Crystal Cove Tides vs EclipseTimesCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crystal Cove Tides
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Get tide information for Crystal Cove in Southern California. Traveling to Crystal Cove this weekend? Check the tide times before you go.
EclipseTimesCalc
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This uses the algorithms developed over the past 150 years along with the best information available about the locations of sun, moon, and earth to predict when an eclipse will occur at a particular location on the earth. In addition the prediction parameters are updated for the latest predictions by IERS. This is useful to find where to go, where to look, and how the moon will move across the sun. It also provides the sunrise/set times for the location
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EclipseTimesCalc at every 4 months against Crystal Cove Tides's every 40 months. Crystal Cove Tides's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crystal Cove Tides ships an update every 40 months, EclipseTimesCalc every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystal Cove Tides | EclipseTimesCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gearley | robert hawley |
In-app purchases
Crystal Cove Tides
No in-app purchases
EclipseTimesCalc
No in-app purchases
