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Absolute Tides
Absolute Development · 298 ratings · ★ 5.0
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Top complaints - extracted from 34 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"data"
18 negative reviews mention this · 53% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not working correctly, cannot view tidal streams or other data. What have I paid for, certainly not this rubbish." - peter clayton
2
"paid"
6 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not working correctly, cannot view tidal streams or other data. What have I paid for, certainly not this rubbish." - peter clayton
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"port"
6 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Broken again, can't change port or view tidal flows. Menus greyed out. please fix- usually a great resource. Expect it's due to the update on 20/4." - Tracey Smart
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"tidal"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "On Android at least this app doesn't compensate for daylight savings so in the summer it's running one hour behind. No possibility of changing it. The tidal currents are good which is the only reason I'm keeping it. The amount of places is …" - Corvus Corax
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"cannot"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not working correctly, cannot view tidal streams or other data. What have I paid for, certainly not this rubbish." - peter clayton
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"response"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "was very happy with this app but 2026 data did not download after taking payment. no response from email to support. I shall be looking for another app...." - Phil Monk
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "On Android at least this app doesn't compensate for daylight savings so in the summer it's running one hour behind. No possibility of changing it. The tidal currents are good which is the only reason I'm keeping it. The amount of places is …" - Corvus Corax
8
"tide"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "On Android at least this app doesn't compensate for daylight savings so in the summer it's running one hour behind. No possibility of changing it. The tidal currents are good which is the only reason I'm keeping it. The amount of places is …" - Corvus Corax
9
"change"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Was 5 star and my daily 'go-to'. But something has happened and the display now extends over the top, from very top to the very bottom of the mobile phone screen. Thus making it impossible to touch the 4 icons at the bottom of the screen, t…" - Giles Alden
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"useless"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Was 5 star and my daily 'go-to'. But something has happened and the display now extends over the top, from very top to the very bottom of the mobile phone screen. Thus making it impossible to touch the 4 icons at the bottom of the screen, t…" - Giles Alden
11
"other"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not working correctly, cannot view tidal streams or other data. What have I paid for, certainly not this rubbish." - peter clayton
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"download"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "was very happy with this app but 2026 data did not download after taking payment. no response from email to support. I shall be looking for another app...." - Phil Monk
📋 All 34 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Not working correctly, cannot view tidal streams or other data. What have I paid for, certainly not this rubbish.
Broken again, can't change port or view tidal flows. Menus greyed out. please fix- usually a great resource. Expect it's due to the update on 20/4.
suddenly stopped working on my phone...? no data plugin found.!
Needs to display what time is shown. So should have GMT, BST etc. after the time.
was very happy with this app but 2026 data did not download after taking payment. no response from email to support. I shall be looking for another app....
Since buying the 2025 version, the app gets no further than "loading port data" and the circle of doom. 2.99 spent on nothing. Please fix or refund. Deeply disappointed as this was a great app last year
It worked fairly well in previous years but the 2024 data for my local ports cannot be accessed. I've paid for this year's data but all I get is an error message. The developers don't bother to answer their emails asking for help. Many other reviews complained about the same thing but now all the recent reviews have vanished.
I've used this app for a number of years and been very happy with it. However the 2024 Tyne primary and secondary port information doesn't load. I've uninstall and reinstalled a few times, deleted the 2024 data and reloaded and nothing seems to work. Really disappointing as this is the key area I paddle in. Tried email support and had no response. UPDATE 11/2/24 well three emails sent to the developers and no answer. Multiple attempts at deleting and reinstalling and still no port of tyne 2024
It was a good app in previous years, but now it doesn't work for the River Tyne. As this is my local port the app doesn't work for it is useless to me. Deleting and reinstalling the port data as suggested, hasn't fixed the problem. Reporting a problem isn't easy either.
Data pack fails to download after payment. Sadly, no longer the best tides app. No response from developer and Google will not refund. I hate giving negative feedback, especially after many years using the app and recommending to other sailors. Please fix this issue which others have also reported.
Used to be a great app, now it's pretty much useless. As others have said, 2024 ports will not load.
Data errors to some major and secondary ports. Reported but no response. Error message says to delete data and reload - so that probably results in paying twice. Won't purchase again. Shame - it's been a brilliant app until now.
What's going on with the Tyne data???
Cannot download 2024 data and have had no reply to my emails to the developer. Was a very good app, but will now have to find another one.
Really good but crashes on any date past Oct 20 tried emailing developers but no response. In short it is unreliable. Not what you want in a tide app
every time I look for tidal stream data for lierally anywhere, it just keeps showing me a map for the Isle of White!
Doesn't work for 2023. Wont accept payment. Shame as it was a good app.
ABSOLUTE CON!!!!! Developer trying to disguise themselves as a free app... IT'S £2.99. THE £2.99 IS SQUASHED AWAY IN A SENTENCE WITH NO SPACES...BEWARE!!!
Cannot even assess the usefulness as no tide data is loaded, you have to buy it first. One year costs £2.99. Other apps are available for free.
Not free. Min £3 in-app purchase for any actual data.
Misleading - Listed as a Free app but you have to pay within the app!
You have to pay to get anything
Have to pay to download a module. Nope.
Immediately asks you to pay
wasted time downloading cannot test to see if it works as I have to pay.. deleted
A big con paid .59 for 2017 its complete fraud and should be reported
First screen asked me to buy plug ins. Couldnt even open it to try. Useless. These designers SHOULD give up their day job.
Its a con. Can't use without purchasing the data. Dont waste your time
On Android at least this app doesn't compensate for daylight savings so in the summer it's running one hour behind. No possibility of changing it. The tidal currents are good which is the only reason I'm keeping it. The amount of places is limited compared to the app "Tide Times" which does compensate for daylight savings.
Was 5 star and my daily 'go-to'. But something has happened and the display now extends over the top, from very top to the very bottom of the mobile phone screen. Thus making it impossible to touch the 4 icons at the bottom of the screen, the 'NOW', 'SETTINGS' , 'CURRENT TIDE' and the 'CHART VIEW'. Grrr, why change things and make it near useless?
app worked ok until I paid for the latest port data for 2025. Since then the app just hangs and will not display the latest data! Refund requested.
How do you Change from UTC
tidal steam is stuck on Portsmouth. not very helpful when I am in Conwy. I paid for 2018 data in case that was the problem but nothing changed. I now expect a refund or fix please
I've just paid to update port data to 2017 but I continue to only have 2016 data and a message to change my port data. I have installed the 2017 data, but app is still showing 2016 when I open App. Restarted my phone. Still 2016 data. Uninstalled and reinstalled App....still only 2016....help please. ... Only 2 stars at this point...5 when it's back to working as it should with up to date data.
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