# NextWave

> Your Wakethieving Companion

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6739363035](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6739363035)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6739363035`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Patrick Federi
- **Category:** Sports
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2025-09-09
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nextwave/id6739363035)
- **Website:** [https://nextwaveapp.ch](https://nextwaveapp.ch/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://nextwaveapp.ch/privacy.html](https://nextwaveapp.ch/privacy.html)

## Description

Next Wave is your essential companion for wake foiling on Swiss lakes. Get real-time boat schedules, smart notifications, and weather data to catch every perfect wave — now with badges, a leaderboard, and verified rides from your Foilmotion sessions, plus full Apple Watch support for instant access on your wrist.

MAIN FEATURES:
- Real-time schedule data for all boats across 17 Swiss lakes
- Wave Check-in: see who's riding each wave and let others know you're coming
- Badges & achievements for milestones, stations, lakes, streaks, and seasons
- Leaderboard: see how your total waves rank, overall and per station
- Verified rides with Foilmotion: import a session to earn verified badges
- Apple Watch app
- iPhone Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
- Watch complications for instant departure times on your watch face
- Intelligent analysis of the best surfing time slots
- Visualization of times of day including twilight phases
- Smart notifications 3-15 minutes before the wave
- Clearly arranged spots on all Swiss lakes
- Choice of different notification sounds
- Weather data display for each spot
- Manual cache refresh for ship deployment data
- Albis-Class Filter for the best waves on Zürichsee

COMMUNITY & ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Check in to a wave to see who else is going — by name or anonymously
- Collect badges as you ride: milestones, stations and lakes explored, streaks, seasons, and special moments
- Track earned and locked badges with progress on the "My Badges" screen
- Climb the leaderboard, overall and per station
- Fully optional — turn check-in off any time in Settings

VERIFIED RIDES WITH FOILMOTION:
- Record a session in Foilmotion and share the GPX file to Next Wave
- Next Wave matches your track against the Swiss boat timetable and credits the waves you actually rode behind a Kursschiff
- Earn verified badges for longest ride, top speed, total distance, and number of sessions
- A clean way to prove and celebrate your real wake-thieving rides

APPLE WATCH EXPERIENCE:
- Glance at your watch face to see next departures instantly
- Automatic nearest station detection based on your location
- Synchronized with your iPhone favorites
- Perfect for quick checks while at the water

PERFECT PLANNING:
- Automatically analyzes the best surf sessions
- Takes into account the time of day, wave frequency, and weather conditions
- Shows sunrise and sunset times
- Visualizes twilight phases for better planning
- Access all information from your wrist without pulling out your phone
- Filter for Albis-Class ships with a simple device flip gesture (Zürichsee)

EASY TO USE:
- Intuitive design across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Quick spot selection with nearest station detection
- Simple activation of notifications
- Dark mode support on all devices
- Seamless synchronization between all your devices
- Manual troubleshooting options in settings

SAFETY AND RESPECT:
- Integrated safety instructions
- Respectful interaction with other water sports enthusiasts
- Focus on safe surf spots
- Real-time updates to keep you informed
- Plan your next session smart and never miss a perfect wave again — whether you are checking your iPhone or glancing at your Apple Watch!

## Rankings

- #1,061,988 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6739363035)