditions, tide times and weather forecasts for the coming days. These data are updated daily.

About

Aarestation

Features
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Aarestation – Jump in the Aare? Get your answer in seconds. Instead of checking a weather app, a hydrological data portal, and an air quality site separately, Aarestation shows you everything at a glance: is today a good day for an Aare swim in Bern? THE PAI SCORE – YOUR DECISION-MAKER The PAI algorithm condenses air temperature, wind, humidity, discharge, UV index, and water temperature into a single score from 1 to 10. A high score means the best possible conditions for jumping in. MAI – YOUR VERY OWN SCORE Every swimmer is different. With Mai (Mein Aare Index) you set your own target values and weightings for each factor – turning the general PAI into your personal Mai score, tailored exactly to you. WHAT THE APP OFFERS • PAI Score: the official decision-maker at a glance • Mai Score: your personal, fully configurable score • Aare: water temperature, discharge, and water level in real time • Weather: temperature, wind, humidity, UV, and short-term forecast • Air quality with current AQI values • Pollen levels for the Bern region • AR map view: discover swim spots nearby using your camera • Apple Watch app with watch face complication – your score right on your wrist • Live Activity: current conditions on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Configurable Home Screen widget (PAI, Mai, Aare, or air) • Notifications the moment conditions are right • History and trends for the key values • Wind rose and sun chart for wind and sun over the day • Bern webcams – your live view of the Aare • A clear daily report for the perfect overview DATA SOURCES OpenWeatherMap, MeteoSwiss, FOEN (Swiss Federal Office for the Environment) hydrological data, WAQI.info, and Bern Tourism (webcams). NOTE This information is intended to support your assessment of conditions. Decisions about swimming in open water are always your own responsibility. Aarestation is an independent project by a passionate Aare swimmer from Bern.

Screenshots

Sea Temperature & Waves3 screens
Aarestation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sea Temperature & Waves at none against Aarestation's 4. Sea Temperature & Waves also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Aarestation sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sea Temperature & Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sea Temperature & Waves ships an update every 8 days, Aarestation every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sea Temperature & Waves versus Aarestation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSea Temperature & WavesAarestation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIuliana KriuchynaPeter Bognar

In-app purchases

None

Sea Temperature & Waves

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Aarestation

One-time4
  • Kaffee Silber$0.99
  • Kaffee Bronze$0.99
  • Kaffee Gold$5.99
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  • Kaffee Platinum$9.99

Questions

Is Sea Temperature & Waves free?
Sea Temperature & Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aarestation free?
Aarestation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sea Temperature & Waves or Aarestation have ads?
Neither Sea Temperature & Waves nor Aarestation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sea Temperature & Waves or Aarestation?
Sea Temperature & Waves ships an update every 8 days, and Aarestation every 6 days. Most recently, Sea Temperature & Waves was updated on September 20, 2026 and Aarestation on September 9, 2026.

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