Comparison

Surf vs Send it!

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

Head to head
About

Surf

Get simple, accurate surf forecasts for over 7,000 breaks worldwide. Plan your sessions with detailed wave information, tide times, and mapping to find the best conditions and nearby spots. Access extended forecasts and custom alerts with premium features.

Highlights
  • Detailed surf forecasts
  • Wavefinder map
  • Live webcam links
  • Tide times
  • 12-day forecasts
  • Custom surf alerts
Features
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Surf-Forecast.com gives you simple, accurate and easy-to-read surf forecasts so you have the best chance of hitting those breaks when the waves are pumping. Built by surfers, for surfers, and trusted by millions of surfers for over 20 years, our updated app lets you see all your favorite surf spots at a glance. Providing detailed surf forecasts for over 7,000 breaks worldwide, our new features let you see further ahead than ever before - giving you plenty of advance warning for when those swells start coming in. Find the best surfing conditions near you and use the rating tool to find exactly when to go. – FREE App Features ⁃ Detailed surf forecasts ⁃ Wavefinder map ⁃ Live webcam links ⁃ Multi-swell component presentation ⁃ Tide times ⁃ Detailed mapping to locate nearby breaks – Surf Premium Benefits ⁃ Access to the full 16 days of our new Wavefinder feature ⁃ Hourly forecasts ⁃ 16 day forecasts ⁃ Custom surf alerts ⁃ Ad-free browsing on our website So what are you waiting for? Grab your board and get exploring. We’ll see you out there! For the full Terms and Conditions of this service please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Send it!

Get a simple 'Go', 'No-go', or 'Maybe' weather verdict for your outdoor activities. It analyzes conditions based on your personal limits for cycling or running, and can even check the weather before your alarm rings.

Highlights
  • Simple weather verdict (Go, Nope, Maybe)
  • Personalized limits for cycling and running
  • Pre-alarm weather check
  • Route analysis leg-by-leg
  • Crew invites for group activities
  • Home screen widget
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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Should you head out? Send it! reads the morning sky and hands you one straight answer for your ride or your run: SEND IT, NOPE, or the in-between (GRAVEL for cyclists, GRIND for runners). No squinting at weather charts at 5am. Set your limits once. Send it! judges the next few hours against your numbers, then lets you scrub across the day to find the best window. WHAT YOU GET - The verdict. One glance tells you if it's a go, a maybe, or back to bed. Same straight answer whether you ride or run. - Tuned to your sport. Cyclists and runners shrug off cold, wind and heat differently, so the call is judged by how you move, not a generic forecast. - An alarm that checks first. Pick a wake time and it judges the morning before it rings. A go wakes you; a no-go stays silent so you sleep in, with an optional backup time so it can never make you oversleep for work. - Whole-route judging. Bring a route from Strava, RideWithGPS, or a GPX file and Send it! judges it leg by leg at the time you'll actually be there, so you see exactly where the sky turns. - Go out with your crew. Invite friends to a ride or a run. They join with a tap, and you get a ping the moment someone's in. - The week ahead on your home screen, so the good day jumps out. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with your morning verdict and start time right where you glance. Free, and staying free. No ads, no tracking. Your location is used only to read the weather. Made with care by Common Tools Co.

Screenshots

Surf4 screens
Send it!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Send it! at none against Surf's 2. Send it! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Surf's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Surf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Send it! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surf ships an update every 6 weeks, Send it! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Surf versus Send it!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfSend it!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeteo365 Ltd.Marc Obieglo

Customer experience

Surf

All ratings940 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.1%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.6%

Send it!

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Surf

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Geolocation issues with break markers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually refresh data
  • More detailed tidal/current information
  • Expanded location coverage
  • Improved accuracy for wave height/conditions

Send it!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Surf

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Service: Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Service (Yearly)$34.991 Year
None

Send it!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surf free?
Surf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Send it! free?
Send it! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surf or Send it! have ads?
Surf shows ads; Send it! does not.
Which is updated more often, Surf or Send it!?
Surf ships an update every 6 weeks, and Send it! every 4 days. Most recently, Surf was updated on November 7, 2026 and Send it! on October 31, 2026.

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