Comparison

Global tide vs Simple Weather Widget

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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Global Tide is a professional tool for tides, weather, and marine data, designed for activities such as intertidal foraging, sea fishing, surfing, diving, sailing, and coastal travel. Covering over 170 countries and regions and supporting more than 30 languages, it keeps you informed about tides, weather, wind and waves, water temperature, and other marine conditions. Offline Tide Forecasting Save locations in advance to view tide curves, daily water levels, and high/low tide times without an internet connection—perfect for use on islands, at sea, or in areas with no signal. Global Location Search Covers major ports, islands, tide gauges, dive sites, and shipwrecks; supports search, bookmarking, sharing, navigation, and custom notes. Weather, Wind, and Waves Provides hourly weather and wind/wave forecasts for up to 16 days, including data on air temperature, wind speed and direction, wave height, water temperature, and atmospheric pressure. High-Precision Weather Models Supports switching between multiple meteorological models to meet forecasting needs across different regions and scenarios. Fishing Forecasts Analyzes fish activity by integrating data on tides, weather, atmospheric pressure, and wind conditions to help you choose the best times for sea fishing. Typhoons and Storm Surges Tracks typhoon movements in real-time and provides timely information on marine hazards such as storm surges. Marine Dynamics and Ecology Provides data on tidal currents and multi-layer ocean currents (speed, direction, temperature, and trends), as well as professional metrics like marine primary productivity, chlorophyll concentration, and phytoplankton distribution. Global Tide—stay informed about tides and marine weather, and navigate any sea with confidence.

About

Simple Weather Widget

This app provides a highly customizable and compact weather widget for your iPhone's Today view. Display current conditions and forecasts with a clean, minimalist design, choosing how much information you want to see.

Highlights
  • Compact widget design
  • Customizable information display
  • Current weather details
  • Forecast options
  • Color and icon customization
  • Today View integration
Features
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Simple Weather Widget is simply the best weather widget in the App Store. It provides a highly customizable, very compact, beautifully designed widget in the "Today" view on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, which displays the current weather (and, optionally, a forecast) for your location. Finally a weather widget with NO WASTED SPACE on your Today screen! A simple, clean, compact design with lots of options so you see as much or as little information as you want. Available information: Current Weather: - Temperature - Clouds/Precipitation - Relative humidity or dew point - Today's high/low temperatures - Wind speed and direction - Sunrise/sunset time - Severe weather alerts (premium users only) - "Feels like" temperature (premium users only) - UV Index (premium users only) Forecast: - Temperature (hourly & daily high/low) - Clouds/Precipitation - Precipitation likelihood (hourly & daily) (premium users only) - Wind speed (hourly) (premium users only) As much or as little as you'd like of all that information, and it only takes up a tiny bit of your Today View screen space. You can also change the colors, select from three icon styles, or add a background image. The free version features high quality weather data for your area from OpenWeatherMap. With a "Premium" upgrade, the widget can access more detailed data ("feels like" temperature, UV index, forecasted precipitation likelihood etc.) powered by the Dark Sky weather data service (it's a paid service, which is why the Premium option costs a bit more). There's also an economical "Plus" option that simply removes the "free version" message and updates the forecast more frequently. To add the widget to your Today view, once you've installed the app, just swipe down from the top of the screen, select the "Today" tab, and then find the "Edit" button at the bottom of the page. Under "Do Not Include", you'll find an item called "Weather" with the app's icon. Tap the little green (+) button next to it, and you're all set!

Screenshots

Global tide4 screens
Simple Weather Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Global tide at 3.9 against Simple Weather Widget's 2.8. Global tide also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 46%). Simple Weather Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Global tide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Weather Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Global tide holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Global tide's written reviews are positive against 46% of Simple Weather Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Global tide ships an update monthly, Simple Weather Widget every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Global tide versus Simple Weather Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobal tideSimple Weather Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32 ratings) — better2.8 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better26
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolot Information Technology Jiangsu Co., Ltd.Back Bay Bytes LLC

Customer experience

Global tide

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

Simple Weather Widget

All ratings26 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative45.1%

Bugs and requests

Global tide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simple Weather Widget

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App does not open
  • Error messages 'Unable to Display'
  • Widget not showing up in add widget list
  • Daily forecast has problem with current temperature in centigrade
  • Hourly forecast gone since iOS 11
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  • "Unable to Load" errors since iOS 10
  • Crash after in-app purchase
  • Crash every time after upgrade
  • Current location won't update on widget
  • App doesn't show up on Add Widget List
  • Paid for premium, app crashes
  • Location is not correct
  • Widget data disappears until tapped
  • Doesn't update, spinning wheel
  • Paid for deluxe version, app crashes

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add Russian language
  • Fix portrait only on iPad
  • Allow manual location input
  • Option to select different weather data sources
  • Add wind direction to widget
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  • Make app universal for iPad layout
  • Option to open a different weather app when tapping widget
  • Add daily forecast to hourly
  • Color weather icons
  • List city name in widget
  • Add landscape mode for iPad

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
2 purchases

Simple Weather Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Premium 6 Month Subscription$0.996 Months
One-time1
  • Simple Weather Widget Plus$0.99

Questions

Is Global tide free?
Global tide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Weather Widget free?
Simple Weather Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Global tide or Simple Weather Widget?
Global tide is rated higher. Global tide averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Simple Weather Widget averages 2.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Global tide or Simple Weather Widget have ads?
Neither Global tide nor Simple Weather Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Global tide or Simple Weather Widget?
Global tide ships an update monthly, and Simple Weather Widget every 6 weeks. Most recently, Global tide was updated on October 16, 2026 and Simple Weather Widget on October 14, 2026.

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