Comparison

Surfoto vs Modfest

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

Head to head
About

Surfoto

Connects surfers with photographers who capture their waves. Surfers can find and purchase photos of themselves, while photographers can easily sell their work. A portion of all revenue supports ocean-based charities.

Highlights
  • Find photos by location and time
  • Upload and sell surf photos
  • Seamless checkout system
  • Download purchased photos
  • Support ocean charities
  • User profiles for taken/purchased photos
Features
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Surfers, do you have trouble linking up with the photographer who was at the beach while you were crushing barrels? Photographers, do you want your surfing photos to get the most exposure they can? Surfoto's goal is to bring these two parties together, where surfers can view the best versions of themselves by simply using the app. Photographers are able to upload the photos they've taken, listing them at a price they set. Using location and time filtering, surfers are able to browse and search for photographs in their area, during the time they were actively surfing. Users are not locked in to being a surfer or photographer - they can do both! This combination sets both parties up for success - with a seamless checkout system, surfers can have their favorite surfing photos downloaded in seconds. While photographers can make money quickly and easily selling their photos. Every photo is watermarked until a successful purchased occurs. Once a transaction is complete, the buyer gets their newly purchased photo in their profile, where they can download it directly to their device! And the best part - a percentage of all revenue go to ocean based charity, saving our oceans. Features include: Home feed - all photos loaded with no location or time filtering. Nearby feed - with location permissions, photos can be loaded in a close proximity to your location. Browsing ability - where users can browse photos by location, and (optionally) time. Upload photos - uploading a photo with a location, price, and an optional description. Profile screen - with all of your taken and purchased photos. Download screen - download your purchased photos Orders - keep track of your transaction history Withdrawals - withdraw your cash when you successfully sell photos! And more features! We hope you enjoy Surfoto!

About

Modfest

Log your car modifications, plan future builds, and manage your parts inventory. Track your vehicle's history, share your projects with a community of enthusiasts, and even export your build details.

Highlights
  • Car garage and modification logging
  • Project planning with parts and costs
  • Parts inventory management
  • Social feed for sharing builds
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF export of build details
Features
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Modfest - the ultimate tool to track your car mods, projects, and maintenance. Everything you've done to your car and everything you plan to do, in one place. Your build, your parts, your service history, and the real amount you've spent. Driven by car enthusiasts. YOUR GARAGE - Add cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, and more. - Photos, specs, build notes, a modification list, and a running cost total. - Decode a VIN when you add a vehicle. - Public or private. Use it just for yourself, or share it with the world. - Sign in at modfest.app to view and edit your garage on a bigger screen. PARTS INVENTORY - Save each part with a price, a vendor link, a category, notes, and mark whether it's bought and installed on your car. - Record when you bought and installed each part, and at what mileage. - Sort into categories, search and filter your whole inventory, and reuse the same part across projects. PLAN YOUR BUILD - Break a project into steps with parts, costs, photos, notes, and links. - See the total cost, what's already installed, and what's still on the wishlist. - Export the whole project as a PDF for shop visits, insurance, or resale. - Search for other published projects and discover how-tos for your car. MAINTENANCE AND REMINDERS (PREMIUM) - Log oil changes, brakes, tires, or any service with the date, odometer, cost, and notes. - Track each car's mileage and get reminders by date or distance so you never miss a due service. - Keep a full service history and export it as a PDF for buyers, mechanics, or your own records. SHARE THE BUILD - Publish a car or a finished project to the Modfest social feed. - Message other builders in private, including photos. - Build of the Week sits at the top of the feed. - Follow other enthusiasts, like and reply to comments, and get notified when people interact with yours. - Find builds by make, model, or what someone's working on. - Tap "Copy this project" on any public build to drop it into your own projects as a private starting point. MAKE IT YOURS - Choose from multiple theme colors and light/dark modes. - Set your distance units and your currency so everything reads the way you expect. WORKS OFFLINE - Your garage, parts, and projects live on your device. - No account required. Sign in anytime for free cloud backup and to share your builds. FREE TIER - 1 car in your garage, with unlimited projects, parts, and modifications for it. - Free cloud backup. - 5 photos per project, 5 photos per car. - 1 published project on the social feed. - Project and parts list PDF export. PREMIUM ($2.99/MONTH OR $24.99/YEAR, 7-DAY FREE TRIAL) - Unlimited cars in your garage. - Maintenance tracking and reminders for every car. - Cost breakdown for every car: see where your money goes by category and over time, including cost per mile. - Fix dates: quickly fill in missing bought and installed dates across your parts. - Up to 20 photos per project, 10 photos per car. - Unlimited published projects on the social feed. - Ad-free feed. A NOTE FROM THE DEV Modfest started because I was tracking everything I did to my project car through spreadsheets, random forums, and receipts. I started working on the app to create a hub that I'd find useful to plan a build, track my parts, keep up with maintenance, and share with a community of car enthusiasts. If you've got an idea or run into a bug, email me at support@modfest.app. Modfest is built by one person who actively uses the app. Most features started as something I wanted, or something another enthusiast asked for. Modfest Premium auto-renews at the end of each billing period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next renewal. Your free trial automatically converts to a paid subscription after 7 days unless canceled before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://modfest.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://modfest.app/terms

Screenshots

Surfoto4 screens
Modfest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Surfoto at none against Modfest's 2. Surfoto also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Modfest's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Modfest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Surfoto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Surfoto against 5.0 for Modfest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surfoto ships an update every 3 months, Modfest fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Surfoto versus Modfest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfotoModfest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilip TenteromanoDAKOTA AARON LONG

Customer experience

Surfoto

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Modfest

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Surfoto

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Modfest

Subscriptions2
  • Modfest Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Modfest Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Surfoto free?
Surfoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modfest free?
Modfest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Surfoto or Modfest?
Surfoto and Modfest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Surfoto or Modfest have ads?
Modfest shows ads; Surfoto does not.
Which is updated more often, Surfoto or Modfest?
Surfoto ships an update every 3 months, and Modfest fortnightly. Most recently, Surfoto was updated on October 24, 2026 and Modfest on October 24, 2026.

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