MyCoast.org vs Actual Currents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyCoast.org
Quickly submit photos of coastal events like storm damage or king tides to state agencies. Pinpoint your location and upload images directly from your device.
- Submit photos of coastal events
- Pinpoint location
- Upload to state agencies
- Track storm damage
- Monitor king tides
- Report nuisance flooding
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MyCoast allows anybody to quickly submit photos of coastal events, such as storm damage or king tides, to state agencies. Use our app to snap a photo, pinpoint your location and upload it to the mycoast.org server. MyCoast is used by participating US states to track a number of types of events including storm damage, abandoned boats, beach clean-up programs, king tides and nuisance flooding.
Actual Currents
Visualize real-time tidal currents with animated particles and a detailed heatmap on an interactive nautical map. Plan your trips with confidence by scrubbing through time to see how currents change throughout the day, with options for global ocean currents and wind overlays.
- Animated tidal current visualization
- Real-time wind overlay
- Interactive nautical map
- Time scrubber for predictions
- Route planning with current analysis
- Global ocean currents view
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Actual Currents brings tidal currents to life with real-time animated particle visualization on a nautical-grade interactive map. See the actual flow of water in your area — not just tide times, but the speed and direction of tidal currents rendered as thousands of flowing particles over a detailed heatmap. Plan your trip with confidence by scrubbing through time to see how currents change throughout the day. FEATURES • Animated tidal current visualization with speed-colored particles and GPU-accelerated heatmap • Time scrubber — view current predictions for any time, past or future • Globe view with global ocean currents when zoomed out • Real-time wind overlay with global weather data • ENC nautical chart data with navigation aids, depth soundings, and depth contours • Satellite, bathymetry, and nautical basemap options • Route planning with current-aware analysis • Trip logging with GPS drift tracking • Location search to jump to any harbor or waterway COVERAGE • US Atlantic coast — Maine to Florida • US Pacific coast — Washington to California • Gulf of Mexico • Global ocean surface currents BUILT FOR BOATERS Whether you're sailing, fishing, kayaking, or navigating commercially, understanding tidal currents is critical for safety and efficiency. Actual Currents gives you an intuitive, visual understanding of water movement that tide tables alone can't provide. SUBSCRIPTION TIERS • Basic (free) — Real-time currents within ±3 hours of now • Pro ($4.99/mo) — Full historical and forecast access • Unlimited ($39.99/yr) — Full historical and forecast access with 7-day free trial Terms of Use: https://www.actualcurrents.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.actualcurrents.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyCoast.org at none against Actual Currents's 3. MyCoast.org also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Actual Currents's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. Actual Currents sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MyCoast.org asks for nothing beyond the download.
Actual Currents holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of MyCoast.org's written reviews are positive against 60% of Actual Currents's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MyCoast.org ships an update every 2 months, Actual Currents fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCoast.org | Actual Currents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Urchin | Luka Catipovic |
Customer experience
MyCoast.org
Actual Currents
In-app purchases
MyCoast.org
No in-app purchases
Actual Currents
- Pro monthly$2.991 Month
- Unlimited monthly$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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