Ocean Tides vs NOAA Tides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ocean Tides
Access predicted and measured ocean tide levels for your location. Utilizes official data from The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services to provide accurate information.
- Predicted ocean tide levels
- Measured ocean tide levels
- Location-based data
- Official data source
- Tide level predictions
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Will show predicted and measured ocean tide levels in your area using data from The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services. http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
NOAA Tides
Get accurate tide predictions and real-time marine conditions for the US coast. This app provides beautiful charts, live weather, and wave data to help you plan your time on the water.
- Precise NOAA tide predictions
- Live marine conditions
- Tide times for US coast
- Beautiful charts
- Live weather data
- Wave data
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Plan your perfect day on the water with precise NOAA tide predictions and live marine conditions. Check tide times anywhere on the US coast. Beautiful charts, live weather, and wave data - all in one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NOAA Tides at daily against Ocean Tides's every 18 months. NOAA Tides also leads on chart position (#203 vs unranked). Ocean Tides's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ocean Tides against 5.0 for NOAA Tides. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Ocean Tides ships an update every 18 months, NOAA Tides daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ocean Tides | NOAA Tides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #203 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ID-DESIGN INC. | Vince Becquiot |
Customer experience
Ocean Tides
NOAA Tides
In-app purchases
Ocean Tides
No in-app purchases
NOAA Tides
No in-app purchases
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