The only foiling app with motion data!
Track dockstart, wingfoil, kitefoil, surfing & more.
100% privacy guaranteed
FoilMotion is the most advanced water sports tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch.
Specially developed for various disciplines such as
- Pumpfoil
- Wakefoil
- Parawing
- Wingfoil
- Downwind
- Kite
- Wakeboard
and much more.
WHY CHOOSE FOILMOTION?
Most apps only use the raw GPS signal. While this works for some activities, water sports often suffer from poor GPS accuracy due to water reflections. Sharp turns and fast maneuvers push GPS to its limits, often missing the true path you traveled.
FoilMotion combines multiple sensors on your Apple Watch to create high definition tracks that capture every turn and movement in detail. This approach also enables unique features like detecting individual pumps in pumpfoiling and precisely identifying where your runs begin and end.
An algorithm that just works!
Built on hundreds of real world sessions and continuous improvements with our community. We adjusted and optimized for every single discipline individually. We are on the water every week, the whole year, to make sure everything works.
UNIQUE PUMPFOILING FEATURES
• Automatic pump count and pump rate analysis
• Automatic dockstart counting with trained detection model
• Power output by analyzing the intensity of your pumps
MANEUVER DETECTION
• Detects turns, jibes, 360s and curves automatically
• Analyze every maneuver with radius, speed, G-forces and more
• View every maneuver on the map
• See your success rate and which maneuvers were successful or failed
PERFECT FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS
• Automatic foiling and wave detection across all disciplines
• Track attempts, distance, and top speeds
• 5 second max speed for more accurate and comparable results
• Glide and pump phase analysis to see where you glide and where you pump
• Upwind and downwind analysis with VMG, DMG and angle to wind
• Analyze where you gained or lost speed
• Water contact detection (Apple Watch Ultra and Series 10)
• Personal records with custom alerts
SESSION ANALYSIS
• Interactive session story: scrub through turns, maneuvers, and speed sections on the map
• Follow mode: let the map follow your track as you explore the session
• Share sessions as images with customizable layouts and 30+ metrics
• Pace splits for every 100m, 250m, 500m, or 1km segment
• Session filtering and detailed insights
SPOT MAP - DRIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY
• See all your sessions on a single map
• Discover new spots shared by the community
• Inspect a the heatmap and see where others are riding
ADVANCED FEATURES
• Heart rate monitoring during runs
• High definition tracks that capture every turn with multi sensor precision
• Pump power and rhythm analytics across all foiling disciplines
• Customizable Apple Watch workout screens for every discipline
• Custom units for speed, distance and temperature
• GPX export for analysis in third party tools
• Analyze your Garmin sessions
PRIVACY FIRST
We do not collect, share, or sell your data. Your sessions, locations, and personal records stay completely private on your device. You decide what happens with your data.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Credits:
Wingfoil Photo by im Thirion on Unsplash
Surf Photo by im Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash
If you are into pump foiling, which is a super niche sport, its a great app. But its functionality and future features additions are quite limited. Even those who pump foiling, do not do it daily. It’s something you do once a week or so. Paying $1.99/ month for something that that niche was already a stretch, as we all have multiple subscriptions already. $3.99 is just too much mate. If you drop the price again, i may consider paying.
Developer Response
Hi DragonEyeThanks for your honest feedback and your rating.I totally understand your concerns. As we are expanding to other waters sports it takes much more work to test for all disciplines. We consider offering a subscription just for pumpfoiling/dockstarting but for now we lowered the price again. We hope to get you back on board!
5 star
Rickybobby116
Looks like a great app!
Developer Response
Hi RickyThanks for the review. We hope you have a lot of fun on the water with FoilMotion. 🤙
Foil Drive option
FlapperNZ
I love this app and use it for both dock start and pumping with Foil Drive to get up on foil. I wish there was an option to start the timer when pumping starts , not just by speed. That way the initial 6-10s it takes me to get up and pumping with the FD would not be included in the stats.
Developer Response
Hi FlapperNZThanks a lot for you Feedback, always very appreciated.Actually Version 1.0.0 worked exactly that way but we changed the algorithm to suit also other foil sports. We added your request to our backlog and see what we can do.
Version 1.13.1
Achievements and bug fixes.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Earn medals for completing freefoil round trips, with milestones at 5 km and 10 km. Share your medals from the session detail.
FIXES
Fixed pump data from Watch sessions not syncing to iPhone after an offline recording. Garmin imports now keep the full GPS route when sensor coverage is partial.
Version 1.13.0
Introducing Spot Map, a new way to explore your foiling history.
SPOT MAP
See every spot you've ever ridden, all on one map. Tap a spot to see how many sessions you've had there and the times of day you tend to ride. A personal heatmap layers all your tracks so you can see the water you've covered, including your boat sessions. Discover new launches shared by the community.
Version 1.12.4
Refinements to GPS tracking, Garmin sync, and dockstart detection, plus smaller polish and fixes.
GPS & RUN DETECTION
Cleaner run detection with fewer unwanted splits at low speed or in sharp turns. Wipeout detection is also more accurate.
DOCKSTART
More reliable run-end detection during dockstart sessions, and start attempts from your previous run are no longer counted.
GARMIN IMPORT
Activity files are now queued and retried if your Garmin connection drops mid-sync.
POLISH & FIXES
The Pumpfoil default now includes the Session screen with clearer total labels, heart rate charts handle short signal gaps more gracefully, the FAQ has been reorganized into searchable categories, and Total Distance on Foil now displays correctly on the Watch.
Version 1.12.3
Reliability improvements for Watch workout recording and Garmin session import, plus smaller UI polish and fixes.
WORKOUT RECORDING
Your Watch now recovers in-progress workouts after an unexpected power-off or battery drain, so you won't lose data mid-session.
GARMIN IMPORT
Improved reliability when importing sessions from your Garmin watch, with faster syncs and better recovery from interrupted transfers.
POLISH & FIXES
Fixed stretched polylines on shared session images, corrected elapsed time on workout previews, live totals now include your current run, onboarding explains Garmin account linking, and "waves" terminology is used consistently for surf sessions.
Version 1.12.0
Import sessions from your GPS sports watch, and enjoy numerous stability and performance improvements.
THIRD-PARTY WATCH IMPORT
Connect your GPS sports watch account and automatically sync your water sports sessions to FoilMotion. Your imported sessions are analyzed with the same detailed metrics — runs, pumps, maneuvers, and more.
IMPROVEMENTS
New glossaries throughout the app, refined GPS processing, improved workout recording reliability, enhanced map performance, and numerous bug fixes.
Version 1.13.1
The developer, Sascha Thöni, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
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Supported Features
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Information
Seller
Sascha Thoeni
Size
45.1 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.