Comparison

SwellMap Boat vs Day For It

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SwellMap Boat

Get detailed marine weather forecasts for hundreds of locations across New Zealand. View 7-day sea and wind graphs, tide information, and receive alerts for your favorite spots. Access forecast maps for rain, temperature, wind, and waves.

Highlights
  • 7-day sea and wind forecast graphs
  • Detailed daily forecasts
  • Forecast maps (rain, temp, wind, waves)
  • Save favorite spots
  • Customizable alerts
  • SwellMap boat ratings
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SwellMap Boat is based on our popular website SwellMap.co.nz providing you with the latest marine weather predictions for hundreds of boating and fishing locations across New Zealand. SwellMap forecasts are highly accurate and reliable. Forecasts are generated using the latest atmospheric and oceanographic numerical models providing updated information four times daily. SwellMap provides the following features: - 7 day sea and wind forecast graphs to make interpreting the boating conditions ahead easy. - SwellMap boat ratings. - Detailed daily forecasts providing ratings, summaries, sea height, sea direction, swell height, swell direction, swell period, chop height, tides, wind, gusts, sea temperature, sunset and sunrise. - Forecast maps of rain/pressure, temperature, wind, wave height, wave period and sea temperature. - Save your favourite spot forecasts. - Alerts providing you with notifications when locations are forecasted to match your preferred boating conditions. == SwellMap Boat Advert Free subscription details == For an advert free experience of the app you can purchase a monthly subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the current cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's account settings on their iPhone/iPad after purchase. Please find full terms and conditions at: https://swellmap-13fc9.firebaseapp.com/swellmap-app-terms.html

About

Day For It

Features
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Day For It makes finding tidal conditions easier than ever. If you're surfing, sailing or just want to know what the tide is doing at your favourite beach, Day For It can help you out. Using a global network of over 5000 weather stations, Day For It can give accurate tidal information up to 10 days into the future. Using Day For It, you can look up: • The current tide height • When it's next high or low • View wave reports • Swell direction, period and size, including secondary swell • Wind speed and direction • Air temperature and UV index • And more. Even better, you can set Day For It to look at any beach in the world. If you're taking a trip to the opposite side of the globe and want to see what the tides are doing, Day For It can help you out. Save all your favourite beaches and refer to them whenever you want. With our proprietary machine learning algorithm, ShoreSight, Day For It is able to calculate the orientation of any shoreline on the planet. With this data, you can easily see when the wind for your favourite spots will be onshore or offshore. Terms of Use: https://www.dayforit.co.uk/terms-of-use

Screenshots

SwellMap Boat4 screens
Day For It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day For It at none against SwellMap Boat's shown. Day For It also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. SwellMap Boat sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month and Day For It sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwellMap Boat ships an update every 3 months, Day For It every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SwellMap Boat versus Day For It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwellMap BoatDay For It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWesley WarnerMax Houghton

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SwellMap Boat

Subscriptions1
  • SwellMap Boat$1.491 Month
6 purchases

Day For It

Subscriptions2
  • Day For It Pro$2.991 Month
  • Day For It Pro$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Donation: $$1.99
  • Donation: $$$4.99
  • Donation: $$$$9.99
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  • Day For It Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is SwellMap Boat free?
SwellMap Boat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day For It free?
Day For It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwellMap Boat or Day For It have ads?
SwellMap Boat shows ads; Day For It does not.
Which is updated more often, SwellMap Boat or Day For It?
SwellMap Boat ships an update every 3 months, and Day For It every 2 weeks. Most recently, SwellMap Boat was updated on October 26, 2026 and Day For It on October 25, 2026.

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