Comparison

Flowstate vs Surflens

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 an action sports camera to capture and analyze your performance. Automatically detect key moments in surfing, snowboarding, and skiing, then track your progress with AI-powered insights. Share highlights and connect with a global community of athletes.

Highlights
  • Action sports camera functionality
  • AI-powered move detection
  • Session performance analysis
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Competition management
  • Clip sharing
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

Surflens

This app uses AI to automatically record your surf rides when you place your iPhone on the beach. It processes and edits clips instantly, even offline, allowing you to review and improve your surfing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic wave recording
  • Apple Watch camera control
  • Instant offline clip processing
  • Built-in surf video editor
  • Optimized camera and battery performance
  • Session review and progress tracking
Features
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Catch your wave. Surflens catches you. Surflens turns your iPhone on the beach into an AI-powered surf camera — helping you capture, review, and improve your surfing with ease. No filmer. No extra gear. Just your phone and the ocean. Plan your sessions around the surf forecast — and capture every wave when it matters most. Features: AI Surf Camera Place your iPhone on the beach (tripod or stable surface), and Surflens will automatically detect and record surfers riding waves — including you. Your camera acts as a smart wave tracker, capturing every ride in its view. Control from your wrist Use your Apple Watch as a surf watch to control the camera and see exactly where the lens is pointing — so you stay in frame during your surf session. Instant clip processing — even offline Your surf videos are processed instantly — enhanced, cropped, and ready to share. No internet required. Built-in surf video editor turns raw surf footage into clean clips. Optimized for performance Surflens automatically adapts camera settings and battery usage so you can capture more waves without interruption. Review and improve Watch your sessions, review your rides, and track your progress over time. Built for surfers No action camera. No drone. No complicated setup. Just your phone on the beach — and your waves, captured. Surflens is designed to make surf filming simple, accessible, and part of every session. Because every surfer deserves to see their ride. Our Terms of Use: https://surflens.ai/terms

Screenshots

Flowstate4 screens
Surflens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Surflens at 4.7 against Flowstate's 2.7. Surflens also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). Flowstate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 Surflens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surflens holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surflens has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Flowstate's written reviews are positive against 88% of Surflens's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flowstate versus Surflens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowstateSurflens
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings320 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB132 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFlowstate ZoneWorkstories, Inc.

Customer experience

Flowstate

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

Surflens

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flowstate

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

Surflens

Subscriptions2
  • Surflens Plus (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Surflens Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Flowstate free?
Flowstate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surflens free?
Surflens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flowstate or Surflens?
Surflens is rated higher. Flowstate averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Surflens averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Flowstate or Surflens have ads?
Surflens shows ads; Flowstate does not.
Which is updated more often, Flowstate or Surflens?
Flowstate ships an update fortnightly, and Surflens fortnightly. Most recently, Flowstate was updated on October 8, 2026 and Surflens on October 12, 2026.

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