Features & Capabilities

Essential TIDES tool for sailors, divers, canoeists, fishermen, surfers, swimmers, photographers and anyone involved with sport or leisure at the seaside. At the push of a button Tides Planner allows you to see tides for 8,000+ WORLDWIDE locations. NO CONNECTION REQUIRED as the app has its own database.

One tap to tides for your favourites. Advanced users can take advantage of extensive tools to calculate time windows for entering/leaving and clearing depths.

FEATURES

  • Tidal graphs
  • Week ahead tide table
  • Minimum/maximum depths
  • Chart depth/actual depth
  • Standard port information
  • Spinning globe for rapid location search
  • Search by name
  • Time of sunrise/sunset, dawn/twilight
  • Moon phases, rise/set
  • Date of spring/neap tides
  • Notepad and copy/paste + email
  • Favourites and recents
  • Scrolling scales
  • Coefficients (France)
  • Currents (UK, Ireland, North Sea, Netherlands and parts of the German coast)

From version 3.0 enhanced predictions for Europe based on our own constituent analysis system. Other countries to follow.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE Worldwide coverage. Some countries have time limits from the national Hydrographic Office.

TIME COVERAGE The app gives access to all its features, but the free initial download is limited to tides for one day. To get future predictions use the Extensions within the app (In App purchase):

  • Year on year: use the extensions within the app (In App purchases) to enable future predictions.

  • In certain countries get a Hydrographic Licence to remove restrictions.

HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE LICENCES During a valid year:

  • Italy, USA, Canada (main ports), Australia, New Zealand, Japan and other countries: ANY DAY in the year.
  • Denmark, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Oman, Argentina: SEVEN DAYS at a time.

The following can be extended with a Hydrographic Office Licence to remove country restrictions:

  • UK, Ireland, Germany and all UKHO ports: change from seven days to ANY DAY.
  • Netherlands: change from seven days to ANY DAY.
  • Belgium: change from seven days to ANY DAY.
  • France and SHOM ports: from one day to ANY DAY.

Each Hydrographic Office Licence is ONLY PURCHASED ONCE and applies to all Valid Years.

ABOUT US Imray: publishers of nautical charts, books and apps. Look out for other applications in the Marine Navigation Series from Imray.

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LANGUAGES English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese

ABOUT PREDICTIONS Predictions are based on the harmonic method, using constants from the Hydro offices (UKHO, SHOM, NOAA, BOM, CHS etc). There are differences between the app predictions and the official Hydro office tide tables, as these are based on large numbers of constants that are not made publicly available. The Hydro offices consider the harmonic methods used in this product appropriate for navigation.

Always consult tidal curves and take into account local weather (pressure and wind) and swell conditions, which can have a very significant effect on sea water levels.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
FB Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson GmbH
Rating:
3.80
(17)
Version:
5.25 Last updated: 2026-03-23
Version code:
883594458
Creation date:
2009-06-27
Compatible devices:
Size:
92.67MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-14
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
FB Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson GmbH
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tides-planner/id317900837
Website:
https://imray.com/digital/imray-tides-planner/

User Reviews

Users praise the app for wide US coverage and clear tide data when it works, but frequent licensing, update, and reliability problems undermine value. Major issues include hidden annual fees, data access limits, crashes or broken graphs after updates, a confusing UI, and inconsistent support, along with compatibility problems on older iOS devices.
Pros
  • Broad coverage of US locations/regions
  • Clear tide data with currents and nice data display
  • Easy to use with most needed features
  • Positive updates and fixes restore functionality across regions
  • Offline use possible (data available without internet)
Cons
  • Annual licensing required for current-year data with perceived bait-and-switch pricing
  • Updates often break functionality (flat tide graphs, reload/licensing issues, crashes)
  • Horrible/unclear user interface with cryptic or unlabeled controls
  • Poor or unresponsive customer support and refund options
  • Compatibility problems with older iOS versions/devices (and crashes on load)
Recent reviews
This will give you today’s tides, but not tomorrow’s. Date function simply doesn’t work. Somebody made this and moved on to something else, no maintenance, no updates.
by Ro*****, 2024-06-18

Not good for use in the States. You need to buy it every year for a new license. Not worth it.
by Br*****, 2018-02-02

Tnx to developer and inform there is a little difference by admiralty.
by Al*****, 2017-12-20
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