Comparison

Spitcast Surf Report vs Earth Exhibit

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

Head to head
About

Spitcast Surf Report

Get accurate surf forecasts for numerous locations across Northern and Southern California. This app interprets buoy data to provide easy-to-understand surf reports, helping surfers plan their next session.

Highlights
  • Accurate surf forecasts
  • Northern & Southern California spots
  • Buoy data interpretation
  • Easy-to-understand reports
  • Regional coverage
Features
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Spitcast gives you accurate surf forecasts for surf spots throughout Northern CA and Southern California. Surfers trust our surf prediction algorithm to interpret buoy data and provide easy to understand and reliable surf reports at surf spots in regions including Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Orange County, San Diego, and Santa Cruz. Check the forecast, grab your surfboard, and go for a surf! —— Spitcast Subscription purchase details —— • Subscription services are rendered for 1 month • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user via the iPhone Settings app • Terms and conditions and privacy policy can be found here https://www.spitcast.com/terms/ and https://www.spitcast.com/privacy/

About

Earth Exhibit

Features
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The sky and the seasons are always doing something remarkable. You just rarely hear about it in time. Earth Exhibit fixes that. Track 600+ natural phenomena from around the world: auroras, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, wildlife migrations, wildflower blooms, bioluminescent tides, tidal bores, and dozens of atmospheric optics like sun dogs, fire rainbows, and light pillars. For each one, Earth Exhibit tells you the thing that actually matters. Is it worth stepping outside for near you right now, and if not now, when. WHAT YOU GET • A live read on what's happening near you, scored from real weather, moon phase, darkness, tides, space weather, and seasonal timing, not guesswork. • A Field Clock that answers "what's worth going outside for today, and when": golden hour, the clear-sky window, tonight's best stargazing, and any sky events. • Alerts when something you're watching is genuinely coming together. A geomagnetic storm pushing the aurora south, a meteor shower peaking under clear skies, a seasonal window opening near you. • A Coming Soon view of upcoming eclipses, conjunctions, and seasonal events with real dates and countdowns. • Detailed guides for every phenomenon: where to go, the best time of day, what conditions you need, and what to expect. • A way to log what you've seen, with photos and notes, and browse what others spotted. BUILT ON REAL DATA Earth Exhibit pulls from trusted public sources, including NOAA space-weather feeds, Open-Meteo forecasts, astronomical models, and wildlife observation databases, and combines them into one honest answer per phenomenon. When it tells you something is worth seeing, that is because the conditions actually support it. FOR TRAVELERS AND BACKYARD WATCHERS ALIKE Search anywhere in the world to plan a trip around a phenomenon, or find out what is visible from your own backyard tonight. No account is required to explore. Sign in to save phenomena, set alerts, and log your own sightings.

Screenshots

Spitcast Surf Report3 screens
Earth Exhibit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earth Exhibit at none against Spitcast Surf Report's 1. Earth Exhibit also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Spitcast Surf Report's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Spitcast Surf Report sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Earth Exhibit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spitcast Surf Report ships an update every 2 months, Earth Exhibit every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spitcast Surf Report versus Earth Exhibit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpitcast Surf ReportEarth Exhibit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (408 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings408 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack MullisJohn Holloway

Bugs and requests

Spitcast Surf Report

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App started nagging to sign up for premium
  • App stopped working after a week
  • Charts have fixed Y-axis, data exceeds axis and is unlabeled
  • Dark mode is impossible to read
  • Color contrast is not accessible
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  • No ocean water temps for SOCAL
  • App less complete in offering many surf locations compared to website
  • Graphics not optimized for mobile viewing
  • New UI is terrible
  • App must be on the coast to work

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option to change colors
  • Add swell direction
  • Add hourly specs like website
  • Search for specific areas
  • Explanation of symbols (circles, % of month letters)
Show 3 more
  • Bring back old GUI
  • Indicate prediction for course of one day
  • Explanation for orange vs. gray bars

Earth Exhibit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spitcast Surf Report

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access$0.491 Month
None

Earth Exhibit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spitcast Surf Report free?
Spitcast Surf Report is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earth Exhibit free?
Earth Exhibit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spitcast Surf Report or Earth Exhibit have ads?
Earth Exhibit shows ads; Spitcast Surf Report does not.
Which is updated more often, Spitcast Surf Report or Earth Exhibit?
Spitcast Surf Report ships an update every 2 months, and Earth Exhibit every 8 days. Most recently, Spitcast Surf Report was updated on October 22, 2026 and Earth Exhibit on October 6, 2026.

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