# Tides Planner

> Tides tool for sailors, divers, canoeists, fishermen, surfers and swimmers.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.imray.tides.planner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.imray.tides.planner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.imray.tides.planner`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** FB Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson GmbH
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 104,278
- **Rating:** 2.69 / 5 (287 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.180
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2019-01-08
- **Publisher country:** AT
- **Size:** 49 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imray.tides.planner)
- **Website:** [http://www.imray.com](http://www.imray.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.imray.com/about/privacy/](https://www.imray.com/about/privacy/)

## Description

Tides Planner is an essential tides tool designed for sailors, divers, canoeists, fishermen, surfers, swimmers, photographers, and anyone enjoying water sports or leisure by the sea. It provides tide information for over 8,000 locations worldwide without requiring an internet connection, thanks to its built-in database.

Key features include tidal graphs, week-ahead tide tables, minimum and maximum depths, chart and actual depths, standard port info, and comprehensive world map location search. The app also offers sunrise/sunset times, moon phases, spring/neap tide dates, plus a handy notepad with copy/paste/email functions. Users can set favorites and view recent locations with scrolling scales and local tidal coefficients. Hydrographic Office licenses within the app extend time coverage and remove restrictions for key countries.

Tides Planner supports multiple languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. Predictions rely on harmonic methods from official hydrographic data, suitable for navigation. Whether planning your next fishing trip, surfing session, or sailing adventure, Tides Planner is your comprehensive companion for tide-related information worldwide.

## Rankings

- #216,822 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.imray.tides.planner.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `imraytides.imraytides.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE`

## Review summary

### Pros

- Good for predicting tides and finding locations on the map.
- Excellent customer support mentioned in several reviews.
- Offers a wide range of tidal information and stations, particularly praised for the French version.

### Cons

- Inaccurate tide data, especially during BST, leading to significant errors.
- Complicated and non-intuitive user interface, making it difficult to use.
- Requires multiple licenses for full functionality, leading to unexpected costs.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.imray.tides.planner)