Tide Graph Pro vs Coastal Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tide Graph Pro
Access up-to-date and historical tide and water current predictions for over 9000 US locations offline. Visualize data with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly graphs, and receive customizable alerts for high and low tides.
- Offline tide and water current predictions
- Over 9000 US locations
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly tide graphs
- High/Low tide alert notifications
- Apple Watch integration
- GPS/Map/Search tides
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Tide Graph Pro universal app provides over 9000 up to date and historical US tide and water current predictions without the need for an internet connection. The scrolling design and the optimized prediction engine was developed from the ground up based on formulas and data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Additional Features of Pro version - Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly tides graphs - Multiple Stations - High/Low tide Alert Notifications - Apple Watch Integration - Designed for iPad/iPhone and iPhoneX - Moon Chart - GPS/Map/Search Tides - Barometric Pressure calibration - Time offset calibration
Coastal Explorer
Plan and log your cruises with detailed nautical charts and weather forecasts. Enhance your experience with a subscription for offline access, real-time navigation, and integration with marine electronics.
- View NOAA and USACE nautical charts
- Create routes and waypoints
- Cloud synchronization
- ActiveCaptain points of interest
- US Coast Pilot information
- Marine weather forecasts
- Tide and current predictions
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Coastal Explorer™ is a sophisticated, full-featured, easy-to-use cruise planning and logging tool designed specifically for the pleasure boater. And it becomes a complete navigation system with the purchase of a chart subscription. The free Coastal Explorer app provides these great planning features: * View NOAA and USACE nautical charts for the US in vector format * Create routes, waypoints, boundaries, and other navigation objects * Cloud-synchronization of your navigation objects * ActiveCaptain points of interest * US Coast Pilot information * Marine weather forecasts and observations for the US * Tide and current predictions for the US Purchasing a chart subscription turns Coastal Explorer into a complete navigation system that includes: * Downloadable charts, tide and current predictions, Coast Pilot, and ActiveCaptain places for offline use * Interfacing with compatible networked marine electronics devices, including GPS, compass, depth sounder, anemometer, AIS, autopilot, and more * Customizable instrument panels * Route following with cross-track error, distance and time to go, estimated time of arrival, etc * Track and event recording * Integrated blogging Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See our Terms of Service at https://www.rosepoint.com/legal/terms_of_service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tide Graph Pro at 85% against Coastal Explorer's 11%. Tide Graph Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Coastal Explorer's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Coastal Explorer is free to download; Tide Graph Pro costs $5.99 up front. Coastal Explorer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Tide Graph Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tide Graph Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tide Graph Pro has 3.6K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Tide Graph Pro's written reviews are positive against 11% of Coastal Explorer's.
Tide Graph Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Coastal Explorer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tide Graph Pro | Coastal Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better | 2.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #43 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brainware LLC | Rose Point Navigation Systems, Inc |
Customer experience
Tide Graph Pro
Coastal Explorer
Bugs and requests
Tide Graph Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup for some users
- Saved locations disappearing after updates
- Apple Watch app not refreshing properly
Requested features
4 requests- Current and current predictions
- Ability to quickly jump to current time
- More customization options
- Expanded coverage for additional regions
Coastal Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tide Graph Pro
No in-app purchases
Coastal Explorer
- Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
Questions
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