Comparison

SurfMap vs Peaky

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SurfMap

This app uses AI to provide personalized surf forecasts based on your skill level and preferred spots. It offers an interactive map for viewing conditions and custom alerts to never miss a great session.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized forecasts
  • Interactive map with live conditions
  • 7-day surf planning
  • Customizable alerts
  • Tide and crowd level tracking
  • Skill-level adaptation
Features
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SurfMap rates the surf for your level at more than 5,000 spots around the world. For each spot, it shows you the best hours to go and tells you why. RATED FOR YOUR LEVEL • Tell SurfMap if you're a beginner, an intermediate or an advanced surfer, and every hour of the week gets a rating for you. • Each rating gives its reason in plain words, like "Ideal size for your level" or "Too much wind". • When the tide makes a spot dangerous, a warning sign shows next to its rating. • Rate your sessions and the AI adds a personal score that predicts how much you'll enjoy each hour. It runs on your iPhone and learns only from your own sessions. MAKE EACH SPOT YOURS • Tell SurfMap which tides work at your spot, which ones are dangerous and how big the waves really get there, and the ratings take it into account. • Save your favorite spots. Around 6:30 pm, SurfMap tells you if one of them looks good tomorrow, and it stays quiet when nothing is worth the trip. • Home Screen widgets show the spot you pick, or the closest spot wherever you are. FIND WHERE TO SURF • See which spots around you, or which of your favorites, look good today, tomorrow, this weekend or later in the week. • Hourly graphs show the waves, wind, tide and weather. Drag across the day to check any hour. • The nearby forecast shows seven days for every spot around you. Open the week in landscape, or compare two spots side by side. • Search spots, towns and guides by the name locals use or the one travelers know. WHERE THE FORECAST COMES FROM • Waves, wind and weather come from global wave and weather models, refreshed twice a day for the next seven days. The ratings are SurfMap's own reading of them. • Tides are predicted for each spot from its own tidal constants, the same method behind printed tide tables. 16 SURF GUIDES • The guides cover Ericeira, Peniche, the Algarve, Hossegor, both sides of the Basque Country, Galicia, Asturias, Cornwall, the west coast of Ireland, Fuerteventura, Taghazout, Bali, the Mentawai Islands, Siargao and Sri Lanka. • Each guide says which spot suits your level, the tide that makes it work and the hazards to watch out for. ASK SIRI • "Hey Siri, does it surf today in Huntington Beach with SurfMap?" Siri answers with your rating and the best window, and a tap opens the spot. • With Apple Intelligence, ask SurfMap anything, like "Is tomorrow better than today at Huntington Beach?" Siri questions need iOS 26. APPLE WATCH • Track your session from your wrist, with no phone in the water. The watch counts your waves, and notices missed waves and wipeouts too. • Follow your heart rate, calories and paddle distance live, and keep the GPS track. If your watch runs out of battery, the session isn't lost. • The watch shows conditions and tide for your spots, and its complications can follow the closest spot. YOUR SURF LOG • Every session goes into your log with its conditions and the board you rode, and each month gets its own recap page. • Share a spot's forecast, a session or a whole month as an image. • Your profile keeps your records and a stamp for each new spot and each new country. • Surf workouts go to Apple Health and count toward your rings. SurfMap has no ads. Please note: All features in SurfMap require a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Peaky

Features
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Peaky te dit en 10 secondes où surfer aujourd'hui — et quand y aller cette semaine. Pas de tableaux de données illisibles : un score sur 100, par spot et par heure, calculé en croisant cinq sources océano-météo en temps réel. UN SCORE QUI S'ADAPTE À TON NIVEAU La même vague ne vaut pas pareil pour tout le monde. Débutant, intermédiaire ou confirmé : Peaky recalcule chaque score selon ton niveau. Une mousse parfaite pour apprendre peut afficher 78 % pour un débutant et 38 % pour un confirmé — parce que c'est la réalité. 56 SPOTS, D'HENDAYE À BISCARROSSE Toute la côte basque et les Landes, avec un profil de scoring propre à chaque spot : orientation de houle, type de fond, abri du vent, fenêtre de marée. De nouveaux spots et de nouvelles zones sont ajoutés régulièrement. LA SEMAINE EN UN SWIPE Le meilleur créneau du jour mis en avant, la courbe des scores heure par heure, et 7 jours de prévisions qu'on parcourt d'un glissement de doigt. Touche une heure : toutes les conditions s'affichent. LA SÉCURITÉ INTÉGRÉE Risque de baïnes évalué par spot, alertes vigilance côtière, plafonnement des scores quand les conditions deviennent dangereuses pour ton niveau. Peaky te dit aussi quand NE PAS y aller. UN SCORE QUI APPREND Note tes sessions en un tap : chaque retour affine le score de tes spots. Le forecast est construit avec les surfeurs qui le vivent. Peaky est gratuit, sans publicité. Les scores sont indicatifs — l'océan reste l'océan : observe toujours les conditions sur place.

Screenshots

SurfMap4 screens
Peaky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peaky at none against SurfMap's 4. Peaky also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SurfMap sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Peaky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SurfMap ships an update every 6 days, Peaky every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SurfMap versus Peaky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfMapPeaky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGuillaume BernosGuillaume Fournie

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SurfMap

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
  • Annual Plan14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$99.00
None

Peaky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SurfMap free?
SurfMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peaky free?
Peaky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SurfMap or Peaky have ads?
Neither SurfMap nor Peaky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SurfMap or Peaky?
SurfMap ships an update every 6 days, and Peaky every 4 days. Most recently, SurfMap was updated on October 30, 2026 and Peaky on October 29, 2026.

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