Watch NRL vs Flowstate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch NRL
Stream all Australian Rugby League matches live and on-demand outside of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Enjoy full seasons, including the NRL Telstra Premiership and State of Origin, with no ad-breaks during play. Download matches for offline viewing and watch on your TV.
- Live and on-demand match streaming
- No ad-breaks during play
- Full match replays
- Offline viewing downloads
- Pause and rewind live games
- TV casting via Airplay/Chromecast
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Watch NRL is the OFFICIAL NRL streaming service for fans living or travelling outside of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Watch NRL brings you all the Australian Rugby League action you love including every match LIVE & ON-DEMAND with no ad-breaks during play, including: •The 2026 NRL Pre-Season Challenge •The 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership •The 2026 NRL Women's Telstra Premiership •The 2026 Men's & Women's State of Origin Series •Every Kangaroos and Jillaroos International Test on home soil Plus enjoy the best in the business FOX LEAGUE commentary, news, analysis and entertainment shows, right throughout the season. Watch it your way: Pause and rewind LIVE matches or choose where to start watching. No waiting around with instant full match replays. Download matches for offline viewing. Watch on your TV with Airplay or Chromecast (supported platforms). Spoiler-free with the ability to turn scores off.
Flowstate
Transform your iPhone into a dedicated surf camera. Automatically capture and clip your waves and maneuvers, then analyze your performance with AI-powered insights. Build a personal library of your best sessions and share highlights to accelerate your progression.
- AI wave and move detection
- Automatic session clipping
- Performance analytics
- Personal surf library
- Side-by-side session comparison
- Coaching feedback
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Turn your iPhone into a surf camera. Capture your sessions, analyse your performance with AI, and keep every wave in one place — at the surf park or in the ocean. Flowstate helps surfers capture every wave, review their sessions, and improve faster. Film Yourself Surf, While You Surf: Set up your phone and let Flowstate do the work. Turn your iPhone into a powerful surf camera Capture your entire session from the beach. Automatically detect and clip your waves and moves — snap, barrel, and more Never miss your best wave again Fast-Track Your Progression: See what's working and where to improve. AI-powered move detection Verified stats — turns, snaps, combos and more Compare sessions side-by-side Progress faster with real data from every session Keep Every Wave In One Place: Your personal surf library. Review every session inside your Zone Build a library of your best clips and photos Track goals and improvements over time Share highlights with friends and coaches Connect With A Coach: Elite feedback, after every session. Move-by-move coaching notes Personalised feedback on your technique Know exactly what to work on next Built For Surfing: Flowstate works wherever you surf. Surf parks & wave pools Ocean sessions Your Surf Zone: Capture your session Track your progression Download Flowstate to get in the Zone. Terms of Use: This app uses Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): This can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Watch NRL and Flowstate both sit at 2.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Flowstate's written reviews are positive against 17% of Watch NRL's. Flowstate also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Watch NRL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (52 vs 3). On price, rating and ads 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. Flowstate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Watch NRL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flowstate holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch NRL has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Watch NRL's written reviews are positive against 83% of Flowstate's.
Watch NRL ships an update every 4 months, Flowstate fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Watch NRL | Flowstate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (52 ratings) | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd | Flowstate Zone |
Customer experience
Watch NRL
Flowstate
Bugs and requests
Watch NRL
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to cast or stream to TV properly
- Playback issues with downloading and offline viewing
- Incorrect geolocation detection leading to content blocks
Requested features
4 requests- Add 15-second skip forward/backward buttons
- Improve video player controls and scrubbing
- Optimize app for larger screens and TV viewing
- Provide better spoiler protection for on-demand games
Flowstate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Watch NRL
No in-app purchases
Flowstate
- Flowstate Pro monthly subscription$14.991 Month
- Flowstate Pro Annual Subscription$109.001 Year
Questions
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