MTL SURF vs Unnur Surf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTL SURF
Get real-time river conditions for surfing, including water temperature, level, and flow. Make informed decisions about when and how to surf, and track historical data with charts.
- Live river metrics (temperature, level, debit)
- Wave quality prediction
- Wetsuit recommendation
- Historical data charts
- Session planning tool
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The MTL SURF app provides live data on river metrics like the water temperature, the level and the debit. According to those metrics, you now have a hint at your fingertips to know wether or not the wave is good. The app also tells you if you should put on your spring suit or your full hooded 6/5 winter wetsuit. You can also watch if those metrics are going up or down one month back with line charts. Make sure to check the app before your next session at Habitat 67 or at "Vague à Guy"!
Unnur Surf
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Unnur is a private surf logbook for people who actually surf. Pin your spots anywhere in the world. Log every session in seconds. The app fetches the swell, wind, and tide data automatically — so the next time conditions look familiar, you'll know whether to paddle out or sleep in. EVERY WAVE, REMEMBERED Tap any session and see exactly when you surfed, how it scored, and what the ocean was doing at the time. No more "I think it was around 2 meters from the west" — the conditions are saved with the wave. KNOW YOUR HOME BREAK unnur builds a profile of your favorite spots from your own data. Average rating, total hours, best and worst conditions, last surfed. The longer you log, the more it learns what actually works for you. PIN YOUR SPOTS ANYWHERE A clean world map you control. Add Pipeline, your local, that one wave you found on a trip to Portugal. They're all yours — private by default, never shared. DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Works offline — log waves in a parking lot with no signal, sync later • One screen to log a session: pick a spot, hit save, conditions are fetched • No social feed, no leaderboards, no friend requests Surf and tide conditions powered by Open-Meteo. Made by surfers, for surfers.
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Verdict
MTL SURF and Unnur Surf are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MTL SURF ships an update every 2 months, Unnur Surf every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MTL SURF | Unnur Surf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kayak Sans Frontieres | ILLUGI STEINGRIMSSON |
In-app purchases
MTL SURF
No in-app purchases
Unnur Surf
No in-app purchases









