Comparison

Global tide vs 港口潮汐表

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

港口潮汐表

Features
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Tide Time provides tidal data for over 482 ports worldwide. It's completely free service for coming 7 days tide prediction. The tide table, also known as the tide long forecast table, predicts the daily tide situation of certain locations in the future for a certain period of time. In the area of production, coastal fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, salt, resource development, port construction, measurement, environmental protection and tidal power generation, etc., in terms of production, Have to master the tide.

Screenshots

Global tide4 screens
港口潮汐表3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 港口潮汐表 at none against Global tide's 4. 港口潮汐表 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Global tide's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 6) and review sentiment (74% vs 65%). 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. Global tide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 港口潮汐表 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Global tide against 3.8 for 港口潮汐表. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Global tide has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Global tide's written reviews are positive against 65% of 港口潮汐表's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Global tide versus 港口潮汐表: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobal tide港口潮汐表
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolot Information Technology Jiangsu Co., Ltd.兆辉 马

Customer experience

Global tide

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

港口潮汐表

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%

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
None

港口潮汐表

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Global tide free?
Global tide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 港口潮汐表 free?
港口潮汐表 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Global tide or 港口潮汐表?
Global tide is rated higher. Global tide averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while 港口潮汐表 averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Global tide or 港口潮汐表 have ads?
Neither Global tide nor 港口潮汐表 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Global tide or 港口潮汐表?
Global tide ships an update monthly, and 港口潮汐表 monthly. Most recently, Global tide was updated on November 1, 2026 and 港口潮汐表 on November 1, 2026.

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