Comparison

Thalassa vs Benidorm Beach

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

Head to head
About

Thalassa

Features
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Thalassa turns professional ocean and weather models into a simple map and a friendly advisor for anyone who spends time on the water. REAL-TIME MARINE MAP See the Mediterranean come alive with animated sea-surface currents, wave height, wind, rain, cloud cover, pressure, temperature and water quality. Scrub the timeline — hourly near now, out to +10 days — to watch conditions evolve, tap any point for a detailed meteogram, and switch between layers with a single tap. • Sea-surface currents (animated streamlines) • Wave height, period and direction • Wind, air temperature and mean sea-level pressure • Rain and cloud cover, with sky symbols • Sea temperature and water transparency • Satellite and in-situ observations • Adaptive timeline: hourly near now, out to +10 days SEA ADVISOR — YOUR AI GUIDE Not sure where to go? Just ask. Tell Sea Advisor what you want to do — swim, kayak, surf, snorkel or sail — and it checks the live marine forecast to recommend the best spots and times along the coast, with clear safety notes (waves, wind, UV). TRUSTED DATA Forecasts come from Copernicus Marine (CMEMS), ECMWF and EMODnet — the same operational models used by scientists — delivered by CMCC, the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change. Thalassa is free, has no ads, and does not track you.

About

Benidorm Beach

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Don't walk to the wrong beach. Benidorm has two great beaches — Levante and Poniente — and they face different directions. The wind that ruins one often makes the other perfect. Benidorm Beach does the maths for you and tells you which one is better right now. WHAT YOU GET • Today's pick — a clear score for each beach, updated live • Side-by-side compare — air temp, sea temp, "feels like", wind, waves and UV for both beaches at once • Transparent scoring — every score explains why one beach beats the other today • Monthly guide — what to expect through the year, plus what to wear • Sunrise and sunset times HONEST BY DESIGN Live sea and weather data is updated every hour from Open-Meteo. No invented numbers. When conditions are genuinely even between the two beaches, we say so. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Free. No ads. No account needed. The app collects almost nothing about you. Available in English and Spanish. Temperature in °C or °F, wind in km/h, mph or m/s — your choice. Weather data provided by Open-Meteo.com.

Screenshots

Thalassa3 screens
Benidorm Beach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Benidorm Beach at 15.1 against Thalassa's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Thalassa versus Benidorm Beach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThalassaBenidorm Beach
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCMCC FoundationByte Projects Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Thalassa

No in-app purchases

None

Benidorm Beach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thalassa free?
Thalassa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Benidorm Beach free?
Benidorm Beach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thalassa or Benidorm Beach have ads?
Neither Thalassa nor Benidorm Beach shows ads.

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