TheFoilBuddy: Wing Foil & Pump
Foil spots, wind & GPS tracker
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The app built by foilers, for every kind of foil. Spots, wind, swell and tide, GPS tracking and session analysis tailored to your discipline — on iPhone and Apple Watch.
SPOTS & CONDITIONS
150+ foil spots worldwide (France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Greece, USA, Australia…), with webcams where available. Wind (speed, gusts, direction), swell (height, period), tide (height, coefficient), air and water temperature. Compare GFS, ICON, ECMWF and AROME forecast models hour by hour.
TRACKING & ANALYSIS BY SPORT
Record every session: distance, average and top speed, time on foil, full GPS track. Analysis adapts to your discipline: pump foil and dockstart, surf foil, wing foil, downwind. Session wind is shown and walking back is excluded. Import GPX, FIT and TCX files from your watch.
ON YOUR APPLE WATCH
Start and follow your session from your wrist — no phone on the water.
VIDEO & SHARING
"Best moment" video with your clips and live speed; share your stats as a story, a card or a public link.
SPOT COMMUNITY
A channel for every spot, live condition reports, per-spot leaderboards and private messages.
ALERTS
Get notified when the wind matches your preferences at your favourite spots.
AI DEBRIEF
Analyse a session with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, or connect your account to your AI (Profile → AI Connector).
ADD SPOTS
Missing a spot? Add it in a few taps: name, location, type, optional webcam.
Wing foil, pump foil, surf foil, downwind, kitefoil — beginner or expert, TheFoilBuddy rides with you every session.
Contact: https://www.thefoilbuddy.com — Privacy: https://www.thefoilbuddy.com/privacy
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Import videos straight from your GoPro, gallery or SD card, auto-synced to your session. Wind alerts now show the day and time slot. Even more precise video sync.
The developer, THEFOILBUDDY, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- THEFOILBUDDY
- Size
- 99.3 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 THEFOILBUDDY