Fine° vs Ocean Wave Height
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fine°
This app provides detailed weather information and world clocks with customizable widgets and notifications. It features animated weather icons, forecasts, and the ability to share weather updates via iMessage.
- Customizable widgets
- World time display
- Animated weather icons
- Weather forecasts
- Weather change notifications
- iMessage weather sharing
- Dark Mode support
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◆ Widget is simple and easy to understand. ◇ Can show weather by long-tap on the map. ◆ Can show weather and time around the world. ◇ Beautiful gradation color and animation. ◆ Notification when weather changed. ◇ Supports iOS/iPadOS 13 Dark Mode. ▼ FEATURES: - Widget ・Display Weather information as Widget. ・You can choose the background color of the widget from the default and dark. ・Supports compact mode. ・If you use 3D Touch/Haptic Touch to firmly press the App icon, the Widget can be checked quickly. - Notification ・When the weather changes, you will be provided a notification. ・By using 3D Touch/Haptic Touch to firmly press the notification, details can be viewed through a beautiful animation. ・For devices without 3D Touch/Haptic Touch, details can be viewed by sliding the notification and pressing the View button. ・Notification point can be changed in the setting of the App. - iMessage ・You can send the weather of your location by message. ・You can send still images and animation images. - Map ・Weather icons on the map. ・Add weather icon by long-tap on the map. ・Weather icons is animated based on temperature or weather. ・Customize of weather icon animation, color, time, radius. - Weather Forecast ・Beautiful animation based on weather. ・Current weather, temperature, local time, time difference, humidity, wind, speed, wind direction. ・Beautiful background gradation color based on local time. (Morning, day, evening, night) ・Country name, sunrise time, sunset time, updated time of weather info. ・Weather forecast of every three hours. ・Weather forecast of a week. ・Multiple points display. (iPhone is 2 points, iPad is 4 points.) - Weather Points List ・Beautiful gradation color in weather points list. - Others ・The registered 27 weather points of city in the world. ・Rename of added weather point. ・Delete of added weather point. ・Show or hide weather point. ・Update notification point in background. ・Weather info of current location. ・Switching maximum display of the map. ・Switching animation of temperature and weather on the map. ・Reduction of the map. ・Layer of the map. ・Search the map by location name. ・Share with Twitter, Facebook, etc. ・Switching of Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature. ・Setting disabled auto lock while launch time. ・Customizing the weather animation. - Additional the number of weather points ・You can add up to 5 points by default. *Fine° Rise(Paid App) is unlimited. - In-App-Purchase ・Remove Ads + 10 additional weather points
Ocean Wave Height
Access global wave height and direction data for activities like surfing, fishing, and beach visits. This tool provides essential information for planning your outdoor adventures.
- Global wave height data
- Wave direction information
- Useful for surfing
- Useful for fishing
- Useful for beachgoers
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The Ocean Wave Height app provides global data of wave heights and direction. The app is a good useful tool for surfing, fishing or beach goers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fine° at 49% against Ocean Wave Height's 0%. Fine° also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 20 months). Ocean Wave Height's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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. Fine° sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ocean Wave Height asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fine° holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fine° has 736 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Fine°'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Ocean Wave Height's.
Fine° ships an update every 5 weeks, Ocean Wave Height every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fine° | Ocean Wave Height |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (736 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 736 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoshihiko Eto | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
Fine°
Ocean Wave Height
Bugs and requests
Fine°
Reported bugs
7 issues- Dark mode not updating widget display
- Widget fails to refresh regularly
- Time display inaccurate when notification center is open
- Cannot delete or edit default locations
- Military time cannot be switched off
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- Location customization edit button grayed out
- Daylight saving time not updating properly
Requested features
12 requests- Larger, bolder font sizes for better visibility
- Day of week display for global locations
- Ability to customize and save specific locations
- More pin location slots even with premium upgrade
- Hourly widget display instead of 3-hour intervals
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- Option to remove or disable ads
- Military time toggle option
- Portrait orientation support
- Dark mode functionality
- 5-day weather forecast toggle
- Preferred weather provider selection
- More detailed widget information without opening app
Ocean Wave Height
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fine°
- Remove Ads+10points$1.99
Ocean Wave Height
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fine° free?
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