macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hey all so basically I've made a small free Tide app for South Australia for android phone users, its available on Google play store. Started off making one for NSW as I'm a keen fisherman, made it for myself initially to use and to see if i could accomplish it and learn something, ended up now doing it for SA aswell.Has 190 locations, fishing tips(kings, jews, bream, flathead, bait collecting etc), tide times/heights/lunar info/sunrise and sunset times. Requires no data connection to view the information, which is good for remote fishing locations with no service. View any date upto December 25th 2014 etc.Basically after some feedback and to find out if any locations are missing that you fish, any feedback, comments or suggestions is greatly appreciated.Anyway if you wish to try it, visit the app market (play store) on your phone, search for Tides SA (its listed under Tides SA - Free) and let me know what you think (good or bad!). If this is against site rules please delete or if in wrong section please move.Cheers and tight lines Purnong, Hopeless Breamer, 4THALOVE and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raider 19 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Just downloaded it, it's awesome cheers, I have been waiting for something like this on Android macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks a lot mate, hearing that is greatly appreciated!Again if theres any locations that you fish which aren't listed, let me know and ill do my best to add them in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bishy 1 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hey Macca.... nice little AppReally like the ease of using it and especially having access to certain beaches rather than searching areas like Wallaroo and then having to + or - minutes to get your tides for the area you are fishing....great work mate..... this has just replaced my other app i use to use. :cheer: macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm boy 17 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks for that macca02!Just one item, one of the locations is listed as Black Point, there are at least two Black Points that I am aware of, both popular fishing areas. One is on Yorke Peninsula, the other is on Eyre Peninsula near Whyalla.Cheers!SB macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raider 19 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 You seem to have covered most, but if I think of any others I will definitely let you knowCheers again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks alot fellas! really great to see people actually like it lol! The black point listed is black point in Yorke Peninsula! I'll try and put in black point for eyre pennisula, is it referred to by any other names? I've done a quick Google search and can't seem to find anything.Thanks again guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm boy 17 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 No worries, the other Black Point is pretty much Point Lowly, near Whyalla, which you have listed. Cheers!SB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 im not a massive user of apps on my phone, to much other rubbish pops up an I don't understand all the using data jargon so I just don't bother with them but this one I like cos it can be used without using data congrats I like it cheers 4THA macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks mate! there are ads that are displayed down the bottom of the screen (though they don't popup and get in the way, they stay out of areas of use) which do require data connection to show, but all the tidal information/lunar/sunrise/sunset etc can be viewed without the need for data. so if you're out of credit or no reception, it still works (just no ads will be shown , so win win lol).There is a paid version ($1.45) which has no ads, 11 more fishing tips and inbuilt converter (convert between Ounces and grams, feet and metres, inches and centimetres, lbs and kgs and vice versa). 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 can you add Barometric pressure ?? and or predictive good fishing times like some of the other Apps my mates have ?cheers again 4THA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I looked into adding in barometric pressure, swell, wind and weather but getting any of that information would require internet as its variable, unlike tides/sunrise/sunset and lunar phases which can be predicted. The only way i found to be able to get this information is to sign upto an "API" service, basically its a service that you pay a fair bit of $$$ (alot more then ill ever make from the app) each year, to be able to request upto date conditions for locations.Predictive fishing times is something I'll definetley look into and would like to include, I'm not 100% sold on the anglers almanacs though (predictive books/apps on whens the best day for fishing), I'm a big believer in going when you can, and the more time you spend on the water with a bait/lure the better chance you have, though obviously fishing around tide changes, rising barometer and the such increase your chances. Great suggestion, i'll have a look into it now, check out some predictive fishing apps and research up! 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purnong 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Just downloaded it myself, Very useful little app mateWould it be possible to add Goolwa Beach please, It would be good for the cocklers amongst us :cheer: 4THALOVE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Added it now mate, just gonna do some testing then ill publish it. update should be ready for download in the morning! Am going to work on adding in every SA beach after that, then I'll just push it all through one update in the next week! (rather than updating one location at a time). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Updated & published. Goolwa beach is now added (only for free version so far), should be approved and up in the next couple of hours or morning at the latest. Let me know if anything isn't working in the update, i've left things out before :S If you're after that location then update, otherwise just wait and within a week I'll push through one big update that will have every beach in South Aus! Purnong and iron chef 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purnong 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Excellent stuff mate, Thank you macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
interested_party 0 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Awesome mate, well done. macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylzzz69 95 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Bloody brillant mate!!!been looking for one of these for a long time now instead of going onto willy weather.Locks Well?Sheringa?Flinders Island?locks well would be pretty much the same as elliston but others are further away macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Cheers fellas!I've got Flinders chase, Port flinders and Kangaroo Island but can't find Flinders Island (other than Flinders Island, TAS)? could it be named something else?I will add in Sheringa Beach and Locks Well Beach tonight and update! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jagger 24 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Excellent work! Another who has been waiting for a dedicated SA tide appNot that I looked, slack I know..... but what's the chance of Old Noarlunga for the Onk?Used to have an app that you could manually adjust to work it out but it was fairly complicated.From memory, it was a solid hours difference+ macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BarneyB 1,939 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks mate, looks good. macca02 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macca02 0 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Did some searching then and i can't find anywhere that has tide data for down the Onk river. Tried willyweather and the like and nothing! Closest thing i could come to actual info was actually from a thread on this forum:http://www.strikehook.com/forum/5-general-fishing/187589-onkaparinga-tidesSomeone mentioned that they use southport beach as a reference and add 1-2 hours depending on how far up the Onk you go. I'll add in southport beach, but its tide times and heights are the same as Port Noarlunga South (which is already in there).I would've figured somewhere would have some data for it but apparently not :s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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