Comparison

SUP International vs The Sup App

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

Head to head
About

SUP International

This digital magazine offers in-depth coverage of stand up paddle boarding. It features interviews, technique tips, product reviews, and travelogues to enhance your paddle boarding experience. Published bi-annually.

Highlights
  • Interviews with sports stars
  • Technique tips
  • Product tests
  • Travel features
  • Action photography
  • New product showcases
Features
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Founded in 2008, SUP International Magazine is loaded with amazing photos, interviews with the sports biggest names, technique tips, product tests and trips to the coolest spots. A definitive guide to the sport of stand up paddle boarding, we're constantly showcasing new products, discovering new angles, unveiling the most critical action and aim to make you a better and more motivated paddle boarder. Published twice a year.

About

The Sup App

Features
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The Sup App is a on water and off water, stand up paddleboarding, exercise and training companion. This app is designed to help you train smarter, whether on water or land. By understanding your fitness level, the app tailors your experience to ensure that you exercise effectively. While exercising a narrator will instruct you and the pace is clearly marked using a metronome. Filters are used to locate and select the exercise of your choice. Filters include. 1. Purpose. Depending on the purpose of your exercise you can select from strength, fitness, technique, warmup, cooldown, speed, power, activation, agility, board control, indoor sup, frequency and recovery. 2. Level. Depending on your personal fitness level you can select from entry, intermediate, advanced, elite and pro. 3. Zone. Depending on your training goal you can select from zone zero up to zone eight. The app is free to use for all users. The app include. - 200+ number exercises - 40+ exercises specially tailored for indoor SUP - filter functions to find your preferred exercise - setting to skip learning content during exercising - setting to skip intro and outro sections during exercising - delayed start so you have time to place your phone in a waterproof case - access to all available narrators on your device - voice (narrator) volume control - voice (narrator) rate (speed) control - voice (narrator) pitch control - several pace (paddle speed) sound choices - pace (paddle speed) volume control - pace, cadence (paddle speed) up/down adjustment control. - all available languages Users need to register and login using email and password or login using their Apple account or Google account. If you are new to exercising using levels and zones, we recommend that you consult a personal trainer for advice and directions. Visit supapp.lovable.app to get started. Also remember – safety comes first – for on water paddle-boarding use lifejacket, appropriate clothing, and inform someone on shore about your, on water, intentions (we recommend paddle-boarding with someone or in a group). Have fun exercising with the Sup App. Terms of Use supapp.lovable.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy supapp.lovable.app/privacy-policy Join the Sup App community @ Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/supapp

Screenshots

SUP International4 screens
The Sup App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Sup App at every 4 months against SUP International's every 15 months. SUP International's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SUP International sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year and The Sup App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SUP International ships an update every 15 months, The Sup App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SUP International versus The Sup App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSUP InternationalThe Sup App
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMagzter Inc.Kona Sports by Kona Windsurfing AB

In-app purchases

11 purchases

SUP International

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time10
  • SUP International Summer - 2012$4.99
  • SUP International - Spring 2013$4.99
  • SUP International - Summer 2013$4.99
Show 7 more
  • SUP International - Spring 2014$4.99
  • SUP International Spring 2015$4.99
  • SUP International - Summer 2014$4.99
  • SUP International Summer 2015$4.99
  • SUP International – Summer 2016$4.99
  • SUP International – Autumn 2016$4.99
  • Issue 14$4.99
2 purchases

The Sup App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is SUP International free?
SUP International is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Sup App free?
The Sup App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SUP International or The Sup App have ads?
Neither SUP International nor The Sup App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SUP International or The Sup App?
SUP International ships an update every 15 months, and The Sup App every 4 months. Most recently, SUP International was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Sup App on October 25, 2026.

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