Comparison

Zepp vs BreakFinder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zepp

Track your workouts, health metrics, and nutrition with this comprehensive fitness app. It offers AI-powered coaching, detailed sleep analysis, and heart health monitoring. Customize your smartwatch experience and enjoy robust data security.

Highlights
  • Track macros via photo or manual entry
  • Monitor heart rate, sleep, stress, and SpO2
  • Analyze daily activity and advanced training data
  • Detailed sleep stage and recovery analysis
  • Customize Amazfit watch faces and mini apps
  • AI-powered wellness coaching
Features
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The official app for Amazfit, the Zepp app is free to use and trusted by top athletes such as running back Derrick Henry and sprinter Gabby Thomas. Built for sports and performance, it’s where you’ll track your training, health and recovery data, log your nutrition, and get easy-to-understand scores with AI-powered coaching and guidance — all protected with the highest level of data security. TRACK MACROS: Snap a photo of your meal and instantly get calories, weight, and macronutrients. No watch required, just the Zepp App. Perfect for athletes balancing training with strict diets. Log as many meals as you want with no limits, or enter them manually if that’s easier. HEALTH & FITNESS DATA: Vital health metrics like heart rate, sleep, stress, and blood oxygen, the Zepp App tracks your fitness progress in detail. It captures daily activity such as steps and calories burned, and advanced training data like pace, distance, speed, strength logs, and recovery insights. SLEEP MONITORING: The Zepp App monitors sleep with precision sensors and syncs the data to the Zepp App for full recovery analysis. You'll find detailed metrics on stages, duration, breathing, and recovery quality so you know if your body is ready to train hard or needs more rest to perform at its best. HEART HEALTH: See all your essential heart health data in one place. Track heart rate, HRV, and resting heart rate (RHR), and manually add blood pressure and blood glucose from external devices for a complete view of the most important muscle in your body. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WATCH: The Zepp App is where you’ll find software updates for your Amazfit smartwatch, band, or ring. It also gives you access to the Zepp Store, with hundreds of downloadable mini apps and watch faces to choose from. DATA SECURITY: The Zepp App delivers the highest level of data security, keeping your information safe and private. Safeguarded by Amazon Web Services (AWS), all data is regionally stored, encrypted, fully GDPR compliant, and never sold. FREE TO USE: The core experience of the Zepp App is free. You won't need to pay to view data tracked by your Amazfit device, upgrade software, or import maps. You'll also get free access to a core version of Zepp Aura, your very own wellness coach. For personalized wellness advice powered by AI, Zepp Aura Premium Subscription is available for a monthly or yearly fee, but there's no obligation to sign up. ZEPP AURA PREMIUM: Unlocking unlimited access to Zepp Aura will provide in-depth health assessments, a personal wellness assistant, sleep music and more (region specific). - Available in: Most countries and regions - Subscription Plans: Monthly or yearly options - Subscriptions are confirmed via your Google account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours in advance. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited once a purchase is made. - Details: https://upload-cdn.zepp.com/tposts/5845154 PERMISSIONS: The following optional permissions can enhance your experience but are not required: - Location Access: Used for automatically tracking running or cycling routes, and to show local weather - Storage: Used to import or export workout data, as well as save workout photos - Phone, Contacts, SMS, Call Logs: Used to display calls/notifications/texts on your watch and enable call reminders - Physical Activity: Used to synchronize step counts and workout information - Camera: Used for taking pictures and scanning QR codes to pair your devices - Calendar: Sync and manage schedules - Nearby Devices: Used to discover and connect to smart devices through bluetooth DISCLAIMER: Zepp is not a medical device and is intended for general fitness and health management purposes only

About

BreakFinder

This app transforms your smartwatch into an automatic surf session tracker, logging wave count, speed, and distance. It also serves as a phone-based hub for surf logs, forecasts for over 9,200 spots worldwide, and a unique take-off spot compass.

Highlights
  • Automatic wave detection
  • Cross-platform smartwatch compatibility
  • Comprehensive surf log
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Take-off spot compass
  • Global surf forecasts
  • Offline functionality
Features
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BreakFinder turns your smartwatch into a complete surf-session tracker — and your phone into a surf log, forecast hub, and spot finder. Free for every surfer. AUTOMATIC WAVE DETECTION No buttons. No guessing. A research-validated sensor-fusion algorithm detects every wave you ride and logs wave count, top speed, distance, ride time, GPS track, and heart rate. Choose from three sensitivity modes — White Water, Green Wave, or Performance — to match your style. WORKS ON THE WATCH YOU ALREADY OWN Apple Watch, Garmin, Wear OS, and Amazfit/Zepp. BreakFinder is the only surf tracker that works across all four platforms — with HarmonyOS and Suunto coming soon. Watch face, complications, and tiles included. YOUR FULL SURF LOG Every session syncs automatically to your phone — mapped, rated, and ready to replay. Wave count, top speed, distance, hours in the water, and recent-form stats at a glance. Your complete surf history, all in one place. AT A GLANCE — WIDGETS & COMPLICATIONS Add the Surf Forecast and Last Session widgets to your iPhone Home and Lock Screen, plus Apple Watch complications for swell score, tide, and your live wave count — your surf data without opening the app. TAKE-OFF SPOT COMPASS Lost in the lineup? The Take-Off Spot compass points straight back to where you caught your best waves. SURF FORECASTS FOR 9,200+ SPOTS Swell, wind, and tides for 9,200+ breaks in 140+ countries. 16-day forecasts. Save your home breaks as favorites and check conditions before you paddle out. DISCOVER BREAKS WORLDWIDE Explore the spot map to find waves near you or plan your next surf trip. Every break on Earth, mapped. OFFLINE & PRIVACY-FIRST Works offline on the water. No tracking, no ad cookies. Encrypted in transit (HTTPS). GDPR/DSGVO compliant. Delete your account anytime from inside the app. COMMUNITY & PROGRESSION Rank up, hit streaks, complete weekly quests. Follow the community feed and plan trips with your surf crew. In-app notifications keep you on top of buddy invites, comments, and swell alerts. PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT — YOUR SURF HISTORY IS YOURS, FOR LIFE Switch watch, switch brand, switch country — your surf history stays with you. Whatever hardware you ride next year, every wave you've ever caught travels with you, across platforms and across borders. One account for your watch, this app, and breakfinder.surf — always in sync, no lock-in. Full session analysis and detailed spot guides on the web. Built by surfers, for surfers. breakfinder.surf PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION BreakFinder Premium is available as an auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly. The price is shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://breakfinder.surf/privacy

Screenshots

Zepp4 screens
BreakFinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zepp at 4.6 against BreakFinder's 4.0. Zepp also leads on ratings volume (82K vs 1) and chart position (#203 vs unranked). BreakFinder's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zepp sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BreakFinder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zepp holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zepp has 82K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zepp ships an update weekly, BreakFinder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Zepp versus BreakFinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeppBreakFinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings82K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size510 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZepp Inc.Philipp Winkler

Customer experience

Zepp

All ratings81,735 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews2,830 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral16.0%
Negative37.7%

BreakFinder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Zepp

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Inaccurate heart rate and activity tracking
  • Syncing issues leading to data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more watch face customization options
  • Integrate with more third-party apps (e.g. Strava, Apple Health)
  • Improve notification handling and customization
  • Add water sports tracking mode

BreakFinder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Zepp

Subscriptions10
  • Zepp Fitness - monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly, 7-Day Free Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial$12.991 Year
Show 7 more
  • Yearly, 14 Day Free Trial14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 30-Day Free Trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Zepp Aura Premium - yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 90-Day Free Trial3 Months trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • watchface$0.99
  • miniprogram_level_2$1.99
  • watchface$1.99
Show 2 more
  • watchface$2.99
  • watchface$3.99
3 purchases

BreakFinder

Subscriptions2
  • BreakFinder Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • BreakFinder Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • BreakFinder Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Zepp free?
Zepp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BreakFinder free?
BreakFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zepp or BreakFinder?
Zepp is rated higher. Zepp averages 4.6 out of 5 from 82K ratings, while BreakFinder averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Zepp or BreakFinder have ads?
Neither Zepp nor BreakFinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zepp or BreakFinder?
Zepp ships an update weekly, and BreakFinder every 5 days. Most recently, Zepp was updated on October 15, 2026 and BreakFinder on October 7, 2026.

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