Comparison

Tide Guide vs DiveSight

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

Head to head
About

Tide Guide

Features
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Tide Up is your essential companion for coastal activities. Whether you are fishing, surfing, sailing, or simply enjoying the beach, Tide Up provides accurate real-time tide forecasts and detailed water level information for locations worldwide. REAL-TIME TIDE FORECASTS Get instant access to current tide levels and precise predictions for the next 24 hours. Our advanced forecasting system delivers accurate data so you can plan your activities with confidence. INTERACTIVE TIDE CHARTS Visualize tide patterns with beautiful, easy-to-read graphs showing high tides, low tides, and water level trends throughout the day. Understand tide cycles at a glance with our intuitive chart design. COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION Each tide station provides detailed data including current water level, tide height in meters or feet, rising or falling status, and astronomical information like sunrise and sunset times for your selected location. WORLDWIDE COVERAGE Access tide data for thousands of coastal locations around the globe. From popular beaches to remote fishing spots, find accurate tide information wherever your adventures take you. MULTIPLE UNIT SYSTEMS Switch between metric and imperial units based on your preference. View tide heights in meters or feet to match your local standards. DETAILED REPORTS Generate comprehensive PDF reports with tide forecasts, charts, and location details. Perfect for planning multi-day trips or sharing information with your crew. LOCATION-BASED SEARCH Find nearby tide stations using your current location or search for specific coastal areas by name. Our interactive map makes it easy to explore tide stations in any region. MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT Tide Up is available in English, Chinese Simplified, Indonesian, Italian, and Russian, making it accessible to users worldwide. WIDGETS FOR QUICK ACCESS Add Tide Up widgets to your home screen or lock screen for instant tide information without opening the app. Stay updated with at-a-glance data right from your device. OFFLINE-FRIENDLY Once loaded, tide data is cached locally so you can access recently viewed information even without an internet connection. CLEAN AND INTUITIVE INTERFACE Navigate effortlessly through a modern, user-friendly design focused on presenting tide information clearly and efficiently. PERFECT FOR - Fishermen planning the best times to cast - Surfers seeking optimal wave conditions - Sailors navigating coastal waters - Boaters timing harbor entries and exits - Beach enthusiasts choosing the best visiting times - Kayakers and paddleboarders planning safe trips - Photographers capturing coastal landscapes - Marine researchers collecting data FREE TO USE Tide Up is completely free with no subscriptions, no ads, and no in-app purchases. All features are available to everyone at no cost. PRIVACY FOCUSED Your location data is only used to find nearby tide stations and is never stored or shared. We respect your privacy and do not collect personal information. Download Tide Up today and experience the most reliable tide forecasting app for all your coastal adventures.

About

DiveSight

This app forecasts marine life abundance and underwater visibility at dive sites globally. Plan your dives with detailed daily updates, long-term climatology, and site-specific conditions to maximize your underwater experience.

Highlights
  • Marine Life Abundance Index
  • Underwater Visibility Forecasts
  • 10-Year Monthly Climatology
  • Depth-Resolved Conditions
  • Dive Site & Species Search
  • Seasonal Event Calendar
  • Offline Access (Pro)
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Know what you'll see before you dive — the first app to forecast both marine life abundance and underwater visibility, at dive sites worldwide. Updated daily. Pick the right site, the right day, and the right season before you ever get wet. WHY DIVESIGHT Weather apps help tell you if you can dive. DiveSight also tells you how good it's likely to be — how much marine life you're likely to encounter and how far you'll see, days in advance, anywhere in the world. It's the difference between hoping and making decisions based on the best ocean intelligence available. THE FORECASTS - Marine Life Index (0–100) of abundance for every site, updated daily — see which days will be better than usual, up to a week ahead. - Underwater visibility — including the tens of thousands of sites no crowdsourced app has reports for. DiveSight predicts visibility worldwide from satellite data and fisheries oceanography. Plan your dive with confidence. – 10 years of monthly climatology per site: water temperature, visibility, currents, weather, wind, and more — so you can pick the actual best month to go, year over year. – Depth-resolved conditions: temperatures at the surface, 10m/30ft, and 30m/90ft, plus currents, waves, tides, sun, and moon. Everything you want to know about conditions. FIND YOUR NEXT DIVE – By destination — browse a heat map of 28,000+ dive sites across 1,400+ regions. Zoom into Raja Ampat, Cozumel, the Red Sea, Komodo, the Maldives, the Galápagos, or the hidden sites between them. – By creature — search 6,000+ marine species and see exactly where and when you can dive with them: hammerheads, mantas, mola mola, whale sharks, mandarinfish, thresher sharks, nudibranchs, and thousands more. Every species linked to the sites, seasons, and regions where it appears. – Around you — tap once to see every dive site within range, sorted by today's conditions, marine life, or distance. Perfect for layovers, road trips, and your local shore dive. – By season — a calendar of bucket-list events with predicted timing windows: the sardine run, manta cleaning stations, hammerhead schools, whale shark aggregations, mobula ray gatherings, and spawning events. Find what's peaking right now — and where to go for it. WHO IT'S FOR Scuba divers planning a liveaboard, a weekend boat, or a shore dive. Snorkelers and freedivers chasing clear water and big animals. Vacation divers picking the best week — and locals deciding if today is the day. FREE TO START Browse 15,000+ dive sites, 3,000+ marine species, the seasonal events calendar, today's live conditions, and unlimited dive and marine life logging — free, forever. DiveSight Pro unlocks the full 7-day forecasts for marine life, visibility, water, and weather conditions, along with 10-year monthly climatology, the complete 28,000+ site and 6,000+ species marine life-list, and offline access to dive sites, forecasts, and marine life info. Two weeks of Pro are on us: one when you create an account and another one whenever you'd like. BUILT ON REAL OCEAN SCIENCE Institutional-grade satellite and oceanographic data from NASA, NOAA, the European Space Agency, and other leading sources — refreshed daily, in the palm of your hand. Log your dives and sync sightings with iNaturalist. Designed for scuba divers, snorkelers, freedivers, and all ocean lovers. iPhone & iPad. The ocean, forecasted. Your next great dive starts with comprehensive ocean intelligence. DiveSight Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Plans: Weekly, Monthly, and Annual. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://divesight.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://divesight.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Tide Guide4 screens
DiveSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tide Guide at none against DiveSight's 3. Tide Guide also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). DiveSight's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 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. DiveSight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Tide Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tide Guide ships an update every 3 months, DiveSight weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tide Guide versus DiveSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide GuideDiveSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB113 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperArkitecna Hong Kong LimitedDiveSight LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tide Guide

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DiveSight

Subscriptions3
  • DiveSight Pro - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • DiveSight Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DiveSight Pro - Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Tide Guide free?
Tide Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiveSight free?
DiveSight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tide Guide or DiveSight have ads?
Neither Tide Guide nor DiveSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tide Guide or DiveSight?
Tide Guide ships an update every 3 months, and DiveSight weekly. Most recently, Tide Guide was updated on October 20, 2026 and DiveSight on October 18, 2026.

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