Comparison

Liveheats AthleteiQ vs Surf Reader

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

Head to head
About

Liveheats AthleteiQ

Track your progress in action sports competitions like surf, snow, and skate. Get real-time updates on draws, schedules, and results. Unlock advanced stats and performance trends with Pro features.

Highlights
  • Real-time competition updates
  • Heat draws and schedules
  • Director announcements
  • Full competition history
  • Career-long heat stats
  • Head-to-head breakdowns
  • Performance trends
Features
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AthleteiQ is the companion app for athletes competing on Liveheats, the platform powering action sports events across surf, snow, skate, BMX, surf lifesaving and more. Stay across your competition from the moment the draw drops to the final result. Get push notifications for heat draws, live schedules, director announcements and results as they happen. Your full Liveheats competition history is there the moment you sign in, every event and every result, nothing to set up. Unlock Pro features in-app to go deeper. Athletes in select sports can access career-long heat stats, head-to-head breakdowns against past and upcoming competitors, personal bests and performance trends across every event. Clips, automatic highlights from your heats at livestreamed events, are coming soon. Parents and coaches can track multiple athletes across events too. Download free. Upgrade when you are ready. Terms of Use: This app uses Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Surf Reader

Features
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Surf Reader is a pocket-sized coaching companion built around Martin Dunn's 40-year surf-coaching method. Read the break, set your intention before you paddle out, then rate the surf you actually had — and watch your wave-selection skill grow session by session. MAP THE BREAK Sand banks shift, rips appear, peaks drift. Turn what you see in the lineup into a saved beach map you can pull up before every paddle-out. Eight break types, drawn your way. PLAN WITH INTENTION "Just have fun" is a great mantra and a poor session plan. A guided 7-question flow gives you one specific thing to work on each surf. REVIEW HONESTLY Rate your session the moment you're back on the sand. Surf Reader closes the loop between what you planned and what you actually did. WATCH YOUR SKILL RISE Every session feeds a simple picture of your progress, so better wave selection becomes a habit — not a guess. BUILT FOR SURFERS • 5 languages — English, Español, Português, 日本語, Français • 8 break types to map • Local-first: your sessions, plans and maps stay on your device — no account required Built on Martin Dunn's coaching from eSurfR.com, MartinDunn.com.au, and Martin Dunn Surf Camps.

Screenshots

Liveheats AthleteiQ3 screens
Surf Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Surf Reader at none against Liveheats AthleteiQ's 5. 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. Liveheats AthleteiQ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Surf Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liveheats AthleteiQ ships an update weekly, Surf Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Liveheats AthleteiQ versus Surf Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveheats AthleteiQSurf Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiveheats PTY. LTD.Ashley Martin Dunn

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Liveheats AthleteiQ

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Subscription 1 Month$5.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription 3 Months$15.003 Months
  • Pro Subscription 6 Months$30.006 Months
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  • Liveheats Pro$48.001 Year
One-time1
  • Ride clip event pass$6.00
None

Surf Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liveheats AthleteiQ free?
Liveheats AthleteiQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surf Reader free?
Surf Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Liveheats AthleteiQ or Surf Reader have ads?
Neither Liveheats AthleteiQ nor Surf Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liveheats AthleteiQ or Surf Reader?
Liveheats AthleteiQ ships an update weekly, and Surf Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, Liveheats AthleteiQ was updated on October 28, 2026 and Surf Reader on October 16, 2026.

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