South Surfers vs Raft Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
South Surfers
Experience the thrill of surfing in a dynamic water park. Control your board with your phone's tilt and touch to jump, flip, and race through challenging waves. Compete for high scores and customize your experience with your own music.
- Realistic wave physics
- Tilt and touch controls
- Perform aerial turns
- Customizable background music
- 3D physics engine
- High score challenges
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Welcome to South Surfing Park! This is a real sea! You can enjoy amazing experiences from the calm waves to those at dizzy height that might flip your mind. Let’s face the sea waves fluctuating up and down so vigorously and enormously breaking. Enjoy as you as you can in Water Park The ocean wave pool is gigantic and the wide river run down very fast…You can have them all at the same time. It’s like sea water running in a brook. Easy control but real surfing When you turn around a cellular phone, then it Surfing Board also turns around. The gravity sensor of the phone makes you feel like surfing on real waves. One more thing! Shake (Or Touch) the screen and you will jump up. These two controls are all you need to do. Go faster and jump higher… be a professional surfer. You can make a new record by performing 10 aerial turns in a row, eating ice and jumping and surfing skills. There is no limit to records. Look sharp! The water gets tougher and the waves push the board faster. Once absent-minded, the waves invade up to the top of your head instead of yourself. Real Physics Engine We are using 3D Physics Engine. For calculate buoyancy and gravity real time! Listen your own music You can use your music file to background music! Set BGM OFF and play music (from your phone) something like cool reggae,surfing rock,dance or anything ----------------------------------------
Raft Evolution
Navigate your raft through challenging environments, collecting power-ups and avoiding hazards. Unlock new boat designs and hire captains to enhance your gameplay experience as you race to the finish.
- Upgrade raft
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect boosts
- Explore unique worlds
- Unlock new boat types
- Recruit captains
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Upgrade your raft, dodge dangerous obstacles, collect powerful boosts, and race to the finish line! Explore unique worlds like Winter, Lava, Desert, and Swamp, unlock new boat types, and recruit captains to power up your journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raft Evolution at 100% against South Surfers's 56%. Raft Evolution also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). South Surfers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. South Surfers sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Raft Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Raft Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: South Surfers has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of South Surfers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Raft Evolution's.
South Surfers ships an update every 4 weeks, Raft Evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | South Surfers | Raft Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.5K ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 329 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MoonGames | Sorolla |
Customer experience
South Surfers
Raft Evolution
Bugs and requests
South Surfers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or exits to home screen
- Penguin movement not responsive
- Incorrect scoring or level progression
Requested features
3 requests- More characters and customization options
- Ability to save progress and continue later
- Improved tutorial or instructions
Raft Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
South Surfers
- +2 More Life(Per Game)$0.99
- Unlock Full Version$0.99
- 2-SeaFriends Pack$0.99
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- Full Package$9.99
Raft Evolution
- 10 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Remove Ads + Gems$9.99
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- 30 Gems$12.99
- Double Nitro$12.99
- 100 Gems$24.99
- 150 Gems$34.99
- 200 Gems$44.99
- 500 Gems$49.99
Questions
Is South Surfers free?
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