Comparison

Trail Running vs DeepSurfCut

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

Head to head
About

Trail Running

Features
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Take your trail running to the next level with TrailStats, the app that transforms your Strava data into deep performance insights designed for real improvement in the mountains. Connect your Strava account and explore advanced stats for every Trail Run: • Uphill & downhill speed • Cardiac decoupling • Normalized power and efficiency index • Heart rate zone analysis • Performance by gradient • Key segments and elevation profile • Personal notes • AI-powered analysis that highlights strengths and areas to improve Advanced Analytics Group your workouts over 7, 15, 30, 60, or 90 days and see how your performance evolves. Compare power, elevation, heart rate, and efficiency trends over time. Training Cycles Set up custom training cycles (start & end dates, distance, elevation gain), and let AI estimate your target race time based on your actual training data. Add metabolic and recovery data — weight, body fat, medical or physiotherapy visits — to track progress across seasons and years. Races and Goals Track your races, record your goals, and analyze whether you achieved them. Review how your preparation translated into race-day performance. Smart Widgets Stay motivated with widgets that display: • Your latest trail run • Current training cycle with target distance, elevation, AI-estimated finish time, and countdown to race day TrailStats fuses data, science, and mountain passion — helping you climb smarter, descend faster, and train with purpose. Privacy Policy: https://thinkit.cl/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DeepSurfCut

This AI-powered video editor transforms long surf session recordings into organized, editable clips. It automatically detects rides, groups them by surfer, and allows for easy editing and exporting of individual sessions. Designed for surfers, coaches, and venues to review progression and create highlight reels.

Highlights
  • AI-powered ride detection
  • Automatic ride grouping by surfer
  • Interactive timeline editing
  • Clip trimming, splitting, and merging
  • Manual surfer track creation
  • Export individual ride clips or reels
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Turn long standing-wave sessions into organized, editable surf clips. DeepSurfCut is an AI surf video editor for fixed-camera recordings of stationary waves and wave pools. Import a session, find rides with on-device analysis, group repeat rides by surfer, then review and refine the timeline without uploading the video for analysis. FIND AND ORGANIZE RIDES • Automatically find rides in long recordings • Group repeat rides by surfer • Review every surfer and play complete clips REFINE YOUR TIMELINE • Trim, split, merge, delete and move clips • Create surfer tracks and correct groups • Work with landscape and portrait footage • Keep the original video unchanged EXPORT WITH PRO • Export individual clips, batches or a complete surfer reel • Adjust time before and after each ride • Use portrait follow to frame the action • Save projects and use Restore Last Scan Free features include importing, opening existing projects, unlimited analysis and grouping, playback and timeline editing. DeepSurfCut Pro is required for saving projects, all video exports, portrait follow and Restore Last Scan. Subscription options and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Use the same Apple Account across iPhone, iPad and Mac. For best results, use stable, wide fixed-camera footage with the entry, wave and fall zone visible. Performance depends on the device, footage and operating conditions. The app interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Trail Running4 screens
DeepSurfCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Trail Running at 18.6 against DeepSurfCut's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Trail Running sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DeepSurfCut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trail Running ships an update every 10 days, DeepSurfCut every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Trail Running versus DeepSurfCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrail RunningDeepSurfCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiego AnguitaYao Zhao

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trail Running

Subscriptions2
  • Trail Running Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

DeepSurfCut

Subscriptions2
  • DeepSurfCut Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DeepSurfCut Pro Yearly1 Month trial$69.901 Year

Questions

Is Trail Running free?
Trail Running is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeepSurfCut free?
DeepSurfCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trail Running or DeepSurfCut have ads?
Neither Trail Running nor DeepSurfCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trail Running or DeepSurfCut?
Trail Running ships an update every 10 days, and DeepSurfCut every 9 days. Most recently, Trail Running was updated on October 30, 2026 and DeepSurfCut on October 29, 2026.

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