Comparison

Surf vs Fishare

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

Fishare

Features
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Fishare tells you WHEN and WHERE the fish will bite — not just the weather. THE BITE FORECAST At the core is a model trained on 2.5 million+ real, verified catches across 1,067 species. It learned what actually triggers feeding — tide movement first, amplified by moon phase, weather and marine conditions — and scores the next 14 days hour by hour for your spot. It's original modelling, not a recycled solunar table. SST MAPS — FIND THE EDGE Sea-surface temperature painted from real per-cell satellite values, with isotherms drawn over the top and the sharpest temperature breaks marked automatically — the edge where bait stacks up and pelagics hunt. Stretch the colour ramp over your target band so a half-degree break stands out, play the last nine days back as a loop to watch a front move toward you, and drop below the surface to 25 m, 50 m and 100 m to see where the warm layer ends. Stack currents, eddies, sea-surface height and chlorophyll on the same view. ONE MAP, EVERY LAYER Wind, waves, tide, pressure, depth and 30 m seafloor relief, chart marks (US waters) and offshore habitat heatmaps — on a single map with a 14-day time slider. Tap a spot, see the bite score for every hour ahead. BUILT FOR THE WATER • Push alerts when a peak feeding window or a big tide change is coming • "Conditions near me" using your location • Works offline — last forecast + on-device tide times when you lose signal at sea • Tides and solunar feed times for thousands of stations • Log your catches, build a personal logbook, and sharpen your own patterns Free to use, no account required to browse. Fishing should be about reading the water, not juggling five apps. Fishare puts it in one place. FISHARE PRO (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) Fishare Pro opens the full ocean map beyond your local water — SST and subsurface temperature, currents, eddies and the offshore habitat (HSI) layer — with day-by-day playback, and a habitat forecast that runs past today. • Price: US$5.99 per month or US$50 per year (exact local price is always shown in the app before you subscribe) • New subscribers get a 7-day free trial; payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the trial ends • The subscription renews automatically until cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period — manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://fishare.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Surf4 screens
Fishare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fishare at none against Surf's 2. Fishare also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Surf's advantage is chart position (#87 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. Fishare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surf ships an update every 6 weeks, Fishare every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Surf versus Fishare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfFishare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (940 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings940 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeteo365 Ltd.Oli-Mikael Vaittinen

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

Fishare

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

Fishare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surf free?
Surf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fishare free?
Fishare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surf or Fishare have ads?
Surf shows ads; Fishare does not.
Which is updated more often, Surf or Fishare?
Surf ships an update every 6 weeks, and Fishare every 2 days. Most recently, Surf was updated on October 13, 2026 and Fishare on October 8, 2026.

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