Comparison

Magnetology vs Nautide

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

Head to head
About

Magnetology

Monitor geomagnetic storms and Earth's magnetic field. Understand how these events can impact health, communications, and navigation. Plan your activities and protect yourself from potential negative effects.

Highlights
  • Geomagnetic storm forecasting
  • Earth's geomagnetic field monitoring
  • Health impact awareness
  • Kp index tracking
  • Solar activity influence explanation
Features
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«Magnetology» is an application which permits one to watch the forecast of geomagnetic storms and the state of Earth´s geomagnetic field. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? Geomagnetic storms adversely affect the health of humans. They can cause aches, dizziness, rapid heart rate, and abnormal blood pressure. People with abnormal conditions of the blood and of the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems are particularly susceptible to the influence of geomagnetic storms. The degree of magnetic storms’ influence on a particular person depends on many factors, including health status, stress, physical and emotional fatigue, natural predisposition. Not only can geomagnetic storms have a negative impact on humans, but also on communications, navigation, and power. By taking into account the forecast of geomagnetic storms, you can plan difficult decisions, avoid high physical stress, and protect yourself from negative consequences. Our application will help you with this. ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE GEOMAGNETIC STORMS The Earth's geomagnetic field changes occur under the influence of the Sun. The intensity of the impact is not constant and depends on the ongoing processes on the solar surface. The strength of geomatic field disturbances is characterized by the value of Kp index. The Kp index can be assigned values from 0 to 9, where 0 is the absence of disturbances and 9 represents extremely strong perturbations of the earth´s geomagnetic field. Disturbances with a Kp index of 5 and above are called storms. The number of geomagnetic storms per year can reach 50! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - David Howell for English localization; - Johan Milani for French localization. * The app uses data of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

About

Nautide

Plan your maritime activities with comprehensive data on tides, waves, wind, and weather. Access detailed charts and forecasts for over 25,000 coastal stations worldwide, including fishing activity predictions and astronomical information.

Highlights
  • Tide charts and tables
  • Surf swell height and direction
  • Fish activity and solunar periods
  • Sunrise, sunset, and moon phases
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Coastal weather conditions
  • Marine open water forecast
Features
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All the information you need to know to plan activities at sea in a simple and practical app. More than 25,000 coastal stations around the world. TIDES Daily tide charts and tidal coefficient. High tides and low tides. Tides height. Monthly tide table. Tides for fishing. SURF Height and direction of the swell, wave period, hourly surf table. FISH ACTIVITY Hourly activity chart and solunar periods with the best fishing moments of every day. Monthly activity table with daily fish activity and major and minor fishing periods. SUN AND MOON Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, azimut, moon phases, eclipses, transits and other astronomical data. BAROMETER Fishing barometer, pressure graph and hourly pressure table with trend indicator. WIND Wind at land and wind at sea: wind speed, wind gust, wind force, land and sea conditions and hourly wind table. WEATHER Weather conditions at coast: Cloud cover, visibility, temperature, precipitation, wind chill, humidity, dew point and hourly weather table. MARINE Open water forecast for marine/sailing. Includes all weather indicators and also the water temp. Hourly marine table. AIR QUALITY Major air pollutants, particulate matter, hour-by-hour forecast. ----------------- Free download with restrictions. Requires suscription to activate all the sections and remove the ads. Terms of use: https://nautide.com/usage-terms © tides4fishing official app

Screenshots

Magnetology1 screens
Nautide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nautide at 3.4K against Magnetology's 82. Nautide also leads on chart position (#59 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Magnetology's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 67%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Magnetology sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nautide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Magnetology against 4.8 for Nautide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nautide has 3.4K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Magnetology's written reviews are positive against 67% of Nautide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Magnetology versus Nautide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnetologyNautide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82 ratings)4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews — better67.1% of reviews
Number of ratings823.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#59 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVasiliy KozlovIgoox

Customer experience

Magnetology

All ratings82 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative11.9%

Nautide

All ratings3,393 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

Magnetology

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nautide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Paid subscription issues (e.g. not working, no access to content)
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect data display (e.g. water temperature)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • Ability to link forecasts to specific weather stations
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • Offline access to data

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magnetology

One-time1
  • Turn off ads$0.99
2 purchases

Nautide

Subscriptions2
  • Nautide PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nautide PRO Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Magnetology free?
Magnetology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nautide free?
Nautide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magnetology or Nautide?
Nautide is rated higher. Magnetology averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Nautide averages 4.8 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Magnetology or Nautide have ads?
Both Magnetology and Nautide show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magnetology or Nautide?
Magnetology ships an update every 3 months, and Nautide every 3 months. Most recently, Magnetology was updated on November 1, 2026 and Nautide on November 11, 2026.

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