Comparison

Beach Reports vs Comment Ave

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

Head to head
About

Beach Reports

This app uses your GPS to track and report wave and weather conditions at nearby beaches. Users can share their experiences by posting photos and videos, and alert others to wave conditions using GPS tags and colored flags. Nearby maps show user-reported posts within a 300-mile radius.

Highlights
  • Track waves and weather conditions
  • Share photos and videos
  • GPS tags and colored flags for wave alerts
  • Nearby maps with user reports
  • Report and track local beaches
Features
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Do you love to take a walk at the beach or like to surf the waves? Are you a beach lover who takes trips with friends to the beach? Do you just like to hit the waves with your surf board and feel free? Either way, you're going to need to download Beach Reports to help get the best out of the beach day. What Can Beach Reports do for you? • Use your smartphone GPS location services to report and track waves & weather conditions at local beaches nearby • Transmit data to and from other Beach Reports users • Share your experience with the people you love, Beach Reports allows you to post up to 5 photos and a 2 minute video for each beach visited • Use GPS Tags and colored flags to alert other users of the waves conditions • Nearby Maps allows you to check out posts that have been reported with Beach Reports within a 300 mile radius Download Beach Reports now to get started.

About

Comment Ave

This utility allows you to view comments left by other users on any website you visit. Enhance your browsing experience by accessing community discussions directly within your web browser.

Highlights
  • Read comments on any website
  • Enhance browsing experience
  • Access community discussions
Features
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1000s of people are commenting on websites you visit. Download Comment Ave to read comments on every website you visit.

Screenshots

Beach Reports3 screens
Comment Ave1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Comment Ave at 5.0 against Beach Reports's 2.1. Beach Reports's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comment Ave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beach Reports has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beach Reports ships an update every 2 months, Comment Ave monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beach Reports versus Comment Ave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeach ReportsComment Ave
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile App FundJune Ninth LLC

Customer experience

Beach Reports

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Comment Ave

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

In-app purchases

None

Beach Reports

No in-app purchases

None

Comment Ave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beach Reports free?
Beach Reports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comment Ave free?
Comment Ave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beach Reports or Comment Ave?
Comment Ave is rated higher. Beach Reports averages 2.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Comment Ave averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Beach Reports or Comment Ave have ads?
Neither Beach Reports nor Comment Ave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beach Reports or Comment Ave?
Beach Reports ships an update every 2 months, and Comment Ave monthly. Most recently, Beach Reports was updated on October 29, 2026 and Comment Ave on October 30, 2026.

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