What Hahn Software does

Hahn Software LLC is a privately held, bootstrapped software company founded in 2008 and domiciled in the United States. It specializes in native Mac and iOS applications, with its primary product line being the AyeTides suite of tide and current prediction applications built on proprietary algorithms originally developed in 1999 for the Mr. Tides desktop program. The AyeTides product suite covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and iOS 14 home-screen widgets, all sharing a common database of tide stations (primarily North America) and current stations (North America and selected European locations), and all built using Objective-C, Foundation, and AppKit frameworks to display predictions, sun/moon times, interactive graphs, calendar views, and station maps.

The company operates a product-led, direct-to-consumer go-to-market model, distributing exclusively through Apple's iOS App Store and Mac App Store under a one-time perpetual license pricing model with pricing set by Apple. Its target customer base is individual recreational coastal users — boaters, fishermen, sailors, kayakers, and surfers — who need accurate tidal and current information for safety and trip planning. Marketing is limited to organic App Store discovery and a minimal company website with a basic contact form; no paid acquisition, social, or email channels are evident in the data.

In addition to consumer products, Hahn Software offers custom iOS and Mac software development, consulting, design, prototyping, and App Store distribution services to third parties, monetizing its deep Apple-platform expertise as a secondary revenue line. The firm is founder-owned with no disclosed external investors, no parent company, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no leadership changes reported in the available data.

Name

Hahn Software

Legal name

Hahn Software LLC

Website

https://hahnsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hahn Software LLC is a bootstrapped US developer of native Apple-platform tide and current prediction applications under the AyeTides brand, serving individual recreational coastal users such as boaters, fishermen, sailors, and surfers via the App Store.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Tide and Current Prediction Software

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Sports & Marine Recreation Retail (Paddle/Surf/Dive/Boat Accessories) (CRAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fishing Electronics & Marine Tech Retail (Fishfinders, GPS, Sonar) (CRAMALAH)

Keywords

• Tide prediction software
• Current prediction apps
• MacOS tide application
• IOS marine utilities
• Apple Watch tide app

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. App Store Sales: Revenue generated from selling applications through Apple's App Store ecosystem. Products include AyeTides for iPhone, AyeTides XL for iPad, AyeTides for Mac, and AyeTides Apple Watch app. Distribution occurs through the iOS App Store and Mac App Store platforms.
2. Custom Software Consulting: Provides consulting services for iOS and Mac software development, including design, prototyping, and app distribution through the App Store for custom programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hahn Software develops and sells the AyeTides suite of native Apple-platform applications that predict tides and ocean currents for boaters, fishermen, sailors, kayakers, surfers, and other coastal recreation users. The products are distributed exclusively through Apple's iOS and Mac App Stores across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and iOS 14 widgets, with tide stations primarily in North America and current stations also in parts of Europe. The company additionally offers custom iOS and Mac software development and consulting services to third parties.

Product overview

Hahn Software is a specialized Mac and iOS software company focused on tide and current prediction applications. Their product portfolio centers on the AyeTides application suite, available across multiple Apple platforms: AyeTides for iPhone, AyeTides XL for iPad, AyeTides for the Mac, AyeTides on the Apple Watch, and iOS 14 Widgets. All products share the same underlying tide and current database (with tide and current stations primarily in North America and some in Europe) and support features including interactive graphs, sun/moon times, and station maps. The company also offers custom software development and consulting services for iOS and Mac platforms, building on expertise developed since creating the original Mr. Tides program in 1999.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AyeTides for iPhone
• AyeTides XL for iPad
• AyeTides for the Mac
• AyeTides on the Apple Watch
• AyeTides Widgets for iOS 14
• Custom iOS and Mac Software Consulting

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Surfline: Surf forecasting platform including tide data for surfers and coastal recreation users. Overlaps with AyeTides in serving coastal tide-aware recreationists.
• Navionics: Marine navigation app offering tide/current data, charts, and routing for boaters across iOS/Android. Directly comparable as a consumer marine utility with overlapping tide-prediction functionality.
• Windy.app: Weather and tide forecast app popular with coastal recreation users (surfers, sailors, kayakers). Comparable as a multi-platform consumer utility serving the same coastal outdoor user.
• Tide Charts (7 Seas Systems): Long-standing tide and current prediction tools for iOS users. Closely comparable niche competitor in the consumer tide-prediction app category.
• PredictWind: Marine weather and tide forecasting service for sailors and coastal users. Directly comparable as a specialist tide/wind tool for the recreational marine market.

Emerging players

• Magicseaweed: Surf forecasting service including tide information for surfers. Overlaps with AyeTides' surfer and coastal recreationist segments.
• Fishweather: Fishing-focused weather and tide app for coastal anglers. Comparable as a specialized consumer app targeting a subset of the same recreational marine user base.

Broad incumbents

• Raymarine: Established marine electronics manufacturer integrating tide and current data into multifunction displays. Adjacent incumbent with overlapping end-user demand for marine situational data.
• Garmin Marine: Major marine electronics vendor offering chartplotters and tide/current data integrated with hardware. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing overlapping tide information within a much larger marine portfolio.
• NOAA (Tides & Currents): Official U.S. government source of tide and current data — both a critical upstream data provider for AyeTides and a free public alternative for end users.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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