PeakFlows vs FloStyle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PeakFlows
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PeakFlows tells you if your river is running. Over 800 graded whitewater rivers in 38 countries, each with the live level from its official gauge, a running range set by the paddlers who know it and a forecast up to four days ahead. Free to use, with no ads, in 23 languages. IS IT ON Every river turns the gauge number into a plain answer of Low, Running, High, Very High or Flood. The running range is set by local paddlers, guidebooks and paddling organizations and you can add your own vote. Open the app and find out within 3 seconds if your river is running. WHERE IT'S HEADING PeakFlows learns how each river rises and falls from years of its own gauge readings and the rain forecast for its catchment. The free app shows whether a river is rising or falling. Pro shows the level for each of the next four days. Every forecast is logged and checked against the gauge afterwards. IN YOUR CAR Now available in CarPlay! PeakFlows has its own CarPlay app. Your favorite rivers show on your car's screen with the live level, which way it's heading, recent rain and the forecast. Tap Put in or Take out for directions straight to the right spot. WIDGETS Your favorite rivers on your home screen, with the live level and, with Pro, the forecast. LEVEL OR FLOW, YOUR UNITS Read a river as a level or as a flow where the agency publishes one. Use feet and cfs or instantly switch to centimeters and cubic meters a second. WHAT'S RUNNING NEAR YOU The outlook for each country shows how many rivers are running now and where the rain is heading over the next week. Save your favorites and they sit at the top. FIND THE PUT IN AND THE TAKE OUT Put ins, take outs and named rapids, play features and weirs on the map, with directions from your phone straight to the right spot. HAZARDS FROM THE RIVER Paddlers report fallen trees, strainers and changed lines with photos. Reports show on the river and on the map and you get a heads up when a river you've saved gets a new hazard. GROUP TRIP Pick a river, a day and a meeting point and send your group one link. Everyone sees the level and the directions, no accounts needed. Group Trip is not an emergency service. In any life threatening situation call 112 or 999. WHAT PRO ADDS The level for each of the next four days, alerts when a river reaches the level you set, the forecast on your widget, how today compares with the same time of year and how often the forecast has been right on each river. Your first 30 days are free with no card to enter and if you do nothing it goes back to the free app. DATA SOURCES Live levels are published by official national and regional monitoring services, including OPW and the EPA in Ireland, the Environment Agency in England, SEPA in Scotland, Natural Resources Wales, USGS in the United States, the Water Survey of Canada, NVE in Norway, Vigicrues in France, FOEN in Switzerland and the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia, plus the volunteer RiverSpy network in Ireland. DISCLAIMER PeakFlows is an independent app by Peak Media Limited. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. We show live levels published by official agencies and add our own forecasts. For recreational planning only. Always check conditions in person and make your own call on the day. For paddlers, by paddlers.
FloStyle
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FloStyle is a judging app for freestyle kayaking, built around how a scribe really works at the water's edge. With a powerful 3D trick animation view, you can also quickly see what tricks should look like. Score a ride • Every Paddle Worldwide 2026 hole and wave trick, with Clean, Super Clean, Air, Huge and Link • Surface and Squirt Paddle Worldwide scoring built in, with custom rule sets available if required • Big, clear tiles made for a tablet in the rain, and a phone layout for your pocket • A run timer with a warning beep, and tricks after the hooter flagged as late • A check in role, for ensuring boats and kit meet the requirements Run a competition • Athletes, classes, sessions and heats, all drawn to the Paddle Worldwide format • Create a competition from the app or a spreadsheet, making large competition setup a breeze • One device can run the whole day, or host a panel of judges over a phone hotspot or any WiFi • Judges join by scanning a code, in the app or in any browser, with nothing to install • The chief judge sees every sheet, compares judges, overrules with a reason and locks the score • Live results, a big screen for the venue and overlays for a stream • PDF and CSV results, with full backups available. Practise and have fun • Standalone sessions for training, with results you can export • Fun moves and jam sessions for club nights • A move library with the definition and value of every trick Yours, not ours • No account, no sign-up, no subscription • Works with no internet at all • Nothing leaves your devices unless you choose to publish results to paddlefreestyle.com, and paddlers can be listed by bib number only Made by paddlers, for judges, scribes, coaches and clubs. Happy paddling!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FloStyle at every 2 days against PeakFlows's every 2 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.
PeakFlows ships an update every 2 months, FloStyle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PeakFlows | FloStyle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Sheils | Lava Logic |
In-app purchases
PeakFlows
No in-app purchases
FloStyle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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