Glydeo vs Unkook
Updated 2026-10-13 · Unkook surf coaching
Competitor details checked October 13, 2026 — pricing and features change, so confirm on their site.
What each one does with your clip
| Glydeo | Unkook | |
|---|---|---|
| You upload | A 5–20 second clip | One wave from your phone |
| You get back | A text debrief: what went wrong, why it happened, how to fix it, what went well | Your wave in slow motion with coaching drawn on it: arrows, circles, one drill |
| Focus | One thing per analysis — "the single most impactful thing to work on" | The full breakdown of the wave: stance, turns, positioning on the face |
| Sports | Surf, snowboard, ski | Surf only |
| Free tier | 5 credits total, then $9.90/month for 15 credits | 3 breakdowns a month, every month, free |
| Human coach option | No | Yes — a real instructor reviews your wave with voice and drawings, and sets their own price |
| Surf schools | No school product | A school plan: unlimited breakdowns, coach desks for up to 5 instructors, branded reports — free pilot to start |
| Languages | English | English or Spanish, mixed if needed: a coach can talk through a wave in Spanish and the student gets the breakdown in English |
The real difference
Glydeo's philosophy is restraint: one focus area, written up cleanly, no laundry list. That is genuinely good design for someone who gets overwhelmed by feedback.
Unkook's bet is that beginners learn faster from video than from text. Reading "your weight is too far back on the takeoff" is one thing. Watching your own takeoff in slow motion with an arrow on your back foot is another. The breakdown is built to be rewatched on the beach before your next session — and to be shared, because a marked-up clip of your wave is the thing you actually send to your friends.
Then there is the human layer. Glydeo is AI-only. Unkook lets a surf school's own instructors sit between the AI and the student: the AI drafts the breakdown, the coach keeps what is right, records their own feedback, and the student gets it back under their coach's name. A school can run it in Spanish for the instructor and English for the tourist.
Who should pick which
Pick Glydeo if: you want a quick written read on one thing per session, you also snowboard or ski and want one app for all three, and you are happy with AI-only feedback.
Pick Unkook if: you are learning to surf and want to see the coaching on your own wave, you want a human coach in the loop, you are a surf school handing breakdowns to students, or anyone in the chain needs Spanish.
Use both if: you like Glydeo's one-thing focus for your own sessions and your school runs Unkook for its students. They do not conflict.
See what you're doing on your own waves. Send one wave to Unkook and get it broken down moment by moment: slow motion, arrows on what to fix, and one thing to practise next session.
Analyse my wave freeFAQ
Is Glydeo free?
Glydeo gives 5 free credits total (one credit is one analysis). After that it is $9.90 a month for 15 credits. Unkook's free tier is 3 breakdowns a month, recurring — no card required.
Does Glydeo work for surf schools?
Glydeo has no coach tools and no school product. Unkook's school plan covers unlimited breakdowns and coach desks for up to 5 instructors, with branded reports for students.
Can I get my breakdown in Spanish?
On Unkook, yes — each coach sets their breakdown language, and a coach can give feedback in Spanish while the student receives it in English. Glydeo's breakdowns are in English.
Which one shows me the video with notes on it?
Unkook. Glydeo returns a text debrief; Unkook returns your wave in slow motion with the coaching drawn onto it.