Comparison

SurfPat vs WeWave Surf

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

Head to head
About

SurfPat

Features
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The important thing to improve your surfing is to keep surfing. SurfPat is a habit tracker specialized in surfing. SurfPat encourages you to get motivated more on surfing. Keep a record with ease just after surfing in minutes. - The basic record includes spots, durations, winds, surfaces, and sizes. - “Level up” by reaching the specific duration time needed and you get additional stamps. - Options are provided automatically based on the user inputs to save time - Dark mode supported

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WeWave Surf

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Some days the waves aren't great, and you still want to go. WeWave makes those sessions count. Join a challenge at your spot with your Apple Watch, record your rides automatically, and see how you rank against surfers around the world. Start a team with your crew and climb the team world ranking. When you're planning the next session, check the forecast for 4,200+ spots. SPOT CHALLENGE - Every spot holds an all-day challenge once a week, from an hour before sunrise to an hour after sunset - Start the challenge on your Apple Watch and your next 30 minutes of riding are scored - A 3-2-1 countdown starts it; in the water your watch shows the time left, your score and your rank - After every ride, a card shows the points it earned, your new place and the points you need to win - At 20, 10, 5 and 2 minutes left, your wrist tells you what it takes to win - The result as soon as you're out, and a champion screen when you take the title - Your score comes from your rides, ride distance, cutbacks, paddling and top speed - Post the top score and you're the spot's champion until someone beats it - Get a reminder the evening before and 30 minutes before a challenge at your favourite spots RECORD YOUR RIDES ON APPLE WATCH - Start a session and paddle out. WeWave detects your rides automatically - Your speed, ride distance, paddle distance and calories, live during the session - Replay your rides and paddling on the map - Top speed, distance, duration and cutbacks for each ride - Spot Zukan: a spot is added only when your Apple Watch GPS track was there TEAMS - Create a team, find surfers by username and invite them - Your members' rides add up across 10 team world rankings: total points, longest ride, fastest ride, most ridden in 30 minutes and more - Share your session results in the team chat - Start a session on your Apple Watch and your team sees you're surfing and where (each member chooses whether to share) MESSAGES - Message other surfers and chat with your team - Challenge, wave and team notifications in the same tab ANALYSE EACH SESSION AND EACH RIDE - Ride distance, paddle distance, sessions and rides - Top speed of each ride, with your average and fastest - Rides per hour by wave score, so you know the conditions you surf best - A map of your rides at each spot RANKINGS - Surfers and spots, ranked - By points, rides, ride distance, top speed or paddle distance - At your spot, in your region or worldwide, by day, week, month, year or all time WAVE FORECASTS - 4,200+ spots in 50+ countries - Surf score: size, swell, wind and tide rated out of 100, hour by hour - WeWave surf size: our own model turns swell direction, period and tide into the size that breaks at each spot, from knee to overhead - Swell direction and period, wind, tide and water temperature - 16-day forecast, with days 11–16 shown as a trend - Spot analytics: the rides recorded at each spot WEWAVER PRO (OPTIONAL) - The full 16-day forecast beyond today - Trim and delete rides, and share your ride map Teams, messages and challenges are free. Spots include Uluwatu, Canggu, Pipeline, Lower Trestles, Snapper Rocks, Kugenuma, Ichinomiya and many more. Questions and requests: wewave.surf/contact Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ WeWave Terms: https://wewave.surf/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://wewave.surf/en/privacy

Screenshots

SurfPat4 screens
WeWave Surf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SurfPat at none against WeWave Surf's 1. SurfPat also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. WeWave Surf sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. SurfPat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SurfPat ships an update daily, WeWave Surf every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
SurfPat versus WeWave Surf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfPatWeWave Surf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHINY A LLCRasenAI Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SurfPat

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WeWave Surf

Subscriptions1
  • WeWave Pro1 Month trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is SurfPat free?
SurfPat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WeWave Surf free?
WeWave Surf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SurfPat or WeWave Surf have ads?
Neither SurfPat nor WeWave Surf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SurfPat or WeWave Surf?
SurfPat ships an update daily, and WeWave Surf every 5 days. Most recently, SurfPat was updated on October 14, 2026 and WeWave Surf on October 25, 2026.

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