Comparison

Fisherman's Watch vs Tide Pro

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

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About

Fisherman's Watch

Predicts fishing success based on weather, sun, and moon cycles. It uses mathematical models for over 300 fish species to suggest optimal fishing times. Users can customize which factors influence the forecast.

Highlights
  • Fishing success prediction
  • Weather, sun, and moon influence
  • Mathematical models for 300+ fish species
  • Optimal fishing time suggestions
  • Customizable forecast factors
  • Regional fish packages
Features
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Fisherman Watch presents by "Fish Planet" give an accurate prediction of success on fishing and addressed to all fishermen and amateurs, and anglers sportsmen. The program displays the influence of weather and movements of the sun and moon on the result of fishing on selected species of fish and allows you to choose the best hours for fishing. Based on the collection of mathematical models of the behavior of fish MathFish5.1(TM). The forecast is based on more than 300 species. Built forecast catch smallmouth bass, pike, perch, bream, carp, crucian carp and other fish species. Application via the Internet receives weather at the point of location of the mobile phone. It records the values of atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind, clouds and the dynamics of all these parameters. After that, to this point information is calculated sunrise, sunset and the culminations of the sun and moon, high tide and low tide - if the point is located in the coastal zone. Then, in accordance with these seasonal-diurnal model of the behavior of fish MathFish5.1(TM) - is detecting the influence of all these parameters for each of fish. It is important that for the different species of fish these effects are also accounted differently. For each fish You want to catch, have the best time, this time is determined by the mathematical model accurately defined biologists parameters. Similarly, the influence of the tide on coastal fishing fish species, which is not affected, in contrast to the height of the moon above the horizon, on catching fish in inland waters. The user can choose what factors he considered when forecasting.With the help of the switches that are on the screen, you can disable the influence of the Sun, moon, tides, weather and even the daily behaviors of the selected fish species. In this case, will stay only the data of seasonal behavior of fish for those coordinates where is the phone. Itself the seasonal model, depends on the coordinates of the fisher. To better reflect the influence of climate on the World map is built the model of climatic zones taking into account details of the relief and global currents. For for more convenient display you can select the desired fish species. In the application settings the fishs are distributed across the families. In the basic free version of the app included 3 fish. Regional packages are separately available for download: North America - 76 species; Europe and Asia - 151 species; Marine fish - 322 species.

About

Tide Pro

This app provides high-precision forecasts for ocean weather, including astronomical tides, storm surges, and merged ocean currents. It offers detailed data on wave conditions, ocean currents at various depths, and marine bio-chemistry. Users can also access seabed elevation and field water/soil temperatures.

Highlights
  • Astronomical tide and currents forecast
  • 6-Day storm surge forecast
  • Merged ocean-currents approach
  • Ocean wave forecast
  • Ocean currents forecast
  • Ocean bio-chemistry forecast
  • Seabed elevation data
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Tide Pro was developed by www.9oc.net and published in September 2020. If you are into fishing, beach combing, surfing, sailing, or wild fishing, this app provides high-precision ocean weather forecasts. Main benefits: 1. Astronomical tide and currents forecast: The tide model algorithm was upgraded in January 2021, and grid precision was significantly improved compared with the previous model. Supports offline access to real-time tide and moon phase data for favorite sites. 2. 6-day storm surge forecast: Storm surge is the rise in seawater level caused solely by a storm. It is measured as the height of the water above the normal predicted astronomical tide. This model output is not total water level guidance. Total tide results from the combination of storm surge and astronomical tide. Actual water levels can be significantly higher than forecast due to waves, steric effects, and other components not currently included in this model. 3. Merged ocean currents provide a practical estimate of sea-surface velocity. The total current is obtained by adding contributions from general ocean circulation, waves such as Stokes drift, and tides, including exchange between the coast and the open sea. Supports access to the speed and direction of merged ocean currents, oceanic general circulation, sea surface height, and sea surface temperature. 4. Ocean wave forecast: Supports access to wave height, wave period, wave direction, and three categories of wave data. 5. Ocean currents forecast: Supports access to current speed, direction, temperature, and salinity data for both surface currents and currents at 50 different depths. 6. Ocean biochemistry forecast: Supports access to 10 marine biochemistry indicators, including chlorophyll, phytoplankton, pH value, and gross primary productivity. 7. Seabed elevation: Supports access to seabed elevation data. Grid precision is less than 0.5 km. 8. Weather data including water temperature and soil temperature: Supports access to water temperature and soil temperature at four different depths. Please note: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of numerical forecasts and provide this information for reference only.

Screenshots

Fisherman's Watch4 screens
Tide Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tide Pro at 5.0 against Fisherman's Watch's 2.5. Tide Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 14%). Fisherman's Watch's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fisherman's Watch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tide Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tide Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fisherman's Watch has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Fisherman's Watch's written reviews are positive against 38% of Tide Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fisherman's Watch ships an update every 38 months, Tide Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fisherman's Watch versus Tide Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFisherman's WatchTide Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (16 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeb and Print娜 金

Customer experience

Fisherman's Watch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.1%

Tide Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative54.2%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fisherman's Watch

One-time4
  • Fishes of Europe and Asia$1.99
  • Fishes of North America$1.99
  • Fishes of the seas and oceans$1.99
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  • All-in-one$4.99
2 purchases

Tide Pro

One-time2
  • 1 Month VIP$14.99
  • 1 Year VIP$49.99

Questions

Is Fisherman's Watch free?
Fisherman's Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide Pro free?
Tide Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fisherman's Watch or Tide Pro?
Tide Pro is rated higher. Fisherman's Watch averages 2.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Tide Pro averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fisherman's Watch or Tide Pro have ads?
Both Fisherman's Watch and Tide Pro show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fisherman's Watch or Tide Pro?
Fisherman's Watch ships an update every 38 months, and Tide Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Fisherman's Watch was updated on September 4, 2026 and Tide Pro on September 19, 2026.

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