Float vs Urge Surfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Float
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Float is a simple meditation timer designed to help you slow down and be present. There are no streaks, no social features, and no distractions. Just a calm interface, a timer, and space to breathe. Features - Minimal meditation timer - Clean, distraction-free design - Gentle experience focused on calm and focus - No accounts, no ads, no noise Float is for anyone who wants a quiet moment, without turning meditation into another thing to manage. Set a timer. Breathe. Float.
Urge Surfin
This app helps you quit habits by tracking clean days and offering a "urge surfing" game to manage cravings. It also includes a guided breathing exercise to help you calm down quickly.
- Habit tracking
- Clean day counter
- Urge surfing game
- Guided box breathing
- Daily check-ins
- Pattern analysis
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Urge Surfin tracks one thing: how many days you've stayed clean. Choose the habit you need to quit. Start your count. When a craving hits, you have somewhere to go. Urge Surf — draf the surfer to stay balanced on a wave. Urge surfing is a real DBT technique: cravings peak and pass, usually within minutes. The game holds your attention while that happens. Box Breathing — a guided breathing exercise for when you need to come down fast. Four counts in, hold, out, hold. Clinically simple. Actually works. Track your clean days with honest timestamps. Log daily check-ins so you can see patterns, not just streaks. No grace days. No second chances built into the math. Just your real count.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Float at every 3 days against Urge Surfin's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Float ships an update every 3 days, Urge Surfin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Float | Urge Surfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anson MacKeracher | CTXA LLC |
In-app purchases
Float
No in-app purchases
Urge Surfin
No in-app purchases









