Nautide is a marine weather and activity planning app for sailors, fishermen, and surfers, providing tide, wind, and solunar data across 25,000 global coastal stations.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#183
▼17Weather · free
Sentiment
4.4
18k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of switching between multiple weather and tide sources by centralizing marine-specific indicators into one planning interface.
For Maritime enthusiasts including sailors, fishermen, surfers, and divers who require localized coastal weather and activity data.
What does it look like?
Key features
Access to tide, wind, and wave data across 25,000 global coastal stations.
Hourly activity predictions and major/minor fishing periods based on solunar cycles.
Open water weather indicators including water temperature and hourly marine tables.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model uses an ad-supported free tier to drive volume, gating specialized marine and fishing data behind a subscription.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentinternationalizationUX improvementsShow more...
With only one version release recorded in the analyzed window and a 311-day gap since the last iOS update, the development momentum is classified as maintenance. While the Android platform shows a more recent update 19 days ago, the overall cadence remains low. The latest release focused on internationalization and data alignment rather than new core features. The project shows minimal signs of active development, relying on infrequent, minor maintenance patches.
Who built it?
Igoox
5 apps tracked · Weather
Nautide: Tides, Wind, Waves +
Tide Table PRO
Educalingo
RunSpeakerUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans mixed. Users appreciate comprehensive maritime data including tides and weather provides a single source for planning outdoor activities and accurate forecasting for local fishing and boating conditions helps users make informed decisions before launching, but report aggressive ad frequency and forced video interactions prevent users from accessing basic tide and weather data.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- Comprehensive maritime data including tides and weather provides a single source for planning outdoor activities
- Accurate forecasting for local fishing and boating conditions helps users make informed decisions before launching
- Visual interface design makes complex marine data easy to interpret for casual and professional users
- Aggressive ad frequency and forced video interactions prevent users from accessing basic tide and weather data
99 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Nautide: Tides, Wind, Waves +
How's the Weather market?
Nautide maintains a consistent presence in the weather category, with rankings across multiple international markets. The disparity between its free-tier reach and grossing performance suggests that current subscription-gating limits conversion among casual users.
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Key takeaways for Nautide: Tides, Wind, Waves +
Where is it heading?
The marine weather category is shifting toward more reliable, offline-capable tools that prioritize user experience over ad-supported volume. Nautide's current reliance on an ad-heavy, subscription-gated model leaves it vulnerable to churn if technical reliability does not improve, as users will prioritize stability over the breadth of station data.
- Technical instability and sync errors post-update erode trust, which compounds the negative sentiment already driven by ad-overload.
- The latest release focused on localization and air quality, indicating a maintenance-heavy cadence rather than active feature expansion.
The SWOT
- 25,000-station global database creates a defensible barrier to entry
- Solunar fishing charts provide a specialized utility for the angling segment
- Apple Watch integration would capture users actively on the water
- One-time purchase option could improve conversion for casual, occasional users
Next best moves
Ship Apple Watch integration because it is a top-requested convenience feature → increase daily active usage
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The aggressive ad frequency is not just a monetization lever…
Read the full takeSince the last report: Nautide's core product and pricing remain unchanged, but the analytical framing has shifted to emphasize the negative impact of ad-heavy monetization on user retention and the growing risk of technical instability.
Bottom line
Nautide serves a loyal maritime audience through its extensive station database, but technical instability and aggressive monetization threaten long-term retention. Addressing sync reliability and adding high-utility features like watch support would stabilize the user base against emerging, more agile competitors.
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Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is Nautide free to use?
Does Nautide work for fishing?
Can I use Nautide offline?
Is there a one-time purchase option?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing, source
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