Surf Log vs Boulder Block App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surf Log
Track your surfing sessions, identify optimal conditions for your favorite spots, and set personal goals to improve your skills. Evaluate surfboard performance to make informed choices for every wave and achieve your best year of surfing.
- Track surfing sessions
- Identify optimal conditions
- Set and achieve personal goals
- Track surfboard performance
- Document progress for skill improvement
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Surf Log is a personal surf journal for surfers who want a clear record of every session: where they surfed, when they paddled out, which board they rode, how it felt, and what the conditions were like. Log the details that matter after each surf: - Spot or break - Date, time, and duration - Session rating - Surfboard used - Wave, wind, tide, and ocean conditions - Notes, goals, and habits Build a useful history of your surfing. See where you have been surfing, which boards you have been riding, what conditions worked, and what you were focused on in the water. Surf Log is made for surfers, not generic workout tracking. It keeps your sessions, quiver, goals, and progress in one place without turning your surf journal into admin. Use Surf Log to: - Remember your best surfs - Track your quiver and board history - Review the conditions behind good sessions - Set surfing goals and habits - Understand your progress over time Whether you are trying a new board, working on turns, chasing better conditions, or just keeping a record of time in the water, Surf Log helps you build a logbook you will actually want to look back on.
Boulder Block App
This app is a companion for a physical climbing product, offering tutorials, digital versions of challenge decks, and tools to create and share your own climbing routes. Connect with a global community of climbers, track your progress, and discover new challenges.
- Climbing route tutorials
- Digital challenge decks
- Interactive route builder
- Community route sharing
- Progress tracking
- Video send uploads
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The official companion app for your Boulder Block by ClimbersGift. — RULES & TUTORIALS — New to the Boulder Block? Start here. Learn the rules, watch tutorials, and get up to speed fast — so you can focus on climbing, not figuring it out. — DIGITAL CHALLENGE DECK — All 30+ graded routes from your physical Challenge Deck, now in your pocket. Browse from beginner to expert, follow finger sequences step by step, and track your progress as you work through every problem. — INTERACTIVE ROUTE BUILDER — Build your own boulder problems. Place holds, set the grade, name your route, and publish it to the community. Infinite combinations, infinite challenges. — COMMUNITY & SENDS — See what Boulder Block owners around the world are working on. Attempt their routes, upload video of your sends, leave comments, and connect with climbers everywhere. Free. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surf Log at 100% against Boulder Block App's 0%. Surf Log also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Boulder Block App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Surf Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Boulder Block App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surf Log holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surf Log has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Surf Log's written reviews are positive against 0% of Boulder Block App's.
Surf Log ships an update every 3 weeks, Boulder Block App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surf Log | Boulder Block App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darian Macharowski | Matthew Canoy |
Customer experience
Surf Log
Boulder Block App
In-app purchases
Surf Log
- Lifetime Pro Surf Tracking$59.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Surf Tracking$29.99
Boulder Block App
No in-app purchases
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