# marée.info Essentiel vs Nautide

The clearest difference is ads: marée.info Essentiel at none against Nautide's shown. marée.info Essentiel also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 67%). Nautide's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 4) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. marée.info Essentiel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nautide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for marée.info Essentiel against 4.8 for Nautide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nautide has 3.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of marée.info Essentiel's written reviews are positive against 67% of Nautide's.

marée.info Essentiel ships an update every 5 months, Nautide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | marée.info Essentiel | Nautide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mareeinfo-essentiel/id965288981/reviews) | **[4.8 (3.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nautide-tides-wind-waves-plus/id1413108902/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **3.4K** |
| Positive reviews | **85.2% of reviews** | 67.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 3 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | **#62** |
| Size | 4 MB | 64 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [BOLO Informatique](https://appshunter.io/developer/642338161) | [Igoox](https://appshunter.io/developer/1152673523) |

## What reviewers say

### marée.info Essentiel

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mareeinfo-essentiel/id965288981)

This app provides essential tide predictions for France and the Channel Islands, including tide times, heights, and coefficients. It offers real-time tide status and a calendar with moon phases, functioning offline for maritime safety. Data is sourced from official SHOM data.

**Highlights:** Tide predictions for 140 ports, Real-time tide clock, Tide table with hours, heights, and coefficients, Calendar with coefficients and moon phases, Offline functionality for maritime safety, Notifications for high and low tides

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Essentiel 1 an - Données SHOM | $2.99 | one-time |


### Nautide

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nautide-tides-wind-waves-plus/id1413108902)

**Currently charting:** #62 Top Grossing · Weather, #126 Top Free · Weather (US App Store)

Plan your maritime activities with comprehensive data on tides, waves, wind, and weather. Access detailed charts and forecasts for over 25,000 coastal stations worldwide, including fishing activity predictions and astronomical information.

**Highlights:** Tide charts and tables, Surf swell height and direction, Fish activity and solunar periods, Sunrise, sunset, and moon phases, Wind speed and direction, Coastal weather conditions, Marine open water forecast

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nautide PRO Monthly | $6.99 | per month |
| Nautide PRO Annual | $44.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Accurate information
- 👍 Comprehensive data
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Helpful for fishing/boating
- 👍 Great app overall

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Requires paid subscription to access full features
- 💸 Expensive subscription fee
- 🔍 Confusing navigation
- 🐛 Inaccurate weather/tide data
- 🔋 Excessive ads in free version

**Reported bugs**

- Paid subscription issues (e.g. not working, no access to content)
- App freezing or crashing
- Incorrect data display (e.g. water temperature)

**Requested features**

- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Ability to link forecasts to specific weather stations
- Integration with Apple Watch
- Offline access to data


## Frequently asked questions

### Is marée.info Essentiel free?

marée.info Essentiel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Nautide free?

Nautide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, marée.info Essentiel or Nautide?

Nautide is rated higher. marée.info Essentiel averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Nautide averages 4.8 from 3.4K ratings.

### Do marée.info Essentiel or Nautide have ads?

Nautide shows ads; marée.info Essentiel does not.

### Which is updated more often, marée.info Essentiel or Nautide?

marée.info Essentiel ships an update every 5 months, and Nautide every 3 months. Most recently, marée.info Essentiel was updated on November 11, 2026 and Nautide on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*