Canyon Explore vs Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canyon Explore
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Discover, explore, and navigate breathtaking canyons with our all-in-one app designed specially for canyoning.
Session
Log your surf sessions to understand what conditions, spots, and gear lead to your best experiences. It automatically tracks weather and tide data, helping you discover personalized ideal conditions and optimize your quiver. Build streaks and gain insights into your surfing habits.
- Personalized target condition forecasting
- Automatic condition data logging
- Surfboard and gear tracking
- Session logging with ratings
- Streak tracking and performance insights
- Crew tagging and session sharing
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Session is the surf log that learns what makes your best sessions good – the spots, boards, and conditions you rate highest – then watches the forecast for when they line up again. The more you log, the more it's tuned to you. You remember the feeling, not the details. Session captures each session in about 30 seconds — conditions auto-filled, board, crew, your rating — then learns the spots, boards, and conditions behind your best-rated sessions. A generic report calls it "epic" for everyone; Session learns what epic means for you, at your level. The more you log, the more it's dialed to you. YOUR PERSONALIZED FORECAST Session learns which conditions produced your best-rated sessions — per spot, per board — and watches the forecast for when they line up again. Get a heads-up when your spots are about to match your kind of day. The more you log, the sharper it gets. CONDITIONS ON AUTOPILOT Wave height, swell, wind, tide — pulled in automatically from trusted weather and tide providers for your spot and session time. One tap and your conditions are logged. No typing, no guessing from memory. YOUR QUIVER, SORTED Boards, fins, wetsuits — all in one place. Tag what you rode each session. After a few weeks, you'll know which board actually works best in which conditions instead of just guessing. STREAKS & INSIGHTS Build a weekly streak. Get insights about your top spots, best conditions, and favorite boards — the kind of thing you'd want to know but would never bother calculating. TAG YOUR CREW Tag the buddies you paddled out with. See who you surf with most. Your friends get a notification and can log the same session in one tap. TRACK YOUR SPOTS Save your home breaks and travel spots. Works at any break in the world — not just the ones with cameras. No ads. No social feed. No noise. Just your sessions. 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $14.99/year. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sessionsurf.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canyon Explore at none against Session's 2. Canyon Explore also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). Session's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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. Session sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Canyon Explore asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canyon Explore ships an update every 6 weeks, Session every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canyon Explore | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Zinsser | Hoelleyday Consulting LLC |
In-app purchases
Canyon Explore
No in-app purchases
Session
- Session Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Session Pro Annual$14.991 Year
