Manta Foils App vs DriftCrew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manta Foils App
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Manta Foils App is the official companion app for every Manta eFoil rider. Connect your TakeOff remote or Power Unit, record every ride with GPS precision, replay your sessions on an interactive map, and share the best moments with foilers around the world. WIRELESS CONNECTION Pair your remote in seconds. The app auto-detects your Manta Foils products over Bluetooth or WiFi. No cables, no fiddling. FIRMWARE UPDATES OVER THE AIR Keep your eFoil hardware up to date with a single tap. No computer required — everything happens from your phone while your remote is in your hand. AUTOMATIC RIDE TRACKING Every session is logged on your remote and downloaded with the app. Each ride includes: • Full GPS track on the map • Maximum and average speed • Total distance and ride time • Waves caught and best wave length • Battery usage over time REPLAY WITH INTERACTIVE MAP Scrub through your ride with a timeline, watch the GPS track animate in real time, and see your speed, power, and battery evolve second by second. The best sessions deserve to be rewatched. CLOUD SYNC & FAVOURITES Claim your rides so they're yours forever, then sync them to the cloud. Mark your best sessions as favourites — they're available on every device you sign in on. COMMUNITY MAP & LEADERBOARDS Zoom out and see where foilers are riding worldwide — from Dubai to Tarifa to Bali. Tap a rider to see their stats. Compete on global leaderboards for top speed, total distance, total time, and waves per session. Filters for week, month, year, and all-time. Sharing is always optional — your rides stay private by default. BUILT-IN TUTORIALS Fresh videos from the Manta Foils team on rigging, riding, battery care, and technique. Right inside the app — no switching to YouTube. 14 LANGUAGES English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. PRIVACY-FIRST No tracking. No ads. Your rides are encrypted in transit, stored under your account, and never sold. You decide what to share on the community map — and you can change your mind anytime from Settings. Designed and built by the Manta Foils team in Dubai. mantafoils.com
DriftCrew
Real-time adventure tracking for outdoor sports enthusiasts. See your crew's live GPS positions, track stats, and receive safety alerts. Share session highlights and media via web links.
- Real-time GPS tracking of crew members
- Live position, speed, and distance tracking
- Safety alerts for stops, range, and lost signal
- Shore Team Mode for remote monitoring
- Crew management and invitation system
- Session history and stats review
- Web sharing of sessions and media
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DriftCrew is the real-time adventure tracker built for outdoor sport enthusiasts. Whether you're on a downwind run, mountain biking, or parawing session; always know where your crew is with a simple check of the app. REAL-TIME GPS TRACKING See every rider's live position on a shared map. Track speed, direction, and distance from crew members. We've recently incorporated Apple Watch for users to be able start and stop their sessions. Easily select which crew and then get started. Users continue to have easy Alert button access along with ability to see their active session stats on their Watch. SAFETY ALERTS THAT MATTER • Get notified if someone stops moving • Alerts when a rider drifts out of range of the planned route • Alert button sends your location to the entire crew • Lost signal detection — know immediately if someone drops off • Watch and phone will pulse SOS when you trigger an Alert for confirmation SHORE TEAM MODE Add friends or family as Shore Team members. They can monitor from anywhere — live tracks, alerts, and positions — from the comfort of their home. If a rider ends up needing help they can trigger an Alert or let our 24/7 automated monitoring notify them when riders go out of cell signal, have stopped for an extended period, or gone way off course on a planned route. CREW MANAGEMENT • Create crews from your contacts or invite them with a unique code • Start sessions with a planned route or without • Mutual friend verification for privacy SESSION TRACKING • Full GPS route history • Distance, altitude, time stats • Review past sessions Share your sessions to the Web! • Take that once in a lifetime shot of a friend out on the water, or a 30 second video • Once the session is done, hit the Share button to create a unique web link and send to your friends (no membership required). • Shared tracks auto-expire after 30 days, includes no personal information - just your crew tracks from that session and your media. • Web viewer is completely free to use and allows replay of the sessions with auto-highlighting of your media on your tracks. Built by riders for our family and friends. We've tested this around the world - from Hawaii, Mauritius and the US. Where ever your adventure takes you, keep DriftCew ready to track your adventure! Perfect for: kiteboard sessions, kitesurf downwinders, wing foil runs, prone foil paddles, SUP tours, and any water sport where you ride with friends & family. App Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manta Foils App at none against DriftCrew's 3. Manta Foils App also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). DriftCrew's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. DriftCrew sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Manta Foils App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manta Foils App ships an update every 10 days, DriftCrew every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manta Foils App | DriftCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mantafoils | Montana AI Solutions, LLC |
In-app purchases
Manta Foils App
No in-app purchases
DriftCrew
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Monthly Family$12.991 Month
- Yearly Family$49.991 Year









