Swell Journal vs Surferz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swell Journal
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Dialing in the surf spots on your coast can be difficult, Swell Journal is a organizational tool that helps you organize information about surf sessions with the goal of improving your ability to predict the surf. After a surf session take a look at the surf report and note the swell direction and period. Open Swell Journal and log that session. Once many sessions have been logged you will be able to make informed decisions about which surf spots will be best based upon your own experiences.
Surferz
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Surferz is a surf sessions log to track your surfing sessions. You can count your surf sessions and rate them by: - mood - waves - weather - crowd In this way you can create your surf diary to keep track of your surf sessions and count them at the end of the year. Check if you reach your yearly surf goals and compete with your friends and see who surfed more times!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swell Journal at none against Surferz's 1. Swell Journal also leads on device support and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 26.0). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Surferz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Swell Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Swell Journal | Surferz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matt Burrill | Daniele Venturino |
In-app purchases
Swell Journal
No in-app purchases
Surferz
- PRO version$4.99








