Comparison

Global tide vs Salty Solutions

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

Head to head
About

Global tide

Access offline tide forecasts for harbors, islands, and tide stations worldwide. Get weather predictions and fishing insights to plan your best trips. Supports over 170 countries and 30 languages.

Highlights
  • Offline tide forecasts
  • Weather and fishing predictions
  • Customizable spot creation
  • Global coverage (170+ countries)
  • Multi-language support (30 languages)
  • Integrated Google and Amap maps
Features
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Off-line tide forecast available, you can use without network. TIDE provide ready spot covered major Harbor, Island and Tide Station, Add to your favorites or select the specific GPS spot you need and create your own spot Weather forecast and fishing prediction provides you the best trip timing Covered more than 170 countries and provide 30 languages Provide Google map and Amap, you can use in any country without seting the map. Provide tide and weather Data for Ras Al Khaimah Government, UAE Recommonded as feild survival tool used by a Japan TV show, host by Japan famous comedian Takashi Okamura For more information, please vistit https://tide.app。

About

Salty Solutions

This app helps saltwater fishermen plan their trips by providing essential weather and tide information in an easily digestible format. It consolidates data to help users determine the best times for a productive day on the water.

Highlights
  • Saltwater fishing weather data
  • Tide information
  • Trip planning tool
  • Quickly viewable data
  • Easily digestible format
Features
Currently charting
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Hi, I'm Steven Musumeche, a resident of Lafayette, LA and avid saltwater fisherman. I created Salty Solutions to answer a question that I'm always asking myself: When should I go fishing? Like most of you, I have a limited amount of time that I can devote to fishing. When I plan my next fishing trip, I want to make sure the conditions are conducive to a productive day on the water. There are lots of great websites and apps available with information about weather, tides, and more. However, none of them gave me everything that I wanted to know in a way that could be quickly viewed and easily digested. I'm a software engineer by trade, so I thought, "hey, I can make something decent enough for personal use." After showing it to a few fellow fisherman, I decided to release it publicly for anyone to use for free. I hope you find it useful. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Global tide4 screens
Salty Solutions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Salty Solutions at 4.8 against Global tide's 3.9. Salty Solutions also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 32) and review sentiment (90% vs 74%). Global tide's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Global tide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Salty Solutions sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Salty Solutions holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Salty Solutions has 1.6K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Global tide's written reviews are positive against 90% of Salty Solutions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Global tide ships an update monthly, Salty Solutions every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Global tide versus Salty Solutions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobal tideSalty Solutions
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32 ratings)4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews90.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#137 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolot Information Technology Jiangsu Co., Ltd.Steven Musumeche

Customer experience

Global tide

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.6%

Salty Solutions

All ratings1,637 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.5%

Bugs and requests

Global tide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Salty Solutions

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Problem with login

Requested features

1 request
  • App info very limited

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Global tide

One-time4
  • 1个月VIP会员$0.99
  • 月会员$1.99
  • 季度会员$3.99
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  • Lifetime VIP fee$29.99
1 purchases

Salty Solutions

Subscriptions1
  • Salty Solutions Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Global tide free?
Global tide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Salty Solutions free?
Salty Solutions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Global tide or Salty Solutions?
Salty Solutions is rated higher. Global tide averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Salty Solutions averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Global tide or Salty Solutions have ads?
Neither Global tide nor Salty Solutions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Global tide or Salty Solutions?
Global tide ships an update monthly, and Salty Solutions every 5 weeks. Most recently, Global tide was updated on September 27, 2026 and Salty Solutions on September 26, 2026.

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