Comparison

Explore by Evolve vs Boost Surfing

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

Head to head
About

Explore by Evolve

Track your electric skateboard rides, monitor performance metrics like speed and distance, and share your routes with a community. Compete on global leaderboards and customize your board's power, acceleration, and LED lights.

Highlights
  • Record ride metrics (speed, distance, time)
  • Share routes with community
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Customize power and acceleration
  • Adjust braking curves
  • Customize LED lights
  • Update board firmware
Features
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Ride Tracker: - Record your ride, check your top speed, average speed, time and distance ridden. - View your previous rides and share your route with the community - We welcome the community to share their epic rides to the map for other members to check out - Pin your rides to the map for other users to ride and rate Leaderboard: - Whether you’re a casual rider, commuter or serious competitor, log your distance ridden and compete on a global scale - Compete with your friends on a real-time basis, and the leaderboard is updated straight after your ride - Filter by week/month/year and by country – see who’s ridden the most in your country this month Customise: - Every rider has their preference, with Evolve’s Customise feature, you can now tune your ride to the amount of power that suits you - Customise even further with the Hadean series with the ability to adjust power output, acceleration and bracking curves. - Customise the LED out of your Hadean board. Choose from a variety of colours to make your ride your own. - The new Customise feature is compatible with all Evolve GTR electric skateboards via Bluetooth connection Other: - Stay up to date with the ability to update your board and remote to the latest firmware

About

Boost Surfing

Control and customize your electric surfboard fin with this app. Adjust motor power, boost duration, and monitor battery levels. Access tutorials and support for an enhanced surfing experience.

Highlights
  • Connect and pair Boost Fin
  • Adjust motor power
  • Set boost duration
  • Check battery charge
  • Connect multiple fins
  • Watch tutorials
  • Contact technical support
Features
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Boost your rides!   Boost Surfing Fin takes surfing to a completely new level! And with the Boost Surf App you can adjust your Boost Fin’s motor power and duration of the boosts effortlessly! Each Boost Fin comes with a pre-set mode. But you don’t have to agree to the ordinary and can change the game and adjust the Fin to meet your needs!  Throw all the power into the motor and use multiple short boosts to catch every wave, or set the motor power at 30% and use long boosts to enjoy a lengthy paddle-board ride and explore the ocean with ease! Play with the modes and find the right one for you! Key features: - Connect your Boost Fin to the app with an easy 3-step guide. Connecting a device to an app has never been easier - just follow 3 simple steps and pair your Boost Fin to the app and set the right mode for you! - Check your Boost Fin’s battery charge level. How to know when your Boost Fin needs some juice? Simply check it’s battery life in the app, charge it if necessary and get back into the water in no time! - Adjust the desired motor power of your Boost Fin. If you’re surfing, you need that extra push to get to the line-up and catch the waves, so you can set the motor power to higher levels, and if you’re exploring the ocean on your SUP board, you will only need around 30% of the motor power to enjoy your session. Choose the amount of motor thrust for any moment of your session! - Choose the duration of the boosts. There are two options of the boosts - Short boost and Long boost. Each Boost Fin comes with a pre-set mode, but you can change the duration of the boosts according to your needs and adjust the motor power for each one of them. - Connect as many Boost Fin to the app as you want. You can set the modes for each one of the connected Fins easily with just one app. - Connect multiple remotes to the app! - Watch Tutorials and How-to guides. Having questions about your Boost Fin? Our selection of video guides will help answer most of the questions and provide guidance in the most common situations - installing the fin, turning it on and off, charging the fin, etc. - Ran into troubles? Contact our technical support specialists in your app! We will get back to you as quickly as possible and help resolve any issues.

Screenshots

Explore by Evolve4 screens
Boost Surfing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boost Surfing at 100% against Explore by Evolve's 12%. Boost Surfing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9). Explore by Evolve's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

Boost Surfing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explore by Evolve has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Explore by Evolve's written reviews are positive against 100% of Boost Surfing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Explore by Evolve versus Boost Surfing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore by EvolveBoost Surfing
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (30 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvolve SkateboardsBoost Surf, Inc.

Customer experience

Explore by Evolve

All ratings30 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive12.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative78.9%

Boost Surfing

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Explore by Evolve

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disconnects when trying to apply custom settings
  • Firmware update feature not working
  • Rides not saving or disappearing
  • Leaderboard issues with unrealistic entries

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to update remote firmware
  • Display board battery percentage
  • Odometer and ride history tracking
  • Ability to add photos and notes to rides
  • Integration with other fitness apps
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  • Alternative login options besides Facebook

Boost Surfing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Explore by Evolve

No in-app purchases

None

Boost Surfing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explore by Evolve free?
Explore by Evolve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boost Surfing free?
Boost Surfing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Explore by Evolve or Boost Surfing?
Boost Surfing is rated higher. Explore by Evolve averages 1.9 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Boost Surfing averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Explore by Evolve or Boost Surfing have ads?
Boost Surfing shows ads; Explore by Evolve does not.
Which is updated more often, Explore by Evolve or Boost Surfing?
Explore by Evolve ships an update every 2 months, and Boost Surfing every 2 months. Most recently, Explore by Evolve was updated on October 11, 2026 and Boost Surfing on October 7, 2026.

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