Dawn Patrol vs RBLD®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dawn Patrol
Track and analyze your surfing sessions with detailed metrics like wave count, speed, and distance. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit for comprehensive workout data. Premium features offer advanced analytics and tide-wave correlations.
- Track and analyze surf sessions
- Record surf workouts
- Count waves and measure distance
- View surf sessions on a map
- Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit
- Surfline forecast integration
- Advanced surf analytics
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Turn your Smartwatch into the ultimate surf watch with Dawn Patrol Dawn Patrol is a powerful surf tracker for Apple Watch and Garmin, giving you the tools to track, analyse and relive every surf session, right from your wrist. Get today's Surfline forecast for your favourite beaches, track your waves and performance, and see your most important surf data at a glance. With beautiful smartwatch faces and glancable widgets, Dawn Patrol puts the information you need right where you need it. The best part? The core Dawn Patrol experience is FREE for every surfer. Upgrade to **Soul Surfer** to unlock our full suite of premium surf features. FREE Features * Track and analyse your surf sessions * Record your surf workouts * Automatically count your waves * View every session on a map * Track your top speed * Beat your personal records * Measure your wave time * See your distance surfed per wave and across your entire session * Track heart rate and calories burned through Apple Health and Activity * Relive and share your surf sessions SOUL SURFER | PREMIUM FEATURES Available with a monthly or yearly subscription. Turn your smartwatch into a beautiful Surf Watch - See the latest surf forecast for your favourite spots directly on your wrist. Track your paddling - Understand how much you paddle, how efficiently you paddle and how your paddling changes from session to session. Advanced surf analytics - Go deeper into your performance. Understand your speed, identify where you're gaining and losing speed, and learn how to generate more speed when you need it most. Beautiful surf widgets - Get surf conditions and forecasts at a glance with beautifully designed widgets for your phone and smartwatch. Understand your local break - Analyse your sessions alongside tide and wave conditions to understand how your local spot performs and when you surf it best. Compare your boards - Get deeper insights into your performance across different boards and see what works best for you. Add photos to your sessions and boards - Build a richer history of your surfing by adding your own photos to sessions and boards. Get your Surfline Rewinds - Surfline Sessions compatible, watch back waves ridden in front of a Surfline camera WORKS WITH YOUR SMARTWATCH Dawn Patrol brings surf tracking to your wrist, with support for **Apple Watch and Garmin smartwatches**. Dawn Patrol integrates with Apple Health and Activity, allowing you to track heart rate and calories burned alongside your surf session data. Whether you're tracking waves, analysing your performance or checking the conditions before paddling out, Dawn Patrol gives you the surf data you need, right on your wrist. Your smartwatch is a Surf Watch. Just add Dawn Patrol! Happy surfing! --- SOUL SURFER SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS **Please note:** * The Soul Surfer subscription is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. * Payment will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. * Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. * Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. * You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal through your App Store account settings after purchase. * Any unused portion of a free trial period, where offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. For the full Terms and Conditions of this service, please see the Dawn Patrol Terms and Privacy Policy. https://www.dawnpatrol.cloud/terms and https://www.dawnpatrol.cloud/privacy
RBLD®
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RBLD® is a training and wellbeing app built for people who take performance seriously — in the gym, at home or at work. AI Coach powered by real data RBLD Coach connects natively with Apple Watch and Apple Health. When you finish a workout on Apple Watch, Coach can automatically read your heart rate, HRV, sleep, active energy and training zones. No manual entry. No intermediary apps. No Apple Watch? It works just as well. Log your training manually, photograph meals with Fuel Lens and track your progress — Coach still has the context it needs to guide you. Fuel Lens Photograph a meal and receive a complete nutritional analysis in seconds. Coach uses this alongside your biometric data to adapt your recovery and energy guidance. Structured programme Three phases — Restart, Rebuild and Recovery — with progressive-overload tracking, PR detection and a readiness score based on your real data. For personal trainers, gyms and businesses RBLD enhances the work of personal trainers: clients have access to Coach 24/7, informed by their real data. Gyms and corporate wellbeing teams can use group member packages with automatically provisioned accounts. Ask your employer or HR team whether RBLD can be included in your benefits package. RBLD® is a registered trademark of Rebuild Labs Ltd (UK Trade Mark No. UK00004338902). Rebuild Labs® is a registered trademark of Rebuild Labs Ltd (UK Trade Mark No. UK00004336307). Registered in England and Wales, Company No. 17018247.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RBLD® at none against Dawn Patrol's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Dawn Patrol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. RBLD® asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dawn Patrol ships an update every 10 days, RBLD® weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dawn Patrol | RBLD® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 290 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dawn Patrol Surf Tracking | Rebuild Labs Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Dawn Patrol
Reported bugs
4 issues- Apple Watch complications not working properly
- Incorrect wind/tide data displayed
- Sessions not syncing correctly with phone app
- App crashing on newer iOS/watchOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add distance paddled metric
- Allow manual editing of recorded waves
- Improve Strava integration
- Provide option to lock app to specific location
RBLD®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dawn Patrol
- Soul Surfer (Monthly)$3.491 Month
- Soul Surfer (Yearly)1 Month trial$27.491 Year
RBLD®
No in-app purchases









