Tide Times UK vs Cloud Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tide Times UK
Access 7-day tide tables for over 600 UK locations. Plan beach trips, walks, surfing, or fishing with fast and clear tide information. Includes sun and moon rise/set times.
- 7-day tide tables
- Over 600 UK locations
- Tide height information
- Sun & moon rise/set times
- Searchable location database
- Save default location
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Tide Times UK brings you instant 7 day tide times for over 600 UK locations. Whether you are planning a beach trip, walk, surfing or fishing - Tide Times UK will give you fast & cleanly presented tide information for your chosen location. Features: • A simple and effective way to view your tide times. • 7 day tide times & heights for over 600 UK locations. • Find tides near to your location. • The ability to quickly search through the large database of locations. • Sun & moon - rise & set times for every location. • The ability to save a location as your default location. Tide Times UK is quick, simple to use, convenient and effective. This app has been designed to suit all users - from the casual beach visitor to the experienced fisherman!
Cloud Buddy
Instantly identify cloud types using your phone's camera and AI. Point your device at the sky to learn about formations like cumulus and cirrus in real-time. Explore the sky with augmented reality and discover the wonders above.
- Real-time cloud identification
- AI-powered recognition
- Augmented reality sky detection
- Learn cloud types and formations
- Camera-based scanning
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Cloud Buddy – Cloud Identifier Discover the sky like never before. Cloud Buddy uses your phone’s camera, augmented reality, and AI to instantly identify cloud types in real time. Simply point your device at the sky and learn what’s above you—whether it’s cumulus, cirrus, or something in between. Powered by custom-trained machine learning models, Cloud Buddy can recognize 7–11 different cloud types with reliable accuracy, making it perfect for curious minds, weather enthusiasts, and anyone who loves nature. Features: Identify clouds instantly using your camera Real-time cloud recognition with AI Augmented reality sky detection Learn different cloud types and formations Fast, simple, and intuitive to use Whether you're exploring the outdoors or just looking up, Cloud Buddy turns the sky into a learning experience. Point. Scan. Discover the clouds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cloud Buddy at Free against Tide Times UK's $1.99. Cloud Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). Tide Times UK's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.2). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Cloud Buddy is free to download; Tide Times UK costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tide Times UK against 5.0 for Cloud Buddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Tide Times UK ships an update every 11 months, Cloud Buddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tide Times UK | Cloud Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rory Buckley | Nathan Anthony |
Customer experience
Tide Times UK
Cloud Buddy
Bugs and requests
Tide Times UK
Reported bugs
12 issues- App is broken and won't show info
- Incorrect tide times reported
- Some locations never load, others are slow
- Paid for ad-free but still see ads
- Paid for upgrade but no information displayed
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- Astronomy button/function fails or does nothing
- Cannot connect to developer website
- App does not update automatically
- Incorrect pricing for paid version
- Saved locations are not the default view
- App front page is too large for iPhone and doesn't scroll
- App does not remember the selected tide town
Requested features
9 requests- Graph of tide times
- Longer than 7-day forecast
- Mark multiple favorite ports
- Flip to landscape on iPad
- Longer time span for planning
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- Map integration
- Astronomy features
- User-friendly location selection
- Default saved location view
Cloud Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tide Times UK
No in-app purchases
Cloud Buddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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