Duune vs Current
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Duune
This app provides weather forecasts. It aims to be a reliable source for current conditions and future predictions.
- Weather forecasts
- Current conditions
- Future predictions
- Reliable weather source
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Current
Get detailed, physics-based surf forecasts for over 1,000 surf breaks. View 16-day outlooks including swell, wind, tide, and surf heights. Features animated maps and unique spot statistics like water temperature and breaker type.
- 16-day surf forecast
- Animated wind, current, and swell maps
- Detailed spot statistics
- Water temperature with wetsuit recommendations
- Custom spot forecasting
- Hourly forecast for first 10 days
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Current gives you physics-based surf forecasts for more than 1,000 breaks across California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and the East and Gulf Coasts. Current is part of a movement to create more accurate and detailed surf forecasts. What you get: • 16-day surf forecast for every spot - swell, wind, tide, surf heights, and ratings • An animated map - wind, currents, and swell in motion, surf height painted along the coastline • Spot stats you won't find anywhere else - set height, breaker type, peakiness, plus water temperature with a wetsuit pick • Secret spots - draw your own spot anywhere on the coast and get a full forecast for it The 10-day forecast is free for every spot. Upgrade to Current Premium for the full 16-day forecast, future-day spot stats, and future-day map overlays. Forecasts are estimates. Always check real conditions and surf within your limits. CURRENT PREMIUM (optional subscription) The hourly surf forecast is free for days 1–10. Premium unlocks days 11–16, plus future-day map overlays (surf height, wind, currents, water temperature) and future-day spot stats. Premium Monthly: [monthly price]/month. Premium Annual: [annual price]/year. Both auto-renew. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://currentsurf.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://currentsurf.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Duune at 5.0 against Current's 4.5. Duune also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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. Duune sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Current sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Duune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Duune's written reviews are positive against 71% of Current's.
Duune ships an update fortnightly, Current every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Duune | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (33 ratings) — better | 4.5 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Occupation LLC | Colin Weaver |
Customer experience
Duune
Current
Bugs and requests
Duune
Requested features
1 request- Bigger map
Current
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Duune
- Founding Member 4.991 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Founding Member 9.991 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Founding Member 13.991 Month trial$13.991 Month
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- Founding Member 14.991 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Founding Member 15.991 Month trial$15.991 Month
- Founding Member 16.991 Month trial$16.991 Month
- Founding Member 17.991 Month trial$17.991 Month
- Founding Member 18.991 Month trial$18.991 Month
- Founding Member 19.991 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Founding Member 100.991 Month trial$100.991 Month
Current
- Current Premium$4.991 Month
- Current Premium Annual$29.991 Year







