Spotadvisor Surf Forecast vs SurfSignal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spotadvisor Surf Forecast
This app provides a personalized surf forecast by combining marine weather data with your past surf session ratings. It learns your preferences to offer more accurate predictions for your favorite spots. You can also benefit from community ratings at new locations or create custom spots worldwide.
- Personalized surf forecasts
- Surf session logging and rating
- Community spot ratings
- Custom spot creation
- Friend connections and session sharing
- Ad-free PRO version
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Spot advisor is a personalized surf forecast and surf spot rating app. We know it's hard to create a realistic nearshore forecast just from swell, period, and direction. With Spotadvisor you can enter your surf sessions and rate the current conditions. After entering a few sessions, we show a personalized forecast for your favorite surf spots based on marine weather data and your ratings. The more sessions you enter, the more accurate the forecast will be. If you come to a new spot where you haven't entered any sessions so far, you can benefit from the ratings of the other users. Get a surf forecast from many known spots or create your own private spot to get a forecast from every place around the world. Connect with friends and share your sessions and your experience. HOW TO USE THE SPOTADVISOR PRO VERSION: • The app is free to download and runs by default in the free basic version. If you like, you can subscribe to the PRO version. The PRO version contains extra features like private spots and it comes Ad free. • The PRO version can be activated by a monthly or yearly subscription. You will find a full list with all features in the App. • The cost of the subscription will be made clear to you before the purchase process and may vary from time to time or by country. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes account settings after purchase. • Full terms and conditions can be found at https://spotadvisor.app/terms/
SurfSignal
This app provides personalized daily alerts for optimal surfing, kiting, and windsurfing conditions based on your chosen spots and preferred wind, swell, and tide settings. It offers a clear timeline of all your spots and allows you to sync planned sessions directly to your calendar.
- Personalized spot selection
- Customizable condition rules
- Daily clear signal alerts
- Multi-spot timeline view
- Session planning and calendar sync
- High-resolution forecast data
- Live station wind checks
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SurfSignal sends one clear daily signal when your own spots and conditions line up. Choose any surf spot, set your ideal wind, swell and tide conditions, and let SurfSignal watch the forecast for you. Looking further ahead? The agenda puts all your spots on one timeline, day by day. Tap the windows you want to ride. Your session lands in your own calendar, with the spot, the times and the route. - No ads. - No login. - No noise. - Ready in two minutes. SurfSignal is built for surfers, kiters, windsurfers, foilers, sailors and anyone who depends on the right wind, tide or swell. Why SurfSignal? - Choose your own surf spots - Set your own wind, tide and swell rules - Get one clear daily signal - See all your spots on one timeline - Plan your sessions and sync them to your own calendar - See high-resolution forecasts - Check live station wind - View surf cams - Use clean hourly tables and graphs - Customize each spot your way SurfSignal is not another app to scroll through. It is a tool. Set your signal. Go when it's on. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SurfSignal at every 5 days against Spotadvisor Surf Forecast's fortnightly. On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Spotadvisor Surf Forecast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and SurfSignal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spotadvisor Surf Forecast ships an update fortnightly, SurfSignal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spotadvisor Surf Forecast | SurfSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixelnomads Ltd | Sebastiaan Dalmeijer |
Customer experience
Spotadvisor Surf Forecast
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In-app purchases
Spotadvisor Surf Forecast
- Spotadvisor PRO monthly$2.491 Month
- Spotadvisor PRO annual$19.991 Year
SurfSignal
- Super Monthly$1.991 Month
- Super Yearly1 Month trial$17.991 Year
- SurfSignal pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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