Surf Captain vs Duune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf Captain
Get detailed 16-day surf forecasts for numerous locations across North America and the Caribbean. This app provides highly accurate predictions in a user-friendly interface, making it easy to plan your next surf session.
- 16-day surf forecasts
- United States forecasts
- Canada forecasts
- Central America forecasts
- Caribbean forecasts
- Accurate predictions
- Simple interface
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Surf Captain makes knowing the upcoming surfing conditions a breeze with 16 day surf forecasts for the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. Highly accurate forecasts in a simple to use application. New regions will be added in time. Terms Of Use: https://surfcaptain.com/terms Privacy policy: https://surfcaptain.com/privacy
Duune
This app provides weather forecasts. It aims to be a reliable source for current conditions and future predictions.
- Weather forecasts
- Current conditions
- Future predictions
- Reliable weather source
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LETS GO CREW! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Duune at none against Surf Captain's shown. Duune also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Surf Captain's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Surf Captain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Duune sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Duune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 107 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Surf Captain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duune's.
Surf Captain ships an update weekly, Duune fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf Captain | Duune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (107 ratings) | 5.0 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #103 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weather Captain | Good Occupation LLC |
Customer experience
Surf Captain
Duune
Bugs and requests
Surf Captain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Duune
Requested features
1 request- Bigger map
In-app purchases
Surf Captain
- Surf Captain Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Surf Captain Pro Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Surf Captain Pro Plus Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
Duune
- Founding Member 4.991 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Founding Member 9.991 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Founding Member 12.991 Month trial$12.991 Month
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- Founding Member 13.991 Month trial$13.991 Month
- Founding Member 14.991 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Founding Member 15.991 Month trial$15.991 Month
- Founding Member 16.991 Month trial$16.991 Month
- Founding Member 17.991 Month trial$17.991 Month
- Founding Member 18.991 Month trial$18.991 Month
- Founding Member 19.991 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Founding Member 100.991 Month trial$100.991 Month
