Recommend me a Tide App

[Rafiki]

I have decided not to buy an Almanac this year, but do need to know the Tides at various UK and French channel ports.
Can anyone reccomend a good tide app for Android phone ?
It doesn't have to be entirely free.
Something that has primary and secondary ports would be good.
Thanks in advance

 

[TopBanana]

Navionics Boating HD works for me. The mapping is quite affordable.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I use that. I also use Absolute Tides which I like a lot (also has streams in it) but I don't think it covers France. It covers all the UK and Eire standard and secondary ports. You can set any you like as 'favourites'. Unlike Navionics it covers the whole year ahead so you can plan your Christmas day cruise in March if you like.

 

[fredrussell]

Agreed, love Absolute Tides. Best £3 you can spend on sailing.

 

[Plum]

Another vote for Absolute Tides. I'm still looking for an app just as good that covers France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[[70521]]

There are a whole bunch of them on Google Play, find one that you like and use that. I've got something called Tide Times that covers the geographic area you seek and is free, just ignore the add strip.

 

[LadyInBed]

I put a copy of Dover Tide Times Dover Tides 2020 % : Monty Mariner
and a Port offset Table High Water Time difference to High Water Dover : Monty Mariner
on my phone (they are images) to use for off line planning.
For UK, when online, I use the BBC Site Tide locations in South of England - BBC Weather
Some don't, but a lot of the Apps need to be connected to the net to load the data
When onboard, the Chart Plotter has the info.

 

[[70521]]

I put a copy of Dover Tide Times Dover Tides 2020 % : Monty Mariner
and a Port offset Table High Water Time difference to High Water Dover : Monty Mariner

I do very much the same as I like paper, but my tables are the offset from Dover and Devonport as many charts in the South West reference Devonport and of course it works when offline.

 

[Fenders]

+1 Absolute Tides.
Brilliant app. I have used it on my iPhone and iPad for several years.

 

[Deleted member 478]

@Fenders, ref your username: are you currently between boats?

 

[Blue_mischief]

Imray Tides Planner is very useful, but has small annual subscription.

 

[Fenders]

Spider Moobs
Yes. Very much so. I have a Dufour 345 to my port and a Jeanneau 379 to my starboard.

 

[DipperToo]

Agreed, love Absolute Tides. Best £3 you can spend on sailing.

Agreed - brilliant and simple to use on my Android phone.
I would like to see Cherbourg on the list so that I can then easily look at the tidal atlases from Reeve Fowkes. I did ask the developer a year ago if he might consider adding Cherbourg.

 

[RobF]

I'm a fan of the Imray app, although I think you can only get it on iOS. For a small extra cost you can get the admiralty tidal streams, with the stream direction for each hour. V useful.

 

[Hacker]

My Tide Times (don’t know of there is an Android version) does how the North coast of France

 

[Deleted member 478]

Global Tide does Cherbourg, and many, many other global ports, but only 7 days ahead. The paid version does one year ahead, but you'll need a pocket full of beer tokens at US$29.90

 

[Rafiki]

Thanks all I will try Absolute Tides and possibly Imray, I need something for more than 7 days ahead

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Thanks all I will try Absolute Tides and possibly Imray, I need something for more than 7 days ahead

For Absolute Tides the App itself is free, and then you buy in-App the year (so 2020 currenly) for £3. It then downloads that to the phone so it works with no internet. Towards the end of the year, the next year is released and you have to re-buy that. So it's a sort of subscription, but at £3 a year it's a bargain.

 

[duncan99210]

With Navionics you can set the date you want to see the tide or current by tapping the “date” button on the bottom left of the screen after you’ve brought up the banner along the bottom of the screen with the tidal information. You can the set the date to what ever you need for forward planing.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

With Navionics you can set the date you want to see the tide or current by tapping the “date” button on the bottom left of the screen after you’ve brought up the banner along the bottom of the screen with the tidal information. You can the set the date to what ever you need for forward planing....

Ah so you can, thanks, never spotted that.