Comparison

Flowstate vs Liveheats AthleteiQ

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

Head to head
About

Flowstate

Transform your iPhone into a dedicated surf camera. Automatically capture and clip your waves and maneuvers, then analyze your performance with AI-powered insights. Build a personal library of your best sessions and share highlights to accelerate your progression.

Highlights
  • AI wave and move detection
  • Automatic session clipping
  • Performance analytics
  • Personal surf library
  • Side-by-side session comparison
  • Coaching feedback
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a surf camera. Capture your sessions, analyse your performance with AI, and keep every wave in one place — at the surf park or in the ocean. Flowstate helps surfers capture every wave, review their sessions, and improve faster. Film Yourself Surf, While You Surf: Set up your phone and let Flowstate do the work. Turn your iPhone into a powerful surf camera Capture your entire session from the beach. Automatically detect and clip your waves and moves — snap, barrel, and more Never miss your best wave again Fast-Track Your Progression: See what's working and where to improve. AI-powered move detection Verified stats — turns, snaps, combos and more Compare sessions side-by-side Progress faster with real data from every session Keep Every Wave In One Place: Your personal surf library. Review every session inside your Zone Build a library of your best clips and photos Track goals and improvements over time Share highlights with friends and coaches Connect With A Coach: Elite feedback, after every session. Move-by-move coaching notes Personalised feedback on your technique Know exactly what to work on next Built For Surfing: Flowstate works wherever you surf. Surf parks & wave pools Ocean sessions Your Surf Zone: Capture your session Track your progression Download Flowstate to get in the Zone. Terms of Use: This app uses Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): This can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Liveheats AthleteiQ

Track your performance in action sports events like surf, snow, and skate. Get real-time updates on competition draws, schedules, and results. Unlock advanced stats and insights with Pro features.

Highlights
  • Real-time competition updates
  • Push notifications for draws and results
  • Full competition history
  • Career-long heat stats
  • Head-to-head competitor analysis
  • Personal bests and trends
  • Track multiple athletes
Features
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AthleteiQ is the companion app for athletes competing on Liveheats, the platform powering action sports events across surf, snow, skate, BMX, surf lifesaving and more. Stay across your competition from the moment the draw drops to the final result. Get push notifications for heat draws, live schedules, director announcements and results as they happen. Your full Liveheats competition history is there the moment you sign in, every event and every result, nothing to set up. Unlock Pro features in-app to go deeper. Athletes in select sports can access career-long heat stats, head-to-head breakdowns against past and upcoming competitors, personal bests and performance trends across every event. Clips, automatic highlights from your heats at livestreamed events, are coming soon. Parents and coaches can track multiple athletes across events too. Download free. Upgrade when you are ready. Terms of Use: This app uses Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flowstate4 screens
Liveheats AthleteiQ3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Liveheats AthleteiQ at 5.0 against Flowstate's 2.7. Liveheats AthleteiQ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Flowstate's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flowstate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Liveheats AthleteiQ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Liveheats AthleteiQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Flowstate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Liveheats AthleteiQ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flowstate ships an update fortnightly, Liveheats AthleteiQ every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flowstate versus Liveheats AthleteiQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowstateLiveheats AthleteiQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlowstate ZoneLiveheats PTY. LTD.

Customer experience

Flowstate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Liveheats AthleteiQ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flowstate

Subscriptions2
  • Flowstate Pro monthly subscription$14.991 Month
  • Flowstate Pro Annual Subscription$109.001 Year
5 purchases

Liveheats AthleteiQ

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Subscription 1 Month$5.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription 3 Months$15.003 Months
  • Pro Subscription 6 Months$30.006 Months
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  • Liveheats Pro$48.001 Year
One-time1
  • Ride clip event pass$6.00

Questions

Is Flowstate free?
Flowstate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Liveheats AthleteiQ free?
Liveheats AthleteiQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flowstate or Liveheats AthleteiQ?
Liveheats AthleteiQ is rated higher. Flowstate averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Liveheats AthleteiQ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flowstate or Liveheats AthleteiQ have ads?
Neither Flowstate nor Liveheats AthleteiQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowstate or Liveheats AthleteiQ?
Flowstate ships an update fortnightly, and Liveheats AthleteiQ every 8 days. Most recently, Flowstate was updated on November 7, 2026 and Liveheats AthleteiQ on November 5, 2026.

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