Ocean Watch vs Tide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ocean Watch
Access tide predictions for over 3,300 stations across the US and Caribbean. Visualize tide data with stunning graphics and an interactive almanac. Plan your activities with offline access to predictions and custom notes.
- 3,300+ tide stations
- Stunning graphics and visualizations
- Offline tide predictions
- Interactive almanac
- Integrated station map
- Custom notes and images
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Find your tide. Ocean Watch tracks tides at 3,300+ stations on every US coast, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. It works offline. • Offline forecasts. Decades of data and the prediction engine are built in, so the tide is there when the signal isn't. • Tidemarks. Set a height so you know when the water will float your dock or expose your beach. • Beauty with insight. Interactive graphs and visualizations that let you feel the flow over time. • Plan ahead. The Almanac lets you travel into the future and pick your window for fishing, sailing, surfing or paddling. • The big picture. The Weeks at a Glance view lets you see the monthly trends as the moon waxes and wanes. • The little picture. Apple Watch, no iPhone needed. Every station on your wrist, with always-on complications. • Widgets. The tide on your Home Screen and everywhere else. • Area Map. See what's here and where you're going. • Share and export. Send the current tide as a picture, or export a week as CSV or PDF. • Your place is special. We've supplied gorgeous local photographs for many areas, and you can add your own. Stations outside the US and Caribbean have limited support.
Tide
Get accurate 30-day tide predictions, moon phases, and sunrise/sunset times for any location worldwide. Includes local weather conditions, wave heights, and swell periods to help plan your outdoor activities.
- 30-day tide graphs and tables
- Moon phases
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Local weather conditions
- Wave heights and swell periods
- Global location forecasting
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The official app by Tide-Forecast.com: Your Go-To Tide Prediction Tool, Anywhere in the World. Tide-Forecast.com offers simple, accurate 30-day tide graphs and tables for any location across the globe. Whether you’re planning a beach day, fishing trip, or a day out on the boat, we’ve got you covered. Our free tide graphs and tables provide: - High and low tide forecasts - Detailed tide ranges - Moon phases - Sunrise and sunset times - Local weather conditions (wind, humidity, temperature, and rainfall) - Wave heights - Swell periods What makes us unique? Simple—TidePro users can generate 30-day tide forecasts for any coordinate worldwide. Experience the convenience of real-time, location-specific tide data at your fingertips with the official app by Tide-Forecast.com! For the full Terms and Conditions of this service, please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ocean Watch at none against Tide's 2. Ocean Watch also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 250). Tide's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 74%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Tide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ocean Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ocean Watch has 2.7K ratings behind it against 250, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Ocean Watch's written reviews are positive against 90% of Tide's.
Ocean Watch ships an update every 9 months, Tide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ocean Watch | Tide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) | 4.9 (250 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 250 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Bright Labs LLC | Meteo365 Ltd. |
Customer experience
Ocean Watch
Tide
Bugs and requests
Ocean Watch
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to open tide station details
- Tide data sometimes stuck on wrong location
- Apple Watch app not syncing or updating correctly
- Issues with the app's widget not displaying accurate information
Requested features
5 requests- Add water temperature and wind speed data
- Improve Apple Watch complication to show more detailed tide information
- Expand coverage to more locations, especially in Canada and other countries
- Add ability to set tide alerts or notifications
- Improve stability and reliability to reduce crashes
Tide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ocean Watch
No in-app purchases
Tide
- Premium Service (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Premium Service (Yearly)$19.991 Year
