Comparison

iAWOS vs BeachDaze

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

Head to head
About

iAWOS

Features
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iAWOS puts a realistic AWOS weather display on your screen: the same information a real controller would read out, drawn from live METAR data for over 84,000 airports. Built for VATSIM and IVAO virtual controllers and sim pilots, iAWOS gives you everything you need to run the frequency or fly the approach. Wind, QNH, visibility, cloud layers, and RVR, all decoded and ready to issue the moment you need them. WIND & RUNWAY ANALYSIS • Animated wind rose with live heading indicator • Crosswind and tailwind components for every runway end • Instant alerts when wind exceeds limits • Full runway picker across all published ends AERODROME WEATHER • Temperature, dewpoint, and QNH/QFE • Visibility in miles or metres • Cloud layers with coverage and altitude • RVR decoded for precision approaches • Weather phenomena: rain, snow, fog, mist SOURCES YOU TRUST • NOAA: official real-world METAR • VATSIM: live sim network weather • IVAO: live sim network weather • Clock-aligned refresh for current conditions 84,000 AIRPORTS • Full ICAO and IATA search • Favourites and recent history • Bundled database with conditional live updates DESIGNED FOR THE JOB • Ambient AWOS-style instrument display • Adaptive layout for iPad, Mac, and iPhone • Dark and light themes with a 24-colour palette • Haptic feedback and smooth animations • Full VoiceOver and accessibility support SUPPORTER Upgrade to Supporter to unlock custom colour themes, 6 alternative app icons, and help keep iAWOS growing. --- Designed for VATSIM, IVAO, and other flight simulation networks, and for educational use by real-world pilots. Not approved for operational real-world aviation use.

About

BeachDaze

Features
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Beach focused almanac. Designed for offline use, it puts sun, tide and moon in your pocket. Use BeachDaze to find golden hour for that perfect sunset photo, or resync your circadian rhythms and go for a walk during blue light to improve sleep. Tides are calculated using harmonic analysis from over 6,000 stations worldwide so no troublesome api keys or external costs. View Your Day Card view shows conditions at a glance, and the chronological Timeline view - offers a calendar like list from moonset to last tide. Features - Golden hour and blue hour times with optional reminders - Sunrise, sunset, and daylight duration - Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset - High and low tide predictions with interactive chart - Automatic tide station selection with manual override - Station timezone support for remote locations - Works at over 6,000 tide stations globally - UV Index with manual cloud cover adjustment and peak forecast - Astronomical events in tonights sky - Configurable notifications for beach events - Convergence finder - Find that next Low Tide at Golden Hour

Screenshots

iAWOS4 screens
BeachDaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeachDaze at none against iAWOS's 1. BeachDaze also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iAWOS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeachDaze asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iAWOS ships an update every 4 weeks, BeachDaze every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
iAWOS versus BeachDaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriAWOSBeachDaze
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam BealMonowai Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iAWOS

One-time1
  • iAWOS Supporter$2.99
None

BeachDaze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iAWOS free?
iAWOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeachDaze free?
BeachDaze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iAWOS or BeachDaze have ads?
Neither iAWOS nor BeachDaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iAWOS or BeachDaze?
iAWOS ships an update every 4 weeks, and BeachDaze every 5 days. Most recently, iAWOS was updated on October 25, 2026 and BeachDaze on October 31, 2026.

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