GoodRec vs Tidal Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoodRec
Discover and join local pickup sports games and leagues effortlessly. Avoid showing up to empty parks or missing players. Connect with new people and find your next game, whether you play casually or competitively.
- Find pickup games and leagues instantly
- Discover local sports events
- Join casual or competitive play
- Meet new players
- Open to all levels and genders
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Tap in and lace up. Find pickup games near you in seconds with GoodRec. No more empty parks. No more last-minute scrambles to fill a game. Just show up and play. How it works: 1. Pick your sport and city 2. Choose your game 3. Show up and play Why players choose GoodRec: • Find pickup games instantly • Play casual or competitive — your call • Meet new players and build your crew • All levels, all genders welcome Live in 70+ cities across the US, Canada and Europe and growing fast. Get off the sidelines. Download GoodRec and find your next game today.
Tidal Labs
This app transforms your Apple Watch and iPhone into an automated surf filming system. Log wave rides with your watch and let the app automatically trim your footage into a highlight reel.
- Apple Watch wave timestamp logging
- Automatic clip trimming
- Surf spot detection
- HealthKit workout tracking
- Configurable clip length
- Session library
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Tidal Labs turns your watch and iPhone into a hands-free surf filming system. Works with Apple Watch or a compatible Garmin! Set up your iPhone on a beach tripod or mount pointed at the lineup, strap on your watch, and paddle out. When you catch a wave, log it from your wrist: scroll the Digital Crown up on Apple Watch, or press DOWN on Garmin. When your session ends, open Tidal Labs, import your iPhone footage from your camera roll, and sync your watch data. The app automatically matches your timestamps to the footage and trims each ride into its own clip. The result is a clean highlight reel of every wave, ready to share, without touching a single clip manually. HOW IT WORKS 1. Mount your iPhone on the beach pointed at the waves 2. Start a session on your watch before paddling out 3. Log each wave from your wrist as you ride it 4. After your session, open Tidal Labs and import your footage from your camera roll 5. Sync your watch data and the app automatically trims your highlight reel FEATURES • Wave timestamps from Apple Watch or Garmin • Import footage directly from your camera roll • Automatic clip trimming based on ride timestamps • Landscape clip editor with trim and non-destructive crop • Optional GPS and on-device vision auto-follow crop • Auto surf spot detection powered by Surfline • HealthKit workout tracking with live heart rate • Configurable clip length (30 seconds to 3 minutes) • Session library with favorites and clip management • Save highlights to your camera roll and share anywhere • Everything stays on your device. Your footage is never uploaded • Clean, surfer-focused interface All you need is your iPhone, your watch, and some good waves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoodRec at none against Tidal Labs's 3. GoodRec also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Tidal Labs sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GoodRec asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for GoodRec against 5.0 for Tidal Labs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodRec has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoodRec | Tidal Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Just Play Apps, Inc. | Micah Woodring |
Customer experience
GoodRec
Tidal Labs
Bugs and requests
GoodRec
Reported bugs
3 issues- Account deletion issues
- Inability to change profile photo
- App crashing when changing locations
Requested features
5 requests- Improve communication and transparency
- Enforce rules and quality of play
- Provide better customer service and refund policies
- Expand to more locations
- Add social volleyball league
Tidal Labs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GoodRec
No in-app purchases
Tidal Labs
- Small Wave Tip$4.99
- Overhead tip$14.99
- Double Overhead tip$29.99
