Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker vs BreakFinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker
Track your performance across over 30 water sports with detailed metrics like speed, distance, and duration. Analyze your sessions, compare gear, and connect with a community for challenges and leaderboards. Offers wind forecasts and live sharing for select plans.
- GPS tracking for 30+ water sports
- Detailed speed, distance, and duration metrics
- Wind alerts and forecasts (Pro)
- Session history and progress tracking
- Gear logging and comparison
- Community challenges and leaderboards
- Live location sharing (Pro)
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Waterspeed is a GPS tracker for sailing, wingfoil, windsurf, SUP, kayak and 30+ other water sports. Record every session on the water and see your speed, distance and track in detail. WIND ALERTS AND FORECASTS • Wind alerts: pick when you want to head out, and Waterspeed tells you when the wind is right, with time to get ready (Pro) • Wind, weather and tide forecasts for the spots near you (Pro) • Wind history and spot conditions (Explore+) MEASURE • Speed, max speed, average speed, distance and duration • Best speeds over 2 s, 10 s and 500 m (Pro) • Your track on the map, with speed shown along the route • Heart rate from your watch, wind, strokes and foiling time • Tacks and gybes analysis, foiling efficiency (Pro) • VMG (velocity made good) and true wind angle (Ultra) • Polar charts and performance against target speeds (Ultra) • Upwind/downwind and port/starboard analysis, legs and runs, gains and losses in distance and angle (Ultra) • Countdown timer for race starts (Pro) • Session history and progress over months and seasons WORKS WITH YOUR DEVICES AND APPS • Apple Watch: record your session right from your wrist • Garmin, Coros, Suunto and Vakaros: your sessions sync into Waterspeed automatically • Strava and GPS-Speedsurfing.com: send your sessions there automatically (Pro) SPORTS Sailing (dinghy, keelboat, catamaran), wingfoil, windsurf, kitesurf, foil, efoil, pumpfoil, SUP, kayak, canoe, downwind, powerboat and 30+ water sports. IMPROVE • Log your gear (boards, sails, wings, foils, boats) and compare sessions • Challenges and leaderboards with the community • Share sessions with friends LIVE SHARING • Live location sharing, so people on shore can follow you (Pro) PLANS Free to download and record. Pro unlocks full stats, history and sync. Ultra adds advanced sailing and racing analysis: VMG, true wind angle, polars, legs and runs. Waterspeed Pro and Ultra are monthly or yearly subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple account and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. One subscription works on all Apple devices linked to your iCloud account. Waterspeed can export activities to Apple Health. We love hearing from the community: support@waterspeedapp.com Terms of Service: https://www.waterspeedapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.waterspeedapp.com/privacy
BreakFinder
This app automatically tracks your surfing sessions, logging wave count, speed, and GPS data. It also provides detailed surf forecasts for thousands of spots worldwide and helps you discover new breaks. Your surf history is securely stored and accessible across devices.
- Automatic wave detection
- Cross-platform smartwatch compatibility
- Comprehensive surf log
- Home screen widgets and complications
- Take-off spot compass
- Global surf forecasts
- Offline functionality
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker at 4.6 against BreakFinder's 4.0. Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). BreakFinder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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.
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker ships an update every 10 days, BreakFinder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker | BreakFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waterspeed Technologies Limited | Philipp Winkler |
Customer experience
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker
BreakFinder
In-app purchases
Waterspeed Sailing GPS Tracker
- WS Monthly subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- WS Quarterly subscription14 Days trial$7.993 Months
- Waterspeed Ultra Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Waterspeed Ultra Monthly$19.991 Month
- WS Yearly subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Waterspeed Ultra Yearly1 Month trial$99.001 Year
- Waterspeed Ultra Yearly14 Days trial$199.001 Year
BreakFinder
- BreakFinder Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- BreakFinder Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
- BreakFinder Premium Lifetime$89.99
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