Tide Charts Negative Reviews

Tide Charts App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Tide Charts app received 53 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Tide Charts? Can you share your negative thoughts about tide charts?

Tide Charts for Negative User Reviews

✓ The screen is black when I open the appAnd when I tap the screen, it redirects me to a scam website.458881624Version: 2.36

✓ Watch widget gets stuckI walk daily on a beach that can be blocked at or near high tide where the cliffs stick out. I love this app for the watch part of it. I put the widget on my watch face so I can see at a glance about where the tide is and if it is coming in or going out. On several occasions, however, the graphic in the widget gets stuck and doesn't move for days. I have to reboot my watch to reset it. The side to side scrolling on iPhone x is still a bit wonky too. Other than that, I love it!.MisschatterVersion: 2.25

✓ InaccurateVery nice to use and well set up but inaccurate. So far I’ve found it doesn’t agree with bonafide published tide tables or with reality either. So as nice as it is to use, being inaccurate makes it useless so one star I’m afraid..ExdatamanuserVersion: 2.43

✓ Blank screenScreen goes black inexplicably and does not return. I have to delete app and reload to use it..BuzzngentVersion: 2.43

✓ Totally offUseless. Always way off the real tides. Google doing a much better job to pin point location and tide. Too bad because nice layout..Bedard999Version: 2.35

✓ Incorrect DataUnfortunately the tide data is incorrect for my location so the app is fairly much useless. Shame because otherwise the interface and Apple Watch functionality are good..SimmacVersion: 1.51

✓ AdwareAssaulted me with a full screen ad for something i don’t care about. Anything that shows me ads is automatic 1 star..MillijunaVersion: 2.36

✓ Same app different phonesMy friends and I use this app for sea rowing. For the same place it gives us different readings. I have an iPhone 14..ScotageVersion: 2.43

✓ Infant mortalityWorked nice. Nice interface. Accurate. Until . . . The first commercial popped up and took over. Cancel advert button cancelled the whole program. Cannot start the program ever again..JsponkVersion: 2.35

✓ No tides for my areaA little disappointed to find that the app doesn’t provide tides for my area.Fe-narrrVersion: 2.28

✓ Apple Watch graph not showingAs the title says. Graph does not display on Apple Watch which is why I downloaded it. Deleting as the issue has been around for a while based on other comments..SkopsosVersion: 2.43

✓ Awesome tool XCEPT for the absurd Qanon adsThis has been a very useful tool when kayaking on my local river which has a strong tidal effect. It’s also nice to be able to check the state of the tides when planning an outing to the ocean. What i really hate about this app is the advertising they push at you about every fourth time you open it. I get that it’s free, and i fully expect to be shilled to on a free bit of software, but the advertising is almost exclusively loud volume hyper conservative “financial planning” advice. During the abysmally embarrassing tRump years this app bombarded you with loud bombastic ads like “do you love tRump more than jesus and are democrats satan” like ridiculously over the top survey type questions. I would just close out the app and reopen it and the ad would be gone but the sudden Q-Anon conspiracy announcements could be embarrassing. Although clearly designed by extremists this app uses publicly owned tidal stations to present very useful information to those of us who love the water..Neville T ChompingtonVersion: 2.36

✓ I used to like this app until it got spammyThis was a very simple and useful app for a long time until recently, when I started to receive a lot of annoying and unprofessional advertising on it. I don’t really mind ads in general, as I know they need to make money, but the way they are implementing advertising on this app results in an unacceptable use experience. Two recent examples come to mind: (1) I received a survey invitation in the app to weigh in on building the wall between the US and Mexico. The survey itself was strongly biased toward one particular point of view, and wasn’t really a scientific survey or poll intended to get true public sentiment, so I found it annoying to go through, knowing the results would not be used fairly. And (2) Today, I received an interstitial ad with uninitiated audio, which means that music started to play for an ad as I open the app without any ability to control to stop it for a period of time. This is totally unacceptable advertising on any digital platform, except perhaps if you’re visiting a site or app where you expect uninitiated audio, like a movies review site/app. I am an expert in user experience, advertising online, and design, and I can tell you from years of experience and tons of data that this will make users extremely annoyed. It does not work as an effective form of advertising in the long run. Therefore, I am deleting this app from my phone and seeking alternatives..CprphdVersion: 2.28

✓ Tide datum plays upThe graphics on the Apple Watch are great but when I change the tide datum on the app to LAT it doesn’t display the changed datum values on the Apple Watch which is a real nuisance. If it did that then it would be a 4 or 5 star app..Ses BenVersion: 2.24

✓ Terrible!! Keeps getting worse too.Awful UX, widgets don’t even show the current tide level, talk about a total fail, should be embarrassed to even have this app on the store!.Nick ChosenVersion: 2.43

✓ AdsI thought ads would pop up and pop off, but your ads stay put unable to remove from screen. Try and close it close as the app can see the point of that..HeliecopterVersion: 2.43

✓ Disgusting adsBefore even getting into the app, I was shown an ad for a video game where a woman sitting on a park bench is assaulted by a man and after she slaps him, the ad simulates her getting raped (man jumps on top of her, pushes her to the ground in a sexual position, she screams). Thank goodness I didn’t open this app in front of my children; I was trying to look up the tides to see when I should take them tidepooling today. It’s absolutely gross that they would accept advertising money from this kind of game and show it to someone who downloaded an app for tides. I’ll be immediately deleting this..Jozhen BVersion: 2.43

✓ Lacks coefficientsShame that the coefficients aren’t included and the ads are loud, colourful and intrusive;, but it works and is free..Lif33Version: 2.36

✓ Not enough locationsI really like how this app works but there is no where near enough stations..RickidoodahVersion: 2.36

✓ App freezesAds make app freeze, necessitating reboot. Annoying!.Barb H. T.Version: 2.43

✓ Wrong tidal infoSeems to be off by at least 6 hours.AaaabbbcccVersion: 2.43

✓ Tides out by 5 hours!Here in New Zealand, these tides are out by 5 hours. This app is worthless here..Kevomatic123Version: 2.31

✓ Would be great if it had more portsI’m on the North Cornish coast but there are no relevant ports. Pity because it looks like a great app otherwise. (Although would prefer the watch complication to show time of high/low tides.).OId HerefordianVersion: 2.36

✓ IPad Display issuesVery good display and functionality on iPhone. Display collapses on iPad making the program un usable U/S..Surfing SidVersion: 2.29

✓ Bad predictionsShan’t use again. Tide prediction totally wrong by 1metre.this past week And display -1metre. Safety dependant on good predictions. Using an App with wrong tides is a gamble..Disappointed 3foldVersion: 2.42

✓ Ok untilI really love the app. Tide chart always seems right on. Have been able to set my lift when leaving and it being just where I need it to pull back in without adjusting it when docking. I don’t mind any advertising. We all need to make a living. BUT. I GOT ONE. THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE AN ADVERTISEMENT. IT LOOKED LIKE A IMPORTANT ISSUE FROM MY PHONE. It took up the whole screen and said I needed to do something now and push the link. No clue what they are trying to download on my phone. No company name or service. JUST A SCAM TO GET INTO YOUR PHONE. I emailed the company and asked that they pull that ad because someone will push the link. I now get that ad about every other time now. DON’T DOWNLOAD THIS APP. I’M DELETING MINE NOW..DyiourcbjuyhVersion: 2.43

✓ Still getting advertsThis is a good app with predictions well into the future. I paid extra to remove adverts on my iPhone but still receive them on my iPad. Am I expected to pay again??.Grandad 1953Version: 2.31

✓ Get tides, past, present & futureSimple, and easy to use. Only improvements I would like would be the ability to zoom on tide graph, and the ability to download tide information (esp. in .csv form) would be amazing. But sadly, occasional full-page ads with no visible minimize button (so you can’t go past them) make this app useless sometimes, so now I have to find some other information source....DrFriendlyVersion: 2.36

✓ Waste of my time.The app believes that my location is in Egypt and does not allow me to even search for the country I live in never mind the exact location. Total fail on all accounts. 0 - 5.YpsonasVersion: 2.43

✓ Doesn’t work properly on Apple WatchThis is a great app but the ‘complication’ on Apple Watch only works for one tide then freezes, if you tap into it the information is all there and correct but totally different to what the complication was telling you. I’ve contacted the developer to ask if they can help but they haven’t replied..RotareeVersion: 2.36

✓ Too many adsAds came up, couldn’t get rid of them, couldn’t read tide table..BaileyJennVersion: 2.36

✓ Watch app hard to readI would give this app 5 stars if I could see on the Apple Watch the red low tides numbers on the black watch background in sunlight. There just isn’t enough contrast. Gee, I wish I could select my own colors. Other than this problem I think the app is great and would use it on my watch daily when on our boat (out in the sunlight, of course!). Hopefully a futures update will make the watch app more readable..Sailor 10Version: 2.41

✓ Can’t get all tide stations but could be greatWorks perfect for me on the tyne but it can’t find say the holy island tide station..MwB '90Version: 2.27

✓ Always sends to WindyAlways wants to send me to Windy app which I have Then screen goes dark and unresponsive Too bad as I liked the GUI and presentation I’ll go to another Tide App.DAB’sVersion: 2.43

✓ Not local!I foolishly paid to remove the adverts thinking that it was what I was looking for. However it was only when I realised that the data was wrong that I realised that the “local” data is a LONG way away. I’m on the south coast of England and the nearest data is from Wales :( I’ve downloaded another app which has multiple data points even in the nearest bay to me, and is actually a far better app overall (if a couple of quid more expensive)..BaobabcatVersion: 2.43

✓ I used to like this app...I’ve had this app for a couple years now and found it useful, but I’m deleting it due to the invasive ads. This app puts full page, full sound ads, which play at full volume despite the sound being muted on the phone. In addition, there is no obvious way to mute or stop the ads from playing, you just have to let it play out or close the app. There are plenty of other tide apps, I recommend finding a different one that will respect the user audio settings instead of assaulting them with advertisements..NobodyofconcequenceVersion: 2.36

✓ Ads crash the app.On opening the app it often shows an advert, when the ad is closed using the x at the allotted time the screen goes black and no tide information is available. After many years of using this app I have deleted it and opted to try another!.Druid 003Version: 2.36

✓ Not accurate in UKThis app looks good and works well on Apple Watch. However, it is important the data is correct. It is currently 0.5m out in Portsmouth, UK compared with Admiralty tide and other sources..PilgrimtoDeadSeaVersion: 2.35

✓ Needs work.App has what’s needed but I’d poor to use, not flowing, feels clunky, and requires button to take you back to current time tide. Pulse GPS tide positioning,.Buell boiVersion: 2.24

✓ Good butA helpful app with an informative and accurate interface but keeps crashing when you close ads. Have to delete then reinstall..Sighs matterVersion: 2.43

✓ Update the appAdd a tide complication..Cohan8Version: 1.4

✓ Not as good as you used to beNot as good as you used to be a bit unreliable when you are fishing in a place with no signal. Never had problems before. Cheers.Fill the fishVersion: 2.35

✓ Great app...except for the wrong tide data for SydneyThe best thing I find about this app is the ability to add tide info to my Apple Watch. You can see at a glance whether the tide is rising or falling and where it is during the cycle. I love it, and I haven’t found another app out there that does this. If the tide data were correct I would rate this app five stars, but sadly it’s not (for Sydney Australia anyway). I did try to contact the app developers by email but I haven’t heard anything. So it hurts to give it one star, but since accurate data is fundamental to the app, I can’t give it anything else..SwandivesVersion: 2.36

✓ Intrusive adsGreat app, except that when you open it it sometimes plays video ads *with sound*, even when your phone is on silent. This is really intrusive, especially since I often check the app in the morning when my partner is still asleep. Practices like this actually make me less likely to subscribe/buy the pro version. I’ll just find another app. To the developer: please consider removing the ads with sound. This is a terrible user experience. At a minimum ads like this need to respect the silent mode switch..J-haaVersion: 2.36

✓ Shame the widget doesn’t workNice app though the widget is unable to load.AlfistiMilanoVersion: 2.43

✓ Watch complication is wrongThis app would be great if it were reliable. The watch complication is always wrong until you open the app and click on a location. This completely negates the value of the complication..RecurrenceVersion: 2.35

✓ Apple Watch complication unreliableI bought this for use on my Apple Watch, specifically because it has a simple high/low dial as a complication on the watch face. It is exactly what I want but is useless because it is often wrong! The dial on the complication may read ‘high’ but you tap into the app and it’s actually mid-tide. Please can you release a bug-fix ASAP!.Ponyboy_1Version: 2.30

✓ TidesGreat graphics, in fact the best I have seen. The ads are a bit of an annoyance, but what makes the app almost useless for me is that even when I watch an entire ad the app goes blank for a couple of days after I turn the ad off. What gives here? Probably the best tides app, but useless when I cannot/not count on it working. Please leave the ads, but please drop the blacking out! A tide reference is critical for someone like myself that lives on an unserviced island with no docks 6 months of the year whose movements on and off the island are timed by the tides.😞.Safe TransitVersion: 2.43

✓ TidesThe page goes blank and stays so after each ad. This makes it useless..ChuffedtooVersion: 2.43

✓ Pt KemblaWhat is the data source? Correlation with the BOM appears way off?.Pt KemblaVersion: 2.36

✓ Sydney tides wrongSorry guys everything else looks good, wanted the Apple Watch app BUT Fort Denison and Camp Cove tide data (time and height) are simply wrong. Check the feed with the BOM.Another view 1224Version: 1.51

✓ Only one station in Devon?Downloaded this app and discovered that although it may have 6000 locations in the world, there is only one in Devon! You cannot be serious!.DissapointedDevonianVersion: 2.28

✓ Not too badOk app but its accuracy is off some. Also need to be able to set time zone because thats also off. Finally deleted. Developer must have deserted the app because it’s just never getting fixed. Being an hour or two off and missing the high or low tide just isn’t acceptable for an actual tide app..HappyGooseVersion: 2.43

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