B.A.A. Racing App vs Tidal Labs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B.A.A. Racing App
Track Boston Marathon and other B.A.A. races in real-time. View leaderboards, access course maps, and find essential race information.
- Race tracking
- Leaderboards
- Course maps
- Race information
- B.A.A. events
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The B.A.A. Racing App is your home for Boston Marathon & B.A.A. race tracking, leaderboards, information, course maps, and more!
Tidal Labs
This app transforms your Apple Watch and iPhone into an automated surf filming system. Log wave rides with your watch and let the app automatically trim your footage into a highlight reel.
- Apple Watch wave timestamp logging
- Automatic clip trimming
- Surf spot detection
- HealthKit workout tracking
- Configurable clip length
- Session library
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Tidal Labs turns your watch and iPhone into a hands-free surf filming system. Works with Apple Watch or a compatible Garmin! Set up your iPhone on a beach tripod or mount pointed at the lineup, strap on your watch, and paddle out. When you catch a wave, log it from your wrist: scroll the Digital Crown up on Apple Watch, or press DOWN on Garmin. When your session ends, open Tidal Labs, import your iPhone footage from your camera roll, and sync your watch data. The app automatically matches your timestamps to the footage and trims each ride into its own clip. The result is a clean highlight reel of every wave, ready to share, without touching a single clip manually. HOW IT WORKS 1. Mount your iPhone on the beach pointed at the waves 2. Start a session on your watch before paddling out 3. Log each wave from your wrist as you ride it 4. After your session, open Tidal Labs and import your footage from your camera roll 5. Sync your watch data and the app automatically trims your highlight reel FEATURES • Wave timestamps from Apple Watch or Garmin • Import footage directly from your camera roll • Automatic clip trimming based on ride timestamps • Landscape clip editor with trim and non-destructive crop • Optional GPS and on-device vision auto-follow crop • Auto surf spot detection powered by Surfline • HealthKit workout tracking with live heart rate • Configurable clip length (30 seconds to 3 minutes) • Session library with favorites and clip management • Save highlights to your camera roll and share anywhere • Everything stays on your device. Your footage is never uploaded • Clean, surfer-focused interface All you need is your iPhone, your watch, and some good waves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: B.A.A. Racing App at none against Tidal Labs's 3. B.A.A. Racing App also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Tidal Labs's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Tidal Labs sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. B.A.A. Racing App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for B.A.A. Racing App against 5.0 for Tidal Labs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B.A.A. Racing App has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
B.A.A. Racing App ships an update every 12 months, Tidal Labs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B.A.A. Racing App | Tidal Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | Micah Woodring |
Customer experience
B.A.A. Racing App
Tidal Labs
Bugs and requests
B.A.A. Racing App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tracking issues for some runners
- Connectivity problems in certain areas
Requested features
3 requests- Option to track runners in kilometers as well as miles
- Ability to share updates and progress with friends and family
- More personalized notifications and alerts
Tidal Labs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
B.A.A. Racing App
No in-app purchases
Tidal Labs
- Small Wave Tip$4.99
- Overhead tip$14.99
- Double Overhead tip$29.99
Questions
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