Comparison

Surflens vs Foil Run

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

Head to head
About

Surflens

This app uses AI to automatically record your surf rides when you place your iPhone on the beach. It processes and edits clips instantly, even offline, allowing you to review and improve your surfing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered automatic wave recording
  • Apple Watch camera control
  • Instant offline clip processing
  • Built-in surf video editor
  • Optimized camera and battery performance
  • Session review and progress tracking
Features
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Catch your wave. Surflens catches you. Surflens turns your iPhone on the beach into an AI-powered surf camera — helping you capture, review, and improve your surfing with ease. No filmer. No extra gear. Just your phone and the ocean. Plan your sessions around the surf forecast — and capture every wave when it matters most. Features: AI Surf Camera Place your iPhone on the beach (tripod or stable surface), and Surflens will automatically detect and record surfers riding waves — including you. Your camera acts as a smart wave tracker, capturing every ride in its view. Control from your wrist Use your Apple Watch as a surf watch to control the camera and see exactly where the lens is pointing — so you stay in frame during your surf session. Instant clip processing — even offline Your surf videos are processed instantly — enhanced, cropped, and ready to share. No internet required. Built-in surf video editor turns raw surf footage into clean clips. Optimized for performance Surflens automatically adapts camera settings and battery usage so you can capture more waves without interruption. Review and improve Watch your sessions, review your rides, and track your progress over time. Built for surfers No action camera. No drone. No complicated setup. Just your phone on the beach — and your waves, captured. Surflens is designed to make surf filming simple, accessible, and part of every session. Because every surfer deserves to see their ride. Our Terms of Use: https://surflens.ai/terms

About

Foil Run

Record and analyze GPS tracks from various watersports like wingfoiling, kiteboarding, and paddleboarding. Get insights into wind conditions, performance metrics, and ride statistics. Integrates with Apple Watch for seamless workout tracking.

Highlights
  • GPS track recording
  • Session analysis
  • Wind estimation
  • Performance metrics
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Private user account
Features
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Foil Run helps riders capture GPS tracks from wingfoil, downwind, kite, and paddle sessions, then analyze the ride in a private Foil Run account. Start a recording on iPhone or Apple Watch, choose your apparatus, and save the session locally. When you are signed in, completed recordings can upload to Foil Run so the web analysis cockpit can estimate wind, split climbs and runs, and show performance metrics such as speed, angles, and VMG. The Apple Watch recorder starts a workout only while you are actively recording. It uses the workout session to keep GPS and live heart rate available with the wrist down, mirrors live state to the paired iPhone when available, then discards the Health workout when recording ends.

Screenshots

Surflens4 screens
Foil Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foil Run at none against Surflens's 2. Foil Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Surflens's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Surflens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Foil Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Foil Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surflens has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Surflens's written reviews are positive against 100% of Foil Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Surflens versus Foil Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurflensFoil Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB11 MB
Age rating+1712+
DeveloperWorkstories, Inc.Wren Dougherty

Customer experience

Surflens

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Foil Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Surflens

Subscriptions2
  • Surflens Plus (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Surflens Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Foil Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surflens free?
Surflens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foil Run free?
Foil Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surflens or Foil Run?
Foil Run is rated higher. Surflens averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Foil Run averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Surflens or Foil Run have ads?
Surflens shows ads; Foil Run does not.
Which is updated more often, Surflens or Foil Run?
Surflens ships an update fortnightly, and Foil Run fortnightly. Most recently, Surflens was updated on October 25, 2026 and Foil Run on October 24, 2026.

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