Chlorofishy vs. RipCharts
RipCharts sells two tiers. Premium is $169 for the first region, $20 for each additional, with altimetry, currents, salinity, high-resolution bathymetry, and an offline mobile app. Standard is $99 for the first region plus $20 for each additional one, but by RipCharts' own description it is a legacy product created in 2007 that receives no new features or satellites and excludes regions added since 2019. Chlorofishy is $49-$89/year, actively maintained across all 38 regions, and shows a named raw satellite pass behind every reading.
Prices and features verified 2026-08-25.
Feature matrix
| Feature | RipCharts Standard | RipCharts Premium | Chlorofishy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 first region, $20 each additional | $169 first region, $20 each additional | $49-$89/year |
| Product status | Legacy, per RipCharts' own site: created 2007, sold as-is, no new features or satellites, excludes regions added since 2019 (their examples: New Zealand, Western Australia, Hawaii) | Current product | Current product |
| SST updates | 4-8/day | 8-20/day | Several passes per day depending on region and cloud cover, ingested within minutes of publication; checked every 10 minutes around the clock |
| Chlorophyll | 1/day | 2-3/day | Composite latency roughly 12-14 hours; raw chlorophyll passes also stream in during daylight hours as they're captured |
| Altimetry, currents, bathymetry | Yes | Yes | No |
| Salinity | No | Yes | No |
| Subsurface SST, 5-day forecast | No | Yes | No |
| Named raw satellite passes | Not described as a distinct product | Not described as a distinct product | Yes, per-pass sensor, capture time, and native resolution |
| Offline mobile app | No | Yes, iOS/Android | No, web only |
RipCharts figures verified directly against ripcharts.com/register.aspx on 2026-08-25 (their site was unreachable from our own network due to a local TLS chain issue; the figures above are read directly from their registration page, not a third-party source). Premium's per-region structure ($169 first region, $20 each additional) was separately confirmed against ripcharts.com/RegisterForPremium.aspx on 2026-08-25, where selecting 7 regions totals $289.00 (169 + 6 × 20), matching the per-region math. RipCharts offers 16 regions in total. RipCharts subscriptions auto-renew annually on a 12-month term. Chlorofishy figures from pricing and data sources.
RipCharts also sells through the Apple App Store as an in-app purchase, priced separately from the web registration above: $169.99/year per region, or $229.99/year for the US/Baja package. Only the Premium tier includes the mobile app, so this is the mobile purchase path, not a third pricing tier.
Choose RipCharts if
You want the broadest layer set in this category, even on their cheaper legacy tier: altimetry, currents, and high-resolution bathymetry. Premium adds salinity, subsurface SST, a 5-day SST forecast, and an offline mobile app that anglers repeatedly name as decisive when they lose signal offshore.
Choose Chlorofishy if
You want a currently maintained product across all 38 regions, not one frozen since 2007 that excludes coverage added since 2019. Against RipCharts' own current product, Premium, we cost $89/year worldwide versus their $169/year for one region, with a named raw satellite pass behind every reading and monthly billing. Their own per-region pricing, applied to all 16 regions they offer, computes to $469/year ($169 + 15 × $20): a figure we calculated from their published structure, not a price they quote directly, and still more than five times our worldwide rate. We don't offer altimetry, currents, bathymetry, salinity, or an offline mobile app.
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