Mr. Chilly vs Surf Captain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr. Chilly
This app provides detailed weather information for San Francisco's diverse microclimates and the entire Bay Area. View current temperatures, future forecasts, and dynamic heatmaps to plan your outdoor activities.
- Hourly forecasts (24 hours)
- Dynamic temperature heatmaps
- Day/night cycle visualization
- San Francisco microclimate view
- Bay Area and Peninsula weather
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See the weather in San Francisco’s different microclimates, or zoom out to check the whole Bay Area! View the temperature in various neighborhoods and towns, and check out future forecasts. Want to see if Dolores Park is warm enough to pop open an ice cold… water? Need to choose between Ocean Beach and Half Moon Bay? Mr. Chilly has your back. Features: - Accurate hourly forecasts for the next 24 hours - Dynamic temperature heatmaps - Day/night cycle - Check San Francisco's microclimates or zoom out to see the Bay Area / Peninsula Mr. Chilly was created by: Alexander Chia & Anna Bleker.
Surf Captain
Get detailed 16-day surf forecasts for numerous locations across North America and the Caribbean. This app provides highly accurate predictions in a user-friendly interface, making it easy to plan your next surf session.
- 16-day surf forecasts
- United States forecasts
- Canada forecasts
- Central America forecasts
- Caribbean forecasts
- Accurate predictions
- Simple interface
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Surf Forecasts Made Awesome! Surf Captain gives you 16-day surf forecasts in an app that's fast and simple to read. WHAT YOU GET • 16-day surf forecast, so you can plan your surf week • Surf height, swell, wind and tide together in one timeline • Swell breakdown showing the individual swells behind the surf, with height, period and direction • Favorites for the spots you check every day • Surf alerts that notify you when a spot is forecast to hit the conditions you set • Hundreds of locations across the United States, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean, with more regions on the way FORECASTS BUILT FOR THE BREAK Surf Captain doesn't just show open-ocean numbers. Our own wave model is tuned for each location, so the surf forecast reflects what reaches the beach: swell direction, wind, tide and nearby buoy data. FREE AND PRO The free app gives you the 5 day forecast for any spot. Surf Captain Pro unlocks the full 16 days, surf alerts and more for only $1.67 per month. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and you can manage them in your account settings. Also works with your AI assistant: connect Surf Captain to Claude to ask about surf conditions in plain language. Questions or feedback? Use Contact inside the app. We read everything. Terms: https://surfcaptain.com/terms Privacy: https://surfcaptain.com/privacy Terms Of Use: https://surfcaptain.com/terms Privacy policy: https://surfcaptain.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mr. Chilly at none against Surf Captain's shown. Mr. Chilly also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 129) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Surf Captain's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Mr. Chilly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Surf Captain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mr. Chilly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mr. Chilly has 6.9K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Mr. Chilly's written reviews are positive against 76% of Surf Captain's.
Mr. Chilly ships an update every 5 weeks, Surf Captain weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr. Chilly | Surf Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.9K ratings) — better | 4.6 (129 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 129 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #124 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Chia | Weather Captain |
Customer experience
Mr. Chilly
Surf Captain
In-app purchases
Mr. Chilly
- No Ads$1.99
Surf Captain
- Surf Captain Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Surf Captain Pro Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Surf Captain Pro Plus Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year









