Surf Dating vs Walls.dance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf Dating
This dating app offers a unique Grid interface for authentic connections. It features human-verified profiles to ensure no bots or catfishes, and allows extensive filtering by interests and location for a safer dating experience.
- Human-verified profiles
- Grid interface for control
- Filter by interests and location
- Mutual connections feature
- Secure and safe dating
- Bot and catfish free
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SURF is a new wave of dating. Our Grid is designed for control and authenticity, putting you in charge of your Grid. You can filter and search based on interests, location, mutual connections, and so much more. All profile's are 100% human-verified by the SURF Verification Team - guaranteeing no bots or catfishes; just friend-of-friends! SURF is the safer, better way to date. We'll see you on the Grid! Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.surfdating.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://www.surfdating.com/privacy-policy
Walls.dance
Track your line dancing progress and discover popular dances at your local venues. Log every dance, see what's trending, and connect with friends to share your nights out. Perfect for both seasoned dancers and beginners looking to learn.
- Log every dance and night out
- See bar dance frequency and levels
- Learn popular dances before going out
- Track dances you know and want to learn
- Connect with friends and applaud their nights
- Recap cards for nights out
- Practice dances with slow-motion playback
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Walls is the home for all your line dancing. Every dance you dance, logged night after night. See what actually gets played at your bar, keep every night out, and see where your friends danced. YOUR BAR, RANKED BY ACTUAL FREQUENCY Everyone at your bar logs together, so the whole night gets counted. - See which dances come up most, and their level - Learn the popular ones before you go out - Keep track of the ones you already have down LOG EVERY DANCE, EVERY NIGHT Start a night when you get to the bar and log dances as they play. The community list shows what others at your bar are logging tonight, so logging one takes a tap. EVERY NIGHT OUT, BEAUTIFULLY KEPT - Every bar you've danced at - Every dance you hit, and the ones that just played - Recap cards for every night you log, ready to post SEE WHERE YOUR FRIENDS DANCED - Their nights show up right next to yours - Applaud their nights. They'll applaud yours. YOU BRING THE MOVES. WE'LL BRING THE STATS. - Dances danced, hours on the floor and bars visited - Your weekly streak and your most danced - A calendar of every night out - Badges for big nights, like dancing at 2 bars in one night YOUR DANCES Mark every dance Want to Learn, Learning or Know It, and always know what to work on next. Already keep a list in your notes? Paste it in and Walls turns it into your dance list in one step. NEW TO LINE DANCING? START HERE Start with what your bar actually dances. - Every dance on your bar's list has a practice page - Slow it down, 0.5× to 1.5× - Learn it one 8 count at a time, then drill it - Stack the 8s until you can run the whole thing Made with love by dancers in San Francisco, for the regulars who close the floor down and the newcomers just getting started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Walls.dance at 5.0 against Surf Dating's 4.0. Walls.dance also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Surf Dating's advantage is ratings volume (519 vs 23). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Surf Dating sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Walls.dance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Walls.dance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surf Dating has 519 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Surf Dating's written reviews are positive against 100% of Walls.dance's.
Surf Dating ships an update every 11 days, Walls.dance every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf Dating | Walls.dance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (519 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 519 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Siift Inc. | Lauren Khoo |
Customer experience
Surf Dating
Walls.dance
Bugs and requests
Surf Dating
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot get past education profile setup
- Freezes when trying to remove profiles
Requested features
2 requests- Trade school education option
- Ability to select contacts to share
Walls.dance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surf Dating
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Monthly$15.991 Month
- Recommended$38.993 Months
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- Best Value$59.996 Months
- 3 Gems$10.99
- 12 Gems$35.99
- 24 Gems$59.99
Walls.dance
No in-app purchases









