Comparison

Beach Reports vs Rockgarden Email

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

Rockgarden Email

Features
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Rockgarden Email is a secured email application for management staff

Screenshots

Beach Reports3 screens
Rockgarden Email3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beach Reports at 9.0 against Rockgarden Email's 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beach Reports ships an update every 2 months, Rockgarden Email monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Beach Reports versus Rockgarden Email: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeach ReportsRockgarden Email
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMobile App FundAkinyemi Fadugbagbe

In-app purchases

None

Beach Reports

No in-app purchases

None

Rockgarden Email

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beach Reports free?
Beach Reports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rockgarden Email free?
Rockgarden Email is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beach Reports or Rockgarden Email have ads?
Neither Beach Reports nor Rockgarden Email shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beach Reports or Rockgarden Email?
Beach Reports ships an update every 2 months, and Rockgarden Email monthly. Most recently, Beach Reports was updated on November 2, 2026 and Rockgarden Email on October 31, 2026.

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