Surf Judge vs Surfantasy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf Judge
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Surf Judge options to help with your heat preparation include; - Make The Call: Keep track of the how many and what type of waves are breaking over a given time. Analyse the Statistics and Make The Call. Are we on or off? Share with surfers and Judges. Distribute/Share The Call and store in notes. - Judge It Map: Draw each wave, categorise and give a score to each wave. Track the number of waves, interferences and calculate the top 2 waves based on the results. Check the results page and share with the Head Judge OR store in notes section. - Judge It Score: Similar to the other Judging Option but only keeps track of scores. Tap each surfer's colour and give a score to each wave. Priority and Non Priority interferences can be given and calculates the top 2 waves based on the results. Check the results page and share with the Head Judge OR store in notes section. - Judge Notes: Write down key points about the surf location for the up coming heat or for a return visit. Share the notes via email or Airdrop. - Video Reference: Links to video example clips by Professional Surfers to help with your scoring. - Judging Tips: Some broader judging issues discussed in blog format. - Handy 'Nearby' map search from App to find Doctors, Surf Stores, Coffee Shops.... Surf Judge taking your next step in your surfing career!
Surfantasy
Engage in fantasy sports for surf life saving and surf sports. Build teams, compete in leagues, and access live event streams, results, and event information. Stay updated with athlete analytics and predictions for major competitions.
- Fantasy team selection (Iron, Board, Ski, Swim)
- League and overall leaderboard competition
- Live event streaming
- Event draw notifications
- Carnival info (tides, weather, dates)
- Athlete rankings and analytics
- Official club championship ladder
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Surfantasy is Australia's premier fantasy sports and information hub for surf life saving and surf sports. Features: • Select your fantasy team across Iron, Board, Ski, and Swim disciplines. • Compete against your mates in leagues and against everyone on the overall leaderboard • Live stream all events especially World Ocean Series events • Easy navigation of LiveHeats entries and results with our toggle buttons. Unique event draw notification • Get all your carnivals info including tides, weather and download event dates into your calendar • In-depth athlete rank, performance analytics, results and profiles • View World Ocean Series Club Championships (WOSCC) official ladder and rankings. • Articles, interviews and predictions for all major surf sport events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Surfantasy at Free against Surf Judge's $2.99. Surfantasy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Surfantasy is free to download; Surf Judge costs $2.99 up front. Surf Judge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Surfantasy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surf Judge ships an update every 4 months, Surfantasy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf Judge | Surfantasy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Martin Fitzgibbons | Surfantasy Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Surf Judge
- Surf Judging ToolsFree
Surfantasy
No in-app purchases









