Comparison

Beach Reports vs Opti Clinometer

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

Opti Clinometer

Features
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Opti Clinometer turns your iPhone into a precise field clinometer — a modern alternative to classic optical instruments. TWO MEASUREMENT MODES • Sight mode: hold the phone horizontally at eye level and aim along its top edge, like a classic clinometer. The right-hand end points at your target. • Camera mode: aim with the on-screen crosshair and read the slope to whatever you are looking at. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Tap the screen once — the reading freezes and is saved. Tap again to resume. That is the whole workflow. BUILT FOR REAL FIELD WORK • Rotating artificial horizon and bubble levels help you hold steady • Color-coded slope scale: green below 8%, yellow 8–15%, red above 15% • Optional measurement photos with a viewfinder HUD • Coordinates saved with measurements and a satellite map • Measurement history with notes and CSV export • Readings shown in both percent and degrees NO NONSENSE No ads, no accounts, no tracking. The app collects no data at all.

Screenshots

Beach Reports3 screens
Opti Clinometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Opti Clinometer at every 2 days against Beach Reports's every 2 months. Beach Reports's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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, Opti Clinometer every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beach Reports versus Opti Clinometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeach ReportsOpti Clinometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile App FundBurak Kizilobek

In-app purchases

None

Beach Reports

No in-app purchases

None

Opti Clinometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beach Reports free?
Beach Reports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Opti Clinometer free?
Opti Clinometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beach Reports or Opti Clinometer have ads?
Neither Beach Reports nor Opti Clinometer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beach Reports or Opti Clinometer?
Beach Reports ships an update every 2 months, and Opti Clinometer every 2 days. Most recently, Beach Reports was updated on October 3, 2026 and Opti Clinometer on October 3, 2026.

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