We respect what Tides4Fishing does well. Here is exactly where we're different and where we're not.
Solunar tables are a 1926 lookup. They worked then because no one had real catch data to test them against. The model showed us "incoming tide on a spring beats moon phase as the strongest single signal" before we hand-coded it — and that's the kind of insight Solunar tables structurally cannot produce.
The forecast side is free forever — live map, bite score, 7-day forecast and spot pages, no account needed to browse. The ocean-intelligence layers (SST with isotherms and break detection, HSI habitat heatmap, chlorophyll, subsurface temperatures, altimetry) are the single paid tier: US$5.99/mo or US$49.99/yr across every covered region, with a free look over a window of your own local water.
Solunar tables are a 1926 lookup. They worked then because no one had real catch data to test them against. The model showed us "incoming tide on a spring beats moon phase as the strongest single signal" before we hand-coded it — and that's the kind of insight Solunar tables structurally cannot produce.
A multi-input neural network scored per species, per hour — not a Solunar lookup. Inputs include wind, swell, tide stage, barometric pressure and trend, where the warm-cold water edges are, what the current is doing, moon phase, and a couple of dozen other features per hour. It is decision support built from live conditions, not a guarantee — we publish no accuracy figure, and some days the score is high and the water is dead.
Yes — the native iOS app is on the App Store (search is still indexing; the direct link is apps.apple.com/app/fishare/id6783726939), and it is free for everyone: there is no paid-tier gate on the app itself. A native Android app is on its way to Google Play. Until it lands, Fishare runs on Android as a Progressive Web App: open fishare.app in Chrome, then 'Add to Home Screen' — offline support and push notifications included.
Fishare tracks your home spots and pings you when the next 3-hour peak window opens. Log catches and blanks to teach the model your local patterns. The forecast, saved spots and catch log stay free, forever.
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