Comparison

Endless Waves Foil Progression vs BreakFinder

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

Head to head
About

Endless Waves Foil Progression

Track your prone foil surfing and downwind foiling sessions with detailed run analysis on a satellite map. Monitor heart rate, distance, and speed, and sync your data to Apple Fitness.

Highlights
  • GPS session tracking
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Distance and speed tracking
  • Satellite map view of runs
  • Apple Fitness integration
  • Watch face complication for quick starts
Features
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Endless Waves is the first session tracker built specifically for prone foil surfers & downwind foilers. Everything After the Session Back on the beach, open the app to see every run from your session laid out on a satellite map. Track heart rate, distance, speed and more. Replay your GPS tracks, compare run lengths, and see your all-time time on foil record highlighted in green. Built for the Watch Face Add the Endless Waves complication to your watch face for one-tap session starts from the water. Session History on Your iPhone Every session syncs to your iPhone with full GPS maps, per-run breakdowns, top speed, average speed, and time on foil. Your all-time best run lives on the Record tab — waiting to be broken. Counts Toward Your Apple Fitness Activity Rings Sessions sync directly to the Fitness app as Surfing workouts — your foil time counts toward your Exercise ring, calories are tracked by your Watch's sensors, and each individual ride is logged as a lap in your workout history.

About

BreakFinder

This app transforms your smartwatch into an automatic surf session tracker, logging wave count, speed, and distance. It also serves as a phone-based hub for surf logs, forecasts for over 9,200 spots worldwide, and a unique take-off spot compass.

Highlights
  • Automatic wave detection
  • Cross-platform smartwatch compatibility
  • Comprehensive surf log
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Take-off spot compass
  • Global surf forecasts
  • Offline functionality
Features
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BreakFinder turns your smartwatch into a complete surf-session tracker — and your phone into a surf log, forecast hub, and spot finder. Free for every surfer. AUTOMATIC WAVE DETECTION No buttons. No guessing. A research-validated sensor-fusion algorithm detects every wave you ride and logs wave count, top speed, distance, ride time, GPS track, and heart rate. Choose from three sensitivity modes — White Water, Green Wave, or Performance — to match your style. WORKS ON THE WATCH YOU ALREADY OWN Apple Watch, Garmin, Wear OS, and Amazfit/Zepp. BreakFinder is the only surf tracker that works across all four platforms — with HarmonyOS and Suunto coming soon. Watch face, complications, and tiles included. YOUR FULL SURF LOG Every session syncs automatically to your phone — mapped, rated, and ready to replay. Wave count, top speed, distance, hours in the water, and recent-form stats at a glance. Your complete surf history, all in one place. AT A GLANCE — WIDGETS & COMPLICATIONS Add the Surf Forecast and Last Session widgets to your iPhone Home and Lock Screen, plus Apple Watch complications for swell score, tide, and your live wave count — your surf data without opening the app. TAKE-OFF SPOT COMPASS Lost in the lineup? The Take-Off Spot compass points straight back to where you caught your best waves. SURF FORECASTS FOR 9,200+ SPOTS Swell, wind, and tides for 9,200+ breaks in 140+ countries. 16-day forecasts. Save your home breaks as favorites and check conditions before you paddle out. DISCOVER BREAKS WORLDWIDE Explore the spot map to find waves near you or plan your next surf trip. Every break on Earth, mapped. OFFLINE & PRIVACY-FIRST Works offline on the water. No tracking, no ad cookies. Encrypted in transit (HTTPS). GDPR/DSGVO compliant. Delete your account anytime from inside the app. COMMUNITY & PROGRESSION Rank up, hit streaks, complete weekly quests. Follow the community feed and plan trips with your surf crew. In-app notifications keep you on top of buddy invites, comments, and swell alerts. PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT — YOUR SURF HISTORY IS YOURS, FOR LIFE Switch watch, switch brand, switch country — your surf history stays with you. Whatever hardware you ride next year, every wave you've ever caught travels with you, across platforms and across borders. One account for your watch, this app, and breakfinder.surf — always in sync, no lock-in. Full session analysis and detailed spot guides on the web. Built by surfers, for surfers. breakfinder.surf PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION BreakFinder Premium is available as an auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly. The price is shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://breakfinder.surf/privacy

Screenshots

Endless Waves Foil Progression4 screens
BreakFinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Endless Waves Foil Progression at none against BreakFinder's 3. Endless Waves Foil Progression also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. BreakFinder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Endless Waves Foil Progression asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Endless Waves Foil Progression holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Endless Waves Foil Progression has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endless Waves Foil Progression ships an update weekly, BreakFinder every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Endless Waves Foil Progression versus BreakFinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndless Waves Foil ProgressionBreakFinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size462 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin DickinsonPhilipp Winkler

Customer experience

Endless Waves Foil Progression

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BreakFinder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Endless Waves Foil Progression

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BreakFinder

Subscriptions2
  • BreakFinder Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • BreakFinder Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • BreakFinder Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Endless Waves Foil Progression free?
Endless Waves Foil Progression is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BreakFinder free?
BreakFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Endless Waves Foil Progression or BreakFinder?
Endless Waves Foil Progression is rated higher. Endless Waves Foil Progression averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while BreakFinder averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Endless Waves Foil Progression or BreakFinder have ads?
Neither Endless Waves Foil Progression nor BreakFinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Endless Waves Foil Progression or BreakFinder?
Endless Waves Foil Progression ships an update weekly, and BreakFinder every 5 days. Most recently, Endless Waves Foil Progression was updated on October 24, 2026 and BreakFinder on October 24, 2026.

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