Comparison

Session 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

Session

Log your surf sessions to understand what conditions, spots, and gear lead to your best experiences. It automatically tracks weather and tide data, helping you discover personalized ideal conditions and optimize your quiver. Build streaks and gain insights into your surfing habits.

Highlights
  • Personalized target condition forecasting
  • Automatic condition data logging
  • Surfboard and gear tracking
  • Session logging with ratings
  • Streak tracking and performance insights
  • Crew tagging and session sharing
Features
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Session is the surf log that learns what makes your best sessions good – the spots, boards, and conditions you rate highest – then watches the forecast for when they line up again. The more you log, the more it's tuned to you. You remember the feeling, not the details. Session captures each session in about 30 seconds — conditions auto-filled, board, crew, your rating — then learns the spots, boards, and conditions behind your best-rated sessions. A generic report calls it "epic" for everyone; Session learns what epic means for you, at your level. The more you log, the more it's dialed to you. YOUR PERSONALIZED FORECAST Session learns which conditions produced your best-rated sessions — per spot, per board — and watches the forecast for when they line up again. Get a heads-up when your spots are about to match your kind of day. The more you log, the sharper it gets. CONDITIONS ON AUTOPILOT Wave height, swell, wind, tide — pulled in automatically from trusted weather and tide providers for your spot and session time. One tap and your conditions are logged. No typing, no guessing from memory. YOUR QUIVER, SORTED Boards, fins, wetsuits — all in one place. Tag what you rode each session. After a few weeks, you'll know which board actually works best in which conditions instead of just guessing. STREAKS & INSIGHTS Build a weekly streak. Get insights about your top spots, best conditions, and favorite boards — the kind of thing you'd want to know but would never bother calculating. TAG YOUR CREW Tag the buddies you paddled out with. See who you surf with most. Your friends get a notification and can log the same session in one tap. TRACK YOUR SPOTS Save your home breaks and travel spots. Works at any break in the world — not just the ones with cameras. No ads. No social feed. No noise. Just your sessions. 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $14.99/year. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sessionsurf.app/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

Session4 screens
Foil Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foil Run at none against Session's 2. Session's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Session sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Foil Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Session against 5.0 for Foil Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session ships an update every 6 days, Foil Run every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Session versus Foil Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionFoil Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHoelleyday Consulting LLCWren Dougherty

Customer experience

Session

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Session

Subscriptions2
  • Session Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Session Pro Annual$14.991 Year
None

Foil Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Session free?
Session 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, Session or Foil Run?
Session and Foil Run are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Session or Foil Run have ads?
Neither Session nor Foil Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session or Foil Run?
Session ships an update every 6 days, and Foil Run every 8 days. Most recently, Session was updated on November 5, 2026 and Foil Run on October 31, 2026.

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